Mudassar Bukhari (Urdu: مدثر بخاری; born 26 December 1983) is a Pakistani-born Dutch international cricketer who made his debut for the Netherlands national cricket team in July 2007. He represented the Dutch team at both One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International level.[1][2] He played as a bowling all-rounder, who was often used as a pinch hitter and a finisher.

Mudassar Bukhari
Personal information
Full name
Mudassar Bukhari
Born (1983-12-26) 26 December 1983 (age 40)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 36)3 July 2007 v Canada
Last ODI28 January 2014 v Canada
ODI shirt no.7
T20I debut (cap 4)2 August 2008 v Kenya
Last T20I3 February 2016 v UAE
T20I shirt no.7
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 46 38 11 115
Runs scored 516 157 397 1,537
Batting average 17.20 8.72 22.05 20.77
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/3 0/6
Top score 71 28* 66* 84
Balls bowled 2,036 704 1,843 4,937
Wickets 57 43 34 147
Bowling average 24.08 18.13 26.73 26.82
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/17 4/7 6/43 4/32
Catches/stumpings 6/– 9/– 2/– 16/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 February 2016

Career

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Mudassar made his debut for the Netherlands in a first class fixture against Canada. He batted at eight and made an unbeaten 66 which he followed up with two quick top order Canadian wickets. He also made his ODI debut against the Canada national cricket team on 3 July 2007. In his debut match, Bukhari took 3 wicket for 8 over and made 6 runs with the bat. In 2014 ICC World Twenty20, he took 3 for 12 to defeat England, winning the Man of the Match award.[3]

Bukhari's best bowling performance in Twenty20 Internationals came on 3 February 2016 against UAE.[4] He took 4 wickets from 7 runs and Netherlands won the match by a margin of 84 runs. Bukhari was adjudged man of the match as well.[5]

In September 2016, Bukhari announced his retirement from four-day and 50-over cricket.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Mudassar Bukhari profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo.
  2. ^ "CA details". CricketArchive.
  3. ^ "Full Scorecard of Netherlands vs Canada 1st ODI 2007 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^ "Bukhari four-for razes UAE for 73". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Netherlands in United Arab Emirates T20I Match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Netherlands bowler Bukhari retires from four-dayers, ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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