Sufyan Mehmood

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Sufyan Mehmood
Personal information
Full name
Sufyan Mehmood
Born (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 (age 33)
Muscat, Oman
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Only ODI(cap  21)19 September 2021 v  Nepal
T20I debut(cap  16)26 November 2009 v  Kuwait
Last T20I17 November 2022 v  Saudi Arabia
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches15
Runs scored419
Batting average 4.0019.00
100s/50s0/00/0
Top score413*
Balls bowled863
Wickets 02
Bowling average –35.50
5 wickets in innings –0
10 wickets in match–0
Best bowling–1/20
Catches/stumpings 0/–1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 May 2023

Sufyan Mehmood (born 21 October 1991) is an Omani cricketer who plays for the Oman national cricket team. [1] He is one of the few Omani citizens to play cricket for Oman. [2]

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Early life and education

Born into an academically oriented family, Mehmood chose to pursue cricket over a traditional career path, declining an offer to study business administration at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. [2] He instead balanced his education at a local university with his cricket ambitions. [2]

Mehmood's domestic career is intertwined with Oman's corporate cricket structure, where companies sponsor teams in the premier division. [2] After a brief period working outside of cricket, he was hired by Enhance, playing for their team while working in the human resources department. [2] He later moved to Renaissance Services, where he leads their corporate cricket team. [2]

Career

Mehmood represented Oman at the Under-15 and Under-17 levels before making his senior team debut in 2009. [2] He played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament. [3] He made his Twenty20 International debut against Hong Kong on 26 November 2015. [4] He made his List A debut for Oman in their three-match series against the United Arab Emirates in October 2016. [5]

In August 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament. [6] In October 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament. [7] In March 2019, he was named in Oman's team for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia. [8] In September 2019, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament. [9]

In September 2021, he was named in Oman's One Day International (ODI) squad for round six and round seven of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2. He made his ODI debut on 19 September 2021, for Oman against Nepal. [10] He was also named in Oman's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [11]

In 2023, his career was briefly stalled by a meniscus tear. After consulting with specialists, he pursued a non-surgical recovery path focused on strengthening and rehabilitation, which allowed him to return to playing. [2]

In May 2024, he was named as a reserve player in Oman's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [12]

References

  1. ↑ Purohit, Ashok (4 August 2015). "'PROMOTE CRICKET AMONG LOCALS'". Muscat Daily . Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kishore, Shashank (14 September 2025). "Oman's Sufyan Mehmood is living his dream after defying his family".
  3. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Division Four, 5th Place Playoff: Jersey v Oman at Singapore, Jun 28, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Hong Kong tour of United Arab Emirates, 3rd T20I: Hong Kong v Oman at Abu Dhabi, Nov 26, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Oman tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st Match: Oman v United Arab Emirates at ICCA Dubai, Oct 13, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman at Asia Cup Qualifiers in Malaysia". Times of Oman. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman in ICC WCL Division 3". Times of Oman. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Oman confident of winning ODI status by finishing among top four in ICC WCL Two". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Oman squad for ICC T20 WC Qualifier in UAE announced". Times of Oman. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "41st Match (D/N), Al Amerat, Sep 19 2021, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Oman announce experienced 15-member group for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Oman has announced their Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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