Abdullah Fazal

Abdullah Fazal
Personal information
Full name
Abdullah Fazal
Born (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
RoleOpening batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 262)8 May 2026 v Bangladesh
Last Test12 May 2026 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2024–2026Karachi Region Blues
2025Higher Education Commission
2025–2026State Bank of Pakistan
2026Karachi Region Whites
2026Rawalpindiz
Career statistics
Competition First-class Twenty20
Matches 25 14
Runs scored 1,828 511
Batting average 41.54 73.00
100s/50s 4/10 1/3
Top score 182 103*
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 24/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 April 2026

Abdullah Fazal (born 16 January 2003) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Rawalpindiz. Fazal is a left-handed opening batter. He was born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1][2]

Fazal has played senior domestic cricket for Karachi Region Blues, Higher Education Commission, State Bank of Pakistan, Karachi Region Whites and Rawalpindiz.[2] He made his first-class debut for Karachi Region Blues against Quetta Region in the 2024–25 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, and made his Twenty20 debut for the same side against Larkana Region in the 2024–25 National T20 Cup.[3][4]

In November 2024, Fazal scored 129 for Karachi Region Blues against FATA in the 2024–25 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, his first century in senior cricket.[5][6] In March 2025, he made his first Twenty20 century, scoring an unbeaten 103 from 61 balls for Karachi Region Blues against Peshawar Region in the National T20 Cup.[7][8]

Fazal's most productive first-class run came in the 2025–26 domestic season. In the final of the 2025–26 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he made 88 in the first innings and 114 in the second against Sialkot Region, helping Karachi Region Blues to a 218-run win and being named player of the final.[9][10]

Playing for State Bank of Pakistan in the 2025–26 President's Trophy Grade-I, Fazal then scored 113 against Ghani Glass, the only batter in his side's first innings to pass 21.[11][12] Later that month, he made a career-best 182 against Oil and Gas Development Company Limited, sharing a second-wicket partnership of 274 with Mohammad Huraira.[13][14]

International career

He made his Test debut on 8 May 2026, against Bangladesh in Mirpur, Dhaka.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ "Abdullah Fazal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Abdullah Fazal". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  3. ^ "Karachi Region Blues v Quetta Region, Pool C, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024/25". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  4. ^ "Karachi Region Blues v Larkana Region, 4th Match, Group A, National T20 Cup 2024/25". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  5. ^ "Federally Administered Tribal Areas v Karachi Region Blues, Pool C, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024/25". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  6. ^ "Lahore Blues thump Quetta for second win". The News International. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  7. ^ "Abdullah Fazal hits ton as Karachi Blues remain unbeaten". Pakistan Cricket Board. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  8. ^ "Karachi Region Blues v Peshawar Region, 20th Match, Group A, National T20 Cup 2024/25". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  9. ^ "Karachi Region Blues v Sialkot Region, Final, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025/26". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  10. ^ "قائداعظم ٹرافی فائنل،کراچی بلوز کو سیالکوٹ پر 276 رنز کی برتری،عبداللہ فضل کی سنچری". UrduPoint (in Urdu). 3 December 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  11. ^ "Ghani Glass v State Bank of Pakistan, 7th Match, President's Trophy Grade-I 2025/26". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  12. ^ "پریزیڈنٹ ٹرافی ،اسٹیٹ بینک آف پاکستان کی ٹیم غنی گلاس کے خلاف اپنی پہلی اننگز میں 202 رنز بنا کر آؤٹ". UrduPoint (in Urdu). 3 January 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  13. ^ "Oil and Gas Development Company Limited v State Bank of Pakistan, 23rd Match, President's Trophy Grade-I 2025/26". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  14. ^ "Bowlers dominate day two of President's Trophy round six". Dawn. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  15. ^ "Sarfaraz appointed head coach as Pakistan name four newbies for Bangladesh Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  16. ^ "Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 1st Test at Dhaka, BAN vs PAK, May 08 2026". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 May 2026.