Sahibzada Farhan

Sahibzada Farhan (Pashto: صاحبزاده فرحان; born 6 March 1996) is a Pakistani cricketer.[2] He has played for several domestic teams since 2016 and in June 2018, he was called up to the national team for the first time. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[3][4]

Sahibzada Farhan
Personal information
Born (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996
Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
NicknamePatakha[1]
BattingRight-handed
RoleOpening batsmen
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 79)8 July 2018 v Australia
Last T20I31 October 2018 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016, 2023/24–presentPeshawar (squad no. 51)
2017Baluchistan
2017Faisalabad
2018–2019Islamabad United
2019–2022Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2022Karachi Kings (squad no. 51)
Source: Cricinfo, 18 February 2022

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut for Peshawar in the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 1 October 2016.[5] He plays for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League. He was the leading run-scorer for Balochistan in the 2017 Pakistan Cup, with 331 runs in five matches.[6]

In April 2018, he was named in Punjab's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[7][8] In the opening fixture of the tournament, against Balochistan, he scored 155 runs and was named the man of the match.[9][10] In March 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[11][12]

In September 2019, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[13][14] In January 2021, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.[15][16] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2021–22 National T20 Cup, with 447 runs.[17] He was named the PCB's Domestic Cricketer of the Year for 2021.[18]

International career

In June 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.[19] He made his T20I debut against Australia in the final of the tournament.[20]

In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[21]

References
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  17. "Iftikhar Ahmed's all-round heroics see Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to successful National T20 title defence". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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  19. "Pakistan call up uncapped Sahibzada Farhan for T20I tri-series in Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  20. "Final, Zimbabwe Twenty20 Tri-Series at Harare, Jul 8 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  21. "Pakistan squad announced for Emerging Asia Cup 2018 to Co-Host by Pakistan and Sri Lanka". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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