One of South Africa’s most celebrated and profitable cricketers, Shabnim Ismail, introduced her retirement yesterday from all types of the international sport.
The legendary Proteas Women’s star stepped out of the nationwide group with instant impact, as a way to concentrate on her household, although she confirmed she would proceed enjoying T20 home cricket all over the world.
The 34-year-old participant appeared in 241 international ODI, T20I and Test matches for South Africa, taking 317 wickets, as she established herself as among the best quick bowlers in girls’s cricket.
“After 16 years proudly representing my country, I have come to the difficult decision to retire from international cricket and move on to the next chapter of my life,” Ismail mentioned.
Lengthy profession
Ismail, who turns 35 in October, was born and raised in Cravenby, Cape Town and after impressing in her first season-and-a-half for her hometown group, Western Province, she was introduced into the nationwide arrange firstly of 2007.
The right-arm speedster made her international debut within the ODI conflict in opposition to Pakistan on 20 January 2007 in Pretoria, and he or she went on to turn into an elite bowler, taking 191 wickets in 127 ODI matches with a notable economic system charge of three.70 and greatest figures of 6/10 in opposition to Netherlands in 2011.
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She ended her ODI profession because the second highest wicket-taker in international girls’s cricket, bettered solely by India’s Jhulan Goswami (255 wickets).
In T20 international cricket, she collected 113 caps for South Africa, taking 123 wickets (fourth on the all-time record) at a strike charge of 19.30, with career-best figures of 5/12 in opposition to Pakistan in 2021.
In her solely Test match for South Africa in 2007, Ismail picked up three wickets in opposition to Netherlands.
World Cups
Ismail featured in 4 50-over World Cups between 2009-2022 in addition to in all eight Women’s T20 World Cups which have been held all over the world.
“I have loved being able to compete at the highest level and I am so proud of being able to be part of a wonderful group of (Proteas) players who have led the way for women in cricket,” she mentioned. “The memories I have will stay with me forever.”
