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{{short description|Pakistani cricketer}}
{{other people}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Abrar Ahmed
| image =Abrar Ahmed bowling 2023 (cropped).jpg
| country = Pakistan
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|9|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place =[[Karachi]], Sindh, Pakistan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nickname = [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-abrar-ahmed-school-of-wizardry-come-for-the-mystery-stay-for-the-legspin-1348838?platform=amp |title=The Abrar Ahmed school of wizardry: come for the mystery, stay for the legspin|first=Danyal|last=Rasool|date=9 December 2022|quote=Affectionately known as "Harry Potter" in domestic circles […]|work=[[Cricinfo]]}}</ref>
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[leg spin]]
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]

| international = true
| internationalspan = 2022–present
| testdebutdate = 9 December
| testdebutyear = 2022
| testdebutagainst = England
| testcap = 252
| lasttestdate = 25 January
| lasttestyear = 2025
| lasttestagainst = West Indies

| odidebutdate = 26 November
| odidebutyear = 2024
| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| odicap = 248
| lastodidate = 4 June
| lastodiyear = 2026
| lastodiagainst = Australia
| odishirt = 40

| T20Idebutdate = 18 April
| T20Idebutyear = 2024
| T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand
| T20Icap = 114
| lastT20Idate = 28 February
| lastT20Iyear = 2026
| lastT20Iagainst = Sri Lanka
| T20Ishirt = 40

| club1 = [[Karachi Kings]]
| year1 = 2017-2019
| club2 = [[List of Karachi first-class cricket teams|Karachi Whites]]
| year2 = 2017
| club3 = [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]]
| year3 = 2020–21
| club4 = [[Islamabad United]]
| year4 = 2023
| club5 = [[Quetta Gladiators]]
| year5 = 2024–present
| club6 = [[Sunrisers Leeds]]
| year6 = 2026
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 10
| runs1 = 68
| bat avg1 = 8.50
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 17
| deliveries1 = 2,631
| wickets1 = 46
| bowl avg1 = 34.34
| fivefor1 = 2
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 7/114
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 19
| runs2 = 28
| bat avg2 = 14.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 23[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 1,044
| wickets2 = 35
| bowl avg2 = 21.51
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/27
| catches/stumpings2 = 6/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 38
| runs3 = 4
| bat avg3 = 1.33
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 2
| deliveries3 = 812
| wickets3 = 52
| bowl avg3 = 17.36
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/9
| catches/stumpings3 = 8/–
| column4 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches4 = 27
| runs4 = 215
| bat avg4 = 10.23
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 26
| deliveries4 = 6,939
| wickets4 = 133
| bowl avg4 = 29.18
| fivefor4 = 9
| tenfor4 = 3
| best bowling4 = 7/114
| catches/stumpings4 = 12/–
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/abrar-ahmed-734459 ESPNcricinfo
| date = 15 August 2026
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport|Men's [[cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{PAK}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asia Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2025 Asia Cup|2025 UAE]]}}
|height=6ft<ref name="Pakpassion">{{cite web |url=https://pakpassion.com/literature/talent-spotter/7227-talent-spotter-abrar-ahmed.html |title=Talent Spotter : Abrar Ahmed|first=Amir|last=Husain|date=7 November 2020|access-date=26 November 2022|work=PakPassion}}</ref>}}

'''Abrar Ahmed''' (born 11 September 1998) is a Pakistani [[cricketer]] who plays as a [[leg spin]] bowler. He was called up to the [[Pakistan national cricket team]] in December 2022 for the home Test series against [[England cricket team|England]]. Ahmed made his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut on 9 December 2022 in the second match of the series at the [[Multan Cricket Stadium]], taking 7 wickets for 114 runs in the first innings and 4 for 120 in the second, becoming the first Pakistani bowler to claim a [[ten-wicket haul]] on debut since 1995.

==Early life==
Born in [[Karachi]], Ahmed is the youngest among eight siblings (five brothers and three sisters), with his brother Shahzad Khan previously playing as a fast bowler for [[National Bank of Pakistan cricket team|National Bank]]. He is a [[Hafiz (Quran)|hafiz]], having memorized the entire [[Qur'an]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raj |first=Pratyush |date=9 December 2022 |title=Magical debut for Harry Potter lookalike Pakistan mystery spinner: Abbottabad youngster takes seven wickets on Test debut against England |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/meet-abrar-ahmed-pakistans-new-mystery-spinner-8314869/lite/ |website=[[The Indian Express]] |quote=[…] another elder brother Shahzad Khan, a fast bowler, represented National Bank in the domestic circuit […] the youngest among eight siblings (five brothers and three sisters), Abrar was more close to his mother. When he turned nine, Abrar’s mother asked him to do hifz (memorization of the Quran).}}</ref>

He has cited his elder brother as the reason his talent was recognised early on in [[Tape ball|tape ball cricket]]. Ahmed describes his mother and siblings as supportive from the beginning, but his father was eventually won over too and is now also supportive of his career. Upon being asked on his father's stance in a 2023 interview, he responded that his father is "very happy now".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pakistan Cricket Board |title=In conversation with spin sensation Abrar Ahmed |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFjwAF715SQ |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=8 Jan 2023}}</ref>

An ethnic [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] of the [[Swati tribe|Swati]] tribe, his family moved to Karachi from [[Shinkiari]], a small village located on the outskirts of [[Mansehra]] in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farooq |first=Umar |date=23 November 2022 |title=Who are Mohammad Ali and Abrar Ahmed? |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pak-vs-eng-2022-23-new-faces-who-are-mohammad-ali-abrar-ahmed-1345951 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |quote=He speaks Pashto but is born and raised in Karachi, his family having moved to the city from the north of the country - specifically a small village called Shinkiari, located on the outskirts of Mansehra [...]}}</ref>

==Domestic career==
A product of the [[Rashid Latif]] Academy, he made his [[Twenty20]] debut for [[Karachi Kings]] on 10 February 2017 in the [[2017 Pakistan Super League]].<ref name="T20">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/1075988.html |title=Pakistan Super League, 3rd Match: Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi at Dubai (DSC), Feb 10, 2017 |access-date=10 February 2017 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut on 20 November 2020, for [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]], in the [[2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]].<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1231377.html |title=11th Match, Karachi, Nov 20-23 2020, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy |access-date=20 October 2020 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> In October 2021, he was named in the [[Pakistan A cricket team|Pakistan Shaheens]] squad for their tour of Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pakistan-shaheens-for-sri-lanka-tour-named.html |title=Pakistan Shaheens for Sri Lanka tour named |work=[[Pakistan Cricket Board]] |date=10 January 2014 |access-date=2 October 2021}}</ref> He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut on 11 November 2021, for the Pakistan Shaheens against the [[Sri Lanka A cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1283203.html |title=1st unofficial ODI, Dambulla, Nov 11 2021, Pakistan Shaheens tour of Sri Lanka |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>

Ahmed was picked by [[Islamabad United]] at the draft for the [[2023 Pakistan Super League]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Super League 2023: After memorable Test debut against England, Abrar Ahmed set to play for Islamabad United |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/pakistan-super-league-2023-after-memorable-test-debut-against-england-abrar-ahmed-set-to-play-for-islamabad-united-2309715-2022-12-15 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Ahead of the [[2024 Pakistan Super League]], he was traded to the [[Quetta Gladiators]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Naseem Shah moves to Islamabad United from Quetta Gladiators |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/psl-2024-naseem-shah-set-to-move-to-islamabad-united-from-quetta-gladiators-1411328 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

==International career==
In December 2022, Ahmed made his debut for [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] in the 2nd Test of the [[English cricket team in Pakistan in 2022–23|series against England]]. He became the first Pakistani bowler to take a 5-wicket haul in the first session on Test debut, taking 7 for 114 overall in the first innings and 4 for 120 in the second.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=9 December 2022 |title=Abrar Ahmed Scripts History With 5-Wicket Haul On Test Debut |url=https://www.probatsman.com/pak-vs-eng-abrar-ahmed-scripts-history-with-5-wicket-haul-on-test-debut |access-date=9 December 2022 |website=Probatsman}}</ref><ref>See England's first and second innings scoreboards at https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/pak-vs-eng-scorecard-live-cricket-score-england-in-pakistan-3-test-series-2022-2nd-test-pken12092022215941</ref> He also became the [[List of Pakistan cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut|thirteenth Pakistani bowler to take five-wicket haul on Test debut]].<ref name=":0" />

He was then named in the Pakistan squad for the Test series in the [[New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2022–23 (December 2022)|series against New Zealand]], and in the first innings of the first Test he picked up another [[5 wicket haul]].

In May 2024, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Squad for ICC Men’s T20I World Cup 2024 |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/pakistan-squad-for-t20-world-cup |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}</ref>

Ahmed made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe on November 26, 2024, at Bulawayo. He took 4 wickets for 33 runs, helping Pakistan restrict Zimbabwe to 145 runs and equalize the series 1–1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ayub's 53-ball century levels series after Abrar and Salman strangle Zimbabwe |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-in-zimbabwe-2024-25-1444642/zimbabwe-vs-pakistan-2nd-odi-1444650/match-report |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2025, during the [[2025 Asia Cup]], his bowling against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] was applauded, producing a suffocating spell of 4–0–8–1 (econ 2.00) with 16 dot balls. Analysts noted Abrar's 1/8 as a T20 Asia Cup record-low four-over return.<ref name="Cricinfo-AbrarMainMan">{{cite news |last=Rasool |first=Danyal |date=24 September 2025 |title=Abrarcadabra - the four-over spell that left Sri Lanka stupefied |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/asia-cup-pak-vs-sl-abrar-ahmed-the-pakistan-man-child-growing-into-their-main-man-1504252 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>

In November 2025, in the third and final ODI of the [[South African cricket team in Pakistan in 2025–26|home series against South Africa]], Abrar produced a career-best performance of 4/27 to lead Pakistan to a seven-wicket, securing a 2–1 series win. Batting first, South Africa reached 72 without loss before collapsing to 143 all out in 37.5 overs, as Abrar triggered the collapse with three wickets in two overs. Pakistan chased down the target of 144 with 24.5 overs to spare, marking their third consecutive ODI series win over South Africa. Abrar was declared [[Player of the Match awards (cricket)|Player of the Match]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Brar |first=Hemant |date=8 November 2025 |title=Abrar, Ayub deliver as Pakistan outplay South Africa to take series |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-in-pakistan-2025-26-1501888/pakistan-vs-south-africa-3rd-odi-1501900/match-report |access-date=8 November 2025 |website=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN}}</ref>

=== Injury ===
In late 2023, Ahmed was diagnosed with [[sciatica]], a condition that caused leg pain and numbness, during Pakistan's preparations for the [[2023 ICC Cricket World Cup]]. The injury, sustained during a practice match in [[Australia]], ruled him out of subsequent international fixtures, including the Test series that followed.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 January 2024 |title=Abrar Ahmed injury |url=https://jeevaypakistan.pk/shock-medical-report-uncovers-true-cause-of-prolonged-injury-you-wont-believe-whos-to-blame/ |work=Jeevay Pakistan |access-date=13 October 2025 |quote=Report on Abrar Ahmed's injury and rehabilitation status.}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2025}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=734459}}

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