Tabarak Dar ( ur, تبآراک ڈار; born 3 May 1976) is a Pakistani-born

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er who played for

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and is now an umpire. He played as a specialist batsman, though his medium pace bowling yielded seven wickets at the 2001

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, which was his international debut. He has played two first-class games and four

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s for Hong Kong.

Playing career

Dar took four for 34 from six overs in his first official match for Hong Kong, a 49-run loss to the

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in the third match of the 2001

, when he dismissed three batsmen in the last six overs of the game. He also made 19 with the bat, but scored at a rate of 3.8 an over, well below the required rate to chase the target of 245. The next two matches saw him promoted in the bowling order, first to second change against

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where he took two wickets but did not bat in a 106-run win, and he opened the bowling against

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, to take one wicket for 30 runs. Batting at six, however, he could only make three against Bermuda, as Hong Kong fell to 102 all out and lost by 104 runs. Dar remained in the team for the

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, and top scored in both matches, making 20 against

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and 36 off 43 balls against

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. His ODI batting average of 28 is thus the highest by any Hong Kong cricketer. However, he could not prevent Hong Kong being knocked out at the group stage, after losses by 116 and 173 runs respectively. Dar also played in the

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, but was dismissed in single figures in all three innings, as Hong Kong finished on the bottom of the Asian group. Hong Kong finished fifth at the Asian Cricket Council Fast Track Tournament. Dar was named Hong Kong team captain in 2006 and played in various ACC and ICC matches till 2009. Dar led the Hong Kong team to their first ever ACC trophy championship in 2008 in Malaysia. Hong Kong beat Afghanistan in the semi-final and UAE in the final. Later that year, Dar led the Hong Kong team in the

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held in Karachi. Hong Kong played their first match against Pakistan and second against India. Dar was the highest scorer for Hong Kong in both matches.

Umpiring career

He is now an

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, standing in his first match, a

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between Hong Kong and Scotland in January 2016. He stood in his first

match between Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea on 4 November 2016. In April 2019, he was named as one of the eight on-field umpires for the

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tournament in Namibia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dar, Tabarak 1976 births Living people Hong Kong people of Azad Kashmiri descent Hong Kong cricketers Hong Kong One Day International cricketers Hong Kong One Day International cricket umpires Hong Kong Twenty20 International cricket umpires People from Mirpur, Azad Kashmir Pakistani cricketers Hong Kong cricket captains Pakistani emigrants to Hong Kong Hong Kong cricket umpires

Playing career

Umpiring career

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