Zeeshan Maqsood (born 24 October 1987) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the

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and is the captain of the national team. In January 2022, Maqsood was named as the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Year by the

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Biography

He played in the

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tournament. He made his

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debut for Oman against Afghanistan in the

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tournament on 25 July 2015. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five, with a total 350 runs during the tournament. He made his

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debut for Oman in their three-match series against the United Arab Emirates in October 2016. In January 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the

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tournament. In August 2018, he was named the captain of Oman's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament. In October 2018, he was named as the captain of Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament. In December 2018, he was named as the captain of Oman's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. In March 2019, he was named as the captain of Oman's team for the

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tournament in Namibia. Oman finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining

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(ODI) status. Maqsood made his ODI debut for Oman on 27 April 2019, against

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, in the tournament's final. In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Oman's squad for the

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tournament. On 11 February 2020, against the

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, he scored his first century in ODI cricket, with 109 runs. In September 2021, he was named as the captain of Oman's squad for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maqsood, Zeeshan 1987 births Living people Omani cricketers Oman One Day International cricketers Oman Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Pakistani emigrants to Oman Pakistani expatriates in Oman People from Chichawatni