Imran Butt (cricketer)

Imran Butt (born 27 December 1995) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Balochistan. He made his debut for the Pakistan cricket team in January 2021.^[1]

Imran Butt

Personal information
Born	(1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 27) Lahore, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 242)	26 January 2021 v South Africa
Last Test	20 August 2021 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012/13–2014/15	Lahore Shalimar
2015/16–2018/19	Sui Northern Gas Pipelines
2013–2015	Lahore Lions
2016	Lahore Qalandars
2017	North West Warriors
2019–present	Balochistan
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 6 78 38 16 Runs scored 178 4,656 1,305 135 Batting average 17.80 34.74 37.28 13.50 100s/50s 0/1 10/24 2/8 0/0 Top score 91 214 104 37 Catches/stumpings 16/– 94/– 9/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 August 2021

Career

In September 2019, he was named in Balochistan's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.^[2][3] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 934 runs in nine matches.^[4][5]

In June 2020, he was named as one of four reserve players for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6] In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand.^[7] In December 2020, he was named in Pakistan's Test side for the first match against New Zealand.^[8] In January 2021, he was also named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.^[9][10] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, against South Africa, on 26 January 2021.^[11]

References

1. "Imran Butt". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
2. "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
3. "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
4. "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2019/20: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
5. "Central Punjab win first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20". Cricket World. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
6. "Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man squad for England Tests and T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
7. "Pakistan name 35-player squad for New Zealand". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
8. "Imran Butt named in 17-player Test squad". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
9. "Shan Masood, Mohammad Abbas, Haris Sohail dropped from Pakistan Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
10. "Nine uncapped players in 20-member side for South Africa Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board and made his debut in first test match. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
11. "1st Test, Karachi, Jan 26 - Jan 30 2021, South Africa tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

External links

• Imran Butt at ESPNcricinfo