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Kainat Imtiaz Retires From International Cricket

She played 19 ODIs and 21 T20Is for Pakistan before beginning work as a match referee.

  • Pakistan fast bowler Kainat Imtiaz announced her retirement from international cricket after a 13-year career, having represented the national side in 19 One-Day Internationals and 21 T20 Internationals.
  • Imtiaz's career included gold medals at the 2010 Asian Games in China and the 2014 edition in South Korea, plus appearances at the 2017 Cricket World Cup for women and the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
  • Making her T20I debut against South Africa in 2010, she played her final ODI against Australia in 2023, with her last T20I appearance occurring against Thailand in 2022.
  • Transitioning to officiating, Imtiaz served as a match referee at the Under-19 T20 Tournament for the PCB National Women, having officiated nine women's ODIs and 69 women's T20 Internationals.
  • Her transition into officiating continues a family legacy; her mother, Saleema Imtiaz, became Pakistan's first woman umpire on the International Cricket Council International Development Panel in 2024.
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express.pk broke the news on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
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