Aliya Riaz

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Aliya Riaz
Personal information
Full name
Aliya Riaz
Born (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 32)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Role All-rounder
Relations Waqar Younis (brother-in-law)
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
T20I shirt no.37
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Incheon Team

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]

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Personal life

In 2024, she married Ali Younis, a banker turned cricket commentator and the younger brother of former international cricketer Waqar Younis. [3]

International career

In October 2018, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. [4] [5] She was the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in the tournament, with six dismissals in four matches. [6] In January 2020, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. [7] In December 2020, she was shortlisted as one of the Women's Cricketer of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards. [8]

In October 2021, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. [9] In January 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. [10] In May 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. [11]

She was named in the Pakistan squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [12]

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