Abtaha Maqsood, the daughter of Pakistani immigrants in Scotland, stole the headlines on Friday when she made her debut in The Women’s Hundred for Birmingham Phoenix in their opener against London Spirit at Edgbaston, Birmingham. After Birmingham Phoenix posted a total of 128/6 in their allotted 100 balls, Maqsood played her part with the ball in the second innings, bowling five balls and conceding seven runs. Abtaha Maqsood the 22 year-old leg-spinner who was playing for Birmingham Phoenix today. Abtaha Maqsood playing for Birmingham Phoenix #TheHundred https://t.co/UHV9yvX6Sw — zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial) July 23, 2021One can only imagine how many young Muslim women will be inspired by the sight of Abtaha Maqsoob running in to bowl in her hijab. She used to be teammates with England leg-spinner Kirstie Gordon when she used to play for Scotland between 2012 and 2017.

Source: Indian Express July 24, 2021 03:56 UTC