Bilal Khan (cricketer)

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Bilal Khan
Personal information
Born (1987-04-10) 10 April 1987 (age 36)
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
  • Oman (2015–present)
ODI debut(cap  2)27 April 2019 v  Namibia
Last ODI3 July 2023 v  Netherlands
T20I debut(cap  14)21 November 2015 v  Hong Kong
Last T20I5 November 2023 v  Nepal
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches3246
Runs scored2525
Batting average 4.164.16
100s/50s0/00/0
Top score96*
Balls bowled1,673973
Wickets 6963
Bowling average 18.5316.50
5 wickets in innings 30
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling5/314/19
Catches/stumpings 3/–9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 April 2023

Bilal Khan (born 10 April 1987) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who has played for the Oman national cricket team since 2015. [1] He is a left-arm fast bowler. He represented Oman at the 2016 and 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cups.

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Personal life

Khan was born in Peshawar, Pakistan. [2] He moved to Oman in 2011 to work in Muscat. [1] [3]

Domestic career

In Pakistan, Khan played first-class cricket for Peshawar from 2007 to 2009. [4]

Career

Khan qualified to play for Oman in 2015 after completing four years of residency. [1] He made his Twenty20 International debut for Oman against Hong Kong on 21 November 2015. [5] He was the top wicket-taker in the series, with seven dismissals. [6]

In January 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. [7] He made his List A debut for Oman on 8 February 2018. [8]

In August 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament. [9] He was the leading wicket-taker for Oman in the tournament, with ten dismissals in five matches. [10] He was a member of Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament. [11] Ahead of the tournament, he was named as the player to watch in Oman's squad. [12] He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker, with twelve dismissals in five matches, [13] and was named as the player of the series. [14] In December 2018, he was named in Oman's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. [15]

In March 2019, he was named in Oman's team for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia. [16] Oman finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status. [17] Khan made his ODI debut for Oman on 27 April 2019, against Namibia, in the tournament's final. [18]

In September 2019, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament. [19] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with eighteen dismissals in nine matches. [20] [21] In September 2021, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, [22] with the International Cricket Council (ICC) later naming him as the key player in Oman's team. [23]

In March 2022, in the opening match of the 2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series, Khan took his first five-wicket haul in an ODI match, with 5/31 from 9.5 overs. [24]

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