Mas Elysa

{{Short description|Malaysian cricketer (born 2001)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Mas Elysa

| female = true

| image =

| country = Malaysia

| international = true

| fullname = Mas Elysa Yasmin Zulkifli

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|5|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Hospital Sungai Siput, Perak

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Legbreak googly

| role =

| T20Idebutdate = 3 June

| T20Idebutyear = 2018

| T20Idebutagainst = India

| T20Icap = 6

| lastT20Iagainst = United Arab Emirates

| lastT20Idate = 18 February

| lastT20Iyear = 2024

| date = 8 October 2024

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1116789.html ESPNCricinfo

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{MAS}}}}

{{MedalSport|Women's Cricket}}

{{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Kuala Lumpur|Twenty20}}

}}

Mas Elysa Yasmin Zulkifli (born 19 May 2001) is a Malaysian cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1116789.html |title=Mas Elysa |accessdate=4 July 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Malaysia on 3 June 2018, in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1148048.html |title=1st Match, Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur, Jun 3 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=4 July 2018}}

She once held the record for the best bowling figures in a Twenty20 International, by taking 6/3 from 4.0 overs against China at the Thailand Women's T20 Smash on 16 January 2019 at Asian Institute of Technology Ground in Bangkok.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283970.html|title=Records–Women's Twenty20 Internationals–Bowling records–Best figures in an innings–ESPN Cricinfo|publisher=ESPN| work=Cricinfo|accessdate=6 August 2014}} Her feat was reported in Malaysia newspapers, unusually for women's cricket in the country.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/cricket/2019/01/451233/malaysian-bowler-mas-elysa-stars-three-t20-world-records|title = Malaysian bowler Mas Elysa stars with three T20 world records | New Straits Times|date = 16 January 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportimes.my/mas-elysa-malaysias-own-cricket-world-record-holder/|title = Sorry! This Site is Currently Not Available!}} In April 2021, she was one of 15 players to be awarded a contract by the Malaysian Cricket Association, the first time female cricketers for the Malaysian team had been granted contracts.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000004/000481.shtml |title=Malaysia award contracts to women's national team |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=22 April 2021}}

In November 2021, she was named on Malaysia's side for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.{{Cite web |date=4 November 2021 |title=Malaysia Women team to tour Sri Lanka to prepare for T20 World Cup Asia qualifiers |url=https://czarsportzauto.com/malaysia-women-t20-world-cup-asia-qualifiers/ |access-date=4 November 2021 |website=Czarsportz}}

In October 2022, she played for Malaysia in the Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup. In September 2023, she was selected in Malaysia's 2023 Asian Games squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/MalaysianCricket/posts/pfbid02eSeRDKDGVAgabXWQEFh25Va61LyBXEk8e6qSpL2XoHx6dDzGH9aGNAHNT5j1Shrfl |title=Hangzhou Bound! Our girls are prepping for an epic match against Hong Kong, China in the Asian Games on September 19th |work=Malaysian Cricket Association |via=Facebook |access-date=2 November 2023}}

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