Sufiyan Muqeem is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a left-arm wrist spinner. He was born on 15 November 1999. He is currently 24 years old. He has represented the Mirpur Royals, Peshawar Zalmi, and Pakistan teams at different junior levels.
Sufiyan Muqeem Bowling Statistics:
Bowling in Each Format | Total Matches | Total Wickets | Best Bowling Figure | 5 Wickets Haul |
T20 Career | 8 | 8 | 3/37 | 0 |
List A Career | 3 | 8 | 3/36 | 0 |
T20I Career | 3 | 4 | 2/11 | 0 |
Sufiyan Muqeem Domestic Career:
T20 Career:
Sufiyan Muqeem was picked for PSL 2023. He played his first match on 14 February in Karachi. The match was played between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings. Sufyan was playing under the captaincy of Pakistani great Babar Azam. Players like Shakib ul Hassan, Shoaib Malik, Muhammad Amir, and Mir Hamza were playing in this match. He gave up 14 runs in 1 over. Sufyan remained under pressure in this tournament and did not impress everyone with his bowling. But he keeps improving his bowling.
List A Career:
Sufiyan played his first List A match against United Arab Emirates A. He was representing the Pakistan A team. It was the match of the ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup 2023. The match was played on 17 July 2023. It was the 7th match of the competition, and it was played in Colombo. Sufiyan bowled well in this match. He bowled almost 9 overs and gave away only 36 runs. He got 3 wickets in this match. He was playing under the captaincy of Pakistani wicketkeeper-batsman Muhammad Haris. Mehran Mumtaz was the other spinner playing alongside Sufiyan Muqeem. Pakistan won this tournament by beating India in the finals. Sufiyan Muqeem also picked up 3 wickets in the final.
T20I Career:
Sufiyan Muqeem played his first T20I match against Hong Kong. It was the match of the Asian Games Men’s Cricket Competition. The match was played on October 3, 2023. It was the second quarterfinal in Hangzhou. Sufiyan was excellent in this match. He picked 2 wickets for 11 runs in his 4 overs spell. Pakistan won this match by 68 runs. He bowled well in this tournament. Pakistan was beaten in the third play-off of the tournament by Bangladesh.
FAQs:
Who is Sufiyan Muqeem?
Sufiyan Muqeem is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a left-arm wrist spinner.
What is the age of Sufiyan Malik?
He was born on November 15, 1999. He is currently 24 years old in 2024.
What is the name of the Sufiyan Muqeem team in PSL?
Sufiyan Muqeem represented Peshawar Zalmi in his initial PSL career.
Conclusion:
There are very few quality wrist spinners present on the international circuit. Moreover, wrist spinners are not only helping teams in winning matches but also they are helping teams in winning tournaments. Wrist spinners are difficult to pick for the batsmen as they are not used to this angle. Sufiyan Muqeem has served Pakistan at the Junior level. Now it is time for him to prove himself at the highest level of professional cricket.