Who is Pakistan under 19 cricketer Shahzaib Khan, biography, age, height and career batting stats

Who is Pakistan under 19 cricketer Shahzaib Khan, biography, age, height and career batting stats

Age 19 Shahzaib Khan is a young and upcoming teenage Pakistani cricket star who recently managed to smash a century against the India U-19 team, find out more about him

Shahzaib managed to achieve the feat during Pakistan’s third match against India U-19 in the ongoing U-19 Asia Cup 2024.

Who is Pakistan under 19 cricketer Shahzaib Khan, biography, age, height, runs and career batting stats

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The exciting clash between the age-old rivals took place at the iconic Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.

Shahzaib Khan scores century against rival India

Pakistani U19 opener Shahzaib Khan is currently going viral after scoring a century while opening the inning during their match against India U19. The youngster scored an impressive 159 off 147 balls at a strike rate of 95.45. In total, Pakistan managed to put out a total of 281 runs, losing 7 wickets in the process. Shahzaib’s opening partner, Usman Khan, also managed to score an impressive half-century. The youngster managed to break several records in the process, including scoring the highest individual score against India U19. He has surpassed fellow compatriot Sami Aslam, who scored 134 off 124 balls set back in 2012.

Shahzaib Khan bio

Shahzaib Khan is a teenage Pakistani professional cricketer who was born on October 5, 2005, in Mansehra city, Pakistan. The youngster recently gained prominence after hitting a century against the India U-19 team. He mainly plays as a left-handed batter as well as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler.

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Age and height

Shahzaib is currently 19 years and 56 days old and stands at a height of 1.83 m.

Shahzaib Khan career

The young teenager has so far played just one first-class cricket match for Pakistan. During that match, he managed to score 17 runs in two innings at an average of 8.50. He managed to hit two fours in his debut first-class cricket match. Meanwhile, in List A cricket, the Shahzaib has so far played five matches for Pakistan. In those five matches, he has scored 117 runs in five innings at an average of 23.40. Up until now, his personal best score in List A cricket is 42 runs. Shahzaib Khan has managed to hit a total of 11 fours and two sixes in the List A cricket format.

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