| Shaiza Khan | |
| Female: | true |
| Fullname: | Shaiza Said Khan |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm leg break |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Family: | Sharmeen Khan (sister) |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 1997–2004 |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Testdebutdate: | 17 April |
| Testdebutyear: | 1998 |
| Testdebutagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| Testcap: | 7 |
| Lasttestdate: | 15 March |
| Lasttestyear: | 2004 |
| Lasttestagainst: | West Indies |
| Odidebutdate: | 28 January |
| Odidebutyear: | 1997 |
| Odidebutagainst: | New Zealand |
| Odicap: | 9 |
| Lastodidate: | 2 April |
| Lastodiyear: | 2004 |
| Lastodiagainst: | West Indies |
| Club1: | Karachi |
| Year1: | 2005/06 |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | WTest |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | 69 |
| Bat Avg1: | 13.80 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 35 |
| Deliveries1: | 864 |
| Wickets1: | 19 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 24.05 |
| Fivefor1: | 2 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/59 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/– |
| Column2: | WODI |
| Matches2: | 40 |
| Runs2: | 391 |
| Bat Avg2: | 11.17 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 38 |
| Deliveries2: | 2,076 |
| Wickets2: | 63 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 23.95 |
| Fivefor2: | 2 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 5/35 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 7/– |
| Column3: | WLA |
| Matches3: | 46 |
| Runs3: | 517 |
| Bat Avg3: | 13.25 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 38 |
| Deliveries3: | 2,394 |
| Wickets3: | 79 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 21.74 |
| Fivefor3: | 2 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 5/35 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 8/– |
| Date: | 13 December 2021 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17358/17358.html CricketArchive |
Shaiza Said Khan (born 18 March 1969) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as a right-arm leg break bowler and right-handed batter. She and her sister, Sharmeen, are considered pioneers of women's cricket in Pakistan.[1] She appeared in three Test matches and 40 One Day Internationals for Pakistan between 1997 and 2004, captaining the side throughout this period. She played domestic cricket for Karachi.[2] [3]
Shaiza Khan was born to a wealthy carpet merchant in Karachi. She attended the Convent of Jesus and Mary, Karachi and then joined the Concord College, Acton Burnell, Shropshire for her O & A Levels. She later on went to University of Leeds where she studied Textile Engineering, as well as becoming the first non-British captain of the women's cricket team.[4] She also played a match for Middlesex in 1991, against East Anglia, in which she took 6/39 from her 11 overs.[5]
She holds the world record the best bowling figures in a Test match, taking 13/226 against the West Indies in 2004 in Karachi.[6] [7] [8] During her 13 wicket haul she also took a hat-trick, the second in women's Test history after Betty Wilson.[9]
She also held the record for the most wickets on a single ground in WODIs, with 23 wickets at National Stadium, Karachi, until it was broken by Shabnim Ismail in 2019.[10]