Shabnim Ismail

thumb|Shabnim Ismail Shabnim Ismail (born 5 October 1988) 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. 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 km/h 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. Quotes 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. Bringing their skill and talent to the MI team is going to be pretty good for us. We have a pretty special bunch in the team. We’ve got Nat (Sciver-Brunt), we’ve got Healy (Matthews), we’ve got Melie (Amelia Kerr), Amanjot (Kaur), Harry (Harmanpreet Kaur) as the captain. The greatest memory for me was winning the WPL Final. The year before that we lost a close game to RCB, and then coming back and winning the WPL is a memory that will last forever. What makes us so successful is that we believe we are One Family and that’s one thing all players buy into. We all believe in our goal, we walk together, we take baby steps to the top, and whether we win or lose, we stick together as a team. I actually get asked this so many times about my speed after retiring from international cricket. For me, it is all about being professional on and off the field, maintaining my body as well as possible. At the age of 37, you know what your body needs and doesn’t. It’s about working out when I need to, making sure I am fit, healthy and ready to go. External Links Category:Cricketers from South Africa Category:Living people Category:1988 births