Riazat Ali Shah

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Riazat Ali Shah
Personal information
Born (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 26)
Gilgit, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  9)20 May 2019 v  Botswana
Last T20I4 June 2024 v  Afghanistan
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA T20
Matches581561
Runs scored1,2232341,285
Batting average 34.6226.0034.72
100s/50s0/40/20/4
Top score98* 5998*
Balls bowled754552808
Wickets 401943
Bowling average 21.2722.1522.00
5 wickets in innings 000
10 wickets in match000
Best bowling4/124/384/12
Catches/stumpings 22/–9/–23/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 January 2024

Riazat Ali Shah (born 20 February 1998) is a Pakistani-born Ugandan cricketer who has played for the Uganda national cricket team since 2018. [1] [2] He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace.

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Early life

Shah was born on 20 February 1998 in Gilgit, Pakistan, the son of Meher Nigah and Hidayat Shah. [3] He is an Isma'ili muslim. [4] He played cricket at the under-19 level for Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad. [5]

International career

Shah moved to Uganda at the age of 16, [3] where he began playing for Aziz Damani Sports Club in Kampala. [4]

In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia. [6] He played in Uganda's opening match of the tournament, against Malaysia. [7] In July 2018, he was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament. [8] He was named the player of the tournament for the Eastern group. [9]

In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. [10] [11] He made his Twenty20 debut for Uganda in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018. [12] The following month, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman. [13] He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Uganda in the tournament, with six dismissals in five matches. [14]

In May 2019, Shah was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. [15] [16] [17] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Botswana on 20 May 2019. [18] He finished as the leading run-scorer in the Regional Finals, with 140 runs in four matches. [19]

In July 2019, he was one of twenty-five players named in the Ugandan training squad, ahead of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League fixtures in Oman. [20] In November 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman. [21] He made his List A debut, for Uganda against Jersey, on 2 December 2019. [22] In November 2021, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda. [23] In May 2022, he was named in Uganda's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament. [24]

In May 2024, he was named in Uganda’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [25]

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