Nizakat Khan

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Nizakat Khan
Personal information
Full name
Nizakat Khan
Born (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32)
Attock, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  25)1 May 2014 v  Afghanistan
Last ODI18 September 2018 v  India
T20I debut(cap  9)16 March 2014 v  Nepal
Last T20I31 October 2023 v  Bahrain
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches2053658
Runs scored5839964351,618
Batting average 30.6819.5239.5430.52
100s/50s0/30/51/31/7
Top score9481123127*
Balls bowled13984180775
Wickets 44118
Bowling average 26.0020.7585.0028.72
5 wickets in innings 0000
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling1/113/191/424/14
Catches/stumpings 8/–24/–4/–24/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 September 2022

Nizakat Khan (born 8 July 1992) is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer. An all-rounder, Khan is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break. In August 2021, he was named the captain of the Hong Kong cricket team. [1]

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Biography

Having played age-group cricket for Hong Kong Under-19s in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup, [2] Khan proceeded to make his World Cricket League debut for Hong Kong in the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three, where he helped Hong Kong earn promotion to 2011 World Cricket League Division Two. It was in this tournament that he made his List A debut against Uganda. He played 5 further List A matches in the competition, the last of which was against Papua New Guinea. [3] In his 6 matches in the competition, he scored 182 runs at a batting average of 30.33, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 95. [4] His highest score came against Namibia. [5] With the ball he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 18.80, with best figures of 4/14. [6] His best bowling performance came against Uganda. [7]

He made his One Day International debut against Afghanistan in the 2014 ACC Premier League on 1 May 2014. [8] He was suspended from bowling due to an illegal action during the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in July. [9] He scored his maiden first-class century on 2 September 2016 against Ireland in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup. [10]

On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. [11] [12] In August 2018, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament. [13] Hong Kong won the qualifier tournament, and he was then named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup. [14]

In December 2018, he was named in Hong Kong's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. [15] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. [16]

In September 2019, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. [17] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the key player in Hong Kong's squad. [18] In November 2019, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh. [19] Later the same month, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman. [20]

In May 2022, he was named as the captain of Hong Kong's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament. [21]

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