Uzma Iftikhar

{{short description|American cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

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| name = Uzma Iftikhar

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| country = United States

| fullname = Uzma Iftikhar

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|2|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Karachi, Pakistan

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm offbreak

| role = All-Rounder

| international = true

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| T20Idebutdate = 17 May

| T20Idebutyear = 2019

| T20Idebutagainst = Canada

| T20Icap = 6

| lastT20Idate = 11 September

| lastT20Iyear = 2023

| lastT20Iagainst = Canada

| columns = 1

| column1 = WT20I

| matches1 = 14

| runs1 = 16

| bat avg1 = 4.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 7

| deliveries1 = 270

| wickets1 = 13

| bowl avg1 = 12.38

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 4/19

| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–

| date = 7 October 2024

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/940175.html Cricinfo

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Uzma Iftikhar (born 4 February 1987) is a Pakistani-born American cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/940175.html |title=Uzma Iftikhar |accessdate=27 August 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1183855.html |title=1st T20I, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier at Lauderhill, May 17 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 August 2019}}

In August 2019, she was named in United States' squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1319297 |title=Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=21 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/media-release/usa-women-name-squad-for-icc-global-t20-qualifier-in-scotland/ |title=USA Women Name Squad for ICC Global T20 Qualifier in Scotland |work=USA Cricket |accessdate=21 August 2019}} She played in the group-stage match between the United States and Papua New Guinea on 3 September 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1197058.html |title=12th Match, Group A, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Arbroath, Sep 3 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=3 September 2019}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/media-release/usa-announce-womens-national-training-groups/ |title=USA Announce Women's National Training Groups |work=USA Cricket |access-date=3 February 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000001/000195.shtml?135 |title=USA name Women's and U19 squads |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=3 February 2021 |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114033444/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000001/000195.shtml?135 |url-status=dead }} In September 2021, she was named in the American team for the World Cup Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/icc-news/team-usa-womens-squad-named-for-icc-americas-t20-world-cup-qualifier-in-mexico/ |title=Team USA Women's Squad Named for ICC Americas T20 World Cup Qualifier in Mexico |work=USA Cricket |access-date=17 September 2021}} In October 2021, she was named in the American team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/icc-news/team-usa-womens-squad-named-for-icc-womens-world-cup-qualifier-in-zimbabwe/ |title=Team USA Women's Squad named for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe |work=USA Cricket |access-date=29 October 2021}}