Imran Butt (cricketer)

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Imran Butt
Personal information
Born (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 26)
Lahore, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 242)26 January 2021 v South Africa
Last Test20 August 2021 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–2014/15Lahore Shalimar
2015/16–2018/19Sui Northern Gas Pipelines
2013–2015Lahore Lions
2016Lahore Qalandars
2017North West Warriors
2019–presentBalochistan
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 6 78 38 16
Runs scored 178 4,656 1,305 135
Batting average 17.80 34.74 37.28 13.50
100s/50s 0/1 10/24 2/8 0/0
Top score 91 214 104 37
Catches/stumpings 16/– 94/– 9/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 August 2021

Imran Butt (born 27 December 1995) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Balochistan. He made his debut for the Pakistan cricket team in January 2021.[1]

Career[]

In September 2019, he was named in Balochistan's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[2][3] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 934 runs in nine matches.[4][5]

In June 2020, he was named as one of four reserve players for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand.[7] In December 2020, he was named in Pakistan's Test side for the first match against New Zealand.[8] In January 2021, he was also named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[9][10] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, against South Africa, on 26 January 2021.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Imran Butt". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ^ "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2019/20: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Central Punjab win first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20". Cricket World. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man squad for England Tests and T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Pakistan name 35-player squad for New Zealand". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Imran Butt named in 17-player Test squad". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Shan Masood, Mohammad Abbas, Haris Sohail dropped from Pakistan Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Nine uncapped players in 20-member side for South Africa Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board and made his debut in first test match. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  11. ^ "1st Test, Karachi, Jan 26 - Jan 30 2021, South Africa tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

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