Hunain Shah

Hunain Shah (Urdu: حنین شاہ, Pashto: حنین شاہ; born 4 February 2004) is a Pakistani cricketer who is a right arm medium fast bowler for Central Punjab and in the Pakistan Super League for Islamabad United.

Hunain Shah

Personal information
Born	(2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 21) Lower Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast medium
Role	Bowler
Relations	Naseem Shah (brother) Ubaid Shah (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2022–2023	Central Punjab (squad no. 99)
2024–present	Islamabad United (squad no. 73 previously 72)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 10 9 25 Runs scored 38 50 28 Batting average 7.60 12.50 3.50 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 18 24 12 Balls bowled 1,280 350 448 Wickets 22 14 26 Bowling average 35.00 22.07 24.26 5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/61 6/26 3/20 Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/– 4/–
Source: , 9 April 2025

Early career

He moved to Lahore in 2017 for his cricket career, joining the city's Pak Lions International Cricket Academy, later playing at District Under-16 level.^[2]

Domestic career

Shah was selected for the development programme of the Lahore Qalandars in 2020.^[3]

Shah played for the Central Punjab Whites U19 side in 2021.^[4] Shah made his senior T20 debut for Central Punjab in September 2022 taking 2-28 in his 4 overs against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the National T20 Cup at the Multan Cricket Stadium.^[5][6]

In November 2020 he made his first-class debut for Central Punjab in the 2022–23 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.^[7][8] On 18 November, 2022 he took his maiden first-class wicket dismissing Bilawal Iqbal of the Balochistan cricket team.^[9][10]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Pakistan international cricketer Naseem Shah, they have a younger brother, Ubaid Shah, who played for the Pakistan U19 cricket team at the 2024 U19 World Cup.^[11]