Haroon Arshad

{{short description|Hong Kong cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Haroon Arshad

| image =

| country = Hong Kong

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|9|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, United States

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium fast

| role = Bowler

| international = true

| oneodi =

| odidebutdate =

| odidebutyear =

| odidebutagainst =

| odicap =

| lastodidate =

| lastodiyear =

| lastodiagainst =

| T20Idebutdate = 5 October

| T20Idebutyear = 2019

| T20Idebutagainst = Oman

| T20Icap = 27

| lastT20Idate = 12 March

| lastT20Iyear = 2023

| lastT20Iagainst = Malaysia

| columns = 3

| column1 = T20I

| matches1 = 24

| runs1 = 320

| bat avg1 = 22.85

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 68

| deliveries1 = 285

| wickets1 = 14

| bowl avg1 = 28.21

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/16

| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–

| column2 = FC

| matches2 = 1

| runs2 = 0

| bat avg2 = 0.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 0

| deliveries2 = 54

| wickets2 = 0

| bowl avg2 = -

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 0/42

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–

| column3 = LA

| matches3 = 15

| runs3 = 204

| bat avg3 = 18.54

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 37

| deliveries3 = 268

| wickets3 = 11

| bowl avg3 = 20.90

| fivefor3 = 1

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 7/31

| catches/stumpings3 = 2/–

| date = 16 March 2023

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1068983.html Cricinfo

}}

Haroon Arshad (born 6 September 1999) is a Hong Kong cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1068983.html |title=Haroon Arshad |access-date=20 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his first-class debut for Hong Kong in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 20 October 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1105011.html |title=ICC Intercontinental Cup at Mong Kok, Oct 20-23 2017 |access-date=20 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In August 2018, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament, but he did not play.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-squad-for-the-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-%EF%BC%8D-27th-august-8th-september-2018 |title=Hong Kong Squad for the ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 － 27th August - 8th September 2018 |work=Hong Kong Cricket |access-date=4 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804200907/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-squad-for-the-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-%EF%BC%8D-27th-august-8th-september-2018 |archive-date=4 August 2018 |url-status=dead }} Hong Kong won the qualifier tournament, and he was then named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup, and again he did not play.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/anshuman-rath-to-lead-hong-kong-into-the-2018-unimoni-asia-cup |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131513/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/anshuman-rath-to-lead-hong-kong-into-the-2018-unimoni-asia-cup |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 September 2018 |title=Anshuman Rath to lead Hong Kong into the 2018 Unimoni Asia Cup |work=Hong Kong Cricket |access-date=10 September 2018 }}

He was the leading run-scorer for Hong Kong in the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, with 52 runs in three matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?class=15;id=12664;team=1569;type=tournament |title=Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup, 2018/19 - Hong Kong Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 October 2018}} Arshad was a member of the Hong Kong Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019–20 Oman Pentangular Series, and the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hkcricket.org/news/mens-icc-t20-world-cup-qualifiers-squad-announcement |title=Men's ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers squad announcement |access-date=12 September 2019 |work=Cricket Hong Kong}} He made his T20I debut for Hong Kong, against Oman, on 5 October 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1197520.html |title=1st Match, Oman Pentangular T20I Series at Al Amerat, Oct 5 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=5 October 2019}} Ahead of the T20 qualifier tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the player to watch in Hong Kong's squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1452101 |title=Team preview: Hong Kong |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=15 October 2019}}

In November 2019, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=https://www.hkcricket.org/news/hong-kong-acc-emerging-teams-tournament-mens-squad-announcement |title=Hong Kong ACC Emerging Teams Tournament Men's Squad Announcement |work=Hong Kong Cricket |access-date=12 November 2019}} He made his List A debut for Hong Kong, against Bangladesh, in the Emerging Teams Cup on 14 November 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1202389.html |title=Group B, Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup at Savar (4), Nov 14 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=14 November 2019}} Later that same month, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.{{cite web|url=https://www.hkcricket.org/news/hong-kong-icc-challenge-league-b-squad-announcement |title=Hong Kong ICC Challenge League 'B' Squad Announcement |work=Hong Kong Cricket |access-date=22 November 2019}}

On 1 March 2020, in the Eastern Region group match against Nepal in the 2020 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament, he became the first bowler for Hong Kong to take a five-wicket haul in a T20I match.{{cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/news/ec-weekly-roundup-thailand-women-headline-a-feast-of-asian-cricket/ |title=EC weekly roundup: Thailand women headline a feast of Asian cricket |work=Emerging Cricket |access-date=2 March 2020}} In May 2022, he was named in Hong Kong's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.hkcricket.org/news/hong-kong-mens-squad-for-icc-challenge-league-b-round-2-in-uganda-announced |title=Hong Kong men's squad for ICC Challenge League B round 2 in Uganda announced! |work=Cricket Hong Kong |access-date=24 May 2022}}