Zahid Mahmood

Zahid Mahmood (Sindhi: زاهد محمود ڀٽي; 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 (age 37) Dadu, Sindh, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Pakistan (2021–present)
Test debut (cap 251)	1 December 2022 v England
Last Test	15 October 2024 v England
ODI debut (cap 233)	29 March 2022 v Australia
Last ODI	21 August 2022 v Netherlands
ODI shirt no.	85
Only T20I (cap 90)	14 February 2021 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.	85
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009/10	Hyderabad
2019/20–2023	Southern Punjab
2020–2021	Quetta Gladiators
2022	Islamabad United (squad no. 85)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 4 4 1 72 Runs scored 20 9 – 756 Batting average 4.00 9.00 – 10.21 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 – 0/2 Top score 17 9 – 60* Balls bowled 471 216 24 12,466 Wickets 13 4 3 219 Bowling average 38.84 55.00 13.33 36.38 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 8 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 1 Best bowling 4/235 2/59 3/40 6/57 Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 0/– 20/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 November 2024

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]