Mohammad Shahzad (Emirati cricketer)

Mohammad Shahzad
Personal information
Born (1979-08-15) 15 August 1979
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 52)2 May 2014 v Afghanistan
Last ODI16 August 2016 v Scotland
ODI shirt no.12
T20I debut (cap 16)9 July 2015 v Scotland
Last T20I3 March 2016 v India
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches 6 15
Runs scored 190 252
Batting average 31.66 19.38
100s/50s 0/2 0/1
Top score 79 52
Balls bowled 233 206
Wickets 9 8
Bowling average 25.88 33.87
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/26 2/10
Catches/stumpings 2/0 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 21 March 2019

Mohammad Shahzad (Urdu: محمد شہزاد; born 15 August 1979) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the United Arab Emirates against Afghanistan in the 2014 ACC Premier League on 2 May 2014. He played the last of his six ODIs on 2 December 2014 also against Afghanistan.[2] He made his Twenty20 International debut against Scotland in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 9 July 2015.[3]

He was reported for a suspected illegal bowling action by the ICC after the second ODI against Afghanistan on 30 November 2014 in Dubai, which was cleared later by the ICC on 25 May 2015.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Mohammad Shahzad". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Asian Cricket Council Premier League, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  3. ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 1st Match, Group B: Scotland v United Arab Emirates at Edinburgh, Jul 9, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Shahzad, Farooq reported for suspect actions". ESPNcricinfo. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Mohammad Shahzad's action cleared by ICC". ESPNcricinfo. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2021.