Shafqat_Rana

Shafqat Rana

Shafqat Rana (Punjabi, Urdu: شفقت رانا, born 10 August 1943) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in five Tests from 1964 to 1969.

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Shafqat Rana was a right-handed batsman, strong on the drive and cut, who played five Tests in six years.[2] He made his highest Test score of 95 in the second Test against New Zealand in 1969, which was also the highest score by any batsman in the three-Test series. He also made 65 in the third Test.[3][4]

He made his first-class debut in 1959-60, and toured England with the Pakistan Eaglets in 1963. He toured Australia and New Zealand with the Pakistan team in 1964-65, scoring 182 runs at 18.20 and not playing in any of the Tests. He later toured England in 1971, scoring 228 runs at 17.53, also without playing a Test.[citation needed]

He played his last first-class match in 1978-79. His highest score was 174 for Lahore against Sargodha in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1968-69 at Lahore, when he put on 330 for the fourth wicket with Waqar Ahmed.[5]


References

  1. "From Daud to Dar: | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
  2. R. T. Brittenden, "New Zealand in India and Pakistan, 1969", Wisden 1971, pp. 850–64.
  3. "New Zealand in Pakistan, 1969-70". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.



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