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Safyaan Sharif
Safyaan Mohammed Sharif (born 24 May 1991) is a Scottish cricketer.[1] He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman. He made his international debut for Scotland in June 2011.[2] Domestic and T20 franchise careerIn May 2018, Sharif was signed by the English side Derbyshire County Cricket Club to play in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup and 2018 t20 Blast tournaments.[3] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[4] In July 2019, Sharif was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[5][6] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[7] Since 2023, Sharif has played for Perth Doo'cot in the North East Championship.[8] International careerSharif made his debut for Scotland in a One Day International (ODI) against the Netherlands in the 2011-13 Intercontinental Cup One-Day competition in June 2011, taking figures of 4/27.[9] The following month, he played two further One Day International's in the tri-nation series against Ireland and Sri Lanka, with both matches played at The Grange, Edinburgh.[10] He later made four List A appearances against English counties in the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40.[11] In September 2011, Sharif made his first-class debut in the 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup against Namibia at the Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek.[12] Following the match, he played in Scotland's two List A matches against Namibia, which formed part of the ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day competition.[11] During the tour, he also made four Twenty20 appearances against the hosts,[13] taking 8 wickets at an average of 10.37, with the best figures of 3/29.[14] In February 2012, Sharif made his second first-class appearance against the United Arab Emirates in the Intercontinental Cup.[12] He was selected as part of Scotland's squad for the World Twenty20 Qualifier which proceeds their series against the United Arab Emirates.[15] In March 2018, during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier match against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Sharif took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[16] The match finished as a tie, with Sharif named as the player of the match, with figures of five wickets for 33 runs off 8.4 overs.[17] Following the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Sharif as the rising star of Scotland's squad.[18] In September 2019, Sharif was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[19] He was the leading wicket-taker for Scotland in the tournament, with thirteen dismissals in seven matches.[20] In September 2021, Sharif was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[21] In May 2024, he was named in Scotland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[22] References
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