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Riazat Ali Shah

Riazat Ali Shah

Ugandan cricketer

Riazat Ali Shah (born 20 February 1998) is a Pakistani-born Ugandan cricketer who plays for the Uganda national cricket team.[1][2] He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace.

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Early life

Shah was born on 20 February 1998 in Gilgit, Pakistan, the son of Meger Nigar and Hiyadat Shah.[3] He is an Isma'ili muslim.[4] He played cricket at the under-19 level for Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad.[5]

International career

Shah moved to Uganda at the age of 16,[3] where he began playing for Aziz Damani Sports Club in Kampala.[4]

In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[6] He played in Uganda's opening match of the tournament, against Malaysia.[7] In July 2018, he was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament.[8] He was named the player of the tournament for the Eastern group.[9]

In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[10][11] He made his Twenty20 debut for Uganda in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[12] The following month, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[13] He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Uganda in the tournament, with six dismissals in five matches.[14]

In May 2019, Shah was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[15][16][17] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Botswana on 20 May 2019.[18] He finished as the leading run-scorer in the Regional Finals, with 140 runs in four matches.[19]

In July 2019, he was one of twenty-five players named in the Ugandan training squad, ahead of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League fixtures in Oman.[20] In November 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[21] He made his List A debut, for Uganda against Jersey, on 2 December 2019.[22] In November 2021, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[23] In May 2022, he was named in Uganda's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.[24]

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