Nida Rashid Dar is the current captain of the Pakistan women’s cricket team. She was born on January 8, 1987, in Gujranwala, one of the famous cities of the Punjab province in Pakistan. Her father, Rashid Hassan, is also a cricketer. Rashid Hassan has played first-class cricket at his age.
Education and Social Role
Nida Dar graduated from Govt. Post Graduate College for Women Model Town Gujranwala. She was very active in social activities and became vice president of Social Behaviour Development Organization of Pakistan.
Height and Play
Nida Dar is 5 feet and 7 inches tall. Nida is an all-rounder cricketer. She is famous as Lady Boom Boom, as we all know that our hero Shahid Afridi is known as ‘Boom ‘Boom”. She is a leg-spin bowler and a right-handed batsman.
She has started playing cricket against Pakistani Universities. Later, she joined Zarai Taraqiati Bank. She has also played domestic cricket for Sialkot City. She has played international first-class cricket by representing Sydney Thunderball.
Nida Dar's Debut
According to ESPN she got her debut on October 06, 2010, when she played a match against Ireland in the ICC Women’s Cricket Challenge. She did not bat in this match because, luckily, Pakistan has won with only three wickets down. However, she has bowled three overs and only given 11 runs.
One Day Career (ODI)
She has played 105 ODI matches. She has bowled 104 times and batted in 92 innings. She has scored 1621 runs and obtained 98 wickets. Her highest score is 87 in the ODI. Her best bowling is four wickets for 15 runs. She has an average of 30.44 with a strike rate of 69.4. In bowling, her economy rate is 4.07. She has also taken 22 catches in the ODI.
She has bowled 731.5 overs, where she has bowled 66 maiden overs. She has taken 5 & 4 wickets one time each. Out of her 105 matches, Pakistan has won 41 matches, lost 60, tied two, and had no result in 2 games. Five times, she has played not-out innings in an ODI.
T20 Career
She has played 138 T20 matches. She has bowled 131 times and batted in 122 innings. She has scored 1777 runs and obtained 128 wickets; her highest score is 75 in T20. It was her best bowling in 5 doors for 21 runs. She has an average of 22.5 with a strike rate of 112. In bowling, her economy rate is 5.5. She has taken 34 catches in T20.
She has bowled 444.2 overs, where she has bowled 13 maiden overs. She has taken four wickets in a match three times. Out of her 138 games, Pakistan has won 58 matches, lost 74, tied three, and had no result in 3 games. Fourteen times, she has played not-out innings in T20.
Contribution
Nida Dar has proved herself a key player in all formats of cricket. She has also performed in many crucial moments with his bat and bowl. She is the first Pakistani cricketer to obtain 100 wickets in T20 cricket.
Nida Dar was selected as PCB’s women’s cricketer of the year 2021. She has scored 458 runs and obtained 11 wickets.
Matches Against Countries
Nida has played matches for almost every known country. However, she has played most games against South Africa and the West Indies, which is 19 matches. Nida has played 12 matches against Sri Lanka & Bangladesh. She has also played 11 games against Australia.
Conclusion
Nida Dar performs remarkably in women’s cricket, especially in a country with few opportunities for females. Nida Dar is a role model for Pakistani female cricketers, especially bowlers and leg spinners.