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At the [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]], Tahir bowled his best figures of 4-21 in South Africa's nail-bite match against the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] on 27 March 2014, and was awarded [[Man of the match]]. Imran Tahir was South Africa's highest wicket taker in the tournament. Tahir also was joint highest wicket taker with [[Ahsan Malik]] from the Netherlands, both took 12 wickets in the tournament.<ref>[http://www.icc-cricket.com/world-t20/stats/men/most-wickets]</ref>
At the [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]], Tahir bowled his best figures of 4-21 in South Africa's nail-bite match against the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] on 27 March 2014, and was awarded [[Man of the match]]. Imran Tahir was South Africa's highest wicket taker in the tournament. Tahir also was joint highest wicket taker with [[Ahsan Malik]] from the Netherlands, both took 12 wickets in the tournament.<ref>[http://www.icc-cricket.com/world-t20/stats/men/most-wickets]</ref>

There is speculation surrounding Tahir joining the [[Delhi Daredevils]] squad for the 2014 IPL, following the injury of fast bowler [[Nathan Coulter-Nile]].


==Statistics==
==Statistics==

Revision as of 20:56, 28 April 2014

Imran Tahir
Tahir playing for South Africa against Somerset in July 2012.
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Imran Tahir
Born (1979-03-27) 27 March 1979 (age 45)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
BattingRight-hand
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 310)9 November 2011 v Australia
Last Test18–22 December 2013 v India
ODI debut (cap 102)24 February 2011 v West Indies
Last ODI30 November 2013 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.99
T20I debut (cap 58)2 August 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I4 April 2014 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011Hampshire (squad no. 42)
2010-2012Dolphins (squad no. 10)
2010Warwickshire
2008–2009Hampshire
2007–2009Titans
2007Yorkshire
2004–2005Staffordshire
1998–99, 2004–07Water & Power Development Authority
1996–2006Lahore
2001–04Sui Northern Gas
2002–03Sialkot
2003Middlesex
1999–2000REDCO Pakistan Limited
2012-presentLions
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 13 13 166 121
Runs scored 90 5 2,222 312
Batting average 11.25 2.50 14.15 12.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/4 0/0
Top score 29* 3 77* 41*
Balls bowled 2,623 615 32,953 5,204
Wickets 36 26 683 177
Bowling average 42.20 17.15 26.23 22.05
5 wickets in innings 1 0 48 3
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 10 n/a
Best bowling 5/32 4/38 8/76 5/27
Catches/stumpings 5/– 5/– 70/– 27/–
Source: Cricinfo;, 4 March 2014

Mohammad Imran Tahir (Urdu: محمد عمران طاہر; born 27 March 1979) is a Pakistani-born South African cricketer. A leg break bowler and right-handed batsman, Tahir currently plays for the Highveld Lions in South Africa and played for Hampshire in the 2011 English county cricket season.

As well as his first-class career in Pakistan, Tahir has had short spells with Yorkshire[1] and Middlesex in county cricket as well as playing for Staffordshire in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship.

While Tahir has represented Pakistan Under-19 cricket team's and Pakistan A, he failed to win full international honours for Pakistan. Tahir is married to Sumayya Dildar,[2] a South African of Indian descent, and has represented South Africa after becoming eligible to play for them when he met his four-year residence requirement in April 2009.[3]

Tahir was a member of Hampshire's 2009 Friends Provident Trophy winning squad, taking 2/50 from 10 overs in the final against Sussex. Tahir made his career high score of 77 not out in a County Championship match against Somerset on 28 August 2009.[4]

For the 2010 season Hampshire signed Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis, replacing Tahir for the season. Tahir represented Warwickshire for the 2010 season, although he is contracted to play for Hampshire from the 2011 season onwards.

Tahir made his 100th first-class appearance in the 2009/2010 SuperSport Series when the Titans played the Lions. On 8 January Tahir was called up to the South Africa squad in their Test series against England although he was then withdrawn one day later after Cricket South Africa revealed that he was not eligible to play.[5]

At the end of the 2009/10 season, Tahir moved from the Titans to the Dolphins. This was due to a lack of first-class cricket with the club, who preferred to play 23-year-old leg-spinner Shaun von Berg. When Tahir was called into South Africa's squad for the final Test against England, national coach Mickey Arthur said "I'm not entirely sure what the issues are between him and the Titans, but the Titans obviously aren't going to pick him because they'd rather pick the young leggie they have". He holds the record for representing highest number of teams(27) in the world.[6] He moved to the Highveld Lions in 2012.

International career

Tahir qualified for South Africa on 1 January 2011, and was selected by them for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[7] Although he was part of South Africa's squad to play a five-match ODI series against India before the World Cup, Tahir did not make his debut. Captain Graeme Smith explained that this was because "[Tahir] is someone we want to keep fresh and we didn't want to give people the opportunity to see too much of him."[8]

Imran Tahir debuted for South Africa in a match against the West Indies on 24 February 2011 at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi. He took 4 wickets for 41 runs in 10 overs during his debut match.[9]

In November 2012 Tahir bowled 37 overs in a Test match against Australia, with no wickets for 260 runs – the worst bowling figures in Test match history.[10] After the test, he was dropped and replaced by Robin Peterson. In October 2013 the Pakistani origin Tahir made a comeback to test cricket when he took 5 wickets in an innings for the first time in a test match and guided South Africa to clinch victory against Pakistan by an innings and 92 runs in the Dubai Test, thus levelled the series 1-1. He took 8 wickets in the match.[11]

At the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, Tahir bowled his best figures of 4-21 in South Africa's nail-bite match against the Netherlands on 27 March 2014, and was awarded Man of the match. Imran Tahir was South Africa's highest wicket taker in the tournament. Tahir also was joint highest wicket taker with Ahsan Malik from the Netherlands, both took 12 wickets in the tournament.[12]

There is speculation surrounding Tahir joining the Delhi Daredevils squad for the 2014 IPL, following the injury of fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile.

Statistics

Twenty20 International

5 best bowling figures for Tahir in T20 Internationals:

Imran Tahir record in Twenty20 International
Number Date Versus Ground Figures Economy Result of match Overs bowled Batting score Catches Tournament Scorecard Match notes
1 27 Mar 2014  Netherlands Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium 4/21 5.25 SA Won 4 9* 0 ICC World Twenty20 [2] Man of the match.
2 22 Mar 2014  Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium 3/26 6.50 SA Lost 4 8* 0 ICC World Twenty20 [3] -
3 13 Nov 2013  Pakistan DSC Cricket Stadium 2/17 4.25 SA Won 4 Did not bat. 0 South African cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2013–14 [4] -
4 15 Nov 2013  Pakistan DSC Cricket Stadium 2/21 5.25 SA Won 4 Did not bat. 1 South African cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2013–14 [5] -
5 14 Mar 2014  Australia SuperSport Park 2/21 5.25 SA Lost 4 Did not bat. 1 Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2013–14 [6] -

One Day International

5 best bowling figures for Tahir in one day Internationals:

Imran Tahir record in One Day International
Number Date Versus Ground Figures Economy Result of match Overs bowled Batting score Catches Tournament Scorecard Match notes
1 6 Mar 2011  England M. A. Chidambaram Stadium 4/38 4.38 SA lost 8.4 1* 1 Cricket World Cup [7] -
2 24 February 2011  West Indies Feroz Shah Kotla Ground 4/41 4.10 SA won 10 Did not bat. 1 Cricket World Cup [8] ODI debut.
3 6 Nov 2013  Pakistan Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium 4/53 5.30 SA Won 10 Did not bat. 1 South African cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2013–14 [9] -
4 3 March 2011  Netherlands Punjab Cricket Association Stadium 3/19 2.78 SA Won 6.5 Did not bat. 0 Cricket World Cup [10] -
5 14 Mar 2014  Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium 3/45 4.50 SA won 10 1 0 South African cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2013–14 [11] -

References

  1. ^ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 371. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthor= (help)
  2. ^ "An Eye on the Ball". The Mercury (South Africa). 22 October 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. ^ smh.com.au article
  4. ^ "Tahir leaves Somerset battling to save game". Bristol Evening Post. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Imran Tahir Withdrawn From South African Test Squad". Cricketworld.com. 9 January 2010.
  6. ^ McGlashan, Andrew (11 January 2010), Confusion reigns over Tahir exclusion, Cricinfo, retrieved 12 January 2010
  7. ^ "Tahir and van Wyk picked for World Cup - Yahoo! Eurosport". Uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  8. ^ Moonda, Firdose (24 January 2011). "South Africa roll the dice game". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  9. ^ "South Africa vs West Indies, ICC World Cup 2011". Cricket Archives.
  10. ^ "Worst. Bowling. Figures. Ever!". The Age. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  11. ^ www.cricdown.com/cricket-news/imran-tahir-5-wickets-against-pakistan-in-2nd-test/7505/
  12. ^ [1]

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