| Maaz Sadaqat | |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Type1: | First-class |
| Debutdate1: | 27 October |
| Debutyear1: | 2022 |
| Debutfor1: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Debutagainst1: | Balochistan |
| Club2: | City Club |
| Type2: | List A |
| Debutdate2: | 28 March |
| Debutyear2: | 2023 |
| Debutfor2: | City Club |
| Debutagainst2: | Dhaka Leopards |
| Club3: | Khan Research Laboratories |
| Date: | 8 April 2023 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/maaz-sadaqat-1244154 ESPNcricinfo |
Maaz Sadaqat (born 15 May 2005) is a Pakistani cricketer, who is a left-handed batsman and an occasional slow left-arm orthodox spinner.[1] He plays for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team in domestic cricket. He also previously played for the Pakistan national under-19 cricket team.[2]
He also represented the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under-19 team in age level cricket.[3] He made his under-19 debut for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 12 October 2019, against Central Punjab under-19 in the 2019–20 PCB National Under-19s One Day Tournament.[4] He picked up a five-wicket haul in that match.[5] He was the highest run-scorer for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the 2020–21 PCB National Under-19s One Day Tournament, hitting 363 runs including a century.[6] In December 2020, he was selected to play for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the Second XI Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament.[7]
On 14 November 2021, he scored 63 runs against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Under-19s Whites in the final match of the 2021–22 PCB National Under-19 Cup, helping his team to win the match by 43 runs and become the champions.[8] He was the second highest run-scorer overall in that competition hitting 308 runs.[9] In December 2021, he was named in Pakistan's under-19 squad for the 2021 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup and 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[10]
He also played for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Second XI team in the 2022–23 Cricket Associations T20 Cup, where he remained as the leading run-scorer for his team hitting 350 runs from ten matches.[11] On 16 December 2022, he scored 64 runs and took 4 wickets, helping his team to defeat Northern by 39 runs in the Cricket Associations Challenge.[12] He also became the team's leading run-scorer hitting 423 runs from ten matches.[13]
In September 2022, Sadaqat was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2022–23 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[14] He made his first-class debut for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 27 October 2022, against Balochistan.[15] On 22 November 2022, he claimed his maiden half-century in first-class cricket,[16] scoring 91 runs and leading his team to an innings victory over Northern.[17]
He was selected to play for City Club in the 2022–23 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League.[18] He made his List A debut for City Club on 28 March 2023, against Dhaka Leopards.[19] On 5 April 2023, he scored 65 runs alongside taking 1 wicket for 45 runs against Shinepukur Cricket Club, helping City Club to win the match by 23 runs.[20] It was his maiden List A fifty,[21] and also the first time he had won the player of the match award in domestic cricket.[22]
In August 2023, he was signed by Gulf Giants to play for them in the 2024 International League T20.[23]