Omaima Sohail (born 11 July 1997) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a right-arm off break bowler and right-handed batter. She currently plays for Pakistan, and has played domestic cricket for Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Karachi, Omar Associates, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited and State Bank of Pakistan.[1][2][3]

Omaima Sohail
Personal information
Born (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 27)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 78)8 October 2018 v Bangladesh
Last ODI21 January 2023 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 42)25 October 2018 v Australia
Last T20I21 February 2023 v England
T20I shirt no.11
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12Balochistan
2012/13Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2012/13–2014Karachi
2014Omar Associates
2015–2016Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
2018/19State Bank of Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 28 26 65 61
Runs scored 574 315 1,269 775
Batting average 22.96 13.69 22.26 16.48
100s/50s 0/3 0/0 0/7 0/2
Top score 65 43 73 62
Balls bowled 461 48 957 228
Wickets 12 1 28 8
Bowling average 29.08 56.00 22.57 33.12
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/7 1/18 4/24 2/21
Catches/stumpings 6/– 7/– 22/– 19/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 February 2023

In September 2018, she was named in the Pakistan's squad for their series against Bangladesh.[4] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut for Pakistan against Bangladesh on 8 October 2018.[5] Prior to her full international debut, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, but did not play.[6]

In October 2018, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[7][8] Later the same month, she made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Pakistan Women against Australia on 25 October 2018.[9] In January 2020, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[10] In October 2021, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[11] In January 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[12] In May 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[13]

She was named in the Pakistan squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Omaima Sohail". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ^ "20 women cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Omaima Sohail". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Javeria Khan to captain Pakistan in Bismah Maroof's absence". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Only ODI, Pakistan Women tour of Bangladesh at Cox's Bazar, Oct 8 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  6. ^ "15-member Women's Team announced for ACC Women's Asia Cup 2018". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Pakistan women name World T20 squad without captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. ^ "1st T20I, Australia Women v Pakistan Women T20I Series at Kuala Lumpur, Oct 25 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Pakistan squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  11. ^ "West Indies to tour Pakistan for three ODIs from November 8; Javeria Khan to lead the hosts". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Bismah Maroof returns to lead Pakistan in World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Women squad for Commonwealth Games announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Fatima Sana to lead Pakistan in ICC Women's T20 World Cup". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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