Uzma Iftikhar

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Uzma Iftikhar
Personal information
Full name
Uzma Iftikhar
Born (1987-02-04) 4 February 1987 (age 36)
Karachi, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
Role All-Rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  6)17 May 2019 v  Canada
Last T20I25 October 2021 v  Argentina
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches9
Runs scored16
Batting average 4.00
100s/50s0/0
Top score7
Balls bowled174
Wickets 9
Bowling average 11.33
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling4/19
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 October 2021

Uzma Iftikhar (born 4 February 1987) is a Pakistani-born American cricketer. [1] 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. [2]

In August 2019, she was named in United States' squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. [3] [4] She played in the group-stage match between the United States and Papua New Guinea on 3 September 2019. [5]

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. [6] [7] In September 2021, she was named in the American team for the World Cup Qualifier tournament. [8] In October 2021, she was named in the American team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. [9]

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