Saad Bin Zafar
Pakistani-Canadian cricketer
| Date of Birth | : | 10 November, 1986 (Age 39) |
| Place of Birth | : | Gujranwala, Pakistan |
| Profession | : | Cricketer |
| Nationality | : | Canadian, Pakistani |
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Saad Bin Zafar (সাদ বিন জাফর) is a Pakistani-Canadian cricketer who represents Canada in international cricket and is the current captain of the Canadian national cricket team. Saad is a left-handed all-rounder.
As a bowler, Saad holds the world record for completing his maximum quota of overs (4 overs in a 20-over match) without conceding a run in a men's T20I match and has the 7th most maiden overs bowled in T20I career. As a batsman, Saad also currently holds the record for the 3rd highest strike rate of 414.28 in a T20I innings.
Early career
At the age of 10, he started playing tape ball cricket with friends on the streets. Later at the age of 14, his school's sports teacher spotted Saad and introduced him to Leather ball cricket by selecting him for the junior school cricket team. In 2004, he started playing club cricket for Overseas Cricket club in Premier Division.
While enrolled at the University of Toronto he got the opportunity to lead CIMA Toronto Mayor's Team XI which toured to England under the program of Cricket Across the Pond in 2010. He had an impressive all-round performance by scoring 275 runs and bagged 11 wickets. He also had a successful stint as a skipper of Mayor's Team XI by winning 7 out of their 9 matches on the tour. He scored 262 not out in a 50 over game in Scarboroug
Domestic and T20 franchise career
In January 2017, he played for the ICC Americas in the 2016–17 Regional Super50 and was the leading wicket-taker for his team. In his 9 wickets that season, he was able to dismiss the likes of Shai Hope, Jermaine Blackwood, and Chadwick Walton.
On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. Saad was the second Canadian player to be selected in the draft after Nikhil Dutta in round 9. In his third match against Montreal Tigers his bowling figure was 3/21 in 4 overs. In his fifth match against Toronto Nationals he took 2/22 in 3.5 overs and scored unbeaten 12 in 47-run winning partnership with Chadwick Walton.
International career
Early years
In June 2008 Saad was named in Canada's Squad for the 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup. He made his International debut on 4 July 2008 playing against Bermuda. He looked impressive in his debut as he took 4 wickets, including the wicket of Bermuda's captain Irving Romaine who was close to scoring a century.
In December 2009, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2010 Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Sri Lanka. In January 2010, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. He made his T20 debut against UAE in the 9th match of the tournament.
Comeback
In April 2015, he made a comeback into international cricket by getting named in Canada's squad for the 2015 ICC Americas Twenty20 Division One. In June 2015, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament hosted by Scotland and Ireland. He was the most economical bowler for Canada with 6.23 economy rate from 5 matches.
In May 2017, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Uganda. In January 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia. In August 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament in Morrisville, North Carolina.
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