Sajjida Bibi Shah (born 25 June 1988) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She appeared in two Test matches, 60 One Day Internationals and eight Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan between 2000 and 2010. She played domestic cricket for Hyderabad, Balochistan, Sindh and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.
Playing career Sajjida Shah made her debut for Pakistan in a One-Day International (ODI) against Ireland on 23 July 2000 when aged just twelve. She played four ODIs on that tour,List of Women's ODIs played by Sajjida Shah at CricketArchive and also played her first Test match,Women's Test matches played by Sajjida Shah at Cricket Archive in what is Ireland's only women's Test to date.List of Women's Test matches played by Ireland at Cricket Archive
In 2001, she played seven ODIs against the Netherlands in Karachi and in 2002 played six ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, before what is perhaps the finest moment of her career to date happened in 2003.
At the 2003 IWCC Trophy in the Netherlands, she played in all five of Pakistan's matches. In the opening match against Japan, she tore through the Japanese batting line-up, taking seven wickets for just four runs.Scorecard of Pakistan Women v Japan Women match, 21 July 2003 at CricketEurope This was not just the best bowling performance in the tournamentBest innings bowling for the 2003 IWCC Trophy at CricketEurope] but also remains the best innings bowling performance in the history of women's ODI cricket.Best innings bowling in Women's ODIs at Cricket Archive] She took twelve wickets overall to become the tournament's top wicket-taker.Bowling averages for players who took at least ten wickets in the 2003 IWCC Trophy at CricketEurope She is also the youngest woman cricketer to take a five-wicket haul in Women's ODI history (at the age of 15 years and 168 days).
The following year, the West Indies toured Pakistan and Shah played in seven ODIs and a Test match against them. The Test is her (and Pakistan Women's)List of women's Test matches played by Pakistan at Cricket Archive last Test match to date. Since then, she has played in two Asia Cup tournaments and five ODIs against South Africa.
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