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Taufeeq Umar
Pakistan
Player profile
Full name Taufeeq Umar
Born June 20, 1981, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 27 years 35 days
Major teams Habib Bank Limited, ICL Pakistan XI, Lahore, Lahore Badshahs, Pakistan Reserves
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relations Uncle - Pervez Akhtar
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
25 |
46 |
2 |
1729 |
135 |
39.29 |
3852 |
44.88 |
4 |
9 |
251 |
3 |
33 |
0 |
| ODIs |
19 |
19 |
1 |
447 |
81* |
24.83 |
778 |
57.45 |
0 |
3 |
47 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
| First-class |
98 |
168 |
7 |
6189 |
176 |
38.44 |
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11 |
37 |
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106 |
0 |
| List A |
102 |
102 |
13 |
3568 |
151* |
40.08 |
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8 |
17 |
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67 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
251 |
100* |
41.83 |
172 |
145.93 |
1 |
1 |
30 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
25 |
7 |
78 |
44 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.38 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
19 |
3 |
72 |
85 |
1 |
1/49 |
1/49 |
85.00 |
7.08 |
72.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
98 |
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742 |
411 |
12 |
3/33 |
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34.25 |
3.32 |
61.8 |
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0 |
0 |
| List A |
102 |
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1187 |
1083 |
30 |
5/39 |
5/39 |
36.10 |
5.47 |
39.5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
7 |
4 |
72 |
73 |
7 |
4/11 |
4/11 |
10.42 |
6.08 |
10.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Multan, Aug 29-31, 2001 scorecard |
| Last Test |
England v Pakistan at Leeds, Aug 4-8, 2006 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Oct 27, 2001 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, Feb 6, 2005 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1998/99 |
| Last First-class |
Sialkot v Habib Bank Limited at Muridke, Nov 1-3, 2007 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1997/98 |
| Last List A |
Pakistan Cricket Board XI v South Africans at Lahore, Oct 16, 2007 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Australia A v Pakistanis at Adelaide, Jan 13, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Faisalabad Wolves v Lahore Lions at Karachi, Mar 3, 2006 scorecard |
A left-hand opener from Lahore, Taufeeq Umar first made his mark in the Lombard World Under-15 Challenge in England in 1996. He made 87 against England in the semi-final, and in the final, which Pakistan lost to India, he opened with Hasan Raza, who was to play Test cricket shortly afterwards. A front-foot player who drives well, Taufeeq is nonetheless a good cutter. He can also bowl some handy offspin. Taufeeq could not have asked for an easier initiation into international cricket - he played his first Test against Bangladesh, and duly notched up a hundred to become the eighth player to score a century on Test debut for Pakistan. But far more impressive were his subsequent performances - an 88 against a top-class Australian attack was followed by a flawless 135 against South Africa at Cape Town. On those bouncy pitches, Taufeeq had ample time to play the seamers. He did not get much opportunity in the World Cup, but showed himself to be an absolute asset in Pakistan's home series against South Africa, scoring a hundred and three fifties in four innings.
Yet, as a result of Pakistan's lack of patience with their openers, he was axed a few Tests later after a string of moderate performances. Since then he has been in and out - more out - of the team. When he has been given a chance since, he has looked understandably nervous but given that no opener in Pakistan has been allowed to settle into the side, the door remains ajar.
Mar 28, 2008 |
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Taufeeq Umar steadied the Badshahs' innings with a 35-ball 41
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Dec 12, 2007 |
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Taufeeq Umar is stumped by Chris Read
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Dec 2, 2007 |
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Taufeeq Umar takes a run during his unbeaten 52
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