Saad Bin Zafar is a Pakistani cricketer who was born on November 10, 1986, in Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. He is a left-handed batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler. Zafar made his T20I debut against Bermuda in 2008 and his ODI debut against the Cayman Is in 2019. He has played for various domestic and IPL teams, including Canada, Vancouver Knights, Amsterdam Knights, Falcon Hunters, Saint Lucia Kings, and Toronto Nationals. Zafar has several records to his name, including completing a spell without conceding a run in a men’s T20I match and bowling the seventh most maiden overs in a T20I career.
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan vs Canada · 39th Match, Group D | T20I | February 19, 2026 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 107.69 |
| Canada vs United Arab Emirates · 20th Match, Group D | T20I | February 13, 2026 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
| South Africa vs Canada · 9th Match, Group D | T20I | February 9, 2026 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Canada vs Italy · Match 3 | T20 | February 2, 2026 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Houston Generals CC vs Los Angeles Waves CC · Qualifier 2 | T10 | October 13, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dallas Lonestars CC vs Houston Generals CC · Qualifier 1 | T10 | October 12, 2025 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan vs Canada · 39th Match, Group D | T20I | February 19, 2026 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.67 |
| New Zealand vs Canada · 31st Match, Group D | T20I | February 17, 2026 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.67 |
| Canada vs United Arab Emirates · 20th Match, Group D | T20I | February 13, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| South Africa vs Canada · 9th Match, Group D | T20I | February 9, 2026 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.67 |
| Canada vs Nepal · Match 12 | T20 | February 5, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Canada vs Italy · Match 3 | T20 | February 2, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20I | Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 44 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 107.32 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026 | T20 | Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 |
| National Cricket T10 League 2025 | T10 | Oct 3, 2025 - Oct 13, 2025 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 |
| North American T20 Cup 2025 | T20I | Apr 19, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025 | 32 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 145.45 |
| Canada tour of Namibia 2025 | T20I | Mar 18, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 92.31 |
| USPL Premier League 2024 | T20 | Nov 22, 2024 - Dec 2, 2024 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 144.44 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20I | Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 13 | 1 | 116 | 4 | 3/14 | 8.92 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026 | T20 | Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 1/20 | 5.75 |
| National Cricket T10 League 2025 | T10 | Oct 3, 2025 - Oct 13, 2025 | 14 | 0 | 111 | 8 | 2/8 | 7.93 |
| North American T20 Cup 2025 | T20I | Apr 19, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025 | 14 | 1 | 68 | 6 | 3/11 | 4.86 |
| USPL Premier League 2024 | T20 | Nov 22, 2024 - Dec 2, 2024 | 8.4 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 1/23 | 7.27 |
| Canada T20I Tri-Series 2024 | T20I | Sep 28, 2024 - Oct 3, 2024 | 15 | 0 | 71 | 5 | 3/13 | 4.73 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 30 | 26 | 360 | 483 | 35 | 16.3600 | 74.5300 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 77 | 42 | 537 | 451 | 33 | 22.3700 | 119.0600 | 18 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 69 | 36 | 507 | 418 | 33 | 25.3500 | 121.2900 | 16 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 65 | 52 | 755 | 1002 | 43 | 18.8700 | 75.3400 | 12 | 63 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 2 | 4 | 29 | 143 | 14 | 7.2500 | 20.2700 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 30 | 29 | 260.30 | 1563 | 1111 | 31 | 35.8300 | 4.2600 | 50.4000 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 77 | 72 | 249.00 | 1494 | 1544 | 78 | 19.7900 | 6.2000 | 19.1000 | 3/8 | 3/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 69 | 66 | 233.00 | 1398 | 1432 | 76 | 18.8400 | 6.1400 | 18.3000 | 3/8 | 3/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 65 | 62 | 528.10 | 3169 | 2074 | 87 | 23.8300 | 3.9200 | 36.4000 | 5/18 | 5/18 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| First Class | 2 | 3 | 30.00 | 180 | 73 | 4 | 18.2500 | 2.4300 | 45.0000 | 4/58 | 4/62 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada vs Nepal · Match 4 | T20I | October 1, 2024 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 183.33 |
| Canada vs Nepal · Match 1 | T20I | September 28, 2024 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 127.78 |
| Canada vs Netherlands · 4th T20I | T20I | August 26, 2024 | 33 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 91.67 |
At the age of 10, Saad started playing tape ball cricket with friends on the streets. Later at the age of 14, his school’s sports teacher spotted Saad and introduced him to Leather ball cricket by selecting him for the junior school cricket team.
Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan.
T20I: 50 wickets in 44 matches, with an average of 
17.74 and best figures of 
3/10
ODI: 31 wickets in 30 matches, with an average of 
35.84 and best figures of 
3/30
ICC ODI Bowling Ranking: 82nd position
