Faraz Akram

Faraz Akram (born 3 October 1993) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1] Akram was born in Saudi Arabia and made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in November 2020.[2]

Faraz Akram
Personal information
Full nameMohammad Faraz Akram
Born (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Only T20I (cap 62)10 November 2020 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–2018Rising Stars
2018–presentMashonaland Eagles
Source: Cricinfo, 10 November 2020

Career

He made his first-class debut for Rising Stars in the 2017–18 Logan Cup on 4 October 2017.[3] He made his List A debut for Rising Stars in the 2017–18 Pro50 Championship on 17 April 2018.[4] For the 2018–19 season, Akram moved to the Mashonaland Eagles.

In June 2018, he was named in a Board XI team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.[5] In September 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup tournament.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Zimbabwe in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[7]

In October 2020, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their tour of Pakistan.[8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Zimbabwe, against Pakistan, on 10 November 2020.[9]

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Eagles in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[10][11]

References
  1. "Faraz Akram". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. "Taibu showers praise on Saudi-born Zimbabwean in cricket squad". Zimbabwe Mail. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. "Logan Cup at Kwekwe, Oct 4-7 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. "Pro50 Championship at Harare, Apr 17 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  5. "Graeme Cremer, Sikandar Raza left out of T20 practice matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. "Musakanda to captain Zimbabwe Select in Africa T20 Cup". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  7. "Pool B, Africa T20 Cup at Oudtshoorn, Sep 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  8. "Muzarabani returns as Zimbabwe announce squad for Pakistan tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. "3rd T20I (D/N), Rawalpindi, Nov 10 2020, Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  10. "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  11. "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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