Zahid Mahmood

Zahid Mahmood (born 20 March 1988) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Southern Punjab. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in February 2021.[1] He made his Test debut against England in December 2022.[2]

Zahid Mahmood
Personal information
Born (1988-03-20) 20 March 1988
Dadu, Sindh, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 251)1 December 2022 v England
Last Test9 December 2022 v England
ODI debut (cap 233)29 March 2022 v Australia
Last ODI21 August 2022 v Netherlands
Only T20I (cap 90)14 February 2021 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10Hyderabad
2019/20–presentSouthern Punjab
2020–2021Quetta Gladiators
2022Islamabad United (squad no. 85)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 2 4 1 58
Runs scored 18 9 – 666
Batting average 4.50 9.00 – 11.28
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 – 0/2
Top score 17 9 – 60*
Balls bowled 375 216 24 10,164
Wickets 12 4 3 178
Bowling average 36.16 55.00 13.33 37.36
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 6
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 1
Best bowling 4/235 2/59 3/40 6/57
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 0/– 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 January 2022

Early life and education

He was born in Dadu to a father who is a retired government servant from NADRA.[3] He received his early education from Ustad Bukhari Degree College.[3]

He also holds a degree in physical education from University of Sindh.[3]

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut for Hyderabad in the 2009–10 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 9 November 2009, making a duck in the first innings and finishing 16 not out in the second.[4] He finished his maiden first-class season with twenty-nine runs and four wickets from three matches.[5] He made his List A debut for Hyderabad in the Royal Bank of Scotland Cup in the 2009–10 season, taking two wickets.[6]

In September 2019, he was named in Southern Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[7][8] In October 2020, during the first round of matches in the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Zahid took his 100th wicket in first-class cricket.[9] In the same game he also took his first ten-wicket match haul.[10] In December 2020, he was shortlisted as one of the Domestic Cricketers of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards.[11]

International career

In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against South Africa.[12] He made his T20I debut for Pakistan, against South Africa, on 14 February 2021.[13] In March 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[14][15] In June 2021, he was also named in Pakistan's Test squad for the series against the West Indies.[16] In September 2021, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against New Zealand.[17] The following month, he was named in the Pakistan Shaheens squad for their tour of Sri Lanka.[18]

In November 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.[19] In February 2022, he was also named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against Australia.[20] The following month, Zahid was added to Pakistan's limited overs squad, also for the matches against Australia.[21] He made his ODI debut on 29 March 2022, for Pakistan against Australia.[22]

References
  1. "Zahid Mahmood". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. "Pakistan v England at Rawalpindi, Dec 1-5 2022". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. "زاہد محمود: بڑے بھائی نے کہا ʹآپ کو اب صرف کرکٹ گراؤنڈ میں دیکھوںʹ". Retrieved 28 February 2021 – via www.bbc.com.
  4. "Group B, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at Hyderabad, Nov 9-11 2009". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. "Records Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2009/10: Hyderabad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  6. "Group A, Royal Bank of Scotland Cup at Hyderabad, Feb 10 2010". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  7. "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Zahid Mahmood spins Southern Punjab to an innings victory inside three days". Cricket World. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  10. "QeA Trophy: Zahid Mahmood spins Southern Punjab to an innings victory". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  11. "Short-lists for PCB Awards 2020 announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  12. "Mohammad Wasim announces squad for T20I series against South Africa". Geo Super. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  13. "3rd T20I (N), Lahore, Feb 14 2021, South Africa tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  14. "Pakistan squads for South Africa and Zimbabwe announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  15. "Sharjeel Khan returns to Pakistan T20I side for tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  16. "Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah return to Pakistan Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  17. "Pakistan name 20-player ODI squad for New Zealand series". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  18. "Pakistan Shaheens for Sri Lanka tour named". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  19. "Pakistan squad for Bangladesh Tests named". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  20. "Pakistan call up Haris Rauf for Tests against Australia; Shan Masood recalled". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  21. "Zahid replaces Nawaz for white-ball matches". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  22. "1st ODI (D/N), Lahore, Mar 29 2022, Australia tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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