Pakistani women who make us proud: Pakistan wins first cricket gold at Asian Games
It is not the convicted terrorists such as Dr Aafia Siddiqi, it is not the the cultivators of Al Qaeda such as Dr Farhat Hashmi, it is not the flag-bearers of the ISI sponsored yellow journalism such as Dr Shirin Mazari, it is the ordinary Pakistani women, such as those in Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team, who make us proud.
In the recent past, it was Naseem Hameed, South Asia’s fastest woman who made us proud of being a Pakistani.
Only yesterday, we celebrated the news of Asma Jahangir being awarded a UN prize for promoting human rights.
Final
Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team created history Friday, 19 Nov 2010, in crushing Bangladesh by 10 wickets to win the first-ever Asian Games women’s cricket tournament here on Friday.
It was Pakistan’s first gold in Guangzhou.
Captain Sana Mir invited Bangladesh to bat first after winning the toss and her players dismissed them for 92 runs in the allotted 20 overs.
For Bangladesh, Salma Khatoon scored 27 and Romana made 17 while for Pakistan, Nida Rashid captured three and Sana Mir took two wickets.
Semi-Final
Hats off to Pakistan’s female cricketers who today (Thu, 18 Nov 2010) beat Japan by nine wickets, qualifying for the finals in the Asian Games. Japan won the toss and decided to bat first. However, the team only managed 61 runs in 20 overs on the loss of seven wickets. Sana Gulzar of Pakistan took two wickets. Pakistan easily completed its target on the loss of one wicket. Javeria Wadood made 29 runs, whereas Nida Rashid made 27 runs.
Women’s Squad
Sana Mir (captain), Marina Iqbal (vice captain), Syeda Nain Fatima Abdi, Bismah Maroof, Marriam Hassan Shah, Javeria Wadood, Nida Rashid, Kanwal Naz, Nahida Khan, Syeda Batool Fatima Naqvi (wicketkeeper), Shumaila Qureshi, Asmavia Iqbal Khokar, Kainat Imtiaz and Sania Iqbal.
Officials: Ayesha Ashhar (manager), Mansoor Rana (coach), Suniana Munir (team physio), Abdul Majeed (fielding coach). Reserves: Sidra Amin, Masooma Junaid Farooqi, Rabiya Shah and Sana Gulzar.
Sana Mir
Sana Mir (born 5 January 1986 in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) is captain of the Pakistan women’s team. She was announced Player of the Tournament at the 2008 Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier, and currently ranks 16th in the Women’s ODI Bowlers in the ICC Player Rankings. She is also the only Pakistani in the top 20. On May 4 2009, Mir was handed the Pakistan captaincy for the Women’s World Twenty20. She had formerly been vice-captain under Urooj Mumtaz. Alongside her cricketing career, Mir is a full time student.
Would President Zardari listen to this voice?
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Women Wing Chairperson, Bushra Aitzaz praised the team performance in the event and vowed to the players would be awarded for the victory. Talking exclusively to the AAJ News, Bushra hoped to see women’s cricket in the country to improve in the future. She also urged the authorities to introduce central contract for the players of women cricket team. (Source)
پاکستان کی خواتین کرکٹ ٹیم فائنل میں
پاکستان نے باسٹھ رنز کا ہدف دس اعشاریہ چار اوورز میں ایک وکٹ کے نقصان پر پورا کر لیا
چین کے شہر گوانگ زو میں جاری ایشن گیمز میں خواتین کے ٹی ٹوئنٹی کرکٹ کے سیمی فائنل میں پاکستان جاپان کو نو وکٹوں سے شکست دے کر فائنل میں پہنچ گیا ہے۔
گولڈ میڈل کے لیے جمعہ کو فائنل میں پاکستان کا مقابلہ بنگلہ دیش سے ہوگا جس نے سیمی فائنل میں چین کو شکست دی ہے۔
جمعرات کو سیمی فائنل میں جاپان نے پہلے کھیلتے ہوئے مقررہ بیس اوورز میں آٹھ وکٹوں کے نقصان پر اکسٹھ رنز بنائے۔
جاپان کی جانب سے ایما کیوربیاشی نے چوبیس رنز بنائے۔ انہوں نے نیپال کے خلاف ہاف سنچری سکور کی تھی۔
پاکستان نے باسٹھ رنز کا ہدف دس اعشاریہ چار اوورز میں ایک وکٹ کے نقصان پر پورا کر لیا۔
پاکستان کی آؤٹ ہونے والی کھلاڑی جاوریا ودود تھیں جنھوں نے انتیس رنز بنائے۔
ندا راشد نے انتیس گیندوں پر ستائیس رنز بنائے اور ناٹ آؤٹ رہیں۔
دوسرے سیمی فائنل میں بنگلہ دیش نے چین کو نو وکٹوں سے شکست دے دی۔
چین نے پہلے کھیلتے ہوئے سولہ اعشاریہ پانچ اوورز میں صرف چونتیس رنز بنائے۔ بنگلہ دیش نے چھ اعشاریہ پانچ اوورز میں پینتیس رنز بنا کر میچ نو وکٹوں سے جیت لیا۔
کانسی کے تمغے کے لیے چین اور جاپان کے مابین مقابلہ ہو گا۔
http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/sport/2010/11/101118_pak_cricket_asia_final_zz.shtml
ایشین گیمز: پاکستان کا پہلا طلائی تمغہ
پاکستان نے فائنل میں بنگلہ دیش کو دس وکٹوں سے ہرا دیا
چین کے شہر گوانگ ژو میں جاری ایشین گیمز میں خواتین کے ٹی ٹوئنٹی کرکٹ مقابلوں کے فائنل میں پاکستان نے بنگلہ دیش کو دس وکٹوں سے شکست دے کر طلائی تمغہ جیت لیا ہے۔
یہ ان کھیلوں میں پاکستان کا پہلا گولڈ میڈل ہے اور پہلی بار ہی کرکٹ کو ایشیائی کھیلوں میں شامل کیا گیا ہے۔
فائنل میچ میں پاکستان نے ٹاس جیت کر بنگلہ دیش کو پہلے کھیلنے کی دعوت دی تو بنگلہ دیشی ٹیم مقررہ بیس اوورز میں نو وکٹوں کے نقصان پر بانوے رنز بنا سکی۔
بنگلہ دیش کی جانب سے سلمٰی خاتون چوبیس رنز کے ساتھ ٹاپ سکورر رہیں جبکہ پاکستان کی ندا ڈار نے تین وکٹیں حاصل کیں۔
ندا ڈار اور جویریہ خان نے پاکستان کو فتح سے ہمکنار کروایا
جواب میں پاکستان نے ندا ڈار اور جویریہ خان کی عمدہ بلے بازی کی بدولت مقررہ ہدف سولہویں اوور میں بغیر کسی نقصان کے پورا کر لیا۔
پاکستان کے وزیراعظم اور صدر نے طلائی تمغہ جیتنے پر پاکستان کی خواتین کرکٹ ٹیم کو مبارکباد دی ہے۔
http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/sport/2010/11/101119_pak_win_cricket_gold_zs.shtml
Are your really proud of the Pakistani women’s performance or was your agenda to have a go at Afia Siddiquie and others? Afia Siddique convicted by whom? a US kangroo court?
You should be ashmed of yourself Abdul Nishapuri. You have the power to post your article but you do not possess the manners of decent human being. You are just another US stooge.
You happen to another super-obsessed nationalist!!!!
Afia Siddiquie is a U.S national and it non of a Pakistani business to protect her….You are very blunt in calling American Courts as Kangaroo courts but what to say about the judiciary you have in Pakistan…..Judges bathing in PLOTS tub!!!!!
LUBP has also raised it’s voice for many other Pakistani women….Women brought to doom by the fascist army of Pakistan….Women who went unheard by all but a US stooge….
Well Afia Siddiqui is one out of millions of women of Pakistani origin having another country’s nationality. The cricketers are at least 16 women who are Pakistanis 🙂
Well done ladies!
What do you expect from a sectarian monster Rana Sanaullah
@aa
🙂
Pakistan has won Gold medal by beating Bangladesh ..Congratulations
Pakistan created history Friday in crushing Bangladesh by 10 wickets to win the first-ever Asian Games women’s cricket tournament.
The victory also handed Pakistan their first gold of these Games and prevented Bangladesh from claiming their country’s first ever.
Bangladesh’s total of 92 never looked enough as Pakistan openers Nida Rashid and Javeria Wadood made a positive start to their run chase, playing a full range of shots and looking to to score at every opportunity.
Bangladesh could not force a much-needed breakthrough as Nida raced to a half-century off just 41 balls.
The Pakistan pair reached their target with more than four overs to spare. Nida was 51 not out with Javeria unbeaten on 39.
Bangladesh scored freely in the early part of their innings, but Pakistan’s bowlers tied them down, forcing them to take risks, which led to wickets tumbling.
Captain Salma Khatun top-scored with 24, with Nida taking 3-16 and skipper Sana Mir 2-23.
Mir said that credit goes to the coach and the whole team while the Pakistani side’s manager said that the win was an Eid gift from his side to the nation.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/78782/pakistan-beat-bangladesh-to-win-asian-games-final/
Nida Rashid’s brilliant allround performance has helped Pakistan win the first cricket gold medal ever awarded at the Asian Games with a 10-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the women’s Twenty20 final.
After being sent into bat, Bangladesh was bowled out for 92 in 20 overs, with offspinner Rashid taking four wickets for 16 runs.
Rashid then scored a superb unbeaten 51 to guide her team to 93-0 in 15.4 overs. Javeria Wadood hit the winning boundary and was not out 39.
It was Pakistan’s first gold at Guangzhou, after collecting silver in wushu and a bronze in snooker.
http://www.fox11az.com/sports/109140549.html
May God save this team from the evil shadows of gamblers such as Asif Iqbal, Wasim Akram, Kamran Akmal, Salim Malik, Salman Butt, Muhammad Asif etc and the worst of all Ijaz Butt.
@ Abdul Nishapuri
Thats very well said ..particularly in the present era from Akmal Mafia..
Congratulations to these Pakistan sisters from an Indian!!! Very good to see progress of human spirit continue!!! Also many condolences to all poor girls whose schools have been blown by evil Taliban in NWFP. Hopefully your women cricket team will be able to do something to help poor girls over there. I feel very sorry whenever I think of what happened to their schools and life. I know they hardly have financial or armed capability to stop the evil. But the least they can do is use their publicity in media to make their plight a hot topic. Raise accountability in government for helping Pakistan girls with 21st century compatible education.
Congrats… I hope they are given full credit and recognition. I was utterly disappointed when a minister visited Azhar Hussain one of the only two gold medalist in Common Wealth Games and gave him only 25000 rupees. Television pictured showed that his family was in a flood affectee’s camp.
WOW ! Fantastic excellent we are Proud to be Pakistani !
Congratulations! That’s awesome news! It’s really good to see the whole nation is happy and celebrating….
The women’s cricket team’s victory was also praised by President Asif Zardari, who is the chief patron of the cricket board. President Zardari described the gold-medal finish by the women’s team on their first appearance in Asiad, in very difficult times for Pakistan, as a proud moment and a big achievement.
PM congratulates women cricket team for winning a gold
ISLAMABAD, Nov 19 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Friday congratulated the Pakistani women cricket team for winning their first-ever gold at the South Asian Games in China and bringing laurels for the country. The Pakistan women cricket team created history by defeating Bangladesh by 10 wickets to win the first-ever Asian Games women cricket tournament – the first gold for Pakistan in Guangzhou.
Prime Minister Gilani invited the Pakistani women cricket team to a reception at the PM House as soon as it returns home. The Prime Minister in a message said he was pleased by the performance of the team and hoped it would continue to bring more good name to the country.
Captain Sana Mir after winning the toss invited Bangladesh to bat first and the opponents were dismissed for 92 runs in the allotted 20 overs.
President Asif Ali Zardari hails historic cricket gold as welcome ‘gift’
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari congratulated the women’s cricket team for making history by beating Bangladesh and winning the first Asian Games women’s cricket gold.
Zardari described the women’s gold medal “as a gift to the nation riding on a series of crises,” spokesman Farhatullah Babar told AFP.
“The president has felicitated the team’s players, management and coaches,” Babar added.
Aisha Ashar, Manager, Pakistan team says the girls won the game for all the women of Pakistan. Pakistan women’s cricket team is ranked 8th in the world. “The girls are in seventh heaven!”
’جیت ایک خوبصورت سکرپٹ کی طرح‘
عبدالرشید شکور
بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، کراچی
پاکستانی خواتین کرکٹ ٹیم کی کپتان ثنا میر
ایشیائی کھیلوں میں طلائی تمغہ جیتنے والی پاکستانی خواتین کرکٹ ٹیم کی کپتان ثناء میر اس جیت کے بارے میں کہتی ہیں کہ اگر وہ سکرپٹ لکھنا چاہتیں تو اس سے خوبصورت سکرپٹ نہیں لکھ سکتی تھیں۔
واضح رہے کہ گوانگ ژو میں جاری ایشیائی کھیلوں میں پاکستان نے پہلا طلائی تمغہ ویمنز کرکٹ ایونٹ میں حاصل کیا ہے۔ کرکٹ کو پہلی بار ایشیائی کھیلوں میں شامل کیا گیا ہے۔
گیند سپن ہو رہی تھی لیکن ندا اور جویریہ نے بہت ہی عمدہ بیٹنگ کی
کپتان ثنا میر
خواتین کے کرکٹ کے فائنل میں پاکستان نے بنگلہ دیش کو دس وکٹوں سے شکست دی۔
کپتان ثناء میر نے میچ کے بعد بی بی سی کو دیے گئے انٹرویو میں کہا کہ فائنل کی جیت بظاہر آسان معلوم ہوتی ہے لیکن وکٹ آسان نہیں تھی جس کی وجہ سے انہوں نے بھی بنگلہ دیش کو جلد آؤٹ کیا۔گیند سپن ہو رہی تھی لیکن ندا اور جویریہ نے بہت ہی عمدہ بیٹنگ کی۔
پاکستانی ٹیم کو سونے کے تمغے دینے کی تقریب
ثناء میر نے کہا کہ ہر میچ میں کھلاڑیوں نے اپنی ذمہ داری کے مطابق کارکردگی کا مظاہرہ کیا اور یہ طلائی تمغہ ٹیم ورک اور سخت محنت کے سبب ہی ملا ہے۔
پاکستانی کپتان نے خواتین ٹیم کی مجموعی کارکردگی کو اطمینان بخش قرار دیتے ہوئے کہا کہ گزشتہ دو تین برسوں سے خواتین کی ٹیم بہت محنت کر رہی ہے اور اس نے اچھی پر کارکردگی دکھائی ہے، کچھ نئی کھلاڑی سامنے آئی ہیں جن کی کارکردگی حوصلہ افزاء ہے اور انہیں یقین ہے کہ پاکستان کرکٹ بورڈ نے خواتین کی کرکٹ پر اپنی توجہ جاری رکھی تو آنے والے برسوں میں ٹیم مزید اچھے نتائج دیتے ہوئے دنیا کی چار پانچ بہترین ٹیموں میں شامل ہونے کی صلاحیت رکھتی ہے۔
یقیناً بھارت کے نہ آنے کا پاکستانی ٹیم نے بھرپور فائدہ اٹھایا لیکن اگر بھارتی ٹیم ہوتی تب بھی پاکستانی کھلاڑی زیادہ جوش کے ساتھ کھیلتیں کیونکہ ہماری تیاری ہر لحاظ سے مکمل تھی
کپتان ثنا میر
انہوں نے کہا کہ کھلاڑیوں کو جتنا بھی انٹرنیشنل کرکٹ کھیلنے کا موقع ملتا ہے ان پر سے دباؤ ختم ہوتا ہے اور ان کی کارکردگی میں بہتری آتی ہے۔ضرورت اس بات کی ہے کہ پاکستانی خواتین کی ٹیم کو بڑی ٹیموں کے ساتھ کھیلنے کے مواقع ملیں۔
ایشیائی کھیلوں میں بھارتی ٹیم کی غیرموجودگی کے بارے میں سوال پر ثناء میر نے قہقہہ لگاتے ہوئے کہا کہ انہیں بھارت کی کمی بالکل محسوس نہیں ہوئی۔ یقیناً اس کے نہ آنے کا پاکستانی ٹیم نے بھرپور فائدہ اٹھایا لیکن اگر بھارتی ٹیم ہوتی تب بھی پاکستانی کھلاڑی زیادہ جوش کے ساتھ کھیلتیں کیونکہ ان کی تیاری ہر لحاظ سے مکمل تھی۔
پاکستان نے فائنل میں بنگلہ دیش کو دس وکٹوں سے ہرایا
پاکستانی ٹیم کی منیجر عائشہ اشعر نے بی بی سی سے بات کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ پچھلے دو سال سے پاکستانی ٹیم کی کارکردگی میں نمایاں بہتری آئی ہے اور ملک میں لڑکیوں میں کرکٹ کا شوق بڑھا ہے۔
انہوں نے کہا کہ انہوں نے آئی سی سی کو یہ تجویز دی ہے کہ پاکستانی ٹیم کو بین الاقوامی سطح پر کھیلنے کے مواقع زیادہ سے زیادہ فراہم کیے جائیں۔
http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/sport/2010/11/101119_gold_medal_cricket_capt_sana_mir.shtml
Excellent slide show of the Final Match
http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/sport/2010/11/101119_gold_cricket_asian_games_pix_uk.shtml
http://tribune.com.pk/multimedia/slideshows/78816/
Nida Rashid’s brilliant all-round performance helped Pakistan win the first cricket gold medal ever awarded at the Asian Games with a 10-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Friday’s women’s Twenty20 final.
After being sent into bat, Bangladesh was bowled out for 92 in 20 overs, with off-spinner Rashid taking four wickets for 16 runs. Rashid then scored a superb unbeaten 51 off 43 balls to guide her team to 93-0 in 15.4 overs. Javeria Wadood hit the winning boundary and was not out 39.
“Today I feel women’s cricket has got an ideal platform to progress back home,” Rashid told AP. “Now more girls will take up this sport as they will definitely get inspiration from our gold winning performance.”
It was Pakistan’s first gold at Guangzhou, after collecting silver in wushu and a bronze in snooker. Earlier, Japan defeated China by seven wickets to clinch bronze. The men’s competition starts on the weekend.
Rashid struck twice in her first over when she had Rumana Ahmed (16) trapped leg before wicket and Ayesha Akhtar (9) neatly caught by captain Sana Mir. Captain Salma Khatun top-scored for Bangladesh with 24 before she holed out in the deep in the 17th over.
Rashid showed presence of mind to run out Tithyrani Sarkar (1) at the non-striker’s end with a direct throw in her follow through. She also took a well-judged catch at long-off.
She wrapped up the Bangladesh innings with the wickets of Panna Ghosh (8) and Shohlay Akhter (4).
Bangladesh’s bowlers never posed a serious threat to Rashid and Wadood as both batters cut, drove and swept with ease in their run chase.
They also got enough support from around 2,000 Chinese fans at the Guanggong Cricket Stadium and loud cheers of “Come on Pakistan” and “well bowled” by their country’s Olympic chief Arif Hasan.
Rashid, whose sporting idols are Pakistan Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi and former Test opener Saeed Anwar, hit seven fours. “We had planned our innings as we didn’t want to lose this opportunity of winning gold medal,” Rashid said. “We talked with each other after every over and wanted to win gold with big margin.”
http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article896325.ece
Pakistan national women’s cricket team
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_national_women's_cricket_team
‘Cricket is not a gentleman’s game’
Faras Ghani
October 24, 2010
For a nation deemed oppressive to women, blamed of confining them to the indoors and forcing them to act out their trade with utensils and needles, the sight of eleven girls hopping around in track suits and not shalwar kamiz, and with heads covered in caps and not dupattas would certainly rob Pakistan of the unwanted titles.
While the men’s team makes headways into uncharted territories amid a spate of turmoil, their female counterparts continue to flux opposition off the field – despite its mediocrity on it. And as opponents are left dumbfounded by Pakistan’s mere participation in the events, the nation itself sits in oblivion.
“There is no dearth of interested individuals in the country,” said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Women’s Wing Chairperson Shirin Javed. “We have girls coming from Quetta, from Gilgit, from remote villages that we didn’t even know existed and with names we can’t even pronounce. They are barred from leaving their houses apart from going for training and matches.”
Arguments, conflicts and scandals have played their part in ensuring the interest in the sector develops, and grows, for the wrong reasons. However, from the days of girls playing alongside boys on roadsides, on makeshift pitches and on rented grounds, the interest has only increased.
“Times have changed,” added Javed. “No longer are the parents worried. We have girls playing in track suits. We have parents dropping their daughter for training on a bicycle. A kitchen is not the only place girls belong to now.”
Words of one, not realised and echoed by the rest, however. Critics are after their heads, labelling them budget-wasters, hopeless performers, sinners even. The marriage factor is their primary aid. Playing with boys, their bodies open to scrutiny by the onlookers, and an inferior win-loss ratio, the secondary.
“We get critics almost every day but it’s part of our duty as female cricketers to ignore those,” said Nain Abidi, a Karachi-based player forming the backbone of Pakistan’s batting line-up. “It hurts, especially after we’ve achieved so much for the country. People just don’t want to see us play.
“But I’ll still encourage individuals to come forward despite the criticism, the glare, and the condemnation. Sport, apart from physical benefits, teaches us punctuality, respect, responsibility and, in our case, how to convert negative thoughts into positive actions.”
For some, cricket is a respite before the inevitable wedding ceremonies. Some even leave everything behind – despite the limited freedom – their studies, their jobs and perhaps their future. Only to pursue dreams alien to our culture, albeit temporary, and to emulate their male counterparts. All the while aiming to go one better.
“You’re spending so much on the men’s team,” said Abidi.
“They play all year round, unlike us. And look how many trophies they’re bringing us. We’re also doing our fair share. We should be treated as equals and people should realise that cricket is not just a gentleman’s game.”
The writer is the Sports Editor of The Express Tribune
Published in The Express Tribune, October 24th, 2010.
Mir helps Pakistan crush Netherlands
10 Oct 2010
Pakistan captain Sana Mir claimed her maiden five-wicket haul as Netherland women were bowled out for 213 in reply to Pakistan’s 258 in the ICC Women Cricket Challenge in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Mir, who finished with match figures of five for 32, destroyed the Netherlands batting line-up as they collapsed from being 167 for three to 213 all out. It was Pakistan’s second win after they beat Ireland in the first match before losing to South Africa.
Earlier, Bismah Mahroof led Pakistan to their tournament’s highest total as she made a career-best 52 after the openers Javeria Khan and Marina Iqbal had given a fine start.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 10th, 2010.
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