Saif Badar

Saif Badar
Personal information
Born (1998-07-03) 3 July 1998 (age 28)
Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm legbreak googly
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Lahore Qalandars
2018Multan Sultans
2019–2021Southern Punjab
2020Islamabad United
2021Central Punjab
2023-presentLos Angeles Knight Riders
Source: Cricinfo, 28 February 2020

Saif Badar (born 3 July 1998) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays in the Major League Cricket.

Career

Saif made his List A debut on 19 April 2016 for Punjab in the 2016 Pakistan Cup. He made his first-class debut for Khan Research Laboratories in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 26 September 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Peshawar in the 2017–18 National T20 Cup on 18 November 2017.

In September 2019, he was named in Southern Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament. In November 2019, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh. In the semi-final of that tournament, where Pakistan knocked India out of the competition, Badar was declared the man of the match for his all-round performance, scoring 47 not out and claiming 2 wickets for 57 runs.

References

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  3. ↑ "Pakistan Cup, 1st Match: Balochistan v Punjab (Pakistan) at Faisalabad, Apr 19, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pool B, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at Rawalpindi, Sep 26-29 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "15th Match, National T20 Cup at Rawalpindi, Nov 18 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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  8. ↑ "Saud Shakeel named Pakistan captain for ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019". Pakistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "PAK Emerg beat IND Emerg, PAK Emerg won by 3 runs". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.