Full name Safyaan Mohammed Sharif
Born May 24, 1991, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Current age 29 years 123 days
Major teams Scotland, Edmonton Royals, Scotland A, Scotland Under-15s, Scotland Under-17s, Scotland Under-19s
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 44 | 33 | 16 | 292 | 34 | 17.17 | 394 | 74.11 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| T20Is | 42 | 18 | 9 | 123 | 26 | 13.66 | 100 | 123.00 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| First-class | 9 | 12 | 4 | 229 | 60 | 28.62 | 465 | 49.24 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| List A | 73 | 53 | 23 | 471 | 34 | 15.70 | 655 | 71.90 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| T20s | 63 | 23 | 11 | 163 | 26 | 13.58 | 134 | 121.64 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 44 | 44 | 2129 | 1776 | 64 | 5/33 | 5/33 | 27.75 | 5.00 | 33.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 42 | 41 | 863 | 1185 | 49 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 24.18 | 8.23 | 17.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 9 | 14 | 1213 | 654 | 18 | 4/94 | 5/88 | 36.33 | 3.23 | 67.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 73 | 73 | 3416 | 2909 | 103 | 5/33 | 5/33 | 28.24 | 5.10 | 33.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 63 | 62 | 1281 | 1676 | 73 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 22.95 | 7.85 | 17.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Scotland v Netherlands at Aberdeen, Jun 29, 2011 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Scotland v United States of America at ICCA Dubai, Dec 14, 2019 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Kenya v Scotland at ICCA Dubai, Mar 13, 2012 scorecard |
| Last T20I | United Arab Emirates v Scotland at Dubai (DSC), Oct 30, 2019 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Namibia v Scotland at Windhoek, Sep 23-26, 2011 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Ireland v Scotland at Dubai (DSC), Nov 29-Dec 1, 2017 scorecard |
| List A debut | Scotland v Netherlands at Aberdeen, Jun 29, 2011 scorecard |
| Last List A | Pakistan Shaheens v Marylebone Cricket Club at Lahore, Feb 16, 2020 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Namibia v Scotland at Windhoek, Oct 1, 2011 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Northern (Pakistan) v Marylebone Cricket Club at Lahore, Feb 17, 2020 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/21, 3* | M.C.C. | v Northern | Lahore | 17 Feb 2020 | T20 |
| 31, 1/39 | M.C.C. | v Shaheens | Lahore | 16 Feb 2020 | LA |
| 0/25 | M.C.C. | v Qalandars | Lahore | 14 Feb 2020 | T20 |
| 0/49, 26* | Scotland | v U.S.A. | ICCA Dubai | 14 Dec 2019 | ODI # 4219 |
| 3/55, 4* | Scotland | v U.S.A. | Sharjah | 9 Dec 2019 | ODI # 4217 |
| 3/21 | Scotland | v U.A.E. | Dubai (DSC) | 30 Oct 2019 | T20I # 989 |
| 10, 1/21 | Scotland | v Netherlands | Dubai (DSC) | 27 Oct 2019 | T20I # 983 |
| 2/33 | Scotland | v Bermuda | Dubai (DSC) | 24 Oct 2019 | T20I # 966 |
| 1/40, 17* | Scotland | v Namibia | ICCA Dubai | 22 Oct 2019 | T20I # 955 |
| 2/32 | Scotland | v P.N.G. | ICCA Dubai | 21 Oct 2019 | T20I # 950 |
Born in Huddersfield, Safyaan Sharif made his debut for Scotland at 20 after eye-catching performances for Dunfermline and Scotland U-19s, and took 4 for 27 against the Netherlands in his first ODI in 2011. With 14 wickets at 23.92 apiece, his fast-medium bowling played an important part in Scotland's success in the World Cup Qualifiers in New Zealand in 2014.
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Oct 18, 2019
Safyaan Sharif gets a high five after bowling Surendran Chandramohan for 51
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Jun 10, 2018
Safyaan Sharif after claiming the final wicket
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Jun 10, 2018
Safyaan Sharif sprints off after the final wicket to seal a historic maiden win over England
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