Ugandan cricketer
Riazat Ali Shah
Born (1998-02-20 ) 20 February 1998 (age 26) Gilgit , Gilgit Baltistan , PakistanBatting Right-handed Bowling Right-arm medium Role All-rounder National side T20I debut (cap 9 ) 20 May 2019 v Botswana Last T20I 4 June 2024 v Afghanistan
Riazat Ali Shah (born 20 February 1998) is a Pakistani-born Ugandan cricketer who has played for the Uganda national cricket team since 2018.[ 1] [ 2] He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace.
Early life
Shah was born on 20 February 1998 in Gilgit , Pakistan, the son of Meher Nigah and Hidayat Shah.[ 3] He is an Isma'ili muslim.[ 4] He played cricket at the under-19 level for Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad .[ 5]
International career
Shah moved to Uganda at the age of 16,[ 3] where he began playing for Aziz Damani Sports Club in Kampala .[ 4]
In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[ 6] He played in Uganda's opening match of the tournament, against Malaysia .[ 7] In July 2018, he was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament.[ 8] He was named the player of the tournament for the Eastern group.[ 9]
In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup .[ 10] [ 11] He made his Twenty20 debut for Uganda in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[ 12] The following month, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[ 13] He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Uganda in the tournament, with six dismissals in five matches.[ 14]
In May 2019, Shah was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Botswana on 20 May 2019.[ 18] He finished as the leading run-scorer in the Regional Finals, with 140 runs in four matches.[ 19]
In July 2019, he was one of twenty-five players named in the Ugandan training squad, ahead of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League fixtures in Oman.[ 20] In November 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[ 21] He made his List A debut, for Uganda against Jersey , on 2 December 2019.[ 22] In November 2021, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[ 23] In May 2022, he was named in Uganda's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.[ 24]
In May 2024, he was named in Uganda’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[ 25]
References
^ "Riazat Ali Shah" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 5 May 2018 .
^ "Uganda makes changes to team for Cricket Builds Hope tournament" . Kawowo Sports . Retrieved 5 May 2018 .
^ a b Bagaya, Alvin (19 July 2018). "The Rise of Riazat Ali Shah" . Uganda Cricket. Retrieved 11 July 2022 .
^ a b "Riazat Ali Shah - Our Ugandan National Cricketer" . The Ismaili. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2022 .
^ "Riazat Ali Shah" . Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 July 2022 .
^ "Karashani has faith in Malaysian charge" . Daily Monitor . 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018 .
^ "1st match, ICC World Cricket League Division Four at Kuala Lumpur, Apr 29 2018" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 5 May 2018 .
^ "Uganda Squad: Players" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "Rwanda sets the standard for Africa in World T20 Qualifiers" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 16 July 2018 .
^ "Uganda Cricket names Africa T20 squad" . Kawowo Sports . Retrieved 5 September 2018 .
^ "Team Uganda preview" . Cricket South Africa . Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018 .
^ "Pool A, Africa T20 Cup at Pietermaritzburg, Sep 14 2018" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 14 September 2018 .
^ "Otwani gets nod ahead of Achelam on final 14 for Division 3 Qualifiers" . Kawowo . Retrieved 19 October 2018 .
^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Three, 2018/19 - Uganda: Batting and bowling averages" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 19 November 2018 .
^ "Uganda Cricket names squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers" . Eagle Online . Retrieved 6 May 2019 .
^ "Arinaitwe named in Cricket Cranes squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers" . Kawowo Sports . Retrieved 6 May 2019 .
^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 18 May 2019 .
^ "6th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 20 May 2019 .
^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final, 2019: Most runs" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 24 May 2019 .
^ "Paternott Called To Cricket Cranes Squad For World Challenge League" . Cricket Uganda . Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019 .
^ "Brian Masaba To Lead Cricket Cranes, Hamu Kayondo Misses Out On Final 14" . Cricket Uganda . Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019 .
^ "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 2 2019" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 2 December 2019 .
^ "Brian Masaba to lead Cricket Cranes In Kigali" . Kawowo . Retrieved 12 November 2021 .
^ @CricketUganda (18 May 2022). "Our final 14 for the ICC Cricket Challenge League Tournament" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "Uganda's 15-Player Squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2024" . ScoreWaves . Retrieved 12 June 2024 .
External links
Ronald Lutaaya and Innocent Mwebaze as travelling reserves for the team.