Sana Mir made 226 international appearances in her 15-year long career since her debut in 2005, also leading the side in 137 matches.
She claimed 151 wickets in 120 ODIs and 89 wickets in 106 T20Is with her off-spin, and scored 2,432 international runs.
Sana, her country’s leading ODI wicket-taker was also the first female cricketer from Pakistan to take 100 wickets in the format.
Her teammates shared special messages, cherishing the experience of playing with her over the years.
Thank you Captain @mir_sana05 ❤🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/QaibiZyHsl
— Bismah Maroof (@maroof_bismah) April 25, 2020
Its been an absolute pleasure playing with you Sana! You’ve always did your best for Pakistan cricket🇵🇰
You have been an inspiration to us with your resilience,courage & above all the passion & love U showed towards this beautiful sport!
Wish you all the best Buddy♥️#THANKYOU pic.twitter.com/Ag4Urk4ggzAdvertisement— Syeda Nain Abidi (@SyedaNain18) April 25, 2020
Past and present cricketers from other teams also took to social media to congratulate Mir on a stellar career.
Congratulations on an incredible career @mir_sana05 Few people in sport have done more to break down barriers for those coming behind them and been such an ambassador for cricket and Pakistan. Looking forward to seeing what comes next! pic.twitter.com/piKRUPQmXv
— Isobel Joyce (@izzyjoyce) April 25, 2020
Congrats on a wonderful career @mir_sana05 👏🏻 https://t.co/TO6SkAMYoD
— Marizanne Kapp (@kappie777) April 25, 2020
AdvertisementCongrats Sana on a stellar career. Well played!!! Best wishes for all your endeavours 👍🏻😊@mir_sana05
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) April 25, 2020
Congratulations Sana on an amazing career with Pakistan and for everything you have done for cricket in your country and globally. You have been an inspirational leader to many and I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for you 🙌🏼👏🏼 https://t.co/qZ1tZgW9Lk
— Suzie Bates (@SuzieWBates) April 25, 2020
Sana Mir – International Career:
Captaincy
On 4 May 2009, Mir was handed the Pakistan captaincy for the Women’s World Twenty20. Mir retained the captaincy for the forthcoming 2010 ICC Women’s Cricket Challenge in South Africa.
2010
At the 2010 Asian Games, Mir led the team to a gold medal.
2011
By Winning the National Championship for the fourth time in a row, Sana Mir has become the most successful captain of Pakistan at domestic level. Her team has yet to lose a game at domestic level in the past four years.
Sana Mir also led the Pakistan team to their first ever tournament win in both the T20 and ODI formats when they played in Sri Lanka in 2011.
Moreover, the teams in the quadrangular cup were Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, and the Netherlands.
She was also awarded the Women of the Match title in the T20 quadrangular-cup final against the Netherlands.
World Cup Qualifiers 2012: The women’s team has qualified for the 2012 T20 and 2013 Women’s ODI world cup under her captaincy.
For the first time ever, the team also beat South Africa, thereby, improving their world ranking from 8 to 6.
2013
At Domestic cricket, the ZTBL team has won the second BB tournament and 8th National championship under her Captaincy. This makes it 6 in a row.
However, Sana Mir became the first woman cricketer to receive PCB Woman cricketer of the Year Award 2013.
Pakistan women team showed their best performance on a European tour in 2013. The team has beaten England for the first time in any format and levelled the t20 series.
Furthermore, the team has won 11 matches in a row. After the completion of this tour Pakistan women’s team has 6 members in ICC top 20 players ranking.
2012
At Domestic cricket, the ZTBL team has won the first ever BB tournament and 7th National championship under her Captaincy.
This makes it 5 in a, Mir has become the first ever female cricketer from Pakistan to be awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz on 23 March 2012, for her services in cricket.
2018
In October 2018, she was named in Pakistan’s squad for the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.