Pawan Sarraf

{{short description|Nepalese cricketer}}

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

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Pawan Sarraf

| image =

| country = Nepal

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|12|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bara, Kalaiya, Nepal

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off break

| role = All-rounder

| international = true

| odidebutdate = 25 January

| odidebutyear = 2019

| odidebutagainst = UAE

| odicap = 18

| lastodidate = 16 July

| lastodiyear = 2022

| lastodiagainst = Namibia

| T20Idebutdate = 1 February

| T20Idebutyear = 2019

| T20Idebutagainst = UAE

| T20Icap = 26

| lastT20Idate = 30 August

| lastT20Iyear = 2022

| lastT20Iagainst = Kenya

| columns = 3

| column1 = ODI

| column2 = T20I

| column3 = FC

| matches1 = 12

| matches2 = 17

| matches3 = 1

| runs1 = 72

| runs2 = 145

| runs3 = 2

| bat avg1 = 8.00

| bat avg2 = 10.35

| bat avg3 = 1.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score1 = 15

| top score2 = 27*

| top score3 = 2

| deliveries1 = 322

| deliveries2 = 120

| deliveries3 = 54

| wickets1 = 6

| wickets2 = 3

| wickets3 = 1

| bowl avg1 = 41.83

| bowl avg2 = 39.00

| bowl avg3 = 64.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| fivefor2 = 0

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/45

| best bowling2 = 1/3

| best bowling3 = 1/28

| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–

| catches/stumpings2 = 8/–

| catches/stumpings3 = 0/–

| date = 26 April

| year = 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1072485.html Cricinfo

| module = {{Infobox medal templates | titlestyle = background-color: lightsteelblue; | expand=yes

| medals = {{MedalCountry| {{NEP}}}}

{{MedalSport|Men's Cricket}}

{{MedalCompetition|South Asian Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara|Team}}

}}

}}

Pawan Sarraf (born 17 December 2000) is a Nepalese cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1072485.html |title=Pawan Sarraf |accessdate=21 January 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/insight/emerging-players-to-watch-under-21-part-2/5/ |title=Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 2 |work=Emerging Cricket |accessdate=20 April 2020}} He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Nepal against the United Arab Emirates on 25 January 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1170454.html |title=1st ODI, Nepal tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Jan 25 2019 |accessdate=25 January 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In January 2019, he was named in Nepal's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web|url=https://cricketingnepal.com/articles/474037/hard-work-pays-off-as-four-youngsters-in-nepal-squad |title=Hard work pays off as four youngsters in Nepal squad |work=Cricketing Nepal |accessdate=20 January 2019}} He made his T20I debut against the UAE on 1 February 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1170458.html |title=2nd T20I, Nepal tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Feb 1 2019 |accessdate=1 February 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In April 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the Asia qualification tournament for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1172668 |title=Winner of Asia Qualifier competing to claim 13th ICC U19 World Cup 2020 spot |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=9 April 2019}} In Nepal's opening match of the tournament, against Singapore, Sarraf took three wickets for five runs and was named the player of the match.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1174793 |title=Nepal make a strong start and Kuwait’s Meet Bhavsar steals the show |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=12 April 2019}}

In June 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=https://english.khabarhub.com/2019/30/29391/ |title=Nepal's 14-member squad announced for ICC World T20 Asia Finals |work=Khabarhub |accessdate=1 July 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketingnepal.com/articles/474106/sharad-back-in-the-team-jora-bhim-left-out |title=Sharad back in the team, Jora, Bhim left out |work=Cricketing Nepal |accessdate=30 June 2019}} He made his first-class debut on 6 November 2019, for Nepal against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), during the MCC's tour of Nepal.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1205548.html |title=Marylebone Cricket Club tour of Nepal at Kirtipur, Nov 6-8 2019 |accessdate=6 November 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lords.org/mcc/mcc-cricket/overseas-tours |title=Overseas Tour |work=MCC |accessdate=7 November 2019}} Later the same month, he was named in Nepal's squads for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh,{{cite web|url=http://dailylivescores.com/final-squad-announced-for-emerging-cup-khadka-and-lamichhane-miss-out|title=Final Squad Announced For Emerging Cup, Khadka and Lamichhane Miss Out|work=dailylivescores|accessdate=11 November 2019}} and for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.{{cite web|url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/lamichhane-to-miss-sag/ |title=Lamichhane to miss SAG |work=My Republica |accessdate=30 November 2019}} The Nepal team won the bronze medal, after they beat the Maldives by five wickets in the third-place playoff match.{{cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/south-asian-games-bronze-for-nepal-in-mens-cricket/ |title=South Asian Games: Bronze for Nepal in men's cricket |work=The Himalayan Times |accessdate=9 December 2019}} In September 2020, he was one of eighteen cricketers to be awarded with a central contract by the Cricket Association of Nepal.{{cite web|url=https://emergingcricket.com/news/central-contracts-nepal-women/ |title=Nepal: Women to receive inaugural central contracts, all cricketers to be insured |work=Emerging Cricket |accessdate=23 September 2020}}