Zahoor Khan

Zahoor Khan
Personal information
Full name
Zahoor Khan
Born (1989-05-25) 25 May 1989 (age 34)
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 71)24 January 2017 v Scotland
Last ODI1 May 2023 v Nepal
T20I debut (cap 36)16 January 2017 v Afghanistan
Last T20I3 November 2023 v Nepal
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 56 37 30 52
Runs scored 134 11 73 106
Batting average 6.38 2.75 3.17 5.57
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 23 6 10* 16
Balls bowled 2594 793 5,541 2,407
Wickets 88 46 113 81
Bowling average 24.32 19.21 26.81 26.29
5 wickets in innings 2 0 6 1
10 wickets in match 1 0 1 0
Best bowling 6/34 4/29 7/86 6/34
Catches/stumpings 11/– 5/– 5/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 June 2023

Zahoor Khan ( not to be confused with Zaheer Khan) Urdu: ظہور خان; born 25 May 1989) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1][2]

International career

Khan made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the United Arab Emirates against Afghanistan in the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge on 16 January 2017.[3] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the United Arab Emirates against Scotland on 24 January 2017.[4] On 2 March 2017, he took 6 wickets for 34 runs against Ireland, which were the best figures by an Emirati bowler in an ODI.[5]

In January 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[6] In August 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[7] In December 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[8]

In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Brampton Wolves franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[9] In September 2019, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE.[10] In December 2020, he was among the ten cricketers who were awarded a year-long full-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Zahoor Khan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. ^ "From Ahmed Raza to Zahoor Khan - 13 UAE players who would be great cover options during IPL 2020". The National. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Desert T20 Challenge, 6th Match, Group A: United Arab Emirates v Afghanistan at Abu Dhabi, Jan 16, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. ^ "United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series, 2nd Match: United Arab Emirates v Scotland at Dubai (DSC), Jan 24, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Porterfield, spinners set up UAE rout". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Emirates Cricket Board officially announces team to represent the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Emirates Cricket Board announce team that will represent the UAE in Asia Cricket's Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Emirates Cricket Board announces side to compete in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers 2019". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Rameez Shahzad omitted from latest list of centrally contracted UAE cricketers". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

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