Omaima Sohail

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
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Pakistan (2018–present)
ODI debut (cap 78)	8 October 2018 v Bangladesh
Last ODI	21 January 2023 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 42)	25 October 2018 v Australia
Last T20I	21 February 2023 v England
T20I shirt no.	11
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011/12	Balochistan
2012/13	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2012/13–2014	Karachi
2014	Omar Associates
2015–2016	Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
2018/19	State 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

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.

External links

• Omaima Sohail at ESPNcricinfo