Mukhtar Ahmed (cricketer)

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Mukhtar Ahmed
Personal information
Born (1992-12-20) 20 December 1992 (age 31)
Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
RoleOpening batsman
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 61)24 April 2015 v Bangladesh
Last T20I1 August 2015 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014State Bank of Pakistan
2019–2023Southern Punjab
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA
Matches 6 33 50
Runs scored 192 1,449 1,957
Batting average 32.00 24.55 41.63
100s/50s 0/2 3/5 5/8
Top score 83 144 161
Balls bowled 634 512
Wickets 5 15
Bowling average 74.40 32.86
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/3 3/40
Catches/stumpings 2/– 23/– 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 April 2022

Mukhtar Ahmed (born 20 December 1992) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team in 2015 before retiring in 2023 to join Major League Cricket.[1]

Domestic career

He was the leading run-scorer for Rawalpindi in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, with 434 runs in seven matches.[2]

International career

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Pakistan against Bangladesh on 24 April 2015.[3] His first T20 international fifty came in his second match against Zimbabwe in Lahore on 22 May 2015. For this innings he was named man of the match.[4] Two days later in the second match of two in the series, he once again scored a fifty and was named man of the match, and finally won the player of the series award as well.[5]

References

  1. ^ Kasi, Brashna (13 July 2023). "Major League Cricket: Pakistan stars, expats in focus as US set for first taste of T20 revolution". DAWN.COM.
  2. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, 2018/19 - Rawalpindi: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Pakistan tour of Bangladesh, Only T20I: Bangladesh v Pakistan at Dhaka, Apr 24, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan, 1st T20I: Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Lahore, May 22, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan, 2nd T20I: Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Lahore, May 24, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2015.