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{{short description|Pakistani cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Mir Hamza
| image = Khizer Ahmed and teamate Mir Hamza (cropped).jpg
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|9|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan
| height = 6 ft 2 in<ref>{{Cite web|first=Naman|last=Agarwal|title=Boxing Day Test: The pros and cons of Khurram Shahzad's potential replacements|url=https://www.wisden.com/series/pakistan-in-australia-2023-24/cricket-news/boxing-day-test-the-pros-and-cons-of-khurram-shahzads-potential-replacements|date=21 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227114802/https://www.wisden.com/series/pakistan-in-australia-2023-24/cricket-news/boxing-day-test-the-pros-and-cons-of-khurram-shahzads-potential-replacements|archive-date=27 December 2024|website=[[Wisden]]|quote=Hamza (...) provides two points of differences: height (six feet two inches), and left-arm angle.}}</ref>
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
| role = [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]
| international = true
| country = Pakistan
| internationalspan= 2018–present
| onetest =
| testdebutdate = 16 October
| testdebutyear = 2018
| testdebutagainst = Australia
| testcap = 235
| lasttestdate = 3 January
| lasttestyear = 2025
| lasttestagainst = South Africa

| club1 = [[Karachi Kings]]
| year1 = 2016; 2022–Present
| clubnumber1 = 92
| club2 = [[Quetta Gladiators]]
| year2 = 2017–2018
| clubnumber2 = 17
| club3 = [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]
| year3 = 2019
| clubnumber3 = 92
| club4 = [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]]
| year4 = 2019/20–2023
| clubnumber4 = 15
| club5 = [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]]
| year5 = 2023
| clubnumber5 =
| club6 = [[Karachi cricket teams|Karachi Whites]]
| year6 = 2023/24–present
| clubnumber6 = 92
| club7 = [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]]
| year7 = 2024,2026
| clubnumber7 = 0

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 7
| runs1 = 51
| bat avg1 = 6.37
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 16
| deliveries1 = 1,183
| wickets1 = 14
| bowl avg1 = 45.14
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/32
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches2 = 133
| runs2 = 955
| bat avg2 = 9.64
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 40
| deliveries2 = 23,612
| wickets2 = 523
| bowl avg2 = 21.92
| fivefor2 = 33
| tenfor2 = 7
| best bowling2 = 7/59
| catches/stumpings2 = 33/–
| column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches3 = 97
| runs3 = 339
| bat avg3 = 15.40
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 49
| deliveries3 = 4,850
| wickets3 = 135
| bowl avg3 = 31.14
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/12
| catches/stumpings3 = 14/–
| column4 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches4 = 79
| runs4 = 98
| bat avg4 = 19.60
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 19[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 1,686
| wickets4 = 79
| bowl avg4 = 29.79
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/9
| catches/stumpings4 = 14/–

| date = 4 September 2026
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/556684.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Mir Hamza''' (born 10 September 1992) is a Pakistani [[cricket]]er.<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/556684.html |title=Mir Hamza |access-date=10 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He is a left-arm medium fast bowler who made his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut for the [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan cricket team]] in October 2018.

==Domestic career==
In April 2018, Hamza was named in [[Baluchistan cricket team|Baluchistan]]'s squad for the [[2018 Pakistan Cup]].<ref name="squads1">{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/191967-pakistan-cup-one-day-tournament-to-begin-in-faisalabad |title=Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week |access-date=21 April 2018 |work=Geo TV}}</ref><ref name="squads2">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/306831-pakistan-cup-cricket-from-25th |title=Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th |access-date=21 April 2018 |work=The News International}}</ref>

In January 2019, he signed with [[Sussex County Cricket Club]] to play in nine [[first-class cricket|first-class]] games in the [[2019 County Championship]] in England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/47069993 |title=Mir Hamza: Pakistan seamer agrees to play nine first-class games for Sussex in 2019 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=31 January 2019}}</ref> In September 2019, he was named in [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]]'s squad for the [[2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-announces-squads-for-2019-20-domestic-season.html |title=PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |access-date=4 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27527401/sarfaraz-ahmed-babar-azam-take-charge-pakistan-domestic-sides |title=Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=4 September 2019}}</ref> On 1 March 2024, Hamza signed for [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://glamorgancricket.com/news/glamorgan-announce-mir-hamza-as-overseas-signing |title=Glamorgan announce Mir Hamza as overseas signing|work=[[Glamorgan County Cricket Club]]|access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>
[[File:3 06 Mir Hamza.jpg|thumb|left|Hamza bowling for Glamorgan in 2024]]

==International career==
He played in a tour match between [[English cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2015–16|Pakistan and England in the UAE]] in October 2015.<ref name="PakEng">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/902633.html |title=England tour of United Arab Emirates, Tour Match: England XI v Pakistan A at Sharjah, Oct 8–9, 2015 |access-date=10 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In September 2017, he was named in Pakistan's [[Test cricket|Test]] squad for their series [[Sri Lankan cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2017–18|against Sri Lanka]], but was picked for the playing eleven.<ref name="PakSL">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1121602.html |title=Uncapped Hamza, Sohail picked for SL Tests |access-date=23 September 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In August 2018, he was one of 33 players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] (PCB).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-central-contracts-2018-19.html |title=PCB Central Contracts 2018–19 |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24301169/new-central-contracts-guarantee-earnings-boost-pakistan-players |title=New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref> The following month, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series [[Australian cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2018–19|against Australia]].<ref name="PakTest">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1160990.html |title=Mohammad Amir dropped for two-Test series against Australia |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> He made his Test debut for Pakistan against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] on 16 October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1157371.html |title=2nd Test, Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Oct 16-20 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 October 2018}}</ref>

In December 2022, he was named in Pakistan's [[Test cricket|Test]] squad for their series [[New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2022–23 (December 2022)|against New Zealand]]. In November 2023, he was selected in Pakistan's squad for the 3-match Test series in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan call up Saim Ayub and Khurram Shahzad for Australia Test tour |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistan-call-up-saim-ayub-and-khurram-shahzad-for-australia-test-tour-1409844 |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=556684}}

{{Karachi Kings squad}}
{{Glamorgan County Cricket Club squad}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamza, Mir}}
[[Category:1992 births]]
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[[Category:Pakistan Test cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Karachi]]
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[[Category:Karachi Kings cricketers]]
[[Category:Quetta Gladiators cricketers]]
[[Category:Sindh cricketers]]
[[Category:Sussex cricketers]]
[[Category:Pakistani expatriate cricketers in England]]
[[Category:Glamorgan cricketers]]
[[Category:Warwickshire cricketers]]

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