Salman Ali Agha

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Salman Ali Agha[1] (born 23 November 1993), often erroneously called Agha Salman,[2] is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays for Southern Punjab in domestic matches, and for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League. He is the captain of Pakistan in T-20I and vice-captain in ODI.

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Salman Ali Agha
Personal information
Born (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993 (age 31)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 247)16 July 2022 v Sri Lanka
Last Test25 January 2025 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 236)16 August 2022 v Netherlands
Last ODI5 April 2025 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.67
T20I debut (cap 117)14 November 2024 v Australia
Last T20I26 March 2025 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.67
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13Lahore Shalimar
2018–2021Lahore Qalandars
2024-presentIslamabad United
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 21 38 11 100
Runs scored 1,317 1,054 217 6,240
Batting average 38.73 42.16 24.11 39.24
100s/50s 3/9 1/6 0/2 17/32
Top score 132* 134 51* 169
Balls bowled 1,519 862 36 9,142
Wickets 16 16 2 121
Bowling average 58.75 51.68 19.50 41.71
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/75 4/32 1/7 5/39
Catches/stumpings 21/- 19/– 5/– 98/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 April 2025
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He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in July 2022, and is currently vice-captain of the Pakistan cricket team in the short-overs format .[3]

Domestic career

In February 2013, he made his first-class debut after playing for Lahore's Apollo Cricket Club for many years.[4]

In April 2018, he was named in Federal Areas' squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[5][6]

In June 2018, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[7] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament for the Edmonton Royals, with 218 runs in six matches.[8]

In September 2019, he was named in Southern Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[9]

In October 2021, he was named in the Pakistan Shaheens squad for their tour of Sri Lanka.[10]

International career

In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[11][12]

In March 2021, he was again named in Pakistan's Test squad, this time for their series against Zimbabwe.[13][14]

In June 2021, Salman was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the series against England.[15]

In June 2022, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their two-match series in Sri Lanka.[16] He made his Test debut during that series.[17]

In August 2022, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad, for their tour of the Netherlands.[18] He made his ODI debut during that series.[19] In September 2024, he was named in Pakistan’s squad for their test series against England at home.

In December 2022, he scored his maiden Test hundred.[20] In November 2023, he was named in Pakistan squad for Australian test tour.[21] In August 2024, he was named in Pakistan's squad for test series against Bangladesh at home.[22]

In February 2025 Salman scored his maiden ODI hundred.[23] With a must win match against South Africa in a tri-nation series involving Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa cricket teams.

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