Muneeba Ali

Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (Urdu: منیبہ علی صدیقی; born 8 August 1997) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and left-handed batter.[1] She currently plays for Pakistan, and has played domestic cricket for Balochistan, Omar Associates, Karachi, State Bank of Pakistan, and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.[2][3]

Muneeba Ali
Personal information
Full name
Muneeba Ali Siddiqi
Born (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997
Karachi, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 76)20 March 2018 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI21 January 2023 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 36)16 March 2016 v West Indies
Last T20I1 September 2023 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12Balochistan
2014Omar Associates
2014Karachi
2015/16–2016/17State Bank of Pakistan
2017Karachi
2018–2018/19Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 30 45 72 84
Runs scored 730 655 1,817 1,509
Batting average 25.17 16.37 29.30 21.86
100s/50s 1/2 1/0 3/8 2/4
Top score 107 102 140 108
Balls bowled – – 12 –
Wickets – – 0 –
Bowling average – – – –
5 wickets in innings – – 0 –
10 wickets in match – – 0 –
Best bowling – – – –
Catches/stumpings 19/3 13/9 31/10 24/12
Source: CricketArchive, 21 February 2023

Career

She was part of the Pakistan squad at the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20, making her WT20I debut in the competition.[4] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut for Pakistan against Sri Lanka on 20 March 2018.[5]

In October 2018, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[6][7] In January 2020, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[8] In December 2020, she was shortlisted as one of the Women's Cricketer of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards.[9]

In October 2021, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[10] In January 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[11] In May 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[12]

On 15 February 2023, Ali became the first Pakistani woman to score a WT20I century when she scored 102 off 68 balls against Ireland in Pakistan's second match of the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa.[13] This also made her only the sixth batter to score a century at the Women's T20 World Cup.[14]

References
  1. "Muneeba Ali | Pakistan Cricket Team | Official Cricket Profiles | PCB". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. "Player Profile: Muneeba Ali". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. "Player Profile: Muneeba Ali". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. "15 member Women's team announced for ICC World Twenty20 India 2016". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  5. "1st ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Dambulla, Mar 20 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. "Pakistan women name World T20 squad without captain". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. "Pakistan squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. "Short-lists for PCB Awards 2020 announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  10. "West Indies to tour Pakistan for three ODIs from November 8; Javeria Khan to lead the hosts". Women's CricZone. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  11. "Bismah Maroof returns to lead Pakistan in World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  12. "Women squad for Commonwealth Games announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  13. "Muneeba Ali smashes century as Pakistan crush Ireland at Women's T20 World Cup". Dawn. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  14. Moonda, Firdose (15 February 2023). "Muneeba Ali seizes rarest of days as first Pakistan woman to score T20I century". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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