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Shahbaz Ahmed
Personal information
Born (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29)
Mewat, Haryana, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 247)9 October 2022 v South Africa
Last ODI11 October 2022 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentBengal
2020–presentRoyal Challengers Bangalore
Career statistics
Competition ODI LA T20
Matches 2 21 31
Runs scored - 435 212
Batting average - 39.54 16.30
100s/50s -/- 1/1 0/1
Top score - 107 60*
Balls bowled 102 1,014 498
Wickets 3 18 28
Bowling average 28.66 41.94 20.39
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/32 3/45 3/7
Catches/stumpings 0/– 7/– 17/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 October 2021

Shahbaz Ahmed (born 12 December 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team. He made his international debut on 9 October, 2022. He plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League and Bengal in domestic cricket.[1] He is a bowling all-rounder who bats left-handed.

In August 2022, Shahbaz was named as a replacement for injured Washington Sundar in India's ODI squad for their tour against Zimbabwe.[2] In October 2022, he was named in India's ODI squad, for their series against South Africa.[3] He made his ODI debut on 9 October 2022 against South Africa.[4]

Domestic career

Shahbaz made his List A debut for Bengal in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 20 September 2018 against Jammu and Kashmir team at Chennai. He returned with figures of 1/22 in his debut match.[5] During his maiden first-class cap versus Hyderabad, he scored 27 runs and picked one wicket.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Bengal in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 24 February 2019 against Haryana at Cuttack and picked one wicket again besides contributing a vital 12-ball 17 in the lower order that eventually helped his team win the match by three wickets.[7]

So far, Shahbaz has played 13 first-class matches, scoring 559 runs, including four half-centuries, taking 37 first-class wickets at an economy rate of 2.60. In List-A cricket, he has scored 435 runs in 16 innings at an average of 39.54. He has 18 List-A wickets to his name, with his best figures of 3/35. In T20 cricket, he has taken 21 wickets in 23 innings at an economy rate of 6.84 and has recorded one fifty.[8]

In January 2021, against Hyderabad, he became the seventh player from Bengal and first since India pacer Mohammed Shami to claim a Ranji Trophy hat-trick.[9]

In October 2019, he was named in India A's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[10]

Indian Premier League

In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[11][12]

He made his debut in the IPL against Rajasthan Royals, during the 33rd match of 2020 Indian Premier League. Shahbaz went wicketless and conceded 18 runs.[13] Throughout the season, he took a couple of wickets in as many games he played with an economy rate of 7.33.[14] In April 2021, Shahbaz took three wickets in one over against the Sunrisers Hyderabad during the sixth match of 2021 Indian Premier League,[15] which was eventually won by his team. His performances earned praise from a section of critics.[16] During the second phase of the tournament, against Rajasthan he took a brace for 10 runs.[17]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Shahbaz Ahmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Shahbaz Ahmed replaces injured Washington Sundar for Zimbabwe tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ^ "India's squad for ODI series against SA announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ^ "2nd ODI (D/N), Ranchi, October 09, 2022, South Africa tour of India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chennai, Sep 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Shahbaz Ahmed Cricketer: Stats & Player Profile". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Group D, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Cuttack, Feb 24 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Shahbaz Ahmed Cricketer: Stats & Player Profile". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Ranji Trophy: After Tiwary's triple ton, Ahmed takes a hat-trick as Bengal rout Hyderabad". Hindustan Times. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  11. ^ "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  12. ^ "IPL 2020 - Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi head line-up of exciting uncapped Indian bowlers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Full Scorecard of Royals vs RCB 33rd Match 2020/21 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo.
  14. ^ "IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Official Website". www.iplt20.com.
  15. ^ "6th Match (N), Chennai, Apr 14 2021, Indian Premier League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Powered by self-belief, Shahbaz Ahmed creates his own chances". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Full Scorecard of Royals vs RCB 43rd Match 2021 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  18. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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