Yasmeen Khan

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Yasmeen Khan
Personal information
Full nameYesmeen Khan
Born (1999-01-07) 7 January 1999 (age 22)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 11)20 August 2018 v Malawi
Last T20I19 September 2021 v Zimbabwe
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 31
Runs scored 484
Batting average 23.04
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 78*
Balls bowled 36
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 12/3
Source: Cricinfo, 19 September 2021

Yasmeen Khan (born 7 January 1999) is a Namibian cricketer and the current captain of the Namibia women's national cricket team.[1][2][3] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Namibia on 20 August 2018, against Malawi, in the 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series.[4] It was the first WT20I match to be played by Namibia.[5]

In August 2019, she was named as the captain of Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[6][7][8] She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland.[9] She was the leading run-scorer for Namibia in the tournament, with 55 runs in five matches.[10] In May 2021, she was named as the vice-captain of the Namibian team for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda.[11] Following the conclusion of the tournament, Khan was named in the team of the tournament,[12] selected by the Rwanda Cricket Association.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Yasmeen Khan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Yasmeen Khan looking forward to putting Namibia in the spotlight". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Yasmeen Khan looking forward to putting Namibia in the spotlight". Africa Cricket Association. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. ^ "2nd Match, Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series at Gaborone (Oval 2), Aug 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Botswana 7s tournament: A complete round-up". Women's Criczone. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Namibia announces women's cricket World Cup qualifier squad". Xinhua News. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Captains ready for Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  9. ^ "4th Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Arbroath, Aug 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  10. ^ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019 - Namibia Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Irene van Zyl backs Namibia batting to come good in Kwibuka T20 Tournament". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Kenya win fourth Kwibuka Women's Twenty20 title in Kigali". Daily Nation. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Global Game: Kenya win the Kwibuka T20 Women Tournament, beat Namibia in Finals". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

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