Faheem Ashraf

Faheem Ashraf (Urdu: فہیم اشرف‎; born 16 January 1994) is a Pakistani international cricketer who represents the national side and plays first-class cricket for Habib Bank Limited.[1][2] In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[3][4]

Faheem Ashraf
Personal information
Born (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994
Phool Nagar, Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 230)11 May 2018 v Ireland
Last Test11 January 2019 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 213)12 June 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI14 May 2019 v England
T20I debut (cap 75)12 September 2017 v World XI
Last T20I5 October 2019 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14–2014/15Faisalabad
2015/16National Bank
2016/17Habib Bank Limited
2017Comilla Victorians
2018–presentIslamabad United
2019Northamptonshire
2019–presentCentral Punjab
2019–Melbourne Renegades
2019/20Dhaka Platoon
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 4 23 27 38
Runs scored 138 162 133 1,432
Batting average 23.00 12.50 11.08 30.46
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 2/5
Top score 83 28 21 116
Balls bowled 540 902 447 5,927
Wickets 11 20 24 110
Bowling average 26.09 37.20 23.20 27.01
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 5
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/42 5/22 3/5 6/65
Catches/stumpings 0/– 5/– 7/– 18/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 February 2020

Domestic career

He scored a century on his first-class debut in 2013–14.[5] He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2016–17 Departmental One Day Cup, taking 19 wickets.[6] He was also the leading wicket-taker for Punjab in the 2017 Pakistan Cup, with eight dismissals in four matches.[7]

He was drafted in by Islamabad United from Gold category (earning between US$50,000-US$60,000) in the 2018 Pakistan Super League players draft. [8] Faheem played an integral part in team's winning the 2018 season. Faheem took 18 wickets and scored runs in crucial moments for his side. He was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament, and won the best bowler of the season award at the end of the season along with a Maroon cap.[9]

In September 2019, he was named in Central Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[10][11]

International career

In March 2017, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies, although he did not play.[12] In April 2017, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.[13]

In an ICC Champions Trophy warm-up match against Bangladesh, Ashraf scored 64 runs in Pakistan's two-wicket win.[14][15] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy on 12 June 2017, dismissing Dinesh Chandimal for his first ODI wicket.[16]

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Pakistan against a World XI in the 2017 Independence Cup on 12 September 2017.[17]

On 27 October 2017, he took a hat-trick for Pakistan in the second T20I match against Sri Lanka at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi helping team seal a series lead and became the first bowler for Pakistan, and sixth player overall, to take a hat-trick in a T20I.[18][19]

In April 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their tours to Ireland and England in May 2018.[20] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, against Ireland, on 11 May 2018.[21][22]

In July 2018, he took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs, against Zimbabwe, at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.[23] The following month, he was named the PCB's Emerging Player of the Year.[24]

In April 2019, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[25][26] However, on 20 May 2019, he was dropped from Pakistan's squad, after they announced their final team for the tournament.[27][28]

In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.[29][30]

T20 franchise career

In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[31]

See also

References
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  22. "Ireland win toss, opt to bowl in historic Test against Pakistan". Geo TV. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  23. "Faheem Ashraf skittles Zimbabwe for 67 as Pakistan seal ODI series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  24. "Fakhar Zaman steals PCB awards ceremony". www.brecorder.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  25. "Mohammad Amir left out of Pakistan's World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  26. "Amir left out of Pakistan's World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  27. "Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Asif Ali included in Pakistan World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  28. "Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz named in Pakistan's World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  29. "Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man touring party for England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  30. "Haider Ali named in 29-player squad for England tour". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  31. "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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