Nasir Jamshed

Nasir Jamshed
Personal information
Full name Nasir Jamshed
Born 6 December 1989
Lahore, Pakistan
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off break
Role Opening Batsman
International information
National side
  • Pakistan
Test debut (cap 210) 1–4 February 2013 v South Africa
Last Test 14–17 February 2013 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 160) 21 January 2008 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 27 November 2013 v South Africa
ODI shirt no. 77
T20I debut (cap 48) 5 September 2012 v Australia
Last T20I 22 November 2013 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–present National Bank of Pakistan
2012–present Chittagong Kings
2005–present Lahore Lions
2012– Ruhuna Royals
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I LA
Matches 2 45 18 102
Runs scored 51 1,443 363 3,178
Batting average 12.75 34.57 21.35 33.10
100s/50s 0/0 3/8 0/2 7/15
Top score 46 112 56 128
Balls bowled – – – –
Wickets – – – –
Bowling average – – – –
5 wickets in innings – – – –
10 wickets in match – – – –
Best bowling – – – –
Catches/stumpings 1/– 12/– 6/– 34/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 03 December 2013

Nasir Jamshed (Urdu: ناصر جمشید‎; born 6 December 1989) is a cricketer who represents Pakistan cricket team in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. He is a left-handed opening batsman.[1]

Career

First-class career

Nasir made his first-class debut at the age of just 15 and was soon selected to the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team for a series against Sri Lanka, making 204 in the second innings on his debut.[2] At Twenty20 level, he made his debut for the Lahore Lions in April 2005, at the age of 15 year and 140 days, making him the youngest ever player to play in Twenty20 matches (ESPNcricinfo incorrectly lists two other players, Shah Mureed and Rana Kalangutkar, as having debuted at younger ages).[3]

In the 2005–06 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy series he scored over 800 runs and earned selection in the Patron's XI side to play Zimbabwe. He made 182 runs and within a week was playing ODI cricket for Pakistan.

International career

In his debut against Zimbabwe, he opened the batting and smashed 61 off just 48 deliveries which saw him win the Man of the Match award. In his second ODI, he hit 74 off 64 balls, becoming only third Pakistani to make consecutive half centuries in first and second matches.

In the 2008 Asia Cup, Jamshed scored two consecutive half centuries, 53 runs against India before he was retired hurt and 52 not out against Bangladesh, at the National Stadium, Karachi.[4][5] From these performances, he has really strengthened his position as an opener in the Pakistani ODI squad. During the Asia Cup 2008 Jamshed's fitness was questioned by the commentators and he visibly seemed over weight. This lack of fitness also lead him to miss the following Twenty20 tournament in Canada, and a 3 match ODI series against the West Indies. His exclusion from the national team continued in January 2009 when he was passed over for Khurram Manzoor during the Sri Lanka ODI series.

He made his first one day international century against India on 18 March 2012 in Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium Mirpur at the 2012 Asia Cup. He scored 112 off just 104 balls and was involved in a 224 run partnership with Mohammad Hafeez, which is the second best opening partnership for Pakistan against any team and first best partnership against India in one day internationals. They eclipsed Aamer Sohail and Saeed Anwar's record of 144 runs which was made in 1996.[6]

List of International Centuries

One Day International centuries

List of ODI centuries by Nasir Jamshed
No. Score Match Balls Against Pos. Inn. S/R Venue Date Result Ref
1 112 15 104  India 2 1 107.69 Shere Bengali National Stadium, Dhaka 18 March 2012 Lost [7]
2 101* 20 132  India 2 2 76.51 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 30 December 2012 Won [8]
3 106 21 124  India 2 2 85.48 Eden Gardens, Kolkata 3 January 2013 Won [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile: Nasir Jamshed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Player profile: Nasir Jamshed". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Records / Twenty20 matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Youngest players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Asia Cup, 10th Match, Super Four: Pakistan v India at Karachi". ESNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Asia Cup, 12th Match, Super Four: Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi". ESNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Purohit, Abhishek (18 March 2012). "Kohli demolishes Pakistan in record chase". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Asia Cup – 5th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan in India – 1st ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "Pakistan in India – 2nd ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.

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