Fatima Sana

Fatima Sana
Personal information
Full name
Fatima Sana
Born (2001-11-08) 8 November 2001
Karachi, Pakistan
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight arm medium-fast
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 79)6 May 2019 v South Africa
Last ODI15 December 2023 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 43)15 May 2019 no v South Africa
Last T20I6 October 2024 v India
T20I shirt no.14
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–2017Karachi
2018/19Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
2022Barbados Royals
2023/24Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 34 29 42 25
Runs scored 397 146 414 151
Batting average 18.04 20.85 16.56 37.75
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 90* 35* 56 41*
Balls bowled 1362 550 1,619 517
Wickets 45 24 51 26
Bowling average 27.81 23.42 25.15 21.57
5 wickets in innings 1 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/39 3/18 5/39 3/23
Catches/stumpings 3/– 4/– 9/– 10/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 February 2023

Fatima Sana (born 8 November 2001) is a Pakistan cricketer who plays primarily as a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Fatima is the current captain of the Pakistan women's cricket team. She has played domestic cricket for Karachi, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited, Barbados Royals and Canterbury Magicians. In April 2019, she was named in Pakistan's squad for their series against South Africa. She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut for Pakistan against South Africa on 6 May 2019. Her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I), on 15 May 2019, was also against South Africa. In January 2020, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. In December 2020, she was shortlisted as one of the Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards.

In June 2021, Sana was part of Pakistan's squad that toured the West Indies. In the final match of the tour, Sana took her first five-wicket haul in WODIs, with 5/39. In October 2021, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. In January 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. In May 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. She was Pakistan's leading wicket-taker in the tournament. In August 2022, she was signed as an overseas player for Barbados Royals for the inaugural edition of the Women's Caribbean Premier League.

Following an injury to Nida Dar in the first ODI against New Zealand, Sana captained the side in the second ODI on 13 December 2023, at Hagley Park, Christchurch.

In August 2024, the Pakistan Cricket Board named Sana as captain when it announced the 15-member squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

Sana was captain of the Pakistan squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier at home in April 2025.