Maryam Faisal
{{Short description|Scottish cricketer (born 2005)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
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| country = Scotland
| international = true
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|7|7|df=yes}}
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm leg break
| role = Wicket-keeper
| family = Naushad Ali (grandfather)
Ibrahim Faisal (twin brother)
| odidebutdate = 21 October
| odidebutyear = 2023
| odidebutagainst = Ireland
| odicap = 29
| lastodidate = 18 April
| lastodiyear = 2025
| lastodiagainst = Ireland
| T20Idebutdate = 6 September
| T20Idebutyear = 2023
| T20Idebutagainst = Italy
| T20Icap = 26
| lastT20Idate = 16 August
| lastT20Iyear = 2024
| lastT20Iagainst = Netherlands
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| matches1 = 2
| runs1 = 30
| bat avg1 = 15.00
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| top score1 = 26
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/0
| column2 = WT20I
| matches2 = 6
| runs2 = 24
| bat avg2 = 4.80
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| top score2 = 8
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/0
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| date = 15 April 2025
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1352120.html Cricinfo
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Maryam Faisal (born 7 July 2005) is a Scottish cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper-batter for the national women's team. She was named in the Scotland squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier.{{cite web|url=https://themarkhortimes.com/sports/maryam-faisal-shines-scotland-icc-womens-world-cup-qualifier/ |title=Scotland’s Maryam Faisal Fulfils Cricket Dream in Pakistan |work=Markhor Times |access-date=15 April 2025}}
Early and personal life
Faisal was educated at the High School of Glasgow. As of 2023, she planned to study medicine at university after leaving school.{{cite news |last1=Cairney |first1=James |title=Fearless Faisal blazing a trail for Scots girls in cricket |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23370564.glasgow-student-blazing-trail-scots-girls-cricket/ |access-date=13 April 2025 |work=The Herald |date=8 March 2023}} She has a twin brother, Ibrahim Faisal, who has represented the Scotland national under-19 cricket team. Their grandfather Naushad Ali was a Test cricketer for Pakistan.{{cite news |last1=Kapoor |first1=Raunak |title=Famous surnames at the Under-19 World Cup: Shah, Rowe, Khan and others |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/relatives-of-mohammad-nabi-sarfaraz-khan-dale-benkenstein-naseem-shah-majid-haq-devon-smith-are-in-action-1416816 |access-date=13 April 2025 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=16 January 2024}} Faisal followed her brother into trying cricket at the age of 8, but was initially discouraged from taking it seriously as it was seen as more of a boys' sport. She only committed seriously to her cricket career after being selected for the Western Warriors regional under-18 team in her early teens.
Career
Faisal plays domestic cricket for two Glasgow clubs, Clydesdale and West of Scotland. She was selected for the Scotland under-19 team at the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa, as part of the first Scotland squad to qualify for the tournament. The following year, her brother Ibrahim played for Scotland at the equivalent men's tournament.{{cite news |last1=Mangale |first1=Kalyani |title=After twin sister, Ibrahim Faisal shines in U19 World Cup |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2024/Feb/01/after-twin-sister-ibrahim-faisal-shines-in-u19-world-cup |access-date=13 April 2025 |work=The New Indian Express |date=1 February 2024}}
Faisal made her Women's Twenty20 International debut for Scotland in a nine-wicket win against Italy on 6 September 2023, in a 2023 Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier match at Almeria, Spain.{{cite news |title=T20 World Cup European Qualifier: Ailsa Lister shines as Scotland beat Italy by nine wickets |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66731628 |access-date=13 April 2025 |work=BBC Sport |date=6 September 2023}} She then made her Women's One Day International debut during Scotland's series against Ireland, also played at Almeria, the following month.{{cite news |title=Niamh Robertson-Jack: Scotland all-rounder on historic Ireland series |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/67113134 |access-date=13 April 2025 |work=BBC Sport |date=15 October 2023}}
After the withdrawal of Ellen Watson, Faisal was added to the Scotland squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Pakistan.{{cite news |title=Maryam Faisal added to World Cup Qualifier squad |url=https://www.cricketscotland.com/Article/6c7309f5-f73f-4a69-81e9-c9e63f52f843 |access-date=13 April 2025 |publisher=Cricket Scotland |date=25 March 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{ESPNcricinfo}}
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2627/2627646/2627646.html Maryam Faisal] at CricketArchive
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Category:Scottish women cricketers
Category:Scotland women One Day International cricketers
Category:Scotland women Twenty20 International cricketers
Category:Scottish people of Pakistani descent