Tanveer Ahmed (cricketer)

Tanveer Ahmed (born 18 September 1997) is a Hong Kong cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 International debut against Afghanistan in the 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier on 22 February 2016.[2] Before making his international debut, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.[3] He made his first-class cricket debut against Ireland in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 30 August 2016.[4] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Scotland on 8 September 2016.[5]

Tanveer Ahmed
Personal information
Full name
Tanveer Ahmed
Born (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 26)
Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
RelationsEhsan Nawaz (brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 37)8 September 2016 v Scotland
Last ODI17 March 2018 v Papua New Guinea
T20I debut (cap 20)22 February 2016 v Afghanistan
Last T20I18 January 2017 v Netherlands
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 6 5 2 14
Runs scored 4 7 2 8
Batting average 7.00 1.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 2* 7* 2 2*
Balls bowled 229 81 120 570
Wickets 5 3 3 12
Bowling average 41.60 38.66 23.33 47.58
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/49 2/29 2/22 3/20
Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/– 0/– 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 September 2021

In September 2018, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup.[6] In December 2018, he was named in Hong Kong's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[7] In April 2019, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[8]

In September 2019, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[9] However, ahead of the 2019–20 Oman Pentangular Series, Ahmed and his brother Ehsan Nawaz, both withdrew themselves for selection for Hong Kong.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tanveer Ahmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Asia Cup, Qualifying Group, 5th Match: Afghanistan v Hong Kong at Dhaka, Feb 22, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong pick ex-Australia keeper Campbell for WT20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Ireland v Hong Kong at Belfast, Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  5. ^ "1st ODI: Scotland v Hong Kong at Edinburgh, Sep 8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Anshuman Rath to lead Hong Kong into the 2018 Unimoni Asia Cup". Hong Kong Cricket. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Aizaz Khan to replace injured Anshuman Rath as captain for Emerging Nations Cup!". Hong Kong Cricket. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  8. ^ "All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Men's ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers squad announcement". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Babar Hayat withdraws from T20 World Cup Qualifiers, three more HK players have contracts torn up after Tanwir Afzal leads revolt over his non-selection". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

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