Shoaib Sarwar

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Shoaib Sarwar
Personal information
Born (1986-10-15) 15 October 1986 (age 37)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Role Bowler
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches89
Runs scored16552
Batting average 15.0017.33
100s/50s0/20/0
Top score6113*
Balls bowled972329
Wickets 1414
Bowling average 42.4217.35
5 wickets in innings 01
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling4/875/23
Catches/stumpings 2/01/0

Shoaib Sarwar (born 15 October 1986) is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. [1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, [2] he has played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team since 2006, [3] including eight first-class and nine List A matches. [2]

Biography

Born in Dubai in 1986, [2] Shoaib Sarwar first played for the UAE at Under-19 level, playing in the Youth Asia Cup in Karachi in 2003 and in the ACC Under-19 Cup in Nepal in 2005. [4] He first played for the senior side in 2006, [3] making his List A debut with matches against Ireland and Sri Lanka A in the EurAsia Cricket Series in Abu Dhabi. [5] He also played against Brunei and Saudi Arabia in that year's ACC Trophy. [4]

He made his first-class debut in February 2008, playing an ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya. [6] He scored 61 in the second innings of that match, [7] his highest first-class score. [2] He has since played matches in the tournament against Ireland and the Netherlands [6] as well as a match against Essex County Cricket Club. He most recently represented his country in the ACC Trophy Elite tournament in Kuala Lumpur. [4]

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