Pawan Sarraf (born 17 December 2000) is a Nepalese cricketer.[1][2] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Nepal against the United Arab Emirates on 25 January 2019.[3]

Pawan Sarraf
पवन सराफ
Personal information
Full name
Pawan Sarraf
Born (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 23)
Bara, Kalaiya, Nepal
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 18)25 January 2019 v UAE
Last ODI16 July 2022 v Namibia
T20I debut (cap 26)1 February 2019 v UAE
Last T20I30 August 2022 v Kenya
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20 FC
Matches 2 6 1
Runs scored 12 47 2
Batting average 6.00 7.83 1.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 8 18 2
Balls bowled 24 54
Wickets 0 1
Bowling average 64.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/64
Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2022
Medal record
Representing  Nepal
Men's Cricket
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team

In January 2019, he was named in Nepal's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates.[4] He made his T20I debut against the UAE on 1 February 2019.[5] In April 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the Asia qualification tournament for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6] In Nepal's opening match of the tournament, against Singapore, Sarraf took three wickets for five runs and was named the player of the match.[7]

In June 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament.[8][9] He made his first-class debut on 6 November 2019, for Nepal against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), during the MCC's tour of Nepal.[10][11] Later the same month, he was named in Nepal's squads for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh,[12] and for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[13] The Nepal team won the bronze medal, after they beat the Maldives by five wickets in the third-place playoff match.[14] In September 2020, he was one of eighteen cricketers to be awarded with a central contract by the Cricket Association of Nepal.[15]

References edit

  1. ^ "Pawan Sarraf". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 2". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. ^ "1st ODI, Nepal tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Jan 25 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Hard work pays off as four youngsters in Nepal squad". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. ^ "2nd T20I, Nepal tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Feb 1 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Winner of Asia Qualifier competing to claim 13th ICC U19 World Cup 2020 spot". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Nepal make a strong start and Kuwait's Meet Bhavsar steals the show". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Nepal's 14-member squad announced for ICC World T20 Asia Finals". Khabarhub. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Sharad back in the team, Jora, Bhim left out". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club tour of Nepal at Kirtipur, Nov 6-8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Overseas Tour". MCC. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Final Squad Announced For Emerging Cup, Khadka and Lamichhane Miss Out". dailylivescores. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Lamichhane to miss SAG". My Republica. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  14. ^ "South Asian Games: Bronze for Nepal in men's cricket". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Nepal: Women to receive inaugural central contracts, all cricketers to be insured". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

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