Khushdil Shah

Khushdil Shah (Urdu, Pashto: خوشدل شاہ; born 7 February 1995) is a Pakistani international cricketer who played for Federally Administered Tribal Areas.^[2] He played for Multan Sultan in the Pakistan Super League. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in November 2019.

Khushdil Shah

Personal information
Full name	Khushdil Shah
Born	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29) Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Middle-order batter
International information
National side	Pakistan (2020-2022)
ODI debut (cap 228)	3 November 2020 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	21 August 2022 v Netherlands
ODI shirt no.	72
T20I debut (cap 83)	8 November 2019 v Australia
Last T20I	2 October 2022 v England
T20I shirt no.	72
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2014–2019	Fata Cheetas
2015–2019	FATA
2017–2018	Peshawar Zalmi
2019–2020	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2020–present	Multan Sultans
2020–2023	Southern Punjab
2023-2024	Comilla Victorians
2023–present	FATA
2025	Rangpur Riders
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 10 24 29 74 Runs scored 199 309 1,418 2,535 Batting average 33.2 20.6 25.78 42.96 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/7 8/13 Top score 41* 36* 122 154* Balls bowled 96 12 178 1,901 Wickets 2 – 4 48 Bowling average 53.50 – 23.25 36.43 5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 – 0 0 Best bowling 1/50 – 3/42 4/39 Catches/stumpings 2/– 2/– 34/– 26/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 October 2022

Domestic career

In April 2018, he was named in Baluchistan's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.^[3][4] He was the leading run-scorer for Federally Administered Tribal Areas in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, with 463 runs in seven matches.^[5]

In March 2019, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.^[6][7] On 5 April 2019, he scored 154 not out against Punjab in the tournament.^[8]

On 9 October 2020, in the 2020–21 National T20 Cup, he scored the fastest century in a T20 match by a Pakistani batsman, doing so in 35 balls.^[9]

International career

In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.^[10]

In October 2019, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Australia.^[11][12] He made his T20I debut for Pakistan, against Australia, on 8 November 2019.^[13] Later the same month, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.^[14]

In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[15][16] In October 2020, he was named in a 22-man squad of "probables" for Pakistan's home series against Zimbabwe.^[17][18] On 29 October 2020, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the first match against Zimbabwe.^[19] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan, against Zimbabwe, on 3 November 2020.^[20] In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand.^[21]

In September 2021, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[22]

In August 2022, Shah was named in Pakistan's squad for 2022 Asia Cup.

In September 2022, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

References

1. "Khushdil Shah's profile on CREX".
2. "Khushdil Shah". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
3. "Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week". Geo TV. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
4. "Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th". The News International. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
5. "Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, 2018/19 - Federally Administered Tribal Areas: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
6. "Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
7. "Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from April 2". The International News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
8. "Khushdil Shah's 154 not out seals memorable win for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
9. "Khushdil Shah sets new record of fastest T20 century by a Pakistani". Geo Super. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
10. "Pakistan squad announced for Emerging Asia Cup 2018 to Co-Host by Pakistan and Sri Lanka". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
11. "Fresh look to Test and T20I sides as Pakistan begin life after Sarfaraz Ahmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
12. "Pakistan names exciting young fast bowling stars Musa and Naseem for Australia Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
13. "3rd T20I (D/N), Pakistan tour of Australia at Perth, Nov 8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
14. "Saud Shakeel named Pakistan captain for ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
15. "Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man touring party for England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
16. "Haider Ali named in 29-player squad for England tour". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
17. "Abdullah Shafiq in Pakistan probables for Zimbabwe series". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
18. "Amir dropped, Uncapped Shafique in Pakistan squad for Zimbabwe series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
19. "Haider Ali, Abdullah Shafiq cut from squad for Friday's 1st ODI against Zimbabwe". Geo Super. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
20. "3rd ODI (D/N), Rawalpindi, Nov 3 2020, Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
21. "Pakistan name 35-player squad for New Zealand". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
22. "Sharjeel Khan dropped from T20 World Cup squad; Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah make 15-man cut". ESPN Cricnfo. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

External links

• Khushdil Shah at ESPNcricinfo