{{short description|Pakistani cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Bismah Maroof | female = true | image = Bismah Mahroof.jpg | country = Pakistan | fullname = Bismah Maroof | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|07|18|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan | heightft = | heightinch = | batting = Left-handed | bowling = Right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]] | role = [[All-rounder]]
| international = true | internationalspan = 2006–2024
| odidebutdate = 13 December | odidebutyear = 2006 | odidebutagainst = India | odicap = 45 | lastodidate = 23 April | lastodiyear = 2024 | lastodiagainst = West Indies | odishirt = 3
| T20Idebutdate = 29 May | T20Idebutyear = 2009 | T20Idebutagainst = Ireland | T20Icap = 13 | lastT20Idate = 5 December | lastT20Iyear = 2023 | lastT20Iagainst = New Zealand | T20Ishirt = 3
| club1 = [[Lahore women's cricket team|Lahore]] | year1 = 2006/07 | club2 = [[Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited women's cricket team|Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited]] | year2 = {{nowrap|2009/10–2018/19}} | club3 = [[Pakistan Universities women's cricket team|Pakistan Universities]] | year3 = 2009/10 | club4 = [[Lahore women's cricket team|Lahore]] | year4 = 2014
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Women's One Day International|WODI]] | matches1 = 136 | runs1 = 3,369 | bat avg1 = 29.55 | 100s/50s1 = 0/21 | top score1 = 99 | deliveries1 = 1,757 | wickets1 = 44 | bowl avg1 = 26.68 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 4/7 | catches/stumpings1 = 40/–
| column2 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|WT20I]] | matches2 = 140 | runs2 = 2,893 | bat avg2 = 27.55 | 100s/50s2 = 0/12 | top score2 = 70[[not out|*]] | deliveries2 = 898 | wickets2 = 36 | bowl avg2 = 23.30 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 3/21 | catches/stumpings2 = 37/–
| column3 = [[List A cricket|WLA]] | matches3 = 209 | runs3 = 5,874 | bat avg3 = 37.72 | 100s/50s3 = 5/37 | top score3 = 159 | deliveries3 = 3,090 | wickets3 = 97 | bowl avg3 = 18.10 | fivefor3 = 0 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 4/7 | catches/stumpings3 = 66/–
| column4 = [[Women's Twenty20|WT20]] | matches4 = 216 | runs4 = 5,041 | bat avg4 = 34.29 | 100s/50s4 = 0/32 | top score4 = 77[[not out|*]] | deliveries4 = 1,527 | wickets4 = 73 | bowl avg4 = 17.65 | fivefor4 = 0 | tenfor4 = 0 | best bowling4 = 3/6 | catches/stumpings4 = 72/–
| date = 25 April 2024 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/135/135320/135320.html CricketArchive | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{PAK}}}} {{MedalSport|Women's [[Cricket]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games|Team]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Cricket at the 2014 Asian Games|Team]]}} }}
'''Bismah Maroof''' (born 18 July 1991) is a Pakistani former [[cricket]]er who played as an [[all-rounder]], [[Batting (cricket)|batting]] left-handed and [[Bowling (cricket)|bowling]] right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]]. In June 2022, she became the highest runs scorer for [[Pakistan women's national cricket team|the Pakistan women's cricket team]] in both ODI and T20I formats (more than 2000 runs in each).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Women Cricket Team ODI Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=9&id=3022&type=team |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Women Cricket Team T20I Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=10&id=3022&type=team |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref> She has appeared for [[Pakistan women's national cricket team|Pakistan]] in over 200 matches, [[Captain (cricket)|captained]] the side between 2013 and 2020, and was the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/pathmakers-first-to-1000-odi-runs-from-each-country/ |title=Pathmakers – First to 1000 ODI runs from each country |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=29 May 2020 |archive-date=21 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921135206/https://www.womenscriczone.com/pathmakers-first-to-1000-odi-runs-from-each-country |url-status=dead }}</ref> In April 2021, Maroof took a break from cricket to give birth, before confirming her return to availability in December 2021 ahead of the [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup|2022 World Cup]].<ref name="return">{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/pakistan-batter-bismah-maroof-confirms-availability-for-2022-world-cup/ |title=Pakistan batter Bismah Maroof confirms availability for 2022 World Cup |work=CricTracker |date=29 December 2021 |access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cricket's mothers have it better now than ever (but not all of them) |url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1303085/cricket-s-mothers-have-it-better-now-than-ever--but-not-all-of-them |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Cricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-09 |title=The Spin {{!}} Pakistan's Bismah Maroof radiates the power to inspire change in cricket |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/09/the-spin-cricket-pakistan-bismah-maroof-motherhood |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> She has played domestic cricket for [[Lahore women's cricket team|Lahore]], [[Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited women's cricket team|Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited]] and [[Pakistan Universities women's cricket team|Pakistan Universities]].<ref name="Cricinfo">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/bismah-maroof-260229 |title=Player Profile: Bismah Maroof |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="CricketArchive">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/135/135320/135320.html |title=Player Profile: Bismah Maroof |work=CricketArchive |access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref> As of 2022, she holds the world record for having scored the most runs in the history of Women's ODIs without a single career century with 3,017 runs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Records {{!}} Women's One-Day Internationals {{!}} Batting records {{!}} Most runs in a career without a hundred {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284201.html |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
On 23 March 2023, Bismah was awarded the [[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz]], Pakistan's fourth-highest civilian honour.<ref>{{cite news |title=Babar Azam, Bismah Maroof awarded Pakistan's civilian honours |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistan-captain-babar-awarded-sitara-e-imtiaz-maroof-awarded-tamgha-e-imtiaz-1365052 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=23 March 2023}}</ref>
==Early life== Bismah was born into a [[Kashmiris in Punjab|Kashmiri]] family.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Unveiling Jazbaa: A History of Pakistan Women's Cricket |last=Puthran |first=Aayush |year=2022 |publisher=Birlinn |isbn=9781913538811 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Ht4EAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Bismah+Maroof%22+AND+%22kashmiri%22&pg=PT159}}</ref> Her parents being well-educated, were in favour of her pursuing an academic career and establishing herself in the world of [[medicine]]. As she grew into her late teens, her interest for cricket developed, and that too to such an extent, that while at [[Lahore College for Women University]], her passion peaked and so she decided to step out of academics, after completion of [[Secondary school|high school]], into the cricketing sphere, leaving behind the ambitions of becoming a doctor. She broke into the Pakistan national set-up at the age of 15.
==International career== She made her ODI debut on 13 December 2006 at the age of 15 against India during the [[2006 Women's Asia Cup]] and she made an impressive start to her ODI career scoring 43 runs off 76 balls while opening the batting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Full Scorecard of IND Women vs PAK Women 1st Match 2006/07 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-asia-cup-2006-07-271455/india-women-vs-pakistan-women-1st-match-271457/full-scorecard |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> She made her WT20I debut on 29 May 2009 against [[Ireland women's cricket team|Ireland]] during the [[2009 RSA T20 Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Full Scorecard of PAK Women vs Ire Women 2009 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rsa-t20-cup-2009-403405/ireland-women-vs-pakistan-women-403415/full-scorecard |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
She was part of the Pakistan squad at the [[2009 Women's Cricket World Cup]] in [[Australia]]. She was part of the team that won a gold medal against [[Bangladesh women's national cricket team|Bangladesh]] at the [[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games – Women|2010 Asian Games]] in [[China]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Final, Asian Games Women's Cricket Competition at Guangzhou, Nov 19 2010 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8696/scorecard/485173/ |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref> She was named [[Captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vice-captain]] of the Pakistan squad<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan women set to defend cricket title |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/760568/pakistan-women-set-to-defend-cricket-title/ |work=The Express Tribune |date=September 11, 2014}}</ref> that won a second successive gold medal against Bangladesh at the [[Cricket at the 2014 Asian Games – Women|2014 Asian Games]] in [[South Korea]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan clinch thriller to win gold |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8696/report/778015 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=26 September 2014}}</ref> In 2016, she was named as the captain of the Pakistan women T20I side.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maroof named Pakistan Women T20 captain; Mir retains ODI role |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bismah-maroof-named-pakistan-women-t20-captain-sana-mir-retains-role-in-odis-1023113 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
She was ruled out of the [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup]] due to a hand injury and was replaced in the squad by [[Iram Javed]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Injury ends Bismah Maroof's World Cup |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/injury-ends-bismah-maroof-s-world-cup-1107215 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> She later replaced [[Sana Mir]] as the captain of the Pakistan team with the latter being removed after the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup tournament where Pakistan lost all their matches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mir axed as ODI captain, Maroof to lead side |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sana-mir-axed-as-odi-captain-bismah-maroof-to-lead-side-1122565 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> On 11 October 2017, Bismah was selected as captain of the Pakistan women's cricket team ahead of the [[New Zealand women's cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2017–18|New Zealand series]] in the UAE.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20976919/bismah-maroof-led-pakistan-squad-named-new-zealand-series | title = Maroof-led Pakistan squad named for New Zealand series| access-date=12 October 2017 |publisher =ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In the series, Pakistan won their first ever ODI against the [[New Zealand women's cricket team|New Zealand]] in the third match.<ref name="Bismah">{{cite news |last1=Aliani |first1=Shahbano |title=Bismah Maroof at the helm: Getting to know the Pakistan women's cricket captain |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1411346/bismah-maroof-at-the-helm-getting-to-know-the-pakistan-womens-cricket-captain |work=Dawn |date=1 June 2018}}</ref>
In March 2018, under her captaincy Pakistan clean swept [[Sri Lanka women's cricket team|Sri Lanka]] 3-0 in the ODI series on the [[Pakistan women's cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2017–18|Sri Lanka tour]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan Women pulverise Sri Lanka, earn praise from PCB Chairman Sethi |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1397268 |work=Dawn |date=24 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Maroof, Mir seal ODI series for Pakistan |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pak-w-tour-of-sl-2017-18-1138185/sri-lanka-women-vs-pakistan-women-2nd-odi-1138200/match-report |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> This was only the second time that Pakistan team won an ODI series 3-0.<ref name="Bismah" /> In the T20 series, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka 2-1.<ref>{{cite news |title= Pak women beat Sri Lanka women to take T20I series 2-1 |url= https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/299404-pak-women-beat-sri-lanka-to-take-t20i-series-2-1 |work=The News International |date= 1 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Javeria, spinners help Pakistan seal 2-1 series win |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pak-w-tour-of-sl-2017-18-1138185/sri-lanka-women-vs-pakistan-women-3rd-t20i-1138204/match-report |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
She was the leading run-scorer for Pakistan in the [[2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup]], with 143 runs in five matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?class=16;id=12428;team=3022;type=tournament |title=Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, 2018, Pakistan Women: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=9 June 2018}}</ref>
In October 2018, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20]] tournament in the West Indies but opted to stay aside from captaincy which made room for Javeria Khan to lead the side.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25117294/bismah-maroof-returns-women-world-t20-not-captain |title=Bismah Maroof returns for Women's World T20 but not as captain |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/893086 |title=Bismah Maroof returns to Pakistan squad, Javeria Khan stays on as captain |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref> Prior to the 2018 ICC WT20 campaign, she underwent an eye surgery for a sinus problem and it raised doubts over her cricketing future.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bismah Maroof reveals she feared for playing career after sinus operation |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bismah-maroof-reveals-she-feared-for-playing-career-after-sinus-operation-1165128 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> In January 2019, she returned as skipper of the side for the [[West Indies women's cricket team in Pakistan in 2021–22|home WODI and WT20I series against the West Indies]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bismah Maroof takes back captaincy from Javeria Khan |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bismah-maroof-takes-back-captaincy-from-javeria-khan-1172698 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> In October 2019, she was named as the captain of the Women's Global Development Squad, ahead of a five-match series in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1366772 |title=Bismah to lead Women's Global Development Squad |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=3 October 2019}}</ref>
In January 2020, she was named as the captain of Pakistan's squad for the [[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pakistan-squad-for-icc-women-s-t20-world-cup-announced.html |title=Pakistan squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup announced |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |date=10 January 2014 |access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref> However, on 28 February 2020, in the match against [[England women's cricket team|England]], she broke her right thumb.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/pakistan-skipper-bismah-maroof-out-of-women-s-t20-world-cup-with-injury/story-MazbPVnMvi0gfoF2YcCSfK.html |title=Pakistan skipper Bismah Maroof out of women's T20 World Cup with injury |work=Hindustan Times |date=28 February 2020 |access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref> She was ruled out of the rest of the tournament, with [[Nahida Khan]] named as her replacement and [[Javeria Khan]] captaining the side in her absence.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/bismah-maroof-ruled-out-of-icc-women-s-t20-world-cup-2020-.html |title=Bismah Maroof ruled out of ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |date=10 January 2014 |access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref>
In December 2020, she was shortlisted as one of the Women's Cricketer of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/short-lists-for-pcb-awards-2020-announced.html |title=Short-lists for PCB Awards 2020 announced |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> In April 2021, Maroof announced that she was taking an indefinite break from cricket "as motherhood beckons".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/117081/motherhood-beckons-taking-indefinite-break-from-cricket-bismah-maroof |title=Motherhood beckons, taking indefinite break from cricket: Bismah Maroof |work=CricBuzz |date=16 April 2021 |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bismah Maroof takes indefinite maternity leave, as PCB mulls pregnancy provisions in contracts |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistan-s-bismah-maroof-takes-indefinite-maternity-leave-as-pcb-mulls-pregnancy-provisions-in-contracts-1259325 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> She became the first Pakistani cricketer to be a beneficiary of the Pakistan Cricket Board's maternity policy for the players which allows benefits for expecting mothers and fathers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narayanan |first=Lavanya Lakshmi |title=Women's Day 2022 - From Jess Kerr to Bismah Maroof - 22 inspirational women in sports |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/womens-cricket/international-womens-day-2022-women-in-sport-inspirational-stories-sportspersons-iwd/article38452087.ece |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Sportstar |date=8 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Raghunandan |first=Vaibhav |date=2022-03-09 |title=The way sport plays when it comes to maternity support policy |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/the-way-sport-plays-when-it-comes-to-maternity-support-policy-122030801527_1.html |access-date=2022-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PCB launches parental support policy for all cricketers |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pcb-launches-parental-support-policy-for-all-cricketers-1262288 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> After giving birth to a baby girl in August 2021, in December Maroof announced that she was returning to availability for Pakistan ahead of the [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup|2022 World Cup]].<ref name="return"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Acharya |first=Shayan |title=Women's World Cup: Stars to watch out for |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/womens-world-cup-in-new-zealand-stars-players-to-watch-out/article38445616.ece |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Sportstar |date=2 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bismah Maroof available for 2022 World Cup; Urooj Mumtaz quits as PCB selection chair |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistan-cricket-bismah-maroof-available-for-2022-world-cup-urooj-mumtaz-quits-as-pcb-selection-chair-1294668 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
In January 2022, she was named as the captain of Pakistan's team for the [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup]] in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/maroof-returns-to-lead-pakistan-in-world-cup-2022 |title=Bismah Maroof returns to lead Pakistan in World Cup 2022 |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124083544/https://www.womenscriczone.com/maroof-returns-to-lead-pakistan-in-world-cup-2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bismah Maroof returns as Pakistan captain for Women's ODI World Cup |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/women-s-odi-world-cup-2022-bismah-maroof-to-lead-pakistan-women-in-the-world-cup-1298653 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> In May 2022, she was named as the captain of Pakistan's team for the [[Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|cricket tournament]] at the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Birmingham]], England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/women-squad-for-commonwealth-games-announced.html |title=Women squad for Commonwealth Games announced |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |date=10 January 2014 |access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref>
After an impressive T20 series against Sri Lanka where she had a strike rate of 85.52 with the bat, Maroof was nominated for the May 2022 [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] Women’s Player of the Month Award alongside teammate [[Tuba Hassan]] and [[Jersey women's cricket team|Jersey]] player [[Trinity Smith]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/61703880 |title=Trinity Smith: Jersey cricketer nominated for ICC player of the month award|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2024-06-06}}</ref>
She stepped down as all-format captain in March 2023, and was succeeded by [[Nida Dar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bismah Maroof steps down as Pakistan captain |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=1 March 2023 |access-date=9 October 2025 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bismah-maroof-steps-down-as-pakistan-captain-1361198}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bismah Maroof steps down as Pakistan captain |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |date=1 March 2023 |access-date=9 October 2025 |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/bismah-maroof-steps-down-as-pakistan-captain.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nida named captain, Coles reappointed coach, Saleem to head selection panel in Pakistan women's cricket shake-up |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |date=6 April 2023 |access-date=9 October 2025 |url= https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/nida-named-captain-coles-reappointed-coach-saleem-to-head-selection-panel-in-pakistan-women-s-cricke.html}}</ref> On 25 April 2024, she announced her retirement from international cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bismah-maroof-former-pakistan-captain-retires-from-international-cricket-1430743 |title=Bismah Maroof retires from international cricket |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/pakistan-stalwart-announces-shock-international-retirement |title=Pakistan stalwart announces shock international retirement |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/bismah-maroof-announces-retirement-from-cricket.html |title=Bismah Maroof announces retirement from cricket |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
==Awards and honours== In 2023, Bismah was awarded with [[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz]] in honour of her remarkable services to Pakistan Women Cricket Team.
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==External links== * {{cricinfo|id=260229}} * {{cricketarchive|id=135320}}
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