Saif Zaib

Saif Ali Zaib (born 22 May 1998 in Northampton) is an English cricketer who plays for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. A spin-bowling all-rounder, Zaib is a left-handed batsman, who bowls left-arm orthodox spin. He made his List A debut for the county against the touring New Zealand A cricket team in July 2014,^[1] and his first-class debut the following August.

Saif Zaib

Personal information
Full name	Saif Ali Zaib
Born	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 27) Northampton, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2014–present	Northamptonshire (squad no. 5)
2023	Northern Superchargers (squad no. 16)
2024	Sudurpaschim Royals
2024/25	Southern Rocks
First-class debut	4 August 2015 Northamptonshire v Kent
List A debut	31 July 2014 Northamptonshire v New Zealand A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 71 35 88 Runs scored 3,506 791 1,548 Batting average 32.76 29.29 26.23 100s/50s 8/16 1/4 0/8 Top score 196* 136 92 Balls bowled 2,847 1,146 356 Wickets 45 30 13 Bowling average 38.24 34.10 38.07 5 wickets in innings 2 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 6/115 4/23 3/12 Catches/stumpings 28/– 9/– 38/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 August 2025

Ahead of the 2015 season, Zaib signed a three-year contract with Northamptonshire.^[2]

He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Northamptonshire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 27 July 2017.^[3]

In January 2025, Zaib agreed a new contract with Northamptonshire running until the end of the 2027 season.^[4]