Riazat Ali Shah

Riazat Ali Shah (born 20 February 1998) is a Pakistani-born Ugandan cricketer who plays for the Uganda national cricket team.[1][2] He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace.

Riazat Ali Shah
Personal information
Born (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998
Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 9)20 May 2019 v Botswana
Last T20I9 June 2023 v Botswana
Source: Cricinfo, 9 June 2022

Early life

Shah was born on 20 February 1998 in Gilgit, Pakistan, the son of Meger Nigar and Hiyadat Shah.[3] He is an Isma'ili.[4] He played cricket at under-19 level for Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad.[5]

International career

Shah moved to Uganda at the age of 16,[3] where he began playing for Aziz Damani Sports Club in Kampala.[4]

In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[6] He played in Uganda's opening match of the tournament, against Malaysia.[7] In July 2018, he was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament.[8] He was named the player of the tournament for the Eastern group.[9]

In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[10][11] He made his Twenty20 debut for Uganda in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[12] The following month, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[13] He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Uganda in the tournament, with six dismissals in five matches.[14]

In May 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[15][16][17] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Uganda against Botswana on 20 May 2019.[18] He finished as the leading run-scorer in the Regional Finals, with 140 runs in four matches.[19]

In July 2019, he was one of twenty-five players named in the Ugandan training squad, ahead of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League fixtures in Oman.[20] In November 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[21] He made his List A debut, for Uganda against Jersey, on 2 December 2019.[22] In November 2021, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[23] In May 2022, he was named in Uganda's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.[24]

References
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  2. "Uganda makes changes to team for Cricket Builds Hope tournament". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. Bagaya, Alvin (19 July 2018). "The Rise of Riazat Ali Shah". Uganda Cricket. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. "Riazat Ali Shah - Our Ugandan National Cricketer". The Ismaili. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  5. "Riazat Ali Shah". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  6. "Karashani has faith in Malaysian charge". Daily Monitor. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  7. "1st match, ICC World Cricket League Division Four at Kuala Lumpur, Apr 29 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  8. "Uganda Squad: Players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  9. "Rwanda sets the standard for Africa in World T20 Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  10. "Uganda Cricket names Africa T20 squad". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  11. "Team Uganda preview". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  12. "Pool A, Africa T20 Cup at Pietermaritzburg, Sep 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  13. "Otwani gets nod ahead of Achelam on final 14 for Division 3 Qualifiers". Kawowo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  14. "ICC World Cricket League Division Three, 2018/19 - Uganda: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  15. "Uganda Cricket names squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Eagle Online. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  16. "Arinaitwe named in Cricket Cranes squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  17. "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  18. "6th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  19. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final, 2019: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  20. "Paternott Called To Cricket Cranes Squad For World Challenge League". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  21. "Brian Masaba To Lead Cricket Cranes, Hamu Kayondo Misses Out On Final 14". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  22. "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  23. "Brian Masaba to lead Cricket Cranes In Kigali". Kawowo. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  24. @CricketUganda (18 May 2022). "Our final 14 for the ICC Cricket Challenge League Tournament" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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