Bismah Maroof (born 18 July 1991) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling right-arm leg break.
[3] 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 World Cup.
[14] She was named vice-captain of the Pakistan squad[15] that won a second successive gold medal against Bangladesh at the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea.
[17] 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.
[19] On 11 October 2017, Bismah was selected as captain of the Pakistan women's cricket team ahead of the New Zealand series in the UAE.
[26] 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.
[27][28] Prior to the 2018 ICC WT20 campaign, she underwent an eye surgery for a sinus problem and it raised doubts over her cricketing future.
[38][39][40] 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 World Cup.