Faheem Ashraf

Faheem Ashraf
Personal information
Born (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 30)
Phool Nagar, Punjab, Pakistan
NicknameYoyo[1]
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 230)11 May 2018 v Ireland
Last Test14 December 2023 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 213)12 June 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI10 September 2023 v India
T20I debut (cap 75)12 September 2017 v World XI
Last T20I14 April 2023 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14–2014/15Faisalabad
2015/16National Bank
2016/17–2018/19Habib Bank Limited
2018–presentIslamabad United
2019Northamptonshire
2019/20–2022/23Central Punjab
2019/20Dhaka Platoon
2022Sussex
2022/23Hobart Hurricanes
2023/24–Faisalabad
2024Khulna Tigers
2025Fortune Barishal
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 17 34 48 76
Runs scored 687 224 311 3,006
Batting average 26.42 10.66 12.44 29.76
100s/50s 0/4 0/0 0/0 4/14
Top score 91 28 31 147
Balls bowled 1,908 1,394 981 10,725
Wickets 25 26 37 176
Bowling average 39.64 46.30 27.25 31.61
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 7
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/42 5/22 3/5 6/65
Catches/stumpings 5/– 10/– 12/– 39/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 September 2024

Faheem Ashraf (Urdu: رانا فہیم اشرف ; born 16 January 1994) is a Pakistani international cricketer who represents the national side and plays first-class cricket for Faisalabad.[3][4]

In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[5][6]

Rana Faheem Ashraf is the first Pakistani to take a hat-trick in the T20 format of the game. His heroics on the pitch earned him the nickname "Rana Faheem Stokes" by the Pakistani cricket fans.

  1. ^ "Keep calm and celebrate like a #Prince – The story behind Islamabad United nicknames". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ Faheem Ashraf’s profile on Sportskeeda
  3. ^ "Faheem Ashraf". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Meet the new faces in the Pakistan Test squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  5. ^ "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  6. ^ "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.