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| Full name | Maaz Sadaqat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 2005 Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batting all-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | City Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Khan Research Laboratories cricket team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Peshawar Zalmi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 27 October 2022 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Balochistan cricket team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 28 March 2023 City Club v Dhaka Leopards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,21 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maaz Sadaqat (born 15 May 2005) is a Pakistani cricketer,a batting all-rounder who is a left-handed batsman and an occasional slow left-arm orthodox spinner. [1] He plays for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team in domestic cricket. He also previously played for the Pakistan national under-19 cricket team. [2]
Maaz Sadaqat was born on 15 May 2005 in Peshawar,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Pakistan. His elder brother Haroon Sadaqat is also a cricketer. He developed his early cricketing roots through club and youth cricket in Peshawar,joining Ashnaghar Cricket Club soon after completing his school-level matriculation. He played at the district level for Peshawar U19,and later emerged as one of the top scorers in the regional U19 tournament for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP),which earned him selection in Pakistan’s under-19 teams. [3]
Sadaqat has represented the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under-19 team in age level cricket. [4] He made his under-19 debut for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 12 October 2019,against Central Punjab under-19 in the 2019–20 PCB National Under-19s One Day Tournament. [5] He picked up a five-wicket haul in that match. [6] He was the highest run-scorer for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the 2020–21 PCB National Under-19s One Day Tournament,hitting 363 runs including a century. [7] In December 2020,he was selected to play for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the Second XI Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament. [8]
On 14 November 2021,he scored 63 runs against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Under-19s Whites in the final match of the 2021–22 PCB National Under-19 Cup,helping his team to win the match by 43 runs and become the champions. [9] He was the second highest run-scorer overall in that competition hitting 308 runs. [10] In December 2021,he was named in Pakistan's under-19 squad for the 2021 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup and 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [11]
He also played for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Second XI team in the 2022–23 Cricket Associations T20 Cup,where he remained as the leading run-scorer for his team hitting 350 runs from ten matches. [12] On 16 December 2022,he scored 64 runs and took 4 wickets,helping his team to defeat Northern by 39 runs in the Cricket Associations Challenge. [13] He also became the team's leading run-scorer hitting 423 runs from ten matches. [14]
In September 2022,Sadaqat was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2022–23 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. [15] He made his first-class debut for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 27 October 2022,against Balochistan. [16] On 22 November 2022,he claimed his maiden half-century in first-class cricket, [17] scoring 91 runs and leading his team to an innings victory over Northern. [18]
He was selected to play for City Club in the 2022–23 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League. [19] He made his List A debut for City Club on 28 March 2023,against Dhaka Leopards. [20] On 5 April 2023,he scored 65 runs alongside taking 1 wicket for 45 runs against Shinepukur Cricket Club,helping City Club to win the match by 23 runs. [21] It was his maiden List A fifty, [22] and also the first time he had won the player of the match award in domestic cricket. [23]
In August 2023,he was signed by Gulf Giants to play for them in the 2024 International League T20. [24]
On 2 May 2025,he made an impression on his HBL PSL debut for Peshawar Zalmi,contributing a 33-ball 55 (including several powerful strikes) in a game-changing 102-run stand alongside Babar Azam. [3]
On 16 November 2025,in the 2025 Asia Cup Rising Stars match between Pakistan Shaheens and India A,Maaz Sadaqat delivered a decisive all-round performance that took Pakistan A into the semi-finals:with the ball,he claimed two key wickets,helping to restrict India A to a chaseable total. He then opened the batting and dominated the run-chase with a 47-ball 79*,guiding Pakistan A to victory with an unbeaten innings marked by clean hitting and controlled aggression. His contribution was described as central to Pakistan's progression from Group B. He was declared Player of the Match. [25] He was later designated Player of the Series for being the tournament's top-scorer (258 runs in 5 innings at an average of 129) while also getting 7 wickets (having not bowled in a match,against Sri Lanka A) with a bowling average of 7.43 and economy rate of 4.30. [26]
Sadaqat was signed directly by Noakhali Express for the 12th edition of Bangladesh Premier League.
Maaz Sadaqat is a left-handed batting all-rounder,capable of contributing both with the bat and slow left-arm orthodox spin. His adaptability across formats and his preference for aggressive,modern batting style combined with reliable spin make him a multi-format prospect. [3]