Maaz Sadaqat
Personal information
Full name
Maaz Sadaqat
Born (2005-05-15) 15 May 2005
Peshawar, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022–presentKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
2023–present City Club
2023–presentKhan Research Laboratories
First-class debut27 October 2022 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Balochistan
List A debut28 March 2023 City Club v Dhaka Leopards
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 April 2023

Maaz Sadaqat (born 15 May 2005) is a Pakistani cricketer, who is a left-handed batsman and an occasional slow left-arm orthodox spinner.[1] He plays for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team in domestic cricket. He also previously played for the Pakistan national under-19 cricket team.[2]

Early career

He also represented the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under-19 team in age level cricket.[3] He made his under-19 debut for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 12 October 2019, against Central Punjab under-19 in the 2019–20 PCB National Under-19s One Day Tournament.[4] He picked up a five-wicket haul in that match.[5] He was the highest run-scorer for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the 2020–21 PCB National Under-19s One Day Tournament, hitting 363 runs including a century.[6] In December 2020, he was selected to play for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the Second XI Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament.[7]

On 14 November 2021, he scored 63 runs against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Under-19s Whites in the final match of the 2021–22 PCB National Under-19 Cup, helping his team to win the match by 43 runs and become the champions.[8] He was the second highest run-scorer overall in that competition hitting 308 runs.[9] In December 2021, he was named in Pakistan's under-19 squad for the 2021 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup and 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[10]

He also played for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Second XI team in the 2022–23 Cricket Associations T20 Cup, where he remained as the leading run-scorer for his team hitting 350 runs from ten matches.[11] On 16 December 2022, he scored 64 runs and took 4 wickets, helping his team to defeat Northern by 39 runs in the Cricket Associations Challenge.[12] He also became the team's leading run-scorer hitting 423 runs from ten matches.[13]

Domestic career

In September 2022, Sadaqat was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2022–23 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[14] He made his first-class debut for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 27 October 2022, against Balochistan.[15] On 22 November 2022, he claimed his maiden half-century in first-class cricket,[16] scoring 91 runs and leading his team to an innings victory over Northern.[17]

He was selected to play for City Club in the 2022–23 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League.[18] He made his List A debut for City Club on 28 March 2023, against Dhaka Leopards.[19] On 5 April 2023, he scored 65 runs alongside taking 1 wicket for 45 runs against Shinepukur Cricket Club, helping City Club to win the match by 23 runs.[20] It was his maiden List A fifty,[21] and also the first time he had won the player of the match award in domestic cricket.[22]

In August 2023, he was signed by Gulf Giants to play for them in the 2024 International League T20.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile: Maaz Sadaqat". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Maaz Sadaqat". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Teams which Maaz Sadaqat played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Miscellaneous matches played by Maaz Sadaqat". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Central Punjab Under-19s v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Under-19s: National Under-19 One-Day Tournament 2019/20". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Most runs: 2020–21 PCB National Under-19s One Day Tournament". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Second XI Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament begins on Wednesday". Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Final: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites Under 19s vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues Under 19s". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "National U19 Cup 2021/22 | Batting Averages | Ordered by Runs". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Pakistan name squads for West Indies series and U19 Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Most runs/ 2022–23 Cricket Association T20 Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Abid Ali shines in Cricket Associations Challenge". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "PCB Cricket Associations Challenge 2022/23 | Records & Stats | Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23 squads and schedule announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "16th Match, Balochistan v Kybher Pakhtunkhwa, 2022 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  16. ↑ "High Scores | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 2022 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  17. ↑ "Northern Join Sindh In Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Final Despite Last Round Defeat". Urdu Point. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  18. ↑ "Squads | 2023 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League". Cricket.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  19. ↑ "30th Match, Leopards vs City Club | 2023 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  20. ↑ "Soumya, Nazmul help Mohammedan to consecutive wins in DPL". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  21. ↑ "Maaz Sadaqat won the Player of the Match award in the Dhaka Premier League". Grassroots Cricket. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  22. ↑ "Matches in which Maaz Sadaqat won an award". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  23. ↑ "ILT20 2024 Squad For All Teams - International League T20". Times of Sports. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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