Javeria Khan Wadood

Profile

Javeria Khan Wadood (Urdu: جاویریہ خان‎) (born 14 May 1988) is a female Pakistani cricketer from Karachi, Sindh. She has played for Pakistan as an All-rounder. She also played the ICC Women's World Cup 2009. She played an International level as well as domestic level. Javeria made her one-day debut against Sri Lanka on 6 May 2008. In October 2018, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[3][4] Later the same month, she was named as the captain of the side, after Bismah Maroof stepped down from the role. Ahead of the tournament, she was named as one of the players to watch. She was the leading run-scorer for Pakistan in the tournament, with 136 runs in four matches. In September 2010, Javeria was selected to play in the 2010 Asian Games in China. In November 2019, during the series against Bangladesh, she became the third female cricketer for Pakistan to play in 100 WODIs. In January 2020, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[10] She was the leading run-scorer for Pakistan in the tournament, with 82 runs in four matches. In December 2020, Khan was named the captain of Pakistan's squad for their tour to South Africa, after Bismah Maroof withdrew from the tour due to family reasons. Later the same month, she was shortlisted as one of the Women's Cricketer of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards.

Bio

Full name Javeria Khan Wadood Born 14 May 1988 (age 32) Karachi,

Pakistan

Batting Right-handed Bowling Off break

Role All-rounder

Age: 32 | Matches: 208 | Runs: 4626

Rep. Honours

Sri Lanka Women v Pakistan Women at Kurunegala, May 6, 2008, South Africa Women v Pakistan Women at Durban, Jan 26, 2021