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Multan cricket team
Personnel
CoachTaimur Azam
Team information
Founded2023 (refounded)
Home groundMultan Cricket Stadium

The Multan cricket team is a first-class cricket team based in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. Their home ground is the Multan Cricket Stadium. They participate in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. It was refounded in the 2023/24 season after a revamp of the domestic structure.[1][2]

History

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Before 2023

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For List A and Twenty20 cricket the team were known as the Multan Tigers and they participated in the various Pakistan List A competitions and in the Faysal Bank T20 Cup.

They played first-class cricket in most seasons since 1958–59. At the end of 2013 they had played 205 first-class matches, with 40 wins, 89 losses and 76 draws.[3] Their highest individual score is 225 by Aamer Yamin against Quetta in 2013–14.[4] Their best innings bowling figures are 10 for 143 by Zulfiqar Babar against Islamabad in 2009–10.[5]

Since 2023

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In 2023, the Multan cricket team was refounded as part of the restructuring of the Pakistani domestic system.[1][2]

Current Squad

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Players with international caps are listed in bold. List of players to have played for the First XI in First Class Cricket in the 2023-24 Season[6]

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Zain Abbas 2 November 1991 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm bowler
Sharoon Siraj 14 September 1997 (age 26)
Mohammad Basit Ali 25 December 2000 (age 22) Right-handed
Imran Rafiq 3 November 1996 (age 26) Left-handed
Hamayun Altaf 5 March 1999 (age 24) Right-handed
Saim Ayyaz 12 August 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off spin
Yousuf Babar 10 December 1997 (age 25) Left-handed
Farhan Sarfraz 22 December 1995 (age 27) Left-handed
All-Rounders
Aamer Yamin 26 June 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Mohammad Imran 25 December 1996 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Haseebullah Khan 20 March 2003 (age 20) Left-handed
Rameez Alam 7 December 1988 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off spin
Zeeshan Ashraf 11 May 1992 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm off spin
Spin Bowlers
Ali Usman 6 June 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Zahid Mahmood 20 March 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin
Pace Bowlers
Majid Ali 19 July 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast
Sirajuddin 2 January 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Tahir Hussain 20 December 2002 (age 20) Left-handed Left-arm medium

References

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  1. ^ a b Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2023-08-12). "PCB finalises revamped domestic cricket structure". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  2. ^ a b "Second first-class competition added to Pakistan's domestic calendar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  3. ^ Multan first-class playing record
  4. ^ Highest scores for Multan
  5. ^ Most wickets in an innings for Multan
  6. ^ "Team Multan Region TEST Batting Bowling Stats | Live Cricket Scores | PCB". www.pcb.com.pk. 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
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