Imran Haider (Urdu: عمران حیدر; born 31 October 1987) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1] He made his List A debut for the United Arab Emirates cricket team in their three-match series against Oman in October 2016.[2]

Imran Haider
Personal information
Full name
Imran Haider
Born (1987-10-31) 31 October 1987 (age 36)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 69)24 January 2017 v Scotland
Last ODI16 April 2019 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 34)18 December 2016 v Afghanistan
Last T20I24 October 2019 v Nigeria
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 20 11 9 32
Runs scored 58 4 72 80
Batting average 8.28 10.28 7.27
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 18* 4* 20* 18*
Balls bowled 943 186 1177 1,513
Wickets 32 7 21 47
Bowling average 26.28 35.71 31.14 27.65
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/25 1/16 6/132 4/25
Catches/stumpings 5/– 1/– 3/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 October 2021

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Afghanistan on 18 December 2016.[3] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the United Arab Emirates against Scotland on 24 January 2017.[4] He made his first-class debut on 7 April 2017 against Papua New Guinea in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[5]

In January 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[6] In August 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[7] In December 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[8]

In September 2019, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Imran Haider". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Oman tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st Match: Oman v United Arab Emirates at ICCA Dubai, Oct 13, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates, 3rd T20I: United Arab Emirates v Afghanistan at ICCA Dubai, Dec 18, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. ^ "United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series, 2nd Match: United Arab Emirates v Scotland at Dubai (DSC), Jan 24, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  5. ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, United Arab Emirates v Papua New Guinea at Abu Dhabi, Apr 7–10, 2017". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Emirates Cricket Board officially announces team to represent the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Emirates Cricket Board announce team that will represent the UAE in Asia Cricket's Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Emirates Cricket Board announces side to compete in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers 2019". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

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