Full name Awais Zia
Born September 1, 1986, Bhown, Chakwal, Punjab
Current age 33 years 15 days
Major teams Pakistan, Dhaka Gladiators, Federal Areas, Karachi Kings, Khan Research Laboratories, Pakistan Television, Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi Rams
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20Is | 5 | 5 | 0 | 70 | 23 | 14.00 | 80 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 90 | 147 | 9 | 5366 | 232 | 38.88 | 8 | 30 | 83 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 84 | 80 | 3 | 2934 | 134 | 38.10 | 3005 | 97.63 | 6 | 18 | 386 | 33 | 40 | 0 |
| T20s | 72 | 72 | 3 | 1517 | 100* | 21.98 | 1173 | 129.32 | 1 | 7 | 198 | 41 | 25 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20Is | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 90 | 56 | 1268 | 646 | 9 | 2/13 | 2/15 | 71.77 | 3.05 | 140.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 84 | 20 | 426 | 422 | 8 | 2/20 | 2/20 | 52.75 | 5.94 | 53.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 72 | 19 | 215 | 255 | 8 | 2/17 | 2/17 | 31.87 | 7.11 | 26.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I debut | England v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Feb 23, 2012 scorecard |
| Last T20I | New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Dec 4, 2014 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Karachi Urban v Rawalpindi at Karachi, Feb 1-4, 2007 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Sui Southern Gas Corporation v Karachi Whites at Karachi, Nov 19-21, 2018 scorecard |
| List A debut | Lahore Eagles v Rawalpindi Rams at Karachi, Feb 26, 2007 scorecard |
| Last List A | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Balochistan at Rawalpindi, Apr 12, 2019 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Rawalpindi Rams v Quetta Bears at Lahore, Oct 5, 2008 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators at Sharjah, Feb 24, 2019 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Balochistan | v Khyber | Rawalpindi | 12 Apr 2019 | LA |
| 13 | Balochistan | v Federal | Rawalpindi | 10 Apr 2019 | LA |
| 84* | Balochistan | v Khyber | Rawalpindi | 7 Apr 2019 | LA |
| 13 | Balochistan | v Sindh | Rawalpindi | 4 Apr 2019 | LA |
| 75 | Balochistan | v Punjab (Pak) | Rawalpindi | 2 Apr 2019 | LA |
| 19 | Karachi Kngs | v Quetta Glad | Sharjah | 24 Feb 2019 | T20 |
| 3, 0/4 | Karachi Kngs | v Islamabad Un | Sharjah | 23 Feb 2019 | T20 |
| 40 | Karachi W | v Rawalpindi | Multan | 24 Dec 2018 | T20 |
| 48 | Karachi W | v Rawalpindi | Multan | 23 Dec 2018 | T20 |
| 17 | Karachi W | v Islamabad | Multan | 21 Dec 2018 | T20 |
A middle-order batsman in the first-class format and also an opener in Twenty20 cricket, Awais Zia won a call-up to the national side for the first time in 2012, when he was picked in the T20 squad for the series against England in the UAE. By then, Zia had already spent four years on the domestic circuit and was with Rawalpindi at the time of selection. His T20 team, Rawalpindi Rams, made it to the final of the Faysal Bank T-20 Cup in 2011 and Awais delivered a fitting start to their chase of 181 - it ended in a 10-run defeat, but Awais smashed 32 in just 13 balls while opening the batting. That potential to make an impact at the top of the order won him his first international stint.
ESPNcricinfo staff, February 2012
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Dec 4, 2014
Awais Zia slams the ball down the ground
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Sep 17, 2014
Awais Zia poses with his Man of the Match cheque
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Feb 27, 2012
Awais Zia played a more controlled innings
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