Waqar Ahmed (cricketer, born 2000)
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Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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| Full name | Waqar Ahmed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 2000 Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19–2025/26 | Peshawar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22–2022/23 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24–2025/26 | Khan Research Laboratories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 April 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Waqar Ahmed (born 1 January 2000) is a Pakistani cricketer. Ahmed is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium. He was born in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[1][2]
Ahmed made his first-class debut for Peshawar against Habib Bank in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[3] He later made his List A debut for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against Central Punjab in the 2021–22 Pakistan Cup,[4] and made his Twenty20 debut in the 2024–25 Champions T20 Cup for Dolphins against UMT Markhors.[5][6]
He has represented Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Khan Research Laboratories in Pakistani domestic cricket.[7] Ahmed also played Youth One Day International cricket for Pakistan Under-19s. In the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, he scored 67 against Bangladesh Under-19s.[8]
At the start of the 2024–25 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Ahmed scored 140 against Karachi Whites in a 217-run opening partnership with Sahibzada Farhan.[9] Later that season, playing for Khan Research Laboratories in the 2024–25 President's Trophy Grade-I, he made a career-best 246 against Pakistan Television.[10]