Waseeq Ahmed

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Waseeq Ahmed
Personal information
Full name
Waseeq Ahmed
Born (1986-11-03) 3 November 1986 (age 37)
BattingLeft-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox bowling
RoleBowler
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  21)22 October 2021 v  Qatar
Last T20I23 December 2022 v  Malaysia
Career statistics
Competition T20I T20
Matches88
Runs scored11
Batting average
100s/50s0/00/0
Top score1* 1*
Balls bowled144144
Wickets 77
Bowling average 22.7122.71
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling3/143/14
Catches/stumpings 2/-2/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 25 December 2022

Waseeq Ahmed (born 3 November 1986) is a cricketer who currently plays for the Bahrain national cricket team. [1] [2] [3]

Career

Ahmed was first selected for the international team during the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier, and made his international debut on 22 October 2021, against Qatar. [4] Known for his bowling ability, Ahmed went on to play in 2 games after his debut, managing a run and 4 wickets. [5]

After the tournament, Ahmed was then selected to play in the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A. [6] Ahmed played in all 5 games during the tournament and managed to take 3 wickets. [7]

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References

  1. "Waseeq Ahmed profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. "Waseeq Ahmed - Cricket Player, Bahrain - NDTV Sports". NDTV Sports . Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. "Waseeq Ahmed - Wisden". Wisden . 10 February 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. "Bahrain beat Qatar by 8 wickets (with 41 balls remaining) - Qatar vs Bahrain, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia A Qualifier, 1st Match Match Summary, Report". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia A Qualifier, 2021/22 - Bahrain Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  6. "The announcement you have all been waiting for was made last evening at the Gulf Hotel where the squad of the Bahrain National Cricket Team for the upcoming World T20 qualifiers was announced and the new jersey was unveiled". Cricket Bahrain (via Instagram). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  7. Penna, Peter Della (21 February 2022). "UAE, Ireland seal semi-final spots from Group A; Nepal, Oman progress from Group B". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 13 March 2022.