Bisma Maroof is the Ex-Captain of the Pakistan women’s cricket team. She was born on July 18, 1991, in Lahore, the capital city of the Punjab province in Pakistan. Bisma belongs to a Kashmiri family.
Early Life
Bisma Maroof belongs to an educated family. The family was interested in pursuing her academic career in the medical field. However, at LCWU, her passion for cricket rose so high that she left her studies and started playing professional cricket.
She married her cousin Abrar Ahmad in November 2018. Her husband is a software engineer. They have a baby girl.
Height and Play
Bisma Maroof is 5 feet and 5 inches tall. Bisma is an all-rounder cricketer. She is a right-arm leg-break bowler and a left-handed batsman. Mark Hustin Coles, the New Zealand cricketer and Pakistani Women’s Cricket team’s coach, is considered her mentor.
She started playing cricket after leaving High School. She has started playing in Lahore College for Women’s University matches. Later, she also played domestic cricket for Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.
Bisma Maroof's Debut
According to ESPN, she debuted in ODI cricket in December 2006 against India in Jaipur. In her debut, she played a remarkable innings and made 43 runs with five boundaries. Despite her excellent batting, Pakistan lost the match.
She played her first T20 match against Ireland in May 2009 in Dublin. Unfortunately, she failed to perform well in this match; however, luckily, Pakistan won the game.
One Day Career (ODI)
She has played 130 ODI matches. She has bowled 69 times and batted in 126 innings. She has scored 3189 runs and obtained 44 wickets. Her highest score is 99 in the ODI. Her best bowling is four wickets for seven runs. She has an average of 29.52 with a strike rate of 58.06. In bowling, her economy rate is 4.00. She has also taken 37 catches in the ODI.
She has bowled 291.5 overs, where she has bowled 15 maiden overs. She has taken four wickets one time. Of her 130 matches, Pakistan has won 46, lost 79, tied two, and had no result in three games. Eighteen times, she has played not-out innings in an ODI. She made 19 half-centuries in ODI. She played 34 ODI matches as captain.
T20 Career
She has played 138 T20 matches. She has bowled 63 times and batted in 132 innings. She has scored 2859 runs and obtained 36 wickets; her highest score is 70 in T20. It was her best bowling in three wickets for 21 runs. She has an average of 27.49 with a strike rate of 91.54. In bowling, her economy rate is 5.62.
She has bowled 145.4 overs. Out of her 138 matches, Pakistan has won 58, lost 74, tied three, and had no result in three games. She has played 28 not-out innings in T20. She made 12 half-centuries in the ODI. She has taken 37 catches in T20. She played 62 T20 matches as captain.
Contribution
Bisma Maroof was the most runs scorer for the women’s cricket team in June 2022. She made the most runs in both ODI and T20. She has played more than 200 matches in Pakistan.
She remained captain of the Pakistani Team from 2013 to 2020. Bisma was the first lady to achieve the landmark of 1000 scores for the Pakistani Team. Bismah was awarded Tamgh-e-Imtiaz in honour of a splendid performance for the Pakistani Team.
Matches Against Countries
Bisma has played matches for almost every known country. However, she has played maximum matches (24) against South Africa. She has played 21 matches against Sri Lanka. She has played 15 matches against the West Indies.
Records
Bisma has a unique record in ODI of being a top-score batsman worldwide without a hundred scores. In T20, she has the form of highest partnership for seventh wicket of 60 runs from Pakistan and 8th worldwide.
Bisma has the record for the highest partnership in ODI for the fourth wicket of 181 runs from Pakistan and overall 5th worldwide. Bisma Maroof is the top scorer (2859) from Pakistan and 7th worldwide. In T20, she shares the record with other players to get a hit wicket on her bowling.
Conclusion
Bisma Maroof has proved her selection by her performance. She has performed well both as a team player and as captain. It is appreciable that Bisma did hard work with minimal available resources. She has set an excellent example for her followers.