Junaid Siddiqui

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Junaid Siddiqui
Personal information
Full name
Junaid Siddiqui
Born (1985-03-25) 25 March 1985 (age 39)
Karachi, Sind, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 75)7 August 2011 v Afghanistan
Last ODI23 January 2014 v Scotland
T20I debut (cap 32)13 March 2012 v Netherlands
Last T20I21 February 2022 v Nepal
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 9 8 2 18
Runs scored 67 21 50 145
Batting average 13.40 11.75 16.66 12.08
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 25 21 38 25
Balls bowled 400 180 140 790
Wickets 4 8 4 12
Bowling average 75.50 22.50 35.00 46.58
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/20 3/10 3/81 3/36
Catches/stumpings 3/– 2/– 1/– 7/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 21 February 2022

Junaid Siddiqui (born 25 March 1985) is a Canadian national cricket player. He debuted in all formats of the game in the year 2011.[1] Siddiqui started from school cricket in Mississauga and was a part of Under 14, Under 16, and Under 19 Teams, thus representing cricket locally, domestically as well as on an international Level. Siddiqui is one of the few Canadian home grown players who was picked to play first-class and List A games in Sri Lanka prior to being picked for the Canadian National Team. He is a right-hand batsman who bowls legspin. In January 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[2]

On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[3][4] In September 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament.[5]

In August 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.[6] In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[7]

In October 2021, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.[8] In February 2022, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Junaid Siddiqui". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Canadian squad for World Cricket League Division 2 tournament". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Canadian National Cricket Squad for ICC Americas World T20 SRQ & Schedule". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Squad selected for the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier - Americas Final 2019, Bermuda". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Canadian squad for ICC T20 World Cup qualifier". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Canada's national squad for ICC 2022 Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Canada's ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, Oman 2022 squad announced!". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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