Maryam Faisal
Scottish cricketer (born 2005)
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Maryam Faisal (born 7 July 2005) is a Scottish cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper-batter for the national women's team. She was named in the Scotland squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[1]
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| Born | 7 July 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Naushad Ali (grandfather) Ibrahim Faisal (twin brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 29) | 21 October 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 April 2025 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 26) | 6 September 2023 v Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 16 August 2024 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 April 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Early and personal life
Faisal was educated at the High School of Glasgow. As of 2023, she planned to study medicine at university after leaving school.[2] She has a twin brother, Ibrahim Faisal, who has represented the Scotland national under-19 cricket team. Their grandfather Naushad Ali was a Test cricketer for Pakistan.[3] Faisal followed her brother into trying cricket at the age of 8, but was initially discouraged from taking it seriously as it was seen as more of a boys' sport. She only committed seriously to her cricket career after being selected for the Western Warriors regional under-18 team in her early teens.[2]
Career
Faisal plays domestic cricket for two Glasgow clubs, Clydesdale and West of Scotland. She was selected for the Scotland under-19 team at the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa, as part of the first Scotland squad to qualify for the tournament.[2] The following year, her brother Ibrahim played for Scotland at the equivalent men's tournament.[4]
Faisal made her Women's Twenty20 International debut for Scotland in a nine-wicket win against Italy on 6 September 2023, in a 2023 Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier match at Almeria, Spain.[5] She then made her Women's One Day International debut during Scotland's series against Ireland, also played at Almeria, the following month.[6]
After the withdrawal of Ellen Watson, Faisal was added to the Scotland squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Pakistan.[7]
