Samiullah Khan (cricketer)

Samiullah Niazi
Personal information
Full name
Samiullah Khan Niazi
Born (1982-08-04) 4 August 1982
Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 161)21 January 2008 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI24 January 2008 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000/01–2002/03Sargodha
2003/04–2012/13Faisalabad
2004/05–2018/19Sui Northern Gas
2004/05–2015Faisalabad Wolves
2007/08North West Frontier Province
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 2 116 61 53
Runs scored 895 107 33
Batting average 10.28 7.64 11.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 41 12* 12
Balls bowled 120 20,272 2,917 1,114
Wickets 0 527 71 55
Bowling average 18.73 29.11 23.34
5 wickets in innings 26 0 0
10 wickets in match 10 0 0
Best bowling 8/62 4/23 4/27
Catches/stumpings 0/– 25/– 7/– 18/–
Source: CricketArchive, 26 January 2025

Samiullah Khan Niazi (born 4 August 1982) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former first-class cricketer who played for Sargodha, Faisalabad and Pakistan as a left-arm medium-fast bowler.

Niazi was a swing bowler with epic line and length. Due to his ability to move the ball, he was selected in the National team and in 2006.

Samiullah Khan Niazi was one of the leading wicket-takers in the 2005–06 Pakistani first-class season with 75 wickets at 18.36. He was a late inclusion for Pakistan's 2006 tour of England, replacing Rana Naved-ul-Hasan. He represented Pakistan when he played two one day internationals against Zimbabwe at Karachi and Hyderabad in 2008. He was also first attack bowler of Pakistan A in Euroasia cup tournament where they beat India in final. He is a genuine left arm swing bowler. He was a member of the Faisalabad Wolves team which won the International 20:20 Club Championship-2005 in England.

In the final of the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he took his career-best bowling figures of 8 for 62 in the second innings and his 25th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. This lead Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited to their third Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in four years and he was named as man of the match.

Since his retirement he has become a coach, including being the assistant coach to the Northern U19 Whites.