18 Facts About Bismah Maroof

Bismah Maroof was born on 18 July 1991 and is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling right-arm leg break.

Bismah Maroof has appeared for Pakistan in over 200 matches, captained the side between 2013 and 2020, and was the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for Pakistan.

Bismah Maroof has played domestic cricket for Lahore, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited and Pakistan Universities.

On 23 March 2023, Bismah Maroof was awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pakistan's fourth-highest civilian honour.

Bismah Maroof's parents being well-educated, were in favour of her pursuing an academic career and establishing herself in the world of medicine.

Bismah Maroof broke into the Pakistan national set-up at the age of 15.

Bismah Maroof made her ODI debut on 13 December 2006 at the age of 15 against India during the 2006 Women's Asia Cup and she made an impressive start to her ODI career scoring 43 runs off 76 balls while opening the batting.

Bismah Maroof made her WT20I debut on 29 May 2009 against Ireland during the 2009 RSA T20 Cup.

Bismah Maroof was part of the Pakistan squad at the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup in Australia.

Bismah Maroof was part of the team that won a gold medal against Bangladesh at the 2010 Asian Games in China.

Bismah Maroof was named vice-captain of the Pakistan squad that won a second successive gold medal against Bangladesh at the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea.

Bismah Maroof was ruled out of the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup due to a hand injury and was replaced in the squad by Iram Javed.

Bismah Maroof later replaced Sana Mir as the captain of the Pakistan team with the latter being removed after the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup tournament where Pakistan lost all their matches.

On 11 October 2017, Bismah Maroof was selected as captain of the Pakistan women's cricket team ahead of the New Zealand series in the UAE.

Bismah Maroof was the leading run-scorer for Pakistan in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, with 143 runs in five matches.

Bismah Maroof was ruled out of the rest of the tournament, with Nahida Khan named as her replacement and Javeria Khan captaining the side in her absence.

Bismah Maroof became the first Pakistani cricketer to be a beneficiary of the Pakistan Cricket Board's maternity policy for the players which allows benefits for expecting mothers and fathers.

In 2023, Bismah Maroof was awarded with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in honour of her remarkable services to Pakistan Women Cricket Team.