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Ahmed Shehzad

Shehzad in 2020
Personal information
Born	(1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 33) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Legbreak
Role	Opening batter
International information
National side	Pakistan (2009–2019)
Test debut (cap 216)	31 December 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	4 May 2017 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 172)	24 April 2009 v Australia
Last ODI	16 October 2017 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	19
T20I debut (cap 26)	7 May 2009 v Australia
Last T20I	7 October 2019 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.	19 (previously 93)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007–2019	Habib Bank Limited
2012	Barisal Burners
2012	Nagenahira Nagas
2008–2015	Lahore Lions
2013	Pakistan A cricket team
2013–2014	Jamaica Tallawahs
2015	Comilla Victorians
2016–2017, 2019	Quetta Gladiators
2016	Barbados Tridents
2018	Multan Sultans
2019–2022	Central Punjab
2019–present	Rangpur Rangers
2019/20	Dhaka Platoon
2021	Kandy Warriors
2021	Rawalakot Hawks
2023	Lahore Whites
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 13 81 59 90 Runs scored 982 2,585 1,471 6,137 Batting average 40.91 32.56 25.80 40.91 100s/50s 3/4 6/14 1/7 14/36 Top score 176 124 111* 254 Balls bowled 48 115 6 1,349 Wickets 0 2 0 19 Bowling average – 70.00 – 49.78 5 wickets in innings – 0 – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 – 0 Best bowling – 1/22 – 4/7 Catches/stumpings 3/– 26/– 15/– 80/–
Source: CricInfo, 28 July 2022

Ahmed Shehzad, born on November 23, 1991, is a famous Pakistani international cricketer. He is an opening batsman, which means he usually starts the batting for his team. He first played for Pakistan in April 2009 in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against Australia. Ahmed was part of the Pakistan team that won the T20 World Cup in 2009. In the 2014 T20 World Cup, he made history by becoming the first Pakistani player to score 100 runs in a T20 World Cup match, scoring 111 runs against Bangladesh.

Early Life and Family

Ahmed Shehzad was born in Lahore, Pakistan, on November 23, 1991. He comes from a Pashtun family of the Afridi clan. Besides English and Urdu, he can also speak Pashto.

On September 19, 2015, Ahmed married his childhood friend, Sana. They have two children: a son born in 2017 and a daughter born in 2021.

Playing for Teams and Leagues

Ahmed Shehzad has played for many different cricket teams and leagues.

Domestic Cricket Achievements

• He was the top run-scorer in the BPL in 2011-12 and was named the best batsman of the tournament.
• In the 2016–17 Departmental One Day Cup, he scored the most runs, with 653 runs. He even made his highest score in List A cricket with 166 runs in the semi-final. He was also the captain of his team during this tournament.
• He was the top run-scorer and the best player in the 2016 Pakistan Cup. He scored 372 runs in just 5 matches, including three half-centuries and one century.
• In April 2018, he was chosen to be the captain of the Balochistan team for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. He scored 251 runs in four matches for Balochistan.
• In March 2019, he joined the Federal Areas squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.
• Ahmed Shehzad faced a temporary ban from playing in 2018, which lasted for 10 weeks.
• In July 2019, he was picked to play for the Amsterdam Knights in a new cricket tournament called the 2019 Euro T20 Slam. However, the tournament was later canceled.
• In September 2019, he was named in the Central Punjab team for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. He continued to play for Central Punjab in the 2020–21 season.
• In November 2021, he was chosen to play for the Colombo Stars in the 2021 Lanka Premier League.
• In December 2023, Ahmed Shehzad shared that he was taking a break from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) after not being chosen by a team.

International Cricket Career

Ahmed Shehzad started his first-class cricket career in 2007. He got noticed by the national team after scoring 167 runs in a match where Pakistan Youth beat England.

Test Matches

• Ahmed made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2013. He scored 38 runs in his first innings and 55 runs in his second.
• He has a good batting average of over 40 in Test matches for the Pakistan Cricket Team.
• He has scored three centuries (100 runs or more) and three half-centuries (50 runs or more) in Test matches.
• His Test centuries were against Sri Lanka (147 runs), Australia (136 runs), and New Zealand (176 runs).

One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) Matches

• In his ODI career, he has scored 6 centuries and 14 half-centuries.
• In his T20I career, he has scored 1 century and 7 half-centuries.
• He is the first Pakistani player to score a century in all three main types of international cricket: Test, ODI, and T20I.

Records and Achievements

Ahmed Shehzad holds many impressive records and achievements in cricket:

• He is the first Pakistani batsman to score centuries in all international cricket formats (Test, ODI, and T20I).
• He has the second-highest runs (111 not out) and second-most sixes (6) in a T20I innings by a Pakistani player.
• He scored the most runs (168) in a two-match T20I series for a Pakistani cricketer.
• He is the second-fastest Pakistani player to score 5000 runs in T20 cricket.
• He has scored the second-highest number of centuries in T20 cricket in Asia, after Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam.
• He is the highest run-scorer for the Lahore Lions team.
• He is the second-quickest batsman to score centuries in all three types of international cricket games (Test, ODI, and T20I), right after Lokesh Rahul.
• He was the highest run-scorer for the Quetta Gladiators until 2021.
• He is the first Pakistani batsman to hit three sixes in a row in a T20I match.
• He holds the record for hitting the most boundaries (fours) in one T20 game (20 fours).
• He was the first Pakistani player to score a century against South Africa in South Africa.
• He is the youngest Pakistani player to score more than 150 runs in a Test match.
• Until 2020, he held the record for the fastest T20 century from Pakistan, scoring it in just 40 balls.
• Until 2021, he held the record for the highest T20I partnership for Pakistan with Mohammad Hafeez (143 runs).
• He holds the record for the most catches in the field for Pakistan's Under-19 cricket team.
• He has scored the second-highest number of centuries in T20 cricket from Pakistan (5 centuries).
• He holds the record for the most half-centuries for Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League.
• He holds the record for the most centuries in knockout T20 matches (3 centuries).
• He has scored the most half-centuries in the finals of the Pakistan Super League (2 half-centuries in 3 finals).
• He scored the first half-century in the history of the Kashmir Premier League.
• As a captain, he scored over 630 runs, including 3 centuries and 3 half-centuries, in nine games of the Departmental One Day Cup 2016. He led his team, HBL, to win the final and was named Man of the Final.
• He was named Man of the Tournament in the BPL 2012.
• He scored 341 runs with an average of 51 for Quetta Gladiators in the 4th edition of the PSL, helping his team win the trophy for the first time.

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  Shehzad in 2020