Imran Butt (cricketer)

Imran Butt (born 27 December 1995) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Lahore Blues in domestic cricket. He made his debut for the Pakistan cricket team in January 2021. He also played for other Lahore cricket teams and Balochistan in Pakistan domestic cricket.[1]

Imran Butt
Personal information
Born (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 28)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 242)26 January 2021 v South Africa
Last Test20 August 2021 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–2014/15Lahore Shalimar
2015/16–2018/19Sui Northern Gas Pipelines
2013–2015Lahore Lions
2016Lahore Qalandars
2017North West Warriors
2019–2022Balochistan
2023–presentLahore Blues (squad no. 62)
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 6 78 38 16
Runs scored 178 4,656 1,305 135
Batting average 17.80 34.74 37.28 13.50
100s/50s 0/1 10/24 2/8 0/0
Top score 91 214 104 37
Catches/stumpings 16/– 94/– 9/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 August 2021

Domestic career

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He made his first-class debut for Lahore Shalimar on 28 December 2012, against Karachi Whites in the 2012–13 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[2] He made his List A debut for Lahore Lions on 5 March 2013, against Karachi Zebras in the 2012–13 National One Day Cup.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Lahore Eagles on 24 September 2014, against Faisalabad Wolves in the 2014–15 National T20 Cup.[4]

In September 2019, he was named in Balochistan's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[5][6] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 934 runs in nine matches.[7][8]

International career

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In June 2020, he was named as one of four reserve players for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand.[10] In December 2020, he was named in Pakistan's Test side for the first match against New Zealand.[11] In January 2021, he was also named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[12][13] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, against South Africa, on 26 January 2021.[14]

In April 2023, he was named in Pakistan A's squad as the captain for their first-class and List A series against Zimbabwe.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Imran Butt". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Karachi W vs Lahore S Scorecard 2012/13 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Zebras vs Lahore Lions Scorecard 2012/13 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. ^ "L Eagles vs Wolves Scorecard 2014/15 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. ^ "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2019/20: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Central Punjab win first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20". Cricket World. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man squad for England Tests and T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Pakistan name 35-player squad for New Zealand". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Imran Butt named in 17-player Test squad". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Shan Masood, Mohammad Abbas, Haris Sohail dropped from Pakistan Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Nine uncapped players in 20-member side for South Africa Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board and made his debut in first test match. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  14. ^ "1st Test, Karachi, Jan 26 - Jan 30 2021, South Africa tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Zimbabwe tour will benefit Pakistan team in future: Imran Butt". Cricket Pakistan. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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