| Shahab Alam | |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Birth Place: | Bhairahawa, Nepal |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left arm orthodox |
| Role: | Bowler |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2021–present |
| T20idebutdate: | 17 April |
| T20idebutyear: | 2021 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Netherlands |
| T20icap: | 34 |
| Lastt20idate: | 29 August |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2022 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Kenya |
| T20ishirt: | 5 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | T20I |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | - |
| Bat Avg1: | - |
| 100S/50S1: | -/- |
| Top Score1: | - |
| Deliveries1: | 54 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 44.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/20 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/0 |
| Column2: | T20 |
| Matches2: | 3 |
| Runs2: | - |
| Bat Avg2: | - |
| 100S/50S2: | -/- |
| Top Score2: | - |
| Deliveries2: | 54 |
| Wickets2: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 44.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 1/20 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/0 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 0/0 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/shahab-alam-1090597 ESNPcricinfo, |
| Date: | 29 August 2022 |
Shahab Alam (Nepali: शाहब आलम) is a Nepalese cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spinner.[1] He made his debut for Nepal against the Netherlands in April 2021.[2]
He represents the Nepal Army Club in domestic cricket.[3]
Alam represented Nepal national under-19 cricket team in the 2017 ICC Asia Under-19s World Cup Qualifier and picked up 12 wickets at an average of 10.08.[4] He took three wickets for 15 runs in the final of the 2017 ACC Under-19 Eastern Region against Hong Kong as Nepal qualified for the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup.[5] In an Under-19 Asia Cup match against India, he took two crucial wickets for 11 runs and helped his team win the match.[6]
In 2018, he earned the bid of Rs. 150,000 and was sold to Biratnagar Titans of the Pokhara Premier League.[7] He was the second-leading wicket-taker in the 2019 Prime Minister Cup, where he picked up 16 wickets in six matches at an average of 8.75.[8]
Alam played for Team Narayani in the 2020 Gautam Buddha Cup and picked up four wickets at an average of 7.25.[9] He also picked up 10 wickets from four matches at an average of 9.00 in the 2019–20 Manmohan Memorial National One-Day Cup.[10]
He was the second-leading wicket-taker in the 2021 Prime Minister Cup, where he took 12 wickets in five matches at an average of 12.66.[11] In a match against Province No. 1, he was awarded man of the match award for his four-wicket haul.[12] He was selected in the 18-member national team for the closed camps for the T20I series against Qatar[13] but the tour was eventually postponed due to the increasing COVID-19 cases in Qatar.[14]
Alam was subsequently selected in the 15 members national squad for the 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series[15] and made his T20I debut against Netherlands on 17 April 2021. He picked up 2 wickets from three matches in the series.[16]