Safyaan Mohammed Sharif (born 24 May 1991) is a Scottish

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er. He is a right-arm

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bowler and a right-handed batsman. He made his international debut for

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in June 2011.

Domestic and T20 franchise career

In May 2018, Sharif was signed by the English side

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to play in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup and 2018 t20 Blast tournaments. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals franchise team in the

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tournament. In July 2019, Sharif was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the

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cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.

International career

Sharif made his debut for

in a

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(ODI) against the

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in the 2011-13 Intercontinental Cup One-Day competition in June 2011, taking figures of 4/27. The following month, he played two further One Day International's in the tri-nation series against

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and

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, with both matches played at

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. He later made four

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appearances against

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in the

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. In September 2011, Sharif made his first-class debut in the 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup against

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at the

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. Following the match, he played in Scotland's two List A matches against Namibia, which formed part of the ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day competition. During the tour, he also made four

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appearances against the hosts, taking 8 wickets at an

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of 10.37, with the best figures of 3/29. In February 2012, Sharif made his second first-class appearance against the

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in the Intercontinental Cup. He was selected as part of Scotland's squad for the World Twenty20 Qualifier which proceeds their series against the United Arab Emirates. In March 2018, during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier match against

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at the

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, Sharif took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs. The match finished as a tie, with Sharif named as the player of the match, with figures of five wickets for 33 runs off 8.4 overs. Following the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, the

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(ICC) named Sharif as the rising star of Scotland's squad. In September 2019, Sharif was named in Scotland's squad for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. He was the leading wicket-taker for Scotland in the tournament, with thirteen dismissals in seven matches. In September 2021, Sharif was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharif, Safyaan 1991 births Living people Cricketers from Huddersfield Scottish cricketers Scotland One Day International cricketers Scotland Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup Scottish people of Pakistani descent British Asian cricketers Derbyshire cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers