Mas Elysa Explained

Mas Elysa
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Country:Malaysia
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Fullname:Mas Elysa Yasmin Zulkifli
Birth Date:19 May 2001
Birth Place:Hospital Sungai Siput, Perak
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Legbreak googly
T20idebutdate:3 June
T20idebutyear:2018
T20idebutagainst:India
T20icap:6
Lastt20iagainst:India
Lastt20idate:21 September
Lastt20iyear:2023
Date:21 September 2023
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1116789.html ESPNCricinfo
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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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mas Elysa . 4 July 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: 1st Match, Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur, Jun 3 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo . 4 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Records–Women's Twenty20 Internationals–Bowling records–Best figures in an innings–ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Cricinfo. 6 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Malaysian bowler Mas Elysa stars with three T20 world records | New Straits Times. 16 January 2019.
  5. Web site: Sorry! This Site is Currently Not Available!.
  6. Web site: Malaysia award contracts to women's national team . Cricket Europe . 22 April 2021.
  7. Web site: Malaysia Women team to tour Sri Lanka to prepare for T20 World Cup Asia qualifiers . Czarsportz . 4 November 2021.
  8. Web site: Hangzhou Bound! Our girls are prepping for an epic match against Hong Kong, China in the Asian Games on September 19th . Malaysian Cricket Association . Facebook . 2 November 2023.