Salman Irshad Khan (

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir), known as Salman Irshad, is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Northern cricket team and

Peshawar Zalmi Peshawar Zalmi ( ur, ; ps, پېښور زلمي; literally meaning "Peshawar's youth") is a Pakistani franchise T20 cricket team which plays in the Pakistan Super League and represents Peshawar, the capital city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa pro ...

Domestic career

Irshad made his debut for AJK Jaguars against Lahore Region Blues in the

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. He got figures of 0/22 in bowling and got out for a golden duck as his side lost by 82 runs. He made his first-class debut for Northern against Sindh in the

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on 11 October 2019. Northern were up first for the batting. Irshad got out for 5 (14) as Northern got all out for 408. In Sindh's first innings Irshad got figures of 1/91 as Sindh got all out for 326. In Northern's second innings Irshad didn't get a chance to bat as his team declared and ended their innings on 262/4d. In Sindh's second innings Irshad got figures of 1/50 and Sindh got all out for 199, well below their target of 345. Northern won the match comfortably by 145 runs. In January 2021, he was named in Northern's squad for the

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. He made his List A debut on 8 January 2021, for Northern, in the

T20 franchise career

Pakistan Super League

Irshad was spotted during a talent hunt conducted by

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in Azad Kashmir. He was praised for his ability to consistently bowl deliveries over 140kmph by former Pakistani bowler

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with Akhtar saying that he believes that Irshad can break the 100mph mark and he offered to train Irshad himself. He also received praise from

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with Javed going on to say that Irshad has the potential to represent Pakistan at the highest level. He was the first

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to play in the PSL. In PSL 2018, Irshad played his first match in the PSL for

on 2 March 2018 against

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. Lahore Qalandars were bowling first and Irshad was chosen to bowl the 8th over. He bowled his first delivery, which

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edged and got out. Then in the second innings, Irshad came in as the last batsman. With 7 runs required to win, Irshad hit a six off his first ball which levelled the scores but then got out which led to the PSL's first ever super over. He finished with figures of 1/19 off 2 overs and got a score of 6. Although his side would go on to lose the match in the super over, Irshad gained fame for getting Misbah-ul-Haq out on his first delivery in the PSL. His team then faced Peshawar Zalmi and he got a score of 1 and got figures of 0/23 off 2 overs as Lahore Qalandars got crushed by 10 wickets. His last match of the tournament came against Islamabad United where he got a score of 1 and figures of 0/18 in 1 over as Islamabad won by 6 wickets. Irshad was chosen to replace

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in the Lahore Qalandars squad after Rauf got injured during a match against Islamabad United. Irshad played his first match in PSL 2020 for Lahore Qalandars against

, he got figures of 0/33 in 2 overs and got a score of 2* as Lahore Qalandars lost by 16 runs. His next match was against

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and he got figures of 4/30 which are his best bowling figures in T20s. He didn't get a chance to bat as Lahore Qalandars won by 37 runs. This was the first win for Irshad in the PSL with Lahore Qalandars. The next match came against Islamabad United, Irshad didn't get a chance to bat and he got figures of 1/43 off 4 overs as his side lost by 71 runs. His next match was against Quetta Gladiators where he got figures of 1/9 and he didn't bat as Lahore Qalandars crushed Quetta by 8 wickets. The next match he played in was against Karachi Kings and he got figures of 1/28 and didn't bat as Lahore Qalandars won by 8 wickets. Irshad was picked by

in the silver category during the 2022 PSL draft. He made his debut for Peshawar Zalmi against Lahore Qalandars, his former team. He got figures of 2/47 and got a score of 1 *. He also prevented David Wiese’s

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after Irshad was originally given out but he reviewed the decision and got the decision overturned. Peshawar went on to lose the match by 29 runs. In his next match, against

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, he did not bat and got figures of 0/24 as Peshawar beat Karachi by 9 runs. In the next match against

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, he got figures of 1/38 and did not bat as Peshawar got crushed by 57 runs. His next match was against Multan Sultans again in which he got a score of 2(4) and got figures of 2/34 as Peshawar lost by 42 runs. Peshawar played Karachi Kings next and Irshad got figures of 2/25 as Peshawar won comfortably by 55 runs. His next match was against

as Irshad got figures of 2/37 which included the wicket of Will Smeed on 99 which denied Smeed his century. Peshawar went on to defeat Quetta by 24 runs. Irshad’s last match of the group stage came against Islamabad United as he went on to pick up figures of 3/29 and Peshawar won by 10 runs. He was left out of the squad for the final game of the group stages as Peshawar narrowly beat Lahore Qalandars in a super over. His next match was against Islamabad United in the 1st eliminator and he got figures of 3/31 as Peshawar lost by 5 wickets and were therefore knocked out of the 2022 PSL. He ended the tournament as Peshawar Zalmi’s highest wicket taker with 15 wickets, just 5 short of

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’s 20 (the highest of the tournament). He was named as one of the ‘breakout stars’ of the 2022 PSL by Cricinfo. Irshad was retained by Peshawar Zalmi in the silver category prior to the 2023 PSL draft.

Bangladesh Premier League

Irshad was selected by

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during the 2023 Bangladesh Premier League draft.

Other leagues

Irshad was chosen in the Lahore Qalandars squad competing in the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy but he didn't play in any match as Lahore Qalandars went on to win the inaugural edition of the Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy. Irshad was picked by

Mirpur Royals Mirpur Royals (Urdu: ) is a Pakistani professional T20 franchise cricket team that takes part in the Kashmir Premier League. They are captained by Shoaib Malik, coached by former Pakistani cricketer Abdul Razzaq and owned by Abdul Wajid. The ...

for the first edition of the KPL in the gold category. He made his debut against Rawalakot Hawks on the 6th of August 2021. His team lost in eliminator 2 to eventual champions Rawalakot Hawks but he ended the tournament as the highest wicket taker with 16 wickets. He also won the award for The Best Kashmiri Player.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Irshad, Salman 1995 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Lahore Qalandars cricketers Peshawar Zalmi cricketers People from Rawalakot