Ataullah (born 2 February 1986) is a Pakistani former

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Biography

Ataullah, born on February 2, 1986, in

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. He was a right-hand batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler. His career has spanned various teams, including

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(Twenty20, FC, and ListA, 2013–19),

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(Twenty20, 2014),

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(FC, 2016–18; ListA, 2017–18). In his first-class career (2012–19), he took 154 wickets, with a best of 7-92. He averaged 21.44, achieving eight five-wicket innings and two ten-wicket matches, with a strike rate of 42.39. In his List A career (2012–19), Ataullah took 25 wickets. His best was 4-28, and he averaged 34.36, achieving two four-wicket innings, with a strike rate of 37.80 and economy rate of 5.45. In his Twenty20 career (2012–16), he took 23 wickets, with a best of 3-13. He had an average of 21.13, a strike rate of 16.86, and an economy rate of 7.51. In a 2013

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match, Ataullah took 10 wickets for 122 runs, which helped his team, the National Bank of Pakistan, secure a victory over United Bank Limited in Islamabad.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ataullah 1986 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Bahawalpur cricketers National Bank of Pakistan cricketers Rawalpindi cricketers People from Rajanpur District Southern Punjab (Pakistan) cricketers 21st-century Pakistani sportsmen