Saad Bin Zafar
80Canada · SPIN · 2023 to 2026
BATTING
- Matches
- 37
- Innings
- 32
- Runs
- 460
- Average
- 17.03
- Strike rate
- 76.41
- High score
- 40*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 34
- Average
- 39.79
- Economy
- 4.34
- Strike rate
- 54.9
- Best figures
- 3/30
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 10 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Saad Bin Zafar played 36 ODIs for Canada in CricArcade's archive, from 2023 to 2026. The first came against Jersey at United Cricket Club Ground, with a score of 4 and 3 wickets, and the last against Scotland at Forthill in 2026.
The highest score in the archive is 40 not out from 39 balls against Scotland at Forthill in 2026, in a defeat. The best bowling is 3 for 30 against United States at Hazelaarweg in 2024. At home the average was 17.8 across 11 ODIs; away it was 20.4 across 14 ODIs.
The most runs came against Scotland: 100 runs at 50.0 in 5 ODIs. Maple Leaf North-West Ground was the most frequent ground, with 11 ODIs and 142 runs at 17.8. Saad Bin Zafar captained Canada in 12 ODIs, winning 7 and losing 5. Canada won 12 of the ODIs Saad Bin Zafar played and lost 22.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 36 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40* | 39 | Scotland | Forthill | 2026 | Lost |
| 35 | 34 | Namibia | Maple Leaf North-West Ground | 2025 | Lost |
| 31* | 15 | Nepal | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 2024 | Lost |
| 31 | 28 | Scotland | Forthill | 2026 | Lost |
| 30 | 31 | Namibia | Maple Leaf North-West Ground | 2025 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30 | 10 | United States | Hazelaarweg | 2024 | Lost |
| 3/43 | 10 | United States | Wanderers Cricket Ground | 2023 | Won |
| 3/49 | 10 | Netherlands | Sportpark Westvliet | 2024 | Lost |
| 3/51 | 10 | Jersey | United Cricket Club Ground | 2023 | Won |
| 2/30 | 10 | Netherlands | Maple Leaf North-West Ground | 2026 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 31 | 6.20 | 0/0 | 7 | 33.29 |
| Namibia | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 85.00 |
| Nepal | 5 | 56 | 18.67 | 0/0 | 5 | 39.20 |
| Scotland | 5 | 100 | 50.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 48.75 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 36 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 26.00 |
| Oman | 4 | 27 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 63.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 52 | 26.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 41.00 |
| Jersey | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 17.00 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United States | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 14.33 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 11 | 142 | 17.75 | 0/0 | 6 | 56.83 |
| Away | 14 | 224 | 20.36 | 0/0 | 14 | 41.21 |
| Neutral | 11 | 94 | 11.75 | 0/0 | 14 | 31.07 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Leaf North-West Ground | 11 | 142 | 17.75 | 0/0 | 6 | 56.83 |
| Wanderers Cricket Ground | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 33.00 |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 4 | 38 | 38.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 30.40 |
| Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0/0 | 3 | 50.67 |
| Forthill | 3 | 91 | 45.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 141.00 |
| Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 3 | 39 | 19.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 39.67 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Jersey, 2023 at United Cricket Club Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Scotland, 2026 at Forthill
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 10 November 1986
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Slow left-arm orthodox
- Balls faced (career)
- 602
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 8th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 65.1
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 96.9
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 25.2
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 25.9
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 590 balls faced in that period.
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