Full Name
Saif Ali Zaib
Born
22 May 1998
Place Of Birth
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Role
Batter
Batting Style
Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Left-arm orthodox
Saif Zaib
Saif Zaib
Saif Zaib
Saif Ali Zaib is an English batting all-rounder born on May 22, 1998, in High Wycombe, representing Northamptonshire and Welsh Fire. A left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox spinner, he became Northants' youngest player at 15 in 2014, and in 2025 was a prolific County Championship run-scorer known for his aggressive middle-order play.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northamptonshire vs Worcestershire · Match 15 | First Class | May 1, 2026 | 75 | 78 | 11 | 0 | 96.15 |
| Northamptonshire vs Middlesex · Match 9 | First Class | April 17, 2026 | 14 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 29.79 |
| Northamptonshire vs Lancashire · Match 3 | First Class | April 3, 2026 | 14 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 41.18 |
| Chitwan Rhinos vs Pokhara Avengers · Match 27 | T20 | December 6, 2025 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 94.44 |
| Sudurpaschim Royals vs Chitwan Rhinos · Match 24 | T20 | December 4, 2025 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Janakpur Bolts vs Chitwan Rhinos · Match 20 | T20 | December 2, 2025 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140.00 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northamptonshire vs Worcestershire · Match 15 | First Class | May 1, 2026 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Northamptonshire vs Middlesex · Match 9 | First Class | April 17, 2026 | 14 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.07 |
| Kent vs Northamptonshire · Match 7 | First Class | April 10, 2026 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 |
| Northamptonshire vs Lancashire · Match 3 | First Class | April 3, 2026 | 21 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.81 |
| Chitwan Rhinos vs Pokhara Avengers · Match 27 | T20 | December 6, 2025 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Sudurpaschim Royals vs Chitwan Rhinos · Match 24 | T20 | December 4, 2025 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.75 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Championship Division Two 2026 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 3, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 103 | 159 | 14 | 0 | 64.78 |
| Nepal Premier League 2025 | T20 | Nov 17, 2025 - Dec 13, 2025 | 116 | 87 | 6 | 8 | 133.33 |
| Canada Super 60 2025 | T10 | Oct 8, 2025 - Oct 13, 2025 | 66 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 227.59 |
| The Hundred Mens 2025 | T100 | Aug 5, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 57 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 118.75 |
| Vitality Blast 2025 | T20 | May 29, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025 | 303 | 191 | 29 | 13 | 158.64 |
| County Championship Division Two 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 4, 2025 - Sep 27, 2025 | 1425 | 2084 | 166 | 15 | 68.38 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Championship Division Two 2026 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 3, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 43 | 11 | 83 | 1 | 1/10 | 1.93 |
| Nepal Premier League 2025 | T20 | Nov 17, 2025 - Dec 13, 2025 | 23 | 0 | 153 | 5 | 2/35 | 6.65 |
| The Hundred Mens 2025 | T100 | Aug 5, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 7.3 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 1/6 | 9.33 |
| Vitality Blast 2025 | T20 | May 29, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025 | 13 | 0 | 111 | 4 | 3/18 | 8.54 |
| County Championship Division Two 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 4, 2025 - Sep 27, 2025 | 127.5 | 24 | 332 | 13 | 3/70 | 2.60 |
| Logan Cup 2024 | FIRSTCLASS | Oct 27, 2024 - Mar 9, 2025 | 13 | 3 | 100 | 1 | 1/58 | 7.69 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 98 | 84 | 1625 | 1132 | 92 | 25.0000 | 143.5500 | 19 | 154 | 60 | 8 | 0 |
| List A | 35 | 28 | 791 | 853 | 136 | 29.2900 | 92.7300 | 1 | 67 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| First Class | 77 | 122 | 3912 | 6997 | 196 | 34.0100 | 55.9000 | 7 | 442 | 41 | 19 | 9 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 98 | 39 | 70.50 | 425 | 583 | 18 | 32.3800 | 8.2300 | 23.6000 | 3/12 | 3/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 35 | 25 | 191.00 | 1146 | 1023 | 30 | 34.1000 | 5.3500 | 38.2000 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 77 | 69 | 551.30 | 3309 | 1888 | 49 | 38.5300 | 3.4200 | 67.5000 | 6/115 | 6/115 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Kings vs Mississauga Masters · Match 7 | T10 | October 11, 2025 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 228.57 |
| Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals · Match 12 | T20 | December 7, 2024 | 90 | 61 | 6 | 5 | 147.54 |
Matches
Northamptonshire Northamptonshire
Worcestershire Worcestershire
Northamptonshire Northamptonshire
Middlesex Middlesex
Major Teams Represented
- Northamptonshire (2014–present), Northern Superchargers (2023), Welsh Fire (2024-2025), Southern Rocks, Sudurpaschim Royals
Domestic Debuts
- List A Debut: vs New Zealand A (Northampton), July 31, 2014.
- First-Class (FC) Debut: vs Kent (Canterbury), August 4, 2015.
- Twenty20 (T20) Debut: vs Leicestershire (Northampton), July 27, 2017 (NatWest t20 Blast).
Records & Awards
- 2025 Season: Leading run-scorer in the Country Championship (1425 runs)
- Awards: Northamptonshire's Player of the Year, Supporters' Player of the Year, Batter of the Year, and Allan Lamb MVP (2025)
- Milestone: First 15-year-old to play for Northamptonshire (2014)
Career Statistics
- Matches: 74 FC, 35 LA, 98 T20
- Runs: 3,884 (FC), 791 (LA), 1,625 (T20)
- 100s/50s: 9/19 (FC), 1/4 (LA), 0/8 (T20)
- Top Score: 196* (First Class)
- Wickets: 48 (FC), 30 (LA), 18 (T20)
- Best Bowling: 6/115 (FC), 4/23 (LA), 3/12 (T20)
Key Highlights
- Scored 6 hundreds in the 2025 County Championship.
- Extended contract with Northamptonshire until 2027.
- High-scoring T20 batter with a career strike rate of 141.76.
