Zahid Fazal

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Zahid Fazal

| country = Pakistan

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|10|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium
Right-arm offbreak

| international = true

| internationalspan = 1990–1995

| testdebutdate = 15 November

| testdebutyear = 1990

| testdebutagainst = West Indies

| testcap = 118

| lasttestdate = 22 September

| lasttestyear = 1995

| lasttestagainst = Sri Lanka

| odidebutdate = 6 November

| odidebutyear = 1990

| odidebutagainst = New Zealand

| odicap = 78

| lastodidate = 11 September

| lastodiyear = 1994

| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka

| hidedeliveries =

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 9

| runs1 = 288

| bat avg1 = 18.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 78

| deliveries1 = –

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 5/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 19

| runs2 = 348

| bat avg2 = 23.19

| 100s/50s2 = 0/2

| top score2 = 98*

| deliveries2 = –

| wickets2 = –

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 122

| runs3 = 5,730

| bat avg3 = 34.72

| 100s/50s3 = 12/27

| top score3 = 201*

| deliveries3 = 217

| wickets3 = 1

| bowl avg3 = 168.00

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 1/24

| catches/stumpings3 = 104/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 129

| runs4 = 3,424

| bat avg4 = 33.56

| 100s/50s4 = 3/24

| top score4 = 116

| deliveries4 = 58

| wickets4 = 2

| bowl avg4 = 22.50

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 1/0

| catches/stumpings4 = 104/–

|medaltemplates=

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{{MedalCompetition|ICC Cricket World Cup}}

{{Medal|W|1992 Australia and New Zealand|}}

| date = 24 January

| year = 2017

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/43697.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Zahid Fazal (born November 10, 1973) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 19 ODIs from 1990 to 1995.{{Cite web|title=Player Profile: Zahid Fazal|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 January 2010|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/43697.html}} A right-handed batsman, he made his first-class debut in February 1990 for Pakistan Automobiles Corporation, scoring a half-century in his only innings.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/52/52406.html |title=House Building Finance Corporation v Pakistan Automobiles Corporation: Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1989/90 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=6 January 2013}} He made his international debut nine months later, playing in the third ODI against the touring New Zealand side.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1977/ODI_Matches.html |title=ODI Matches played by Zahid Fazal (19) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=6 January 2013}} His highest ODI score is 98* (retired hurt) against India at Sharjah on 25-10-1991 in the final of Wills Trophy. He also played in the 1992 Cricket World Cup where Pakistan emerged as the winner.

His final international match was the third Test against Sri Lanka in September 1995, when he scored 23 and 1.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61139.html |title=Pakistan v Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka in Pakistan 1995/96 (3rd Test) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=6 January 2013}} He completed his international career with a Test batting average of 18.00, and an ODI average of 23.20. He continued to play domestic cricket until 2004, and retired with first-class and List A averages in excess of thirty.

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