Aliya Riaz (born 24 September 1992) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler for Pakistan. She has also played domestic cricket for Rawalpindi, Federal Capital, Higher Education Commission, Lahore, State Bank of Pakistan and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.[1][2]

Aliya Riaz
Personal information
Full name
Aliya Riaz
Born (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 31)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 70)23 August 2014 v Australia
Last ODI10 November 2023 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 30)30 August 2014 v Australia
Last T20I29 October 2023 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11Rawalpindi
2011/12–2012/13Federal Capital
2011/12–2015Higher Education Commission
2014Lahore
2015/16–2016State Bank of Pakistan
2016/17–2017Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
2018–2018/19State Bank of Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 38 48 99 93
Runs scored 791 544 2,917 1,146
Batting average 25.51 18.75 41.67 20.10
100s/50s 0/4 0/0 5/16 0/0
Top score 81 41 156* 41
Balls bowled 726 583 2,416 1,002
Wickets 7 17 47 38
Bowling average 93.57 34.29 39.21 32.76
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/49 2/16 4/27 2/9
Catches/stumpings 7/– 15/– 31/– 27/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 February 2023
Medal record
Representing  Pakistan
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team

International career edit

In October 2018, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[3][4] She was the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in the tournament, with six dismissals in four matches.[5] In January 2020, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[6] In December 2020, she was shortlisted as one of the Women's Cricketer of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards.[7]

In October 2021, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[8] In January 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[9] In May 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Aliya Riaz". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Aliya Riaz". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Pakistan women name World T20 squad without captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. ^ "ICC Women's World T20, 2018/19 - Pakistan Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Pakistan squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Short-lists for PCB Awards 2020 announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  8. ^ "West Indies to tour Pakistan for three ODIs from November 8; Javeria Khan to lead the hosts". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Bismah Maroof returns to lead Pakistan in World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Women squad for Commonwealth Games announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

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