New Delhi, October 4, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Pakistan fast bowler Kainat Imtiaz has announced her retirement from international cricket, bringing the curtain down on a 13-year career, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Sunday.
The 34-year-old right-arm pacer made her T20I debut in 2010 and her ODI debut in 2011. She last represented Pakistan in international cricket in 2023 and was part of the national women’s squads that won gold medals in the cricket events at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.
Kainat also represented Pakistan at the 2017 ODI World Cup and was part of the squad at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
During her international career, she played 19 ODIs and 21 T20Is for Pakistan. She claimed 10 wickets in 16 ODI innings, with best figures of 3-49, while taking eight wickets in 12 T20I innings, with best figures of 2-18.
With the bat, Kainat scored 134 runs in 13 ODI innings at an average of 11.16, with a highest score of 24. In T20Is, she accumulated 137 runs in 17 innings at an average of 12.45, with a best score of 29.
Kainat began her cricketing journey in February 2007, representing Karachi Schools U17 in the PCB National Schools U17 Women’s Championship. She made her List A debut in March 2008 and her T20 debut in July that year.
She earned her first international cap in a T20I against South Africa during the ICC Women’s Cricket Twenty20 Challenge in 2010. Her ODI debut came against Ireland at the 2011 ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier.
Her final T20I appearance was against Thailand in Sylhet during the Women’s Asia Cup in October 2022, while her last ODI was against Australia during Pakistan’s tour in January 2023.
Following her retirement, Kainat has begun a new chapter in cricket as a match referee. She officiated in the PCB National Women’s U19 T20 Tournament held in August and September.
Her mother, Saleema Imtiaz, also made history in 2024 by becoming the first Pakistani woman to be nominated to the ICC’s International Development Panel.
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