Aaliyah Alicia Alleyne (born 11 November 1994) is a Barbadian

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er who plays as a right-arm

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bowler. In October 2019, she was named in the

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squad for their series against India. She made her

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(WODI) debut for the West Indies against

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on 1 November 2019. She made her

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(WT20I) debut for the West Indies, also against India, on 9 November 2019. In January 2020, she was named in West Indies' squad for the

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in Australia. In May 2021, Alleyne was awarded with a central contract from

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. She plays domestic cricket for

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and Barbados Royals, as well as spending one season with

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in 2016. In October 2021, she was named in the West Indies team for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe. In February 2022, she was named in the West Indies team for the

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in New Zealand. In July 2022, she was named in the Barbados team for the cricket tournament at the

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, England.

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