Nida Dar


Nida Rashid Dar known as Nida Dar is an international cricketer from Pakistan.

Career

Dar made her one-day international debut against Ireland on 6 October 2010 in Potchefstroom, South Africa.
She made her Women's Twenty20 International debut on 6 May 2010 against Sri Lanka at Basseterre, St. Kitts. She was selected to play in the 2010 Asian Games in China.
On 6 June 2018, during the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka, she took her first five-wicket haul and the best bowling figures by a Pakistan woman in WT20Is. She finished the tournament as the highest wicket-taker for Pakistan, with eleven dismissals in five matches.
In October 2018, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named as the standout player in the team by the International Cricket Council. In January 2020, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. In Pakistan's match against England, she played in her 100th WT20I match.

Personal life

Dar's nickname, "Lady Boom Boom", is an allusion to her batting firepower.