Mohammed Nisham Mazahir (born 24 March 1989) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who has played for several teams in Sri Lankan domestic cricket. He is a left-handed top-order batsman.

Nisham Mazahir
Personal information
Full name
Mohammed Nisham Mazahir
Born (1989-03-24) 24 March 1989 (age 35)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–2009Moors Sports Club
2009Ragama Cricket Club
2013Chilaw Marians Cricket Club
2015–2016Colombo Cricket Club
Source: CricketArchive, 17 February 2016
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dhaka Team

Mazahir was born in Colombo and attended St. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia.[1] A former Sri Lanka under-19s player,[2] he made his List A debut in December 2007, playing for the Moors Sports Club against the Colts Cricket Club.[3] His first-class debut came the following year, for the same team.[4] Mazahir switched to Ragama Cricket Club for the 2009–10 season, and in his fourth game for his new club, against Sinhalese Sports Club, scored a maiden first-class hundred, 104 from 141 balls.[5] In January 2010, he represented the Sri Lankan under-21s in the cricket tournament at the 2010 South Asian Games, winning a silver medal.[6] Mazahir switched to Chilaw Marians for the 2012–13 season, and to Colombo Cricket Club for the 2015–16 season.

References

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  1. ^ Sri Lanka / Players / Nisham Mazahir – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. ^ Under-19 ODI matches played by Nisham Mazahir – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ^ List A matches played by Nisham Mazahir – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ^ First-class matches played by Nisham Mazahir – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  5. ^ Sinhalese Sports Club v Ragama Cricket Club, Premier Championship 2009/10 (Tier A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  6. ^ Miscellaneous matches played by Nisham Mazahir – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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