Saniyah Zia

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Saniyah Zia
Personal information
Full nameSaniyah Zia
Born (1985-04-11) April 11, 1985 (age 36)
Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  11)17 May 2019 v  United States
Last T20I24 October 2021 v  United States
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches3
Runs scored23
Batting average 11.50
100s/50s0/0
Top score15*
Balls bowled48
Wickets 4
Bowling average 12.75
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling3/22
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 October 2021

Saniyah Zia (born 11 April 1985) is a Pakistani born Canadian cricketer. [1] [2] She played for Canada at the 2013 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier.

In May 2019, she was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Americas tournament against the United States. [3] She made her WT20I debut for Canada against the United States in the Americas Qualifier on 17 May 2019. [4]

In October 2021, she was named in the Canadian team for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Mexico. [5]

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