Saif Badar
Pakistani cricketer (born 1998)
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Saif Badar (born 3 July 1998) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays in the Major League Cricket.[1][2]
Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 July 1998 Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm legbreak googly |
| Role | Batsman |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2017 | Lahore Qalandars |
| 2018 | Multan Sultans |
| 2019–2021 | Southern Punjab |
| 2020 | Islamabad United |
| 2021 | Central Punjab |
| 2023-present | Los Angeles Knight Riders |
Source: Cricinfo, 28 February 2020 | |
Career
Saif made his List A debut on 19 April 2016 for Punjab in the 2016 Pakistan Cup.[3] He made his first-class debut for Khan Research Laboratories in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 26 September 2017.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Peshawar in the 2017–18 National T20 Cup on 18 November 2017.[5]
In September 2019, he was named in Southern Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[6][7] In November 2019, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[8] In the semi-final of that tournament, where Pakistan knocked India out of the competition, Badar was declared the man of the match for his all-round performance, scoring 47 not out and claiming 2 wickets for 57 runs.[9]
