Sana Mir becomes first Pakistani woman to take 100 ODI wickets
Dawn.com
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February 8, 2017
Pakistan women cricket team's captain Sana Mir achieved another milestone on Wednesday as she took her 100th wicket in One Day Internationals (ODIs).
Mir became the first Pakistani woman cricketer to reach the milestone of 100 ODI wickets. The International Cricket Council (ICC) also congratulated Mir in a tweet.
According to the ICC, Mir is the 15th player to reach the milestone in the history of women cricket.
She made the record during the ICC Women’s World Cup qualifying match against Bangladesh. Pakistan women team won the match by 67 runs.
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Ash
Feb 08, 2017 11:47pm
Well done congratulations
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Vijay from Atlanta
Feb 09, 2017 12:03am
Excellent... Way to go champ...
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Dr. Salaria, aamir Ahmad
Feb 09, 2017 01:09am
Heartiest congratulations to Ms. Mir for her wonderful achievement in cricket.
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SD Khan
Feb 09, 2017 01:14am
Much better than our male team.
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Princess_of_DHUMP
Feb 09, 2017 01:25am
Congrats girls. Now its time to bring some shiny trophies home. Boys are already out in the dumps
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Vin
Feb 09, 2017 01:30am
bravo bravo.You are more than a cricketer, an ambassador for women of this part of the world.
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Jo
Feb 09, 2017 02:51am
This is certainly a proud moment for all women sports people of Pakistan.
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Pakistastic
Feb 09, 2017 03:17am
Congratulations these sports beauties of Pakistan for achieving magnificent records, you have won our hearts and souls - very proud of you! Good luck and all the best wishes for many more future accolades !
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AXH
Feb 09, 2017 04:01am
Really proud of your achievements. Well done.
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Kalim Mirzas Saira
Feb 09, 2017 04:16am
Good body in green!
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jigar89
Feb 09, 2017 05:29am
mashaAllah! Blessings!
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Zia
Feb 09, 2017 05:53am
Congratulations!
Your hardwork and determination will show the way to many more. I am sure it must have been very difficult to do that in Pakistan. Keep it up. Good luck.
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Matt
Feb 09, 2017 06:36am
Bravo! A great feat indeed!
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Rahul kulkarni
Feb 09, 2017 08:04am
This milestone has been achieved by 3 Indian women already.
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backedtohacked
Feb 09, 2017 08:10am
wow, exciting!
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MAT
Feb 09, 2017 08:58am
Well done!
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Jay
Feb 09, 2017 09:29am
Congratulations. Ms. Mir is a good ambassador for Pakistan.
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lily Al
Feb 09, 2017 09:43am
Keep moving forward ... An inspiration for all of us, women of Pakistan
lots of congrates
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Inquiring MiND
Feb 09, 2017 12:40pm
@Rahul kulkarni Indeed...
and 8 batters from New Zealand, 7 from Australia, 5 from England, and 2 each from South Africa and West Indies.
And the 100 wicket milestone has been achieved by 5 bowlers from England, 3 each from India and Australia, 2 from West Indies, and 1 from Sri Lanka.
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