Nida Dar first-ever Pakistani to take 100 T20I wickets

Pakistan Women's Cricket team member Nida Dar has rewritten the history books by becoming the first-ever Pakistani cricketer to take 100 T20I wickets. She is also only the fifth woman cricketer to achieve the feat around the world.

Speaking about the achievement, Dar said a lot of hard work had gone into working to achieve the milestone of 100 wickets.

"I'm feeling great about the achievement but unfortunately, the match did not finish in the same condition as we wanted it to finish," she said, referring to Pakistan's loss to the West Indies by 10 runs in the first T20I.

Dar is also, according to the ICC, the sixth player of all time to get to 100 T20I wickets. Maqsood says fear of losing his place in the team held him back from playing natural game in the past.

I will be a different Sohaib, the one that you saw in the second leg of PSL VI, vows Maqsood. Pakistani middle-order batsman Sohaib Maqsood has his eyes set on international cricket, a week after he bagged topnotch awards at the PSL 2021 for his stellar batting. In a virtual press talk, Maqsood said now that he had been given another lease of life, the batsman will play "fearless cricket".

"When I made my debut over five years back, I was too careful and could not play my natural game," he noted. "Ultimately, I lost my place. Now I will be a different Sohaib, the one that you saw in the second leg of PSL VI," vowed the batsman. Maqsood said this time around, he will play his "neutral game" and not worry too much about getting out.

The batsman said he was ready to play at any position the management deemed fit, adding that he would now play the cricket he was meant to play. The Multan Sultans batsman said he had left "the element of fear behind" and was looking to bat with a new mindset now.

"I have already proved myself in the PSL and hope to carry forward that momentum into international cricket now," he added. Maqsood said his aim at the moment is to cement his place in the side by giving stellar performances, consistently.

"I have always been a very consistent performer at the domestic level," he noted. On the upcoming Multan Sultans batsman said these conditions were nothing new for him since he had played league cricket in England.