Saif Ahmad (born 11 April 1998) is a Danish

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er, who plays for the

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. In April 2018, he was named in Denmark's squad for the

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tournament in Malaysia. He played in Denmark's opening match of the tournament, against

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. He was the leading wicket-taker for Denmark in the tournament, with ten dismissals in five matches. In September 2018, Ahmad was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman. He was again Denmark's leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with eleven dismissals in five matches. In May 2019, he was named in Denmark's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey. He made his

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(T20I) debut for Denmark, against

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, on 16 June 2019. In October 2021, he was named in Denmark's T20I squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament. In July 2022, Ahmad was named in Denmark's squad for the 2022 Canada Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament. He made his

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debut on 27 July 2022, for Denmark against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmad, Saif 1998 births Living people Danish cricketers Denmark Twenty20 International cricketers Sportspeople from Copenhagen