Zahid Mahmood ( Sindhi: زاهد محمود ڀٽي; born 20 March 1988) is a Pakistani

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er who plays for Southern Punjab. He made his international debut for the

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in February 2021. He made his Test debut against

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in December 2022.

Early life and education

He was born in Dadu to a father who is a retired government servant from

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. He received his early education from Ustad Bukhari Degree College. He also holds a degree in physical education from

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Domestic career

He made his first-class debut for

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in the 2009–10 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 9 November 2009, making a

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in the first innings and finishing 16

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in the second. He finished his maiden first-class season with twenty-nine runs and four wickets from three matches. He made his

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debut for Hyderabad in the Royal Bank of Scotland Cup in the 2009–10 season, taking two wickets. In September 2019, he was named in Southern Punjab's squad for the

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tournament. In October 2020, during the first round of matches in the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Zahid took his 100th wicket in first-class cricket. In the same game he also took his first ten-wicket match haul. In December 2020, he was shortlisted as one of the Domestic Cricketers of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards.

International career

In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's

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(T20I) squad for their series against South Africa. He made his T20I debut for Pakistan, against

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, on 14 February 2021. In March 2021, he was named in Pakistan's

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squad for their series against Zimbabwe. In June 2021, he was also named in Pakistan's Test squad for the series against the West Indies. In September 2021, he was named in Pakistan's

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(ODI) squad for their series against New Zealand. The following month, he was named in the Pakistan Shaheens squad for their tour of Sri Lanka. In November 2021, he was named in Pakistan's

squad for their series against Bangladesh. In February 2022, he was also named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against Australia. The following month, Zahid was added to Pakistan's

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squad, also for the matches against Australia. He made his ODI debut on 29 March 2022, for Pakistan against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahmood, Zahid 1988 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Pakistan Test cricketers Pakistan One Day International cricketers Pakistan Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Pakistani sportsmen Hyderabad (Pakistan) cricketers Peshawar cricketers Quetta Gladiators cricketers Islamabad United cricketers People from Dadu District Sportspeople from Sindh Southern Punjab (Pakistan) cricketers University of Sindh alumni