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Urooj Mumtaz
Personal information
Full name
Urooj Mumtaz Khan
Born (1985-10-01) 1 October 1985 (age 38)
Karachi, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 20)15 March 2004 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 36)21 March 2004 v West Indies
Last ODI26 May 2010 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 11)25 May 2009 v Ireland
Last T20I10 May 2010 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I
Matches 1 38 9
Runs scored - 502 87
Batting average - 14.34 13.42
100s/50s - 0/1 0/0
Top score - 57 26*
Balls bowled 198 1,085 177
Wickets 2 36 6
Bowling average 48.50 24.38 21.16
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/24 5/33 2/14
Catches/stumpings 3/- 13/- 3/-
Source: Cricinfo, 14 May 2020

Urooj Mumtaz Khan (Urdu: عروج ممتاز) (born 1 October 1985) is a Pakistani women cricket commentator, television host, dentist, and former cricketer.[1][2]

She is a dentist by profession.[3]

Early life and education

She was born on 1 October 1985 in Karachi. She graduated from the Fatima Jinnah Dental College and did her MMESCI in Restorative Dentistry from the University of Sheffield.[4]

Career

She played for the Pakistan national women's cricket team, as an all-rounder, and played in the Asia XI cricket team. She participated in one Test match, 38 ODIs and nine Twenty20 matches. She took part in the series against New Zealand women on 10 May 2010. She also played in the ICC Women's World Cup 2009 as Captain of the team.[5]

In 2010, she retired from all forms of cricket.[3]

In April 2019, she was part of the selection committee to name the Pakistan women's team for their tour to South Africa.[6]

References

  1. ^ "PSL 2020: Waqar Younis, Urooj Mumtaz to reportedly join commentary panel". www.geosuper.tv.
  2. ^ "Urooj Mumtaz". Cricinfo.
  3. ^ a b Hasan, Shazia (March 31, 2019). "CRICKET: LEADING FROM THE FRONT". DAWN.COM.
  4. ^ "Follow your dream and be sincere to yourself and your profession- Dr Urooj Mumtaz". August 27, 2014.
  5. ^ http://iccwomensworldcup.yahoo.net/teams-and-players/player-profile/pakistan/urooj-mumtaz.html
  6. ^ "Bismah Maroof to lead Pakistan women in South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2019.