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{{short description|Scottish cricketer}}
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| odidebutagainst = Netherlands
| odicap = 45
| lastodidate = 420 DecemberJuly
| lastodiyear = 20222024
| lastodiagainst = NepalNamibia
| odishirt = 50
 
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| T20Idebutagainst = Kenya
| T20Icap = 24
| lastT20Idate = 28 July7 September
| lastT20Iyear = 20232024
| lastT20Iagainst = IrelandAustralia
 
| club1 = [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]]
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| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 7182
| runs1 = 526563
| bat avg1 = 2018.2316
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 40[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 3,375817
| wickets1 = 100102
| bowl avg1 = 2931.7003
| fivefor1 = 2
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/33
| catches/stumpings1 = 1921/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 5769
| runs2 = 165179
| bat avg2 = 13.7576
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 26
| deliveries2 = 1,165390
| wickets2 = 6376
| bowl avg2 = 2524.3373
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/24
| catches/stumpings2 = 1115/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 9
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| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 93111
| runs4 = 677742
| bat avg4 = 1716.8186
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 40[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 45,331104
| wickets4 = 122141
| bowl avg4 = 30.4048
| fivefor4 = 2
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/33
| catches/stumpings4 = 2023/–
| date = 26 October8 September
| year = 20222024
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/414970.html Cricinfo
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'''Safyaan Mohammed Sharif''' (born 24 May 1991) is a Scottish [[cricket]]er.<ref>{{cite web|date=12 February 2014|title="Hopefully we can beat a couple of the big teams at the World Cup": Safyaan Sharif|url=http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?196854-quot-Hopefully-we-can-beat-a-couple-of-the-big-teams-at-the-World-Cup-quot-Safyaan-Sharif|url-status=live|publisher=Pakpassion|quote=|accessdate=23 May 2015}}</ref> He is a right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] bowler and a right-handed batsman. He made his international debut for [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] in June 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Safyaan Sharif profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/safyaan-sharif-414970|access-date=2021-10-18|websitepublisher=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
 
==Domestic and T20 franchise career==
In May 2018, Sharif was signed by the English side [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club]] to play in the [[2018 Royal London One-Day Cup]] and [[2018 t20 Blast]] tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/44123816 |title=Safyaan Sharif: Derbyshire sign Scotland paceman for T20 Blast and One-Day Cup |workpublisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=15 May 2018}}</ref> In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals franchise team in the [[2019 Global T20 Canada]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadacricket.com/?p=12755 |title=Global T20 draft streamed live |work=Canada Cricket Online |accessdate=20 June 2019}}</ref>
 
In July 2019, Sharif was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the [[2019 Euro T20 Slam|inaugural edition]] of the [[Euro T20 Slam]] cricket tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27222261/eoin-morgan-represent-dublin-franchise-inaugural-euro-t20-slam |title=Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam |workpublisher=ESPN Cricinfo ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=19 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000010/001060.shtml |title=Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed |work=Cricket Europe |accessdate=19 July 2019}}</ref> However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27387389/inaugural-euro-t20-slam-cancelled-two-weeks-notice |title=Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice |workpublisher=ESPN Cricinfo ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=14 August 2019}}</ref>
 
Since 2023, Sharif has played for [[Perth Doo'cot]] in the [[North East Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Scotland international Safyaan Sharif eyes promotion with Perth Doo'cot next season |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/scotland-international-safyaan-sharif-eyes-30968763 |website=dailyrecord.co.uk |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref>
 
==International career==
Sharif made his debut for [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] in a [[One Day International]] (ODI) against the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] in the [[2011-132011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day|2011-13 Intercontinental Cup One-Day]] competition in June 2011, taking figures of 4/27.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/345/345105.html|title=Scotland v Netherlands, 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 February 2012}}</ref> The following month, he played two further One Day International's in the [[Tri-nation series in Scotland in 2011|tri-nation series]] against [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] and [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]], with both matches played at [[The Grange, Edinburgh (cricket and sports club)|The Grange, Edinburgh]].<ref name="ODIM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/130/130525/One-Day_International_Matches.html|title=One-Day International Matches played by Safyaan Sharif|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 February 2012|archive-date=20 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120010913/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/130/130525/One-Day_International_Matches.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
He later made four [[List A cricket|List A]] appearances against [[county cricket|English counties]] in the [[2011 Clydesdale Bank 40]].<ref name="LAM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/130/130525/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Safyaan Sharif|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 February 2012}}</ref> In September 2011, Sharif made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut in the [[2011-132011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup]] against [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] at the [[Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek]].<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/130/130525/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Safyaan Sharif|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 February 2012}}</ref> Following the match, he played in Scotland's two List A matches against Namibia, which formed part of the ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day competition.<ref name="LAM"/> During the tour, he also made four [[Twenty20]] appearances against the hosts,<ref name="T20M">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/130/130525/a_MatchesTwenty20_Matches.html|title=Twenty20 Matches played by Safyaan Sharif|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=1928 February 2012}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yesMarch 2024}}</ref> taking 8 wickets at an [[bowling average|average]] of 10.37, with the best figures of 3/29.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/130/130525/tt_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=Twenty20 Bowling For Each Team by Safyaan Sharif|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 February 2012}}</ref>
 
In February 2012, Sharif made his second first-class appearance against the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] in the Intercontinental Cup.<ref name="FCM"/> He was selected as part of Scotland's squad for the [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|World Twenty20 Qualifier]] which proceeds their series against the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES5/articles/000003/000340.shtml|title=Scotland name touring squads|date=8 February 2012|work=CricketEurope|publisher=www.cricketeurope4.net|accessdate=19 February 2012|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234054/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES5/articles/000003/000340.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
In March 2018, during the [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] match against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] at the [[Queens Sports Club]] in [[Bulawayo]], Sharif took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.<ref name="Sharif5wkt">{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8038/report/1133017/zimbabwe-vs-scotland-20th-match-group-b-world-cup-qualifier |title=Muzarabani holds nerve to give Zimbabwe thrilling tie |accessdate=12 March 2018 |workpublisher=ESPN CricinfoESPNcricinfo}}</ref> The match finished as a [[Result (cricket)#Tie|tie]], with Sharif named as the player of the match, with figures of five wickets for 33 runs off 8.4 overs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8038/game/1133017/zimbabwe-vs-scotland-20th-match-group-b-icc-world-cup-qualifiers-2018|title=20th Match, Group B, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Bulawayo, Mar 12 2018|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=13 March 2018}}</ref> Following the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) named Sharif as the rising star of Scotland's squad.<ref name="rising">{{Cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/649399 |title=CWCQ 2018 Report Card: Scotland |accessdate=22 March 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>
 
In September 2019, Sharif was named in Scotland's squad for the [[2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier]] tournament in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketscotland.com/squads-announced-for-t20i-tri-series-in-ireland-and-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-qualifier/ |title=Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier |work=Cricket Scotland |accessdate=12 September 2019}}</ref> He was the leading wicket-taker for Scotland in the tournament, with thirteen dismissals in seven matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13311;team=30;type=tournament |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Scotland: Batting and bowling averages |workpublisher=ESPN Cricinfo ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=31 October 2019}}</ref> In September 2021, Sharif was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketscotland.com/captain-coetzer-leads-scotland-squad-to-icc-t20-world-cup/ |title=Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men’sMen's T20 World Cup |work=Cricket Scotland |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref>
 
In May 2024, he was named in Scotland’s squad for the [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scotland’s 15-Player Squad for ICC Men’s T20I World Cup |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/scotland-squad-for-t20-world-cup |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}</ref>
 
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