Yasir Shah

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Yasir Shah
Personal information
Full name Yasir Shah
Born (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986
Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Role Bowler
International information
National side
  • Pakistan
Only ODI 14 September 2011 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no. 86
T20I debut (cap 44) 16 September 2011 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I 18 September 2011 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Rest of North-West Frontier Province
2011–present Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province
2010 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
2008–present Abbottabad Rhinos
2001–2009 Pakistan Customs
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC List-A
Matches 1 2 71 45
Runs scored - 11 1,561 444
Batting average - - 18.58 24.66
100s/50s -/- -/- 0/5 0/2
Top score - 11* 71 66*
Balls bowled 60 24 12,122 2,359
Wickets 2 - 241 64
Bowling average 25.50 - 25.71 27.01
5 wickets in innings 0 - 5 0
10 wickets in match 0 - 0 0
Best bowling 2/51 -/- 6/20 4/55
Catches/stumpings 0/- 4/- 38/- 13/-
Source: Cricinfo, 10 December 2013

Yasir Shah (born 2 May 1986 in Swabi,[1] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) is an international cricketer from Pakistan. He is a specialist leg break spin bowler. He's also a cousin to Pakistan fast-bowler Junaid Khan.[2]

Career

International

He played his first international match, the third game of one-day international series on Pakistan's tour of Zimbabwe, on 14 September 2011. In the game he took 2 for 51 runs (10 overs). The wickets were of Zimbabwean opener Vusi Sibanda and star wicketkeeper-batsman Tatenda Taibu.[3]

He has also played cricket for the Pakistan A cricket team.

Domestic

He has played for a number of teams in the Pakistani first-class domestic cricket circuit, including the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team, Pakistan A cricket team, Abbottabad Rhinos, Pakistan Customs cricket team, and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Yasir Shah". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
  2. Cricket: Honley recruit leg-spinner to plug the gap left by county prospect Craddock The Huddersfield Daily Examiner 23 July 2011. Retrieved 05 September 2013
  3. Pakistan vs Zimbabwe ODI no. 3194 Cricinfo 14 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011

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