Azhar Mahmood – Profile, Stats & Recent Form

Personal details

Full nameAzhar Mahmood Sagar

Born28 Feb 1975

Age51 Years

NationalityPakistan/British

RoleAll-rounder, Right-handed Batsman, Right arm fast Bowler

Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Career at a glance

Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Econ
Test	21	900	30	50.79	39	2.79
ODI	143	1521	18.1	76.5	123	4.62
T20	230	4091	25.56	135.32	258	7.63
List A	319	4555	22	0	348	4.69
First-class	176	7703	31.83	0	611	3.08

Family

RelationsEbba Mahmood (Spouse)

Batting

Format	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Test	21	34	4	900	136	30	1772	50.79	3	1	113	5	14
ODI	143	110	26	1521	67	18.1	1988	76.5	0	3	119	24	37
T20	230	207	47	4091	106	25.56	3023	135.32	2	18	383	138	45
List A	319	256	49	4555	101	22	0	0	2	19	0	0	95
First-class	176	274	32	7703	204	31.83	0	0	9	42	0	0	142

Bowling

Format	M	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	5W	10W
Test	21	35	502.3	1402	39	5/95	35.94	2.79	0	0
ODI	143	139	1040.2	4813	123	6/18	39.13	4.62	3	0
T20	230	229	804.1	6143	258	5/24	23.81	7.63	1	0
List A	319	0	2325.2	10919	348	6/18	31.37	4.69	5	0
First-class	176	0	4966.2	15337	611	–	25.1	3.08	27	3

By tournament

Tournament	M	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	Wkts	Econ
Indian Premier League	23	388	80	20.42	128.05	29	7.82
Bangladesh Premier League	20	488	77	24.40	134.07	23	7.70
Big Bash League	3	25	23	8.33	83.33	2	8.89
Caribbean Premier League	1	14	14	14.00	200.00	2	10.57
Pakistan Super League	2	14	12	7.00	116.67	1	8.14
Super Smash Men's	10	331	100	33.10	142.06	6	9.18
Vitality Blast	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Asia Cup	4	18	9	9.00	225.00	7	3.62
ICC Cricket World Cup	11	118	37	14.75	61.14	13	4.52

Against teams

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50
India	21	313	67	15.65	83.24	1
South Africa	15	236	59	19.67	73.07	1
Australia	19	206	65	11.44	60.06	1
Sri Lanka	14	193	43	13.79	77.51	0
England	9	162	38	32.40	107.28	0
West Indies	6	128	40	21.33	101.59	0
Zimbabwe	9	105	29	11.67	72.41	0
New Zealand	12	95	26	9.50	94.06	0
Bangladesh	4	72	30	18.00	58.54	0
Ireland	1	2	2	2.00	9.52	0

Bowling vs	Inn	Wkts	Runs	Avg	Econ	SR
India	32	32	1016	31.75	3.92	48.66
Sri Lanka	20	22	720	32.73	4.62	42.50
New Zealand	14	17	611	35.94	4.93	43.76
South Africa	15	17	568	33.41	5.16	38.82
West Indies	9	15	391	26.07	5.42	28.87
England	11	7	374	53.43	4.95	64.71
Australia	19	6	632	105.33	5.54	114.17
Zimbabwe	9	4	270	67.50	4.43	91.50
Bangladesh	6	2	163	81.50	4.08	120.00
Ireland	1	0	25	–	3.26	–

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50	100
South Africa	9	530	136	58.89	55.73	1	3
Australia	9	167	39	18.56	41.34	0	0
England	4	89	37	22.25	55.97	0	0
West Indies	4	69	26	17.25	56.56	0	0
Zimbabwe	5	45	20	9.00	38.46	0	0
Sri Lanka	1	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0
India	2	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0

Bowling vs	Inn	Wkts	Runs	Avg	Econ	SR
South Africa	9	9	366	40.67	2.57	95.11
Zimbabwe	6	8	284	35.50	2.65	80.25
West Indies	6	7	155	22.14	2.58	51.43
Australia	8	6	365	60.83	3.37	108.33
Sri Lanka	2	4	84	21.00	3.17	39.75
England	2	4	85	21.25	2.50	51.00
India	2	1	63	63.00	2.63	144.00

Last 3 innings · batting

8*vs IM

3*vs MID

6vs RR

T20 vs IM20 Jan 2022 · Not out 8*(7) T20 vs MID21 Jul 2016 · Not out 3*(3) T20 vs RR16 May 2015 · c A Rahane b J Faulkner 6(7)

Last 6 innings · bowling

0/52vs WG

0/35vs IM

1/30vs KET

1/28vs SUS

1/43vs MID

0/41vs RR

T20 vs WG21 Jan 2022 0/52 T20 vs IM20 Jan 2022 0/35 T20 vs KET29 Jul 2016 1/30 T20 vs SUS22 Jul 2016 1/28 T20 vs MID21 Jul 2016 1/43 T20 vs RR16 May 2015 0/41

About Azhar Mahmood

Azhar Mahmood Biography

Azhar Mahmood Sagar is a Pakistani Cricketer born on 28th February, 1975 at Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm fast bowler. He played for Islamabad, Pakistan, Kings XI Punjab. In 2011, Azhar became a British citizen.

Background

As a teenager, Azhar was mentored by Irfan Bhatti, a former Pakistani Cricketer.

Azhar made his first-class debut for Islamabad in the 1993-94 season. He also made his debut for List A debut in 1993-94 season. His fine performances for the team helped him gain a place in the National team.

Debut

Azhar made his ODI debut for Pakistan against India at Toronto in 1996. He did not pick any wicket in the match. He scored 6 runs in the losing cause, as India won by 8 wickets.

He made his Test debut for Pakistan against South Africa in 1997 at Rawalpindi. Azhar announced himself to the world Cricket. Azhar scored an unbeaten 128 against a strong South Africa bowling attack. He also scored 50 runs in the 2nd innings. He picked up 2 wickets in the match.

Rise to Glory

After joining the Pakistan team as a bowler, he impressed everyone with his power hitting with the bat.

In 1999, he also managed to pick back to back 5 wicket hauls against West Indies and Sri Lanka at Sharjah.

He was part of the Pakistan team that went to the final of the 1999 World Cup. He also played in the 2003 World Cup.

Low Points

His poor performances saw him get dropped from the team before getting a call in 2007 for ODI series against South Africa.

He was dropped from the World Cup in 2007 but he replaced Abdul Razzaq who suffered from a knee injury. He did not play any match for Pakistan who got eliminated in the group stage itself.

Club Career

Azhar played for Surrey in the County Championships from 2002 to 2007 before signing a 2-year contract with Kent. He played for Kings XI Punjab in the 2012 IPL and in 2015 he was signed by Kolkata Knight Riders as a replacement for James Neesham. He also represented Sydney Thunder in the 2013 Big Bash League.

Retirement

In 2011, he got British citizenship, meaning he was no longer eligible to represent Pakistan.

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