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Full name | Aliya Riaz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 32) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Waqar Younis (brother-in-law) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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ODI debut (cap 70) | 23 August 2014 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 10 November 2023 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 30) | 30 August 2014 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 29 October 2023 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010/11 | Rawalpindi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011/12–2012/13 | Federal Capital | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011/12–2015 | Higher Education Commission | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Lahore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015/16–2016 | State Bank of Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17–2017 | Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2018/19 | State Bank of Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Personal life
In 2024, she married Ali Younis, a banker turned cricket commentator and the younger brother of former international cricketer Waqar Younis.
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. She was the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in the tournament, with six dismissals in four matches. In January 2020, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. In December 2020, she was shortlisted as one of the Women's Cricketer of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards.
In October 2021, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. In January 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. In May 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
She was named in the Pakistan squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
References
- "Player Profile: Aliya Riaz". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- "Player Profile: Aliya Riaz". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- Imran, Sohail (12 April 2024). "Star cricketer Aliya Riaz ties the knot with commentator Ali Younis". Geo News.
- "Pakistan women name World T20 squad without captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "ICC Women's World T20, 2018/19 - Pakistan Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- "Pakistan squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "Short-lists for PCB Awards 2020 announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- "West Indies to tour Pakistan for three ODIs from November 8; Javeria Khan to lead the hosts". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- "Bismah Maroof returns to lead Pakistan in World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- "Women squad for Commonwealth Games announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- "Fatima Sana to lead Pakistan in ICC Women's T20 World Cup". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
External links
- Aliya Riaz at ESPNcricinfo
- Aliya Riaz at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Cricketers from Rawalpindi
- Pakistani women cricketers
- Pakistan women One Day International cricketers
- Pakistan women Twenty20 International cricketers
- Rawalpindi women cricketers
- Federal Capital women cricketers
- Higher Education Commission women cricketers
- Lahore women cricketers
- State Bank of Pakistan women cricketers
- Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited women cricketers
- Asian Games medalists in cricket
- Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Cricketers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Pakistan