Full Name
Abtaha Mahin Maqsood
Born
11 June 1999
Country
Scotland
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Leg Spin
Abtaha Maqsood
Abtaha Maqsood
Abtaha Maqsood
Abtaha Mahin Maqsood, born 11 June 1999 in Glasgow, is a Scottish leg-spinner who plays for Essex and Scotland. She made her T20I debut in 2018 and her ODI debut in 2023. A breakout star in The Hundred for Birmingham Phoenix, she balances cricket with a dentistry degree. In 2025, she took 22 wickets for Essex, though a fractured hand ruled her out of the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland Women vs Bangladesh Women · 4th Match | Women T20 | June 2, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Essex Women vs Warwickshire Women · 9th Match | List A | April 18, 2026 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Bangladesh Women vs Scotland Women · (A1 vs B2),Super Six-Match 4 | Women T20 | January 30, 2026 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Nepal Women vs Scotland Women · Match 17 | Women T20 | January 26, 2026 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Thailand Women vs Scotland Women · Match 28 | Women T20 | November 30, 2025 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Scotland Women vs Netherlands Women · Match 23 | Women T20 | November 28, 2025 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland Women vs Pakistan Women · Match 7 | Women T20 | June 9, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Netherlands Women vs Scotland Women · Match 1 | Women T20 | June 6, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Scotland Women vs Netherlands Women · 5th Match | Women T20 | June 3, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Scotland Women vs Bangladesh Women · 4th Match | Women T20 | June 2, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Scotland Women vs Bangladesh Women · 2nd match | Women T20 | May 30, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Scotland Women vs Netherlands Women · 1st Match | Women T20 | May 28, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Womens T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches 2026 | WOMENT20 | Jun 6, 2026 - Jun 10, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Scotland Women's T20I Tri-Series 2026 | WOMENT20 | May 28, 2026 - Jun 4, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| ECB Women's One-Day Cup 2026 | LISTA | Apr 11, 2026 - Sep 19, 2026 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier 2026 | WOMENT20 | Jan 18, 2026 - Feb 1, 2026 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| ICC Womens Emerging Nations Trophy 2025 | WOMENT20 | Nov 20, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Quadrangular Women's T20I Series in Thailand 2025 | WOMENT20 | Nov 14, 2025 - Nov 17, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | Bbi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Womens T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches 2026 | WOMENT20 | Jun 6, 2026 - Jun 10, 2026 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2/16 | 3.80 |
| Scotland Women's T20I Tri-Series 2026 | WOMENT20 | May 28, 2026 - Jun 4, 2026 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 1/14 | 7.14 |
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier 2026 | WOMENT20 | Jan 18, 2026 - Feb 1, 2026 | 22 | 1 | 138 | 9 | 3/14 | 6.27 |
| ICC Womens Emerging Nations Trophy 2025 | WOMENT20 | Nov 20, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 18.2 | 0 | 116 | 7 | 3/20 | 6.33 |
| Quadrangular Women's T20I Series in Thailand 2025 | WOMENT20 | Nov 14, 2025 - Nov 17, 2025 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1/12 | 4.11 |
| Vitality Blast Women 2025 | WOMENT20 | May 29, 2025 - Jul 27, 2025 | 32 | 0 | 235 | 9 | 2/16 | 7.34 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | Avg | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 43 | 12 | 26 | 49 | 9 | 4.3300 | 53.0600 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 43 | 42 | 133.50 | 803 | 704 | 44 | 16.0000 | 5.2600 | 18.2000 | 3/8 | 3/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Major Teams Represented
- International: Scotland Women (2018–Present), Scotland A Women
- Domestic (UK): Essex Women (2025–Present), Birmingham Phoenix (Women's Hundred, 2021–2023), Sunrisers (2022–2024), Middlesex Women (2023)
International Debuts
- T20I Debut: vs. Uganda on July 7, 2018 (ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in Amstelveen)
- ODI Debut: vs. Ireland on October 17, 2023 (Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almeria)
Highlights & Domestic Success
- Essex Women: Following her impressive 2025 season where she took 22 wickets, Maqsood signed a new two-year contract as a fully professional player for Essex.
- Sunrisers: Played across List-A and Twenty20 formats in the English domestic structure from 2022 to 2024.
- The Hundred: Drafted as a last-minute registration in the inaugural season of The Hundred and quickly became a staple bowler for Birmingham Phoenix.
Awards & Notable Milestones
- She holds the record for the highest number of wickets for Scotland in the WT20I format.
- Serves as a prominent ambassador for Nujum Sports, a charity advocating for Muslim athletes in the UK.
