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Full name | Samiullah Khan Niazi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Swance, Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan | 4 August 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut(cap 161) | 21 January 2008 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 24 January 2008 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008/09 | North West Frontier Province Panthers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007/08–2008/09 | North West Frontier Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004/05–2010/11 | Faisalabad Wolves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005/06–2010/11 | Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004/05–2010/11 | Faisalabad Wolves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003/04–2005/06 | Faisalabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000/01–2002/03 | Sargodha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,21 January 2011 |
Samiullah Khan Niazi (born 4 August 1982) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former first-class cricketer who plays for Sargodha,Faisalabad and Pakistan A as a left-arm medium-fast bowler.
Samiullah Khan Niazi was one of the leading wicket-taker in the 2005–06 Pakistani first-class season with 75 wickets at 18.36. He was a late inclusion for Pakistan's 2006 tour of England,replacing Rana Naved-ul-Hasan. He represented Pakistan when he played two one day internationals against Zimbabwe at Karachi and Hyderabad in 2008. He was also first attack bowler of Pakistan A in Euroasia cup tournament where they beat India in final. He is a genuine left arm swing bowler. He was a member of the Faisalabad Wolves team which won the International 20:20 Club Championship-2005 in England.
In the final of the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy,he took his career-best bowling figures of 8 for 62 in the second innings and his 25th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. This lead Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited to their third Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in four years and he was named as man of the match. [1] [2]
Since his retirement he has become a coach,including being the assistant coach to the Northern U19 Whites. [3]
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