Aliya Riaz

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Aliya Riaz
Personal information
Full name
Aliya Riaz
Born (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 31)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  70)23 August 2014 v  Australia
Last ODI18 January 2023 v  Australia
T20I debut(cap  30)30 August 2014 v  Australia
Last T20I29 October 2023 v  Bangladesh
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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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. [3] [4] She was the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in the tournament, with six dismissals in four matches. [5] In January 2020, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. [6] In December 2020, she was shortlisted as one of the Women's Cricketer of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards. [7]

In October 2021, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. [8] In January 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. [9] In May 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. [10]

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