Samiullah Khan Niazi (born 4 August 1982) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former first-class cricketer who plays for Sargodha, Faisalabad and Pakistan A as a left-arm medium-fast bowler.
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| Full name | Samiullah Khan Niazi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 August 1982 Swance, Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 161) | 21 January 2008 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 24 January 2008 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09 | North West Frontier Province Panthers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/08–2008/09 | North West Frontier Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004/05–2010/11 | Faisalabad Wolves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06–2010/11 | Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004/05–2010/11 | Faisalabad Wolves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003/04–2005/06 | Faisalabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000/01–2002/03 | Sargodha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 21 January 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samiullah Khan Niazi was one of the leading wicket-taker in the 2005–06 Pakistani first-class season with 75 wickets at 18.36. He was a late inclusion for Pakistan's 2006 tour of England, replacing Rana Naved-ul-Hasan. He represented Pakistan when he played two one day internationals against Zimbabwe at Karachi and Hyderabad in 2008. He was also first attack bowler of Pakistan A in Euroasia cup tournament where they beat India in final. He is a genuine left arm swing bowler. He was a member of the Faisalabad Wolves team which won the International 20:20 Club Championship-2005 in England.
In the final of the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he took his career-best bowling figures of 8 for 62 in the second innings and his 25th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. This lead Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited to their third Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in four years and he was named as man of the match.[1][2]
Since his retirement he has become a coach, including being the assistant coach to the Northern U19 Whites.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Samiullah Khan bowls SNGPL to QEA title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "SNGPL on verge of title after Samiullah's five-for". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "National U19 Cup schedule and squads announced". Cricket Pakistan. 27 June 2022.
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