Abtaha Maqsood

Abtaha Maqsood
Personal information
Full name
Abtaha Mahin Maqsood
Born (1999-06-11) 11 June 1999
Glasgow, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 25)17 October 2023 v Ireland
Last ODI18 April 2025 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 8)7 July 2018 v Uganda
Last T20I13 October 2024 v England
T20I shirt no.9
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021–2023Birmingham Phoenix
2022-2024Sunrisers
2023Middlesex
2025Essex
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 13 57 51 127
Runs scored 20 38 87 78
Batting average 3.33 4.75 3.78 3.90
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 6* 9 14 9
Balls bowled 584 1040 1876 2116
Wickets 24 54 64 103
Bowling average 18.70 17.64 21.14 20.53
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/30 3/8 5/30 3/8
Catches/stumpings 4/– 15/– 11/– 27/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 June 2025

Abtaha Maqsood (born 11 June 1999) is a Scottish cricketer who currently plays for Essex and Scotland as a right-arm leg break bowler. She has also previously played for Middlesex, Sunrisers and Birmingham Phoenix.[1][2]

Early and personal life

The daughter of immigrants from Pakistan,[3] Maqsood was educated at Eastwood High School, Newton Mearns, and played club cricket for Poloc, having joined them at the age of 11. She plays cricket wearing a hijab. She has a black belt in taekwondo and was a flag bearer at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[4]

Career

After only four months at Poloc, Maqsood was called up to the Scotland under-17 squad and debuted for them aged 12.[5] Maqsood played for the Scotland women's national cricket team in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017.[6]

In June 2018, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[7] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Scotland against Uganda in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.[8]

In May 2019, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Europe tournament in Spain.[9] In August 2019, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[10] Ahead of the inaugural season of The Hundred, Maqsood was signed by the Birmingham Phoenix, and played for the side again in 2022.[11][12] In January 2022, she was named in Scotland's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[13] In March 2022, it was announced that Maqsood has signed for Sunrisers for the first part of the 2022 season.[14] Ahead of the 2023 season, it was announced that Maqsood was returning to Sunrisers, this time signing a professional contract with the side.[15] On 22 April 2023, she took her maiden five-wicket haul in Women's List A cricket,[16] helping her team to defeat Southern Vipers by 126 runs.[17] She also appeared for Middlesex in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[18]

In September 2024 she was named in the Scotland squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[19]

In October 2024, she signed for Essex Women ahead of the 2025 women's domestic cricket restructure.[20][21]

Maqsood was part of the Scotland squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Pakistan in April 2025.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Abtaha Maqsood". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Abtaha Maqsood: Scotland spinner on Ramadan, fasting and wearing a hijab". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Maqsood aiming for World T20" (Television production). Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. ^ "The Hundred Women's 2021: Scotland leg-spinner Abtaha Maqsood bowls with a hijab for Birmingham Phoenix". CricTracker. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's squad – Abtaha Maqsood". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  6. ^ "ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 20th Match, Group B: Pakistan Women v Scotland Women at Colombo (CCC), Feb 13, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  7. ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  8. ^ "2nd Match, Group B, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Amstelveen, Jul 7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Squads announced for ICC Women's Qualifier Europe 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Profile: Cricket Scotland's Abtaha Maqsood". Emerging Cricket. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  12. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Scotland's women aim to start 2022 on a high at Commonwealth Games qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Abtaha Maqsood joins Sunrisers". Sunrisers Cricket. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Abtaha Maqsood Re-Signs for Sunrisers". Sunrisers Cricket. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Southern Vipers v Sunrisers, Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  17. ^ "Sun finally rises for Sunrisers as Abtaha Maqsood seals victory at 21st attempt". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  18. ^ "Oxfordshire Women v Middlesex Women, 23 April 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  19. ^ "Scotland squad named for ICC Women's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Essex Women announce new player signings". Essex County Cricket Club. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Essex Women announce first professional players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  22. ^ "Scotland name squad for Women's World Cup Qualifiers". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
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