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Born | Abbottabad, Pakistan | 7 August 2004|||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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ODI debut (cap 85) | 12 July 2021 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 21 January 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 48) | 3 March 2020 v Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 15 February 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Abbottabad | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 July 2023 |
Ayesha Naseem (born 7 August 2004) is a Pakistani former cricketer.[1] In January 2020, at the age of 15, she was selected in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[2][3][4] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Pakistan, against Thailand, on 3 March 2020.[5] In December 2020, she was named in Pakistan's squad for their series against South Africa.[6] Later the same month, she was shortlisted as one of the Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards.[7]
In June 2021, she was named in Pakistan's squad for their series against the West Indies.[8][9] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut on 12 July 2021, for Pakistan against the West Indies.[10] In May 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[11]
On 20 July 2023, Naseem announced her retirement from international cricket at the age of 18.[12] She opted to retire in order to live her life according to the teachings of Islam.[13][14]