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Haris Sohail
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Personal information
Born (1989-01-09) 9 January 1989 (age 36)
Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname Harry
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Middle-order batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 229) 28 September 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last Test 3 January 2021 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 192) 19 July 2013 v West Indies
Last ODI 13 January 2023 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no. 89
T20I debut (cap 54) 28 July 2013 v West Indies
Last T20I 8 November 2019 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years Team
2008 ZTBL
2007 Sialkot cricket team
2007–2015 Sialkot Stallions
2013 Khulna Royal Bengals
2017–2018 Peshawar Zalmi
2019 Lahore Qalandars
2019–2023 Balochistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 16 42 14 81
Runs scored 847 1,685 210 5,056
Batting average 32.57 46.80 19.09 45.96
100s/50s 2/3 2/14 0/2 13/29
Top score 147 130 52 211*
Balls bowled 630 642 984
Wickets 13 11 15
Bowling average 22.61 55.72 33.26
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/1 3/45 3/1
Catches/stumpings 14/– 17/– 3/– 45/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 15 January 2023

Haris Sohail is a talented Pakistani cricketer. He was born on January 9, 1989. He is known for batting with his left hand. Sometimes, he also bowls with his left arm.

He first played for the Pakistan national team in July 2013. In 2018, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) gave him a special contract. This meant he was one of the top players for the season.

About Haris Sohail

Haris was born in Sialkot, a city in Pakistan's Punjab region.

Playing for Teams in Pakistan

Haris Sohail has played for several cricket teams within Pakistan. This is called his domestic career.

  • He played for the Sialkot Stallions.
  • He also played for the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited cricket team.
  • Another team he represented was the Sialkot cricket team.

In the Pakistan Super League, which is a big T20 cricket tournament, he played for:

He also captained the Balochistan team in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.

Playing for Pakistan

Haris Sohail started his international career playing for the Pakistan national team.

Early International Matches

In 2012, Haris was chosen for Pakistan's team to play in a Twenty20 International (T20I) series in Sri Lanka. He was also called up for Pakistan's Test team in 2013 for a tour to South Africa. He made his first One Day International (ODI) match for Pakistan on July 19, 2013.

Great Performances

Haris Sohail showed his skills in a series against New Zealand in 2014.

  • In the first ODI, he scored 85 runs without being out. He was named the best player of the match.
  • In the second match, he scored 33 runs and took 3 wickets.
  • He then scored a quick 39 runs off 28 balls. He also took his best ODI bowling figures of 3 wickets for 45 runs. Pakistan won that game by 147 runs.
  • In the last two games, he scored 13 and 65 runs.
  • He ended the 5-match ODI series as Pakistan's top scorer with 235 runs. He also took 6 wickets in total.

Test and ODI Centuries

In September 2017, Haris was picked for Pakistan's Test team to play against Sri Lanka. He played his first Test match on September 28, 2017.

  • In October 2018, Haris scored his first century (100 runs) in Test cricket. He made 110 runs against Australia in the United Arab Emirates.
  • In March 2019, he scored his first century in ODI cricket. He made 101 runs without being out, again against Australia in the United Arab Emirates.

Cricket World Cup

In April 2019, Haris Sohail was chosen for Pakistan's team for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. In his second game of the tournament, he was named man of the match. This was for his excellent score of 89 runs off just 59 balls against South Africa.

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