Sara Farooq (born 20 April 1988) is a Pakistani-born American cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler.[1] She played domestic cricket in Pakistan for Pakistan Universities between 2006/07 and 2007/08.[2] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the United States women's cricket team on 17 May 2019, against Canada, in the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Americas tournament.[3]
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| Full name | Sara Farooq | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1988 Lahore, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 4) | 17 May 2019 v Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 25 October 2021 v Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006/07–2007/08 | Pakistan Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 7 January 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In August 2019, she was named in the United States' squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[4][5] She played in the United States' opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Scotland.[6]
In February 2021, she was named in the Women's National Training Group by the USA Cricket Women's National Selectors ahead of the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier and the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournaments.[7][8] In September 2021, she was named in the American team for the World Cup Qualifier tournament.[9] In October 2021, she was named in the American team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Sara Farooq". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Player Profile: Sara Farooq". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "1st T20I, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier at Lauderhill, May 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "USA Women Name Squad for ICC Global T20 Qualifier in Scotland". USA Cricket. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "3rd Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Dundee, Aug 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "USA Announce Women's National Training Groups". USA Cricket. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "USA name Women's and U19 squads". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Team USA Women's Squad Named for ICC Americas T20 World Cup Qualifier in Mexico". USA Cricket. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Team USA Women's Squad named for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe". USA Cricket. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
External links edit
- Sara Farooq at ESPNcricinfo
- Sara Farooq at CricketArchive (subscription required)