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07/12/2014

Pakistan's First Women Cricketers

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The two Karachi women who blazed a trail for women's cricket.

The two Karachi women who blazed a trail for women's cricket and set world records on the way.

Shaiza Khan and Kiran Baluch are two cricketers who pioneered the women's game in Pakistan - despite opposition and death threats from Islamist extremists. They went on to set world records in their sport and to become two of the first female members of the MCC.

PHOTO: Kiran Baluch (personal collection).

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