Full name Wahab Riaz
Born June 28, 1985, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 24 years 149 days
Major teams Pakistan, Hyderabad (Pakistan), Hyderabad Hawks, Lahore, Lahore Lions, Lahore Ravi, Punjab (Pakistan)
Also known as Vicky
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 14 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 63 | 86 | 15 | 1103 | 68 | 15.53 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 54 | 32 | 15 | 255 | 42* | 15.00 | 405 | 62.96 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 58 | 15 | 8.28 | 71 | 81.69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 5 | 5 | 241 | 202 | 10 | 3/22 | 3/22 | 20.20 | 5.02 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1/7 | 1/7 | 7.00 | 3.50 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 63 | 11091 | 6198 | 220 | 6/64 | 28.17 | 3.35 | 50.4 | 13 | 9 | 2 | ||
| List A | 54 | 2468 | 2095 | 70 | 5/24 | 5/24 | 29.92 | 5.09 | 35.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 17 | 17 | 330 | 399 | 13 | 2/18 | 2/18 | 30.69 | 7.25 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura, Feb 2, 2008 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Jun 29, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| Only T20I | Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2001/02 |
| Last First-class | National Bank of Pakistan v Pakistan Customs at Islamabad, Nov 21-23, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2001/02 |
| Last List A | Sri Lanka A v Pakistan A at Colombo (PSS), Aug 28, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Hyderabad Hawks v Peshawar Panthers at Lahore, Apr 25, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Australia A v Pakistan A at Brisbane, Jul 18, 2009 scorecard |
Wahab Riaz's left-arm fast medium has benefited from Pakistan's chronic poor luck with fast bowlers. With Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif missing more than they play and Umar Gul injury-prone, Riaz came into national reckoning earlier than he might have reasonably expected. His early start was promising though it came in ODIs against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh early in 2008. His first real test came against India in Bangladesh, where after 9.2 expensive overs, he was taken out of the attack for bowling two beamers. But as Pakistan misses its leaading bowlers Riaz's brisk pace remains in national contention.
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