Imran Khan (cricketer, born 1988)

For other cricketers with the same name, see Imran Khan (disambiguation).
Imran Khan
Personal information
Born 14 July 1988
Swat, N. W. F. P.,
Pakistan
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014 Peshawar Panthers
Career statistics
Competition T20
Matches 6
Runs scored 16
Batting average 16.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 14
Balls bowled 131
Wickets 12
Bowling average 12.91
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match n/a
Best bowling 4/25
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 9 December 2014

Imran Khan (born 14 July 1988) is a Pakistani cricketer who made his Twenty20 debut for the Peshawar Panthers during the 2014–15 season of the Haier T20 Cup. He is a left-arm fast bowler, known for "bamboozl[ing] opposing batsmen" through his "repertoire of slower balls".[1]

From Swat District in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, before making his senior Twenty20 debut, Imran played district cricket for Swat in the Peshawar division of the country-wide Inter-District Senior Tournament.[2] Having been selected in the Peshawar Panthers' squad for the 2014–15 Haier T20 Cup, he went on to play seven matches in eight days at the tournament, held in September 2014.[3] Imran finished with twelve wickets from six matches at the tournament, the most of any player. His wickets were taken at a bowling average of 12.91 and a strike rate of 10.91 balls per wicket,[4] and he was accordingly named "best bowler" at the end of the tournament.[5] On debut against the Lahore Eagles, Imran took 4/25 from four overs, for which he was named man of the match.[6] Other notable performances included 2/7 from 1.5 overs against the AJK Jaguars,[7] 2/27 against the Faisalabad Wolves,[8] and 2/26 against the Lahore Lions.[9]

Another member of the Panthers tournament-winning team was Mohammad Imran Khan (born 1987), who is also commonly known as Imran Khan, and who later played Test cricket for the Pakistani national side. For this reason, Imran Khan (born 1987) is often recorded as "Mohammad Imran Khan" or "Imran Khan, Sr." on scorecards, while Imran Khan (born 1988), the subject of this article, is often recorded as "Imran Khan (Swat)" or "Imran Khan, Jr.".[10]

References

  1. ↑ Emmad Hameed (29 September 2014). "National Twenty20 — ‘all in a rush’" – The Express Tribune. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Miscellaneous matches played by Imran Khan (3) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Twenty20 matches played by Imran Khan (6) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Bowling in Bank Albaraka Presents Haier T20 Cup 2014/15 (ordered by wickets) - CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. ↑ (28 September 2014). "Peshawar Panthers win national Twenty20 championship" – Express Tribune. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Lahore Eagles v Peshawar Panthers, Bank Albaraka Presents Haier T20 Cup 2014/15 (Group C) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Azad Jammu and Kashmir Jaguars v Peshawar Panthers, Bank Albaraka Presents Haier T20 Cup 2014/15 (Group C) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Faisalabad Wolves v Peshawar Panthers, Bank Albaraka Presents Haier T20 Cup 2014/15 (Group C) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Lahore Lions v Peshawar Panthers, Bank Albaraka Presents Haier T20 Cup 2014/15 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  10. ↑ See, for instance, this scorecard, or this article.