Muskan Malik (cricketer)

Muskan Shahid Malik (born 8 October 2002, Hindi: मुस्कान मलिक) is an Indian cricketer who primarily plays as a right-handed batter. She plays for Uttar Pradesh and India A, and also played for IPL Supernovas in the Women's T20 Challenge before the tournament ended in 2022.

Early life
Born on 8 October 2002, Muskan Malik joined Hamza Cricket Academy in her hometown Aligarh at a young age. She was initially mentored by her younger brother Rashid Malik. Later, she joined Abdul Cricket Academy, where she started developing her skills under the guidance of veteran coach Masood

Career
In November 2022, she was selected in India A women's squad to play the 2022–23 Women's Senior T20 Challenger Trophy In May 2023, Muskan was selected for National Cricket Academy coaching camp in Bengaluru, alongside Archana Devi and Parshvi Chopra. In June 2023, she was selected in ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup under the leadership of Shweta Sehrawat. She also captained Uttar Pradesh's Under-19 cricket team.