Sindh cricket team

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{{Infobox cricket team
|name = Sindh cricket team
|image = Sindh Cricket Team Logo.png
|captain = {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Sarfaraz Ahmed]]
|coach = {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Basit Ali]]
|founded = {{Start date and age|2019}}
|colours = {{colour box|orange}} Orange {{colour box|Yellow}} Yellow
|ground = [[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]], [[Karachi]]
|ground2 = [[Niaz Stadium]], [[Hyderabad, Pakistan|Hyderabad]]
|owner = Sindh Cricket Association
| title1 = [[National T20 Cup]]
| title1wins = 0
| title2 = [[Pakistan Cup]]
| title2wins = 0
| title3 = [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]]
| title3wins = 0
|website =
}}
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'''Sindh cricket team''' is a domestic cricket team in Pakistan representing [[Sindh]] province. It competes in domestic [[First Class Cricket|first-class]], [[List A Cricket|List A]] and [[T20 Cricket|T20]] cricket competitions, namely the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]], [[Pakistan Cup]] and [[National T20 Cup]]. The team is operated by the Sindh Cricket Association.

==History==
The team was introduced as a part of the new domestic structure announced by the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] (PCB) on 31 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27504448/pcb-unveils-new-domestic-set-stay-top-mantra |title=PCB unveils new domestic set-up with 'stay at the top' mantra |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

'''Former Sindh Teams (Defunct):''' Historically, the [[Sindh]] province was known as the Sind where a team played in the [[Ranji Trophy]] from [[1934–35 Indian cricket season|1934–35]] until [[1947–48 Indian cricket season|1947–48]] in [[British India]]. After the formation of Pakistan in 1947, Sind occasionally played in the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] from [[1953–54 Pakistani cricket season|1953–54]] to [[1956–57 Pakistani cricket season|1956–57]], but then made only sporadic appearances at first-class level until the 1970s, when two Sindh teams (Sind A and Sind B) competed in the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] for several years. These former teams are all defunct and are not related to the current Sindh cricket team.

===2019/20 Season===
Sindh finished in fifth place in both the [[2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy|Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] and [[2019–20 National T20 Cup|National T20 Cup]]. The Pakistan Cup was cancelled this season due to the [[covid-19 pandemic]].

===2020/21 Season===
The team finished in sixth and third place respectively in the [[2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy|Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] and the [[2020–21 National T20 Cup|National T20 Cup]]. Although finishing first in the league phase of the [[2020–21 Pakistan Cup|Pakistan Cup]], Sindh did was could not progress to the final in the knock-out phase of the tournament.

==Structure==
As of 2019, domestic cricket in Pakistan was reorganised into six regional teams (on [[Administrative units of Pakistan|provincial lines]]). A three tier bottom-up system<ref>https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/city-cricket-association-tournament-schedule-announced.html</ref> is in operation with the '''Tier 1''' teams participating in the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] ([[first-class cricket|First Class]]), [[Pakistan Cup]] ([[List A cricket|List A]]) and [[National T20 Cup]] (Regional [[Twenty20|T20]]). The Tier 2 teams participate in the City Cricket Association Tournament whilst the Tier 3 teams participate in various local tournaments as both tiers feed players to the Tier 1 team.
** '''Tier 1: [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]]'''
** '''Tier 2:''' Karachi (Zone I), Karachi (Zone II), Karachi (Zone III), Karachi (Zone IV), Karachi (Zone V), Karachi (Zone VI), Karachi (Zone VII), Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Mirpur Khas, Badin, Sanghar, Sukkur, Shikarpur, Khairpur, Larkana & Benazirabad.
** '''Tier 3:''' Various Clubs & Schools.

==Current squad==
Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!align=center| Name
!align=center| Birth date
!align=center| Batting Style
!align=center| Bowling Style
!align=center| Notes
|-
! colspan="5" |Batsmen
|-
| '''[[Asad Shafiq]]''' || {{birth date and age|1986|1|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| '''[[Sharjeel Khan]]''' || {{birth date and age|1989|8|14|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
| '''[[Khurram Manzoor]]''' || {{birth date and age|1986|6|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| '''[[Saud Shakeel]]''' || {{birth date and age|1995|9|5|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || Vice-captain
|-
|'''[[Saad Ali]]'''|| {{birth date and age|1993|10|5|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Omair Yousuf]] || {{birth date and age|1998|12|27|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||
|-
| '''[[Danish Aziz]]''' || {{birth date and age|1989|8|14|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
| '''[[Ahsan Ali (cricketer)|Ahsan Ali]]''' || {{birth date and age|1993|12|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
! colspan="5" |All-Rounders
|-
| [[Hasan Khan (cricketer)|Hassan Khan]]|| {{birth date and age|1998|10|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
| [[Hasan Mohsin]] || {{birth date and age|1998|1|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
! colspan="5" |Wicket-keepers
|-
| '''[[Azam Khan (cricketer, born 1998)|Azam Khan]]''' || {{birth date and age|1998|8|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||
|-
| [[Mohammad Hasan (cricketer, born 1990)|Mohamamad Hasan]] || {{birth date and age|1990|10|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||
|-
|'''[[Sarfaraz Ahmed]]'''|| {{birth date and age|1987|5|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||
|-
! colspan="5" |Spin Bowlers
|-
| [[Mohammad Asghar (cricketer)|Mohammad Asghar]]|| {{birth date and age|1998|12|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
| [[Abrar Ahmed (Pakistani cricketer)|Abrar Ahmed]] || {{birth date and age|1998|10|16|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
! colspan="5" |Pace Bowlers
|-
| '''[[Mir Hamza]]''' || {{birth date and age|1992|9|10|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Shahnawaz Dhani]] || {{birth date and age|1998|8|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] ||
|-
| '''[[Anwar Ali (cricketer, born 1987)|Anwar Ali]]''' || {{birth date and age|1987|11|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
| '''[[Tabish Khan]]''' || {{birth date and age|1984|12|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] ||
|-
| [[Mohammad Umar (Sindh cricketer)|Mohammad Umar]] || {{birth date and age|1999|12|27|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
| '''[[Mohammad Hasnain]]''' || {{birth date and age|2000|4|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] ||
|-
| '''[[Sohail Khan (cricketer, born 1984)|Sohail Khan]]''' || {{birth date and age|1984|3|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] ||
|-
| [[Ghulam Mudassar]] || {{birth date and age|1999|10|24|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] ||
|}

==See also==
* [[Balochistan cricket team]]
* [[Central Punjab cricket team]]
* [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team]]
* [[Northern cricket team]]
* [[Southern Punjab cricket team (Pakistan)|Southern Punjab cricket team]]

== References ==
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* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/18/18331.html Scorecard of the 1947 Sind v Punjab match]

{{Pakistani first class cricket teams}}

[[Category:Pakistani first-class cricket teams]]
[[Category:Indian first-class cricket teams]]
[[Category:Cricket in Sindh|Cricket Team]]

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