Ihsanullah is a Pakistani Cricketer. He is a right arm fast bowler. His date of birth is October 11, 2002. He is currently 21 years old. He represented the KPK 2nd XI, Multan Sultans, Oval Invincible (Men), Rangpur Riders, and Pakistan.
Ihsanullah’s Bowling Statistics:
| Performance In Each Format | Total Matches | Total Runs | Total Wickets | Best Bowling Figure | Five Wickets Haul |
| ODI Career | 1 | 60 | 0 | ———— | 0 |
| T20I Career | 4 | 108 | 6 | 3/29 | 0 |
| First Class Career | 7 | 621 | 22 | 5/70 | 1 |
| List A Career | 12 | 559 | 25 | 5/49 | 1 |
| T20 Career | 24 | 614 | 36 | 5/12 | 1 |
Ihsanullah’s Early Career:
Ihsanullah’s birthplace was Arkot village. It is located in the Swat Valley’s Matta Tehsil. His family lost their home in the 2022 floods. Meanwhile, he started his professional cricket career in the year 2017. He also represented FATA Under-16. In 2018, he took part in PCB’s U16 Pentangular T20 Tournament.
Ihsanullah’s Domestic Career:
First Class Career:
Ihsanullah represented KPK in his debut match. He played this match against Balochistan. The match was held on September 27, 22. It was played at Abbottabad. It was a match of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. In this match, Balochistan won by 134 runs. Ihsanullah took 22 wickets in 7 matches in the Quaid e Azam Trophy 2022/23. In this tournament, he took one 4 wicket haul and one 5 wicket haul. He was the sixth highest wicket taker of the tournament.
List A Career:
Ihsanullah played his debut match against Central Punjab (Pakistan). He represented the KPK. The match was played in Karachi. This match was held on December 10, 2022. It was the match of the Pakistan Cup. Central Punjab won this match by 8 wickets. Ihsanullah was the second highest wicket taker in Pakistan Cup 2022/23. He picked 25 wickets in 11 matches. He picked one 4 wicket haul and one 5 wickets haul. Whereas, Usama Mir was the highest wicket taker. He picked 28 wickets in 11 matches.
T20 Career:
Ihsanullah played his debut match against Karachi Kings. He represented the Multan Sultans in this format. This match was held on January 27, 2022. The match was played in Karachi. It was the match of the Pakistan Super League 2022. He also bowled the second best spell of the Pakistan Super League and got 5 wickets for 12 runs against Quetta Gladiators in the 2023 PSL. He also bowled the fastest spell in PSL history. His average speed in this spell was 144.37 kph. He also bowled a bowl with the speed of 154.5 kph. He broke the record of Haris Rauf’s spell that he bowled against Peshawar Zalmi in the 2022 PSL because Haris Rauf’s average speed was 144.16 kph. In addition, he won both the HBL PSL 8 Player of the Tournament award and the Bowler of HBL PSL 8 award because he got 22 wickets at an economy-rate of 7.59. Abbas Afridi got 23 wickets in this tournament and was the highest wicket taker. Ihsanullah was also picked in The Hundred by Oval Invincibles but he could not play because of his injury.
IhsanUllah’s International Career:
Test Career:
At the end of 2022 Ihsanullah, Saim Ayub and Haseebullah Khan were included in the national squad in the second Test match of the New Zealand series in Karachi so that they could observe international stage pressure and also learn from their seniors by sharing dressing rooms with them.
ODI Career:
Ihsanullah played his debut match against New Zealand. This match was held on April 29, 2023. The match was played in Rawalpindi. This was the match of the New Zealand tour of Pakistan. Pakistan won this match by 7 wickets. Ihsanullah was not as consistent in his pace as he normally is because he was struggling from injury.
T20I Career:
Ihsanullah played his debut match against Afghanistan. This match was held on March 24, 2023. The match was played in Sharjah. Ihsanullah performed brilliantly. He picked 2 wickets off 17 runs. In this match, Afghanistan won by 6 wickets. Ihsanullah showed his potential by bowling at consistent pace in this series. Even Afghanistan batsmen feared to face him.
FAQs:
Who is IhsanUllah?
IhsanUllah is a Pakistani Cricketer. He is a right arm fast bowler.
What is the height of IhsanUllah?
IhsanUllah’s height is 6 feet 5 inches.
What is the nickname of IhsanUllah?
IhsanUllah’s nickname is Matta Express.
What is the name of Ihsanullah’s PSL team?
Ihsanullah played for Multan Sultans in PSL 2022 and 2023.
Who is the best bowler of HBL PSL 8?
Haris Rauf won the HBL PSL 8 Player of the Tournament award and the Bowler of HBL PSL 8 award as he got 22 wickets with an economy-rate of 7.59.
Conclusion:
Ihsanullah was one of the fastest bowlers when he was playing in the PSL 2022. After his injury his case was mismanaged by PCB which disturbed his career a lot. He is probably among the few bowlers in the world that creates fear in the mind of the batsman even before facing him. We hope he will play Pakistan again with the same rhythm.