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| Full name | Awais Zia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1986-09-01)1 September 1986 (age 38) Bhown,Chakwal,Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armoff break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 45) | 23 February 2012 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 4 December 2014 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2016 | Rawalpindi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Karachi Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Balochistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-present | Austin Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Awais Zia (Urdu:اويس ضياء; born 1 September 1986) is a Pakistanicricketer. He is primarily a left handed batsman and right armoff spin bowler.
As a youngster, Zia got introduced to the game playingstreet cricket in his village ofBhaun, before playing club cricket inChakwal. Zia was encouraged to attend local trials, where he came to the attention ofJhelum coaches, who offered him a place in the Jhelum team. He accepted their offer and started playing for Jhelum district and then Grade 2 cricket, before finally getting his chance infirst-class cricket for theRawalpindi cricket team in 2007.[1]
He has played 35first-class and 19list-A matches. He has also played 22Twenty20 matches representing theRawalpindi Rams, who made it to the final of the Faysal Bank T-20 Cup in 2011 where Awais delivered a fitting start to their chase of 181 – it ended in a 10-run defeat, but Awais smashed 32 in just 13 balls while opening the batting.[2]
In April 2018, he was named inFederal Areas' squad for the2018 Pakistan Cup.[3][4] He was the leading run-scorer forSui Southern Gas Company in the2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup with 396 runs in seven matches.[5] In March 2019, he was named inBaluchistan's squad for the2019 Pakistan Cup.[6][7] In October 2019, he was the leading run-scorer in the2019–20 National T20 Cup, with 276 runs in seven matches.[8] In January 2021, he was named in Balochistan's squad for the2020–21 Pakistan Cup.[9][10]
In June 2021, he was selected to take part in theMinor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.[11]
Awais Zia was selected for thePakistan national cricket team squad in theODI andT20I series againstEngland in 2012.[12] He played all threeT20I matches against theEngland cricket team, scoring 47 runs with a best of 23.[13] He had shown glimpses of the hitting ability that brought him to the attention of the national selectors.Pakistan went on to lose the series 1–2.[14]