Shabnim Ismail
South African cricketer who made her debut for the national women's team in January 2007 · South Africa · On the map · Athletes · Born 1988 · age 38
Shabnim Ismail is a South African former international cricketer who made her debut for the national women's team in January 2007. A right-arm fast bowler, Ismail is South Africa's all-time leading wicket-taker in both the One Day International and Twenty20 International formats.
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, Super excited for them to be part of the Mumbai Indians family. I think they’ll thoroughly enjoy themselves here.
Milly, what a young gun she is! She’s quick, she’s fiery, I actually love watching her bowl.
It’s going to be super special for Nic (Carey) as well. She has been swinging the ball like crazy lately.
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She has earned a reputation as one of the fastest female bowlers in the world having recorded the fastest ball bowled by a female of 132.1 kilometres per hour (82.1 mph) during the WPL in 2024. She has played in every edition of the ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament since its inception in 2009. She has featured in ICC World Twenty20 on eight occasions in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2023.
