Saad Bin Zafar

Saad Bin Zafar
Saad Bin Zafar in 2020
Personal information
Born (1986-11-10) 10 November 1986
Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 91)27 March 2023 v Jersey
Last ODI26 September 2024 v Oman
T20I debut (cap 47)18 August 2019 v Cayman Islands
Last T20I3 October 2024 v Oman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–2017ICC Americas
2018–2019Vancouver Knights
2018St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
2019Amsterdam Knights
2019Falcon Hunters
2020Saint Lucia Kings
2020Houston Hurricanes
2022Muzaffarabad Tigers
2023-2024Toronto Nationals
2024Lumbini Lions
2025-presentHouston Generals
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 30 69 55 77
Runs scored 360 507 755 537
Batting average 16.36 25.35 18.87 22.37
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 35 33* 43 33*
Balls bowled 1,563 1,398 3,169 1,544
Wickets 31 76 87 78
Bowling average 35.83 18.84 23.83 19.79
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/30 3/8 5/18 3/8
Catches/stumpings 6/– 24/- 20/- 24/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 April 2023

Saad Bin Zafar (Urdu: سعد بن ظفر; born 10 November 1986) is a Pakistani-Canadian cricketer who represents Canada in international cricket and is the current captain of the Canadian national cricket team. Saad is a left-handed all-rounder.

As a bowler, Saad holds the world record for completing his maximum quota of overs (4 overs in a 20-over match) without conceding a run in a men's T20I match and has the 7th most maiden overs bowled in T20I career.

As a batsman, Saad also currently holds the record for the 3rd highest strike rate of 414.28 in a T20I innings.