Riazat Ali Shah
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 February 1998 Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| T20I debut (cap 9) | 20 May 2019 v Botswana |
| Last T20I | 23 May 2019 v Ghana |
Source: Cricinfo, 23 May 2019 | |
Riazat Ali Shah (born 20 February 1998) is a Pakistani-born Ugandan cricketer who plays for the Uganda national cricket team.[1][2]
In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[3] He played in Uganda's opening match of the tournament, against Malaysia.[4] In July 2018, he was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament.[5] He was named the player of the tournament for the Eastern group.[6]
In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[7][8] He made his Twenty20 debut for Uganda in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[9] The following month, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[10] He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Uganda in the tournament, with six dismissals in five matches.[11]
In May 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[12][13][14] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Uganda against Botswana on 20 May 2019.[15] He finished as the leading run-scorer in the Regional Finals, with 140 runs in four matches.[16]
In July 2019, he was one of twenty-five players named in the Ugandan training squad, ahead of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League fixtures in Oman.[17] In November 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[18] He made his List A debut, for Uganda against Jersey, on 2 December 2019.[19]
References
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- ^ "Uganda makes changes to team for Cricket Builds Hope tournament". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Karashani has faith in Malaysian charge". Daily Monitor. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "1st match, ICC World Cricket League Division Four at Kuala Lumpur, Apr 29 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Uganda Squad: Players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Rwanda sets the standard for Africa in World T20 Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Uganda Cricket names Africa T20 squad". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Team Uganda preview". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Pool A, Africa T20 Cup at Pietermaritzburg, Sep 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Otwani gets nod ahead of Achelam on final 14 for Division 3 Qualifiers". Kawowo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Three, 2018/19 - Uganda: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Uganda Cricket names squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Eagle Online. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Arinaitwe named in Cricket Cranes squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "6th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final, 2019: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Paternott Called To Cricket Cranes Squad For World Challenge League". Cricket Uganda. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Brian Masaba To Lead Cricket Cranes, Hamu Kayondo Misses Out On Final 14". Cricket Uganda. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2019.