Full Name
Saif Badar
Born
July 3, 1998
Place Of Birth
Sialkot, Punjab
Country
Pakistan
Role
Batter
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Leg Spin
Saif Badar
Saif Badar
Saif Badar
Saif Badar (born July 3, 1998) is a Pakistani-born right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler who played for the Los Angeles Knight Riders (2023–2025) in Major League Cricket. He is a former Pakistan U19 and Emerging Team player who played PSL for Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultans, and Islamabad United.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Knight Riders vs MI New York · Match 24 | T20 | July 4, 2025 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas · Match 20 | T20 | June 29, 2025 | 41 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 195.24 |
| Texas Super Kings vs Los Angeles Knight Riders · Match 15 | T20 | June 25, 2025 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 90.48 |
| Seattle Orcas vs Los Angeles Knight Riders · Match 12 | T20 | June 23, 2025 | 54 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 168.75 |
| Washington Freedom vs Los Angeles Knight Riders · Match 8 | T20 | June 18, 2025 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 103.23 |
| Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Texas Super Kings · Match 5 | T20 | June 16, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Knight Riders vs San Francisco Unicorns · Match 30 | T20 | July 7, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20.00 |
| MI New York vs Los Angeles Knight Riders · Match 27 | T20 | July 6, 2025 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Texas Super Kings · Match 5 | T20 | June 16, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Houston Hurricanes vs Chicago Tigers · Match 32 | T20 | September 29, 2024 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Cricket 2025 | T20 | Jun 12, 2025 - Jul 14, 2025 | 170 | 130 | 14 | 9 | 130.77 |
| Houston Open T20 2025 | T20 | Apr 29, 2025 - May 4, 2025 | 59 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 134.09 |
| USPL Premier League 2024 | T20 | Nov 22, 2024 - Dec 2, 2024 | 52 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 144.44 |
| Minor League Cricket 2024 | T20 | Aug 30, 2024 - Oct 6, 2024 | 133 | 102 | 7 | 6 | 130.39 |
| Major League Cricket 2024 | T20 | Jul 5, 2024 - Jul 28, 2024 | 64 | 56 | 1 | 4 | 114.29 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 44 | 32 | 441 | 375 | 49 | 20.0400 | 117.6000 | 10 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 43 | 36 | 842 | 880 | 114 | 29.0300 | 95.6800 | 7 | 54 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| First Class | 21 | 40 | 979 | 1848 | 118 | 26.4500 | 52.9700 | 3 | 99 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 44 | 2 | 3.00 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 21.0000 | 7.0000 | 18.0000 | 1/15 | 1/15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 43 | 12 | 49.00 | 294 | 265 | 8 | 33.1200 | 5.4000 | 36.7000 | 2/9 | 2/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 21 | 2 | 3.20 | 20 | 16 | 0 | - | 4.8000 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Hurricanes vs Dallas Giants · Match 6 | T20 | September 2, 2024 | 42 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
Major Teams Represented
- Current/Recent: Los Angeles Knight Riders (MLC - 2023-2025)
- Past: Pakistan Under-19s, Pakistan Emerging Team, Lahore Qalandars (PSL), Multan Sultans (PSL), Islamabad United (PSL), Southern Punjab, Central Punjab
Career Debuts
- First-class Debut: Khan Research Laboratories vs Rawalpindi (Sept 26, 2017)
- List A Debut: Balochistan vs Punjab (April 19, 2016)
- T20 Debut: Lahore B vs Peshawar (Nov 18, 2017)
Key Records & Achievements
- U-19 ODI Career (2015-16): Played 10 matches for Pakistan Under-19s, scoring 434 runs with a highest score of 99* and an average of 54.25.
- 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup: Named in Pakistan's squad. In the semi-final vs India, he was named Man of the Match (47* and 2/57).
Career Statistics
- First-Class: 8 Matches, 286 runs, Highest Score 118.
- List A: 30 Matches, 556 runs, Highest Score 86.
- T20s: 26 Matches, 257 runs, Highest Score 49*.
