Saqib Mahmood Explained

Saqib Mahmood
Country:England
Fullname:Saqib Mahmood
Birth Date:1997 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Height:6 ft 1 in[1]
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast
Role:Bowler
International:true
Internationalspan:2019–present
Testdebutdate:16 March
Testdebutyear:2022
Testdebutagainst:West Indies
Testcap:703
Lasttestdate:24 March
Lasttestyear:2022
Lasttestagainst:West Indies
Odidebutdate:9 February
Odidebutyear:2020
Odidebutagainst:South Africa
Odicap:257
Lastodidate:3 March
Lastodiyear:2023
Lastodiagainst:Bangladesh
Odishirt:25
T20idebutdate:3 November
T20idebutyear:2019
T20idebutagainst:New Zealand
T20icap:89
Lastt20idate:30 January
Lastt20iyear:2022
Lastt20iagainst:West Indies
T20ishirt:25
Club1:Lancashire
Clubnumber1:25
Club2:Peshawar Zalmi
Club3:Oval Invincibles
Club4:Sydney Thunder
Columns:4
Column1:Test
Matches1:2
Runs1:137
Bat Avg1:22.83
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:49
Deliveries1:366
Wickets1:6
Bowl Avg1:52.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:2/21
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Column2:ODI
Matches2:8
Runs2:320
Bat Avg2:22.85
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:12
Deliveries2:419
Wickets2:14
Bowl Avg2:10.00
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:4/42
Catches/Stumpings2:1/–
Column3:FC
Matches3:32
Runs3:362
Bat Avg3:16.45
100S/50S3:0/0
Top Score3:49
Deliveries3:5,077
Wickets3:85
Bowl Avg3:30.42
Fivefor3:1
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:5/47
Catches/Stumpings3:5/–
Column4:LA
Matches4:37
Runs4:138
Bat Avg4:15.33
100S/50S4:0/0
Top Score4:45
Deliveries4:1,794
Wickets4:68
Bowl Avg4:24.07
Fivefor4:3
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:6/37
Catches/Stumpings4:8/–
Date:20 July 2024
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/643885.html ESPNcricinfo

Saqib Mahmood (born 25 February 1997) is an English cricketer who plays for England and Lancashire. Primarily he is a right-arm fast bowler. He made his international Twenty20 debut for England in November 2019, with his Test debut in March 2022.

Early and domestic career

Mahmood was born in Birmingham, England, to British Pakistani parents with roots in Azad Kashmir.[2]

In April 2019, Mahmood became the first bowler for Lancashire to take a five-wicket haul in successive List A matches, when he did so in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup.[3]

In May 2021, Mahmood took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, with 5/47 in the 2021 County Championship match against Yorkshire.[4]

In April 2022, he was bought by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[5] However, the following month he was ruled out of the rest of the season after suffering a back stress fracture.[6]

Mahmood is a Liverpool FC fan.[7]

International career

In September 2019, Mahmood was named in England's Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against New Zealand.[8]

Mahmood made his T20I debut for England, against New Zealand, on 3 November 2019.[9]

Mahmood made his ODI debut for England, against South Africa, on 9 February 2020.[10]

In August 2021, Mahmood was added to England's squad for the second Test against India, after Stuart Broad was ruled out of the rest of the series due to injury.[11] In February 2022, Mahmood was again named in England's Test squad, this time for their series against the West Indies.[12]

Mahmood made his Test debut on 16 March 2022, for England against the West Indies.[13]

Playing style

As a result of Mahmood's bowling action, his pace (up to 90 mph), his use of reverse-swing and yorkers, especially during the death-overs, he has been compared to Waqar Younis.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saqib Mahmood - Lancashire Cricket Club. 26 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Munawar . Imran . 10 February 2020 . In a historic first, three Muslim players included in England cricket team . 22 September 2022 . . Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid were part of the playing eleven with Lancashire pacer Saqib Mahmood making his ODI debut for England. Interestingly all three are of Pakistani-Kashmiri origin[...].
  3. Web site: Saqib Mahmood on a roll with five-for as Lancashire skittle Leicestershire . ESPN Cricinfo . 28 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Saqib Mahmood bowls Lancashire to Roses victory . The Cricketer . 30 May 2021.
  5. Web site: The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed . BBC Sport . 5 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Saqib Mahmood: England bowler on first stages of recovery from serious back injury . ESPN Cricinfo . 16 May 2022.
  7. Web site: Saqib Mahmood ruled out of season with back stress fracture . BBC Sport . 17 July 2022.
  8. Web site: Bairstow dropped from England Test squad for New Zealand series . International Cricket Council . 23 September 2019.
  9. Web site: 2nd T20I, England tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Nov 3 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 3 November 2019.
  10. Web site: 3rd ODI, England tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Feb 9 2020 . ESPN Cricinfo . 9 February 2020.
  11. Web site: Stuart Broad ruled out for rest of Test series against India . ESPN Cricinfo . 11 August 2021.
  12. Web site: James Anderson, Stuart Broad dropped from England Test squad for West Indies . ESPN Cricinfo . 8 February 2022.
  13. Web site: 2nd Test, Bridgetown, Mar 16 - 20 2022, England tour of West Indies . ESPN Cricinfo . 16 March 2022.
  14. Cricket365 (31 October 2019), "C365 meets Saqib Mahmood: On Anderson, Waqar, reverse-swing and that first England call", Cricket365. 10 April 2020.