Mas Elysa Yasmin Zulkifli (born 19 May 2001) is a Malaysian cricketer.[1] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Malaysia on 3 June 2018, in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.[2]
She once held the record for the best bowling figures in a Twenty20 International, by taking 6/3 from 4.0 overs against China at the Thailand Women's T20 Smash on 16 January 2019 at Asian Institute of Technology Ground in Bangkok.[3] Her feat was reported in Malaysia newspapers, unusually for women's cricket in the country.[4][5] In April 2021, she was one of 15 players to be awarded a contract by the Malaysian Cricket Association, the first time female cricketers for the Malaysian team had been granted contracts.[6]
In November 2021, she was named on Malaysia's side for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[7] In October 2022, she played for Malaysia in the Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup. In September 2023, she was selected in Malaysia's 2023 Asian Games squad.[8]
References
- ^ "Mas Elysa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "1st Match, Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur, Jun 3 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Records–Women's Twenty20 Internationals–Bowling records–Best figures in an innings–ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Malaysian bowler Mas Elysa stars with three T20 world records | New Straits Times". 16 January 2019.
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- ^ "Malaysia award contracts to women's national team". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Malaysia Women team to tour Sri Lanka to prepare for T20 World Cup Asia qualifiers". Czarsportz. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Hangzhou Bound! Our girls are prepping for an epic match against Hong Kong, China in the Asian Games on September 19th". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Facebook.
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