Safyaan Sharif

Safyaan Sharif
Personal information
Full name
Safyaan Mohammed Sharif
Born (1991-05-24) 24 May 1991 (age 33)
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 45)29 June 2011 v Netherlands
Last ODI20 July 2024 v Namibia
ODI shirt no.50
T20I debut (cap 24)13 March 2012 v Kenya
Last T20I7 September 2024 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018Derbyshire
2021Kent
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 82 69 9 111
Runs scored 563 179 229 742
Batting average 18.16 13.76 28.62 16.86
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 40* 26 60 40*
Balls bowled 3,817 1,390 1,213 5,104
Wickets 102 76 18 141
Bowling average 31.03 24.73 36.33 30.48
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/33 4/24 4/94 5/33
Catches/stumpings 21/– 15/– 5/– 23/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2024

Safyaan Mohammed Sharif (born 24 May 1991) is a Scottish cricketer.[1] He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman. He made his international debut for Scotland in June 2011.[2]

Domestic and T20 franchise career

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In May 2018, Sharif was signed by the English side Derbyshire County Cricket Club to play in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup and 2018 t20 Blast tournaments.[3] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[4]

In July 2019, Sharif was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[5][6] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[7]

Since 2023, Sharif has played for Perth Doo'cot in the North East Championship.[8]

International career

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Sharif made his debut for Scotland in a One Day International (ODI) against the Netherlands in the 2011-13 Intercontinental Cup One-Day competition in June 2011, taking figures of 4/27.[9] The following month, he played two further One Day International's in the tri-nation series against Ireland and Sri Lanka, with both matches played at The Grange, Edinburgh.[10]

He later made four List A appearances against English counties in the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40.[11] In September 2011, Sharif made his first-class debut in the 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup against Namibia at the Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek.[12] Following the match, he played in Scotland's two List A matches against Namibia, which formed part of the ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day competition.[11] During the tour, he also made four Twenty20 appearances against the hosts,[13] taking 8 wickets at an average of 10.37, with the best figures of 3/29.[14]

In February 2012, Sharif made his second first-class appearance against the United Arab Emirates in the Intercontinental Cup.[12] He was selected as part of Scotland's squad for the World Twenty20 Qualifier which proceeds their series against the United Arab Emirates.[15]

In March 2018, during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier match against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Sharif took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[16] The match finished as a tie, with Sharif named as the player of the match, with figures of five wickets for 33 runs off 8.4 overs.[17] Following the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Sharif as the rising star of Scotland's squad.[18]

In September 2019, Sharif was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[19] He was the leading wicket-taker for Scotland in the tournament, with thirteen dismissals in seven matches.[20] In September 2021, Sharif was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[21]

In May 2024, he was named in Scotland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[22]

References

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  1. ^ ""Hopefully we can beat a couple of the big teams at the World Cup": Safyaan Sharif". Pakpassion. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Safyaan Sharif profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Safyaan Sharif: Derbyshire sign Scotland paceman for T20 Blast and One-Day Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Scotland international Safyaan Sharif eyes promotion with Perth Doo'cot next season". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Scotland v Netherlands, 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  10. ^ "One-Day International Matches played by Safyaan Sharif". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  11. ^ a b "List A Matches played by Safyaan Sharif". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  12. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Safyaan Sharif". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  13. ^ "Twenty20 Matches played by Safyaan Sharif". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Twenty20 Bowling For Each Team by Safyaan Sharif". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  15. ^ "Scotland name touring squads". CricketEurope. cricketeurope4.net. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  16. ^ "Muzarabani holds nerve to give Zimbabwe thrilling tie". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  17. ^ "20th Match, Group B, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Bulawayo, Mar 12 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  18. ^ "CWCQ 2018 Report Card: Scotland". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  19. ^ "Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  20. ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 – Scotland: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  21. ^ "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Scotland's 15-Player Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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