Shahab Alam
Personal information
BornBhairahawa, Nepal
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 34)17 April 2021 v Netherlands
Last T20I29 August 2022 v Kenya
T20I shirt no.5
Career statistics
Competition T20I T20
Matches 3 3
Runs scored - -
Batting average - -
100s/50s -/- -/-
Top score - -
Balls bowled 54 54
Wickets 2 2
Bowling average 44.00 44.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/20 1/20
Catches/stumpings 0/0 0/0
Source: ESNPcricinfo,, 29 August 2022

Shahab Alam (Nepali: शाहब आलम) is a Nepalese cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spinner.[1] He made his debut for Nepal against Netherlands in April 2021.[2]

He represents the Nepal Army Club in domestic cricket.[3]

Playing career

Alam represented Nepal national under-19 cricket team in the 2017 ICC Asia Under-19s World Cup Qualifier and picked up 12 wickets at an average of 10.08.[4] He took three wickets for 15 runs in the final of the 2017 ACC Under-19 Eastern Region against Hong Kong as Nepal qualified for the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup.[5] In an Under-19 Asia Cup match against India, he took two crucial wickets for 11 runs and helped his team win the match.[6]

In 2018, he earned the bid of Rs. 150,000 and was sold to Biratnagar Titans of the Pokhara Premier League.[7] He was the second-leading wicket-taker in the 2019 Prime Minister Cup, where he picked up 16 wickets in six matches at an average of 8.75.[8]

Alam played for Team Narayani in the 2020 Gautam Buddha Cup and picked up four wickets at an average of 7.25.[9] He also picked up 10 wickets from four matches at an average of 9.00 in the 2019–20 Manmohan Memorial National One-Day Cup.[10]

He was the second-leading wicket-taker in the 2021 Prime Minister Cup, where he took 12 wickets in five matches at an average of 12.66.[11] In a match against Province No. 1, he was awarded man of the match award for his four-wicket haul.[12] He was selected in the 18-member national team for the closed camps for the T20I series against Qatar[13] but the tour was eventually postponed due to the increasing COVID-19 cases in Qatar.[14]

Alam was subsequently selected in the 15 members national squad for the 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series[15] and made his T20I debut against Netherlands on 17 April 2021.[2] He picked up 2 wickets from three matches in the series.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Shahab Alam". Cricinfo.
  2. 1 2 "Nepal Tri-Nation T20I Series: Nepal v Netherlands at Kirtipur, Apr 17, 2021 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Shahab Alam". Cricnepal.
  4. ↑ "ICC Asia Under-19s World Cup Qualifier 2017 - Stats: Most Wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "FINAL: Nepal v Hong Kong at Kinrara". ACC. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "ACC Under-19s Asia Cup 2017: Nepal v India at Kuala Lumpur, Nov 11, 2017 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Seven cricketers earn highest bids in auction". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Prime Minister Cup 2019 - Stats: Most Wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Gautam Buddha Cup 2020 - Stats: Most Wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Manmohan Memorial Cup 2019-20 - Stats: Most Wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Prime Minister Cup 2021 - Stats: Most Wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "Prime Minister Cup 2021: Nepal Army Club v Province No. 1 at Kathmandu, Jan 19, 2021 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Dipendra to lead new-look Nepali national side in Qatar". cricketingnepal. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "Nepal Tour to Qatar Postponed". Emerging cricket. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "Alam, Sheikh included in the final squad of Tri-National Series". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Nepal Tri-Nation T20I Series 2021 - Stats: Most Wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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