Saqib Zulfiqar

Mohammad Saqib Zulfiqar (born 28 March 1997) is a Dutch cricketer.^[1] He made his List A debut for the Netherlands against the United Arab Emirates on 17 July 2017.^[2] In the match, he played alongside his brothers Asad and Sikander, making it the first instance of three siblings playing for a professional cricket team in the same game.^[3] He made his first-class debut for the Netherlands in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 15 August 2017.^[4]

Saqib Zulfiqar

Personal information
Full name	Saqib Zulfiqar
Born	(1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 28) North Holland
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batsman
Relations	Zulfiqar Ahmed (father) Asad Zulfiqar (brother) Sikander Zulfiqar (brother)
International information
National side	Netherlands (2017–present)
ODI debut (cap 70)	21 June 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	3 November 2023 v Afghanistan
T20I debut (cap 41)	12 June 2018 v Ireland
Last T20I	11 July 2025 v Italy
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 15 12 1 18 Runs scored 194 77 5 237 Batting average 14.92 12.83 2.50 14.81 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 34* 25* 5 34* Balls bowled 312 108 24 318 Wickets 9 4 0 9 Bowling average 37.33 28.25 – 38.33 5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 – 0 Best bowling 2/43 2/16 – 2/43 Catches/stumpings 4/– 4/– 2/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 August 2025

International career

In June 2018, he was named in the Netherlands' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series.^[5] He made his T20I debut against Ireland on 12 June 2018.^[6]

In June 2019, he was named in the Netherlands' One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.^[7] He made his ODI debut for the Netherlands against Zimbabwe on 21 June 2019.^[8] In April 2020, he was one of seventeen Dutch-based cricketers to be named in the team's senior squad.^[9]

T20 career

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Rotterdam Rhinos in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.^[10][11] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.^[12]