Former Pakistan women’s captain Bismah Maroof has retired from international cricket after 276 games in an 18-year career. Maroof was an allrounder who batted left-handed and scored 33 half-centuries including three ODI scores in the 90s, and bowled right arm leg break and bagged 80 wickets.
LAHORE, Pakistan — Former Pakistan women’s captain Bismah Maroof retired from international cricket on Thursday after 276 games in an 18-year career.
Maroof, an allrounder, batted left-handed and scored 6,262 runs including 33 half-centuries — three ODI scores in the 90s — and bowled right arm leg break and bagged 80 wickets. Maroof took a break in 2021 to give birth to her first child and said she was grateful for a parental policy that extended her career.
She also played in all eight Women’s T20 World Cups, and was captain in the last two in 2020 and 2023.
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