Full Name
Saqib Mohammad Zulfiqar
Born
March 28, 1997
Place Of Birth
North Holland, Netherlands
Country
Netherlands
Role
All-rounder
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm leg-break
Saqib Zulfiqar
Saqib Zulfiqar
Saqib Zulfiqar
Saqib Zulfiqar is a Dutch international cricketer who debuted for the Netherlands in 2018 as a bowling all-rounder. He bats right-handed and bowls leg-spin. In 2017, he and his triplet brothers, Asad and Sikander, made history by playing together for the Netherlands in a List A match. Zulfiqar has played for his country in both ODIs and T20Is. He was part of the squads for the ICC T20 World Cup in 2022 and the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2023. As of July 2025, he has played 15 ODIs, scoring 194 runs and taking 9 wickets, and 12 T20Is, scoring 77 runs and taking 4 wickets.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands vs Nepal · 5th T20I | T20I | June 19, 2025 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 127.27 |
| Netherlands vs Nepal · 2nd T20I | T20I | June 16, 2025 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 208.33 |
| Scotland vs Netherlands · 1st T20I | T20I | June 15, 2025 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| England XI vs Netherlands XI · Final | T10 | October 20, 2024 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 183.33 |
| Netherlands XI vs Scotland XI · Qualifier 2 | T10 | October 19, 2024 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 291.67 |
| England XI vs Netherlands XI · Qualifier 1 | T10 | October 19, 2024 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 350.00 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands vs Italy · Match 10 | T20I | July 11, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Netherlands vs Guernsey · Match 8 | T20I | July 9, 2025 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Netherlands vs Nepal · 2nd T20I | T20I | June 16, 2025 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Netherlands XI vs Scotland XI · Qualifier 2 | T10 | October 19, 2024 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| England XI vs Netherlands XI · Qualifier 1 | T10 | October 19, 2024 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 |
| England XI vs Netherlands XI · Match 19 | T10 | October 18, 2024 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Mens T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final 2025 | T20I | Jul 5, 2025 - Jul 11, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Scotland T20 Tri Series 2025 | T20I | Jun 15, 2025 - Jun 20, 2025 | 43 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 138.71 |
| ECC T10 2024 | T10 | Sep 23, 2024 - Oct 19, 2024 | 102 | 48 | 3 | 12 | 212.50 |
| Netherlands T20I Tri-Series 2024 | T20I | Aug 23, 2024 - Aug 29, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches 2024 | T20 | May 27, 2024 - Jun 1, 2024 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Weston Shield T10 2024 | T10 | Apr 6, 2024 - Apr 7, 2024 | 184 | 77 | 11 | 20 | 238.96 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Mens T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final 2025 | T20I | Jul 5, 2025 - Jul 11, 2025 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2/16 | 5.20 |
| ECC T10 2024 | T10 | Sep 23, 2024 - Oct 19, 2024 | 13 | 0 | 183 | 9 | 3/16 | 14.08 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches 2024 | T20 | May 27, 2024 - Jun 1, 2024 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1/14 | 7.00 |
| Weston Shield T10 2024 | T10 | Apr 6, 2024 - Apr 7, 2024 | 12 | 0 | 207 | 6 | 4/25 | 17.25 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 15 | 15 | 194 | 301 | 34 | 14.9200 | 64.4500 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 12 | 8 | 77 | 74 | 25 | 12.8300 | 104.0500 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 12 | 8 | 77 | 74 | 25 | 12.8300 | 104.0500 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 18 | 18 | 237 | 383 | 34 | 14.8100 | 61.8700 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 2.5000 | 25.0000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 15 | 12 | 52.00 | 312 | 336 | 9 | 37.3300 | 6.4600 | 34.6000 | 2/43 | 2/43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 12 | 8 | 18.00 | 108 | 113 | 4 | 28.2500 | 6.2700 | 27.0000 | 2/16 | 2/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 12 | 8 | 18.00 | 108 | 113 | 4 | 28.2500 | 6.2700 | 27.0000 | 2/16 | 2/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 18 | 13 | 53.00 | 318 | 345 | 9 | 38.3300 | 6.5000 | 35.3000 | 2/43 | 2/43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 0.0000 | 6.5000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Major Teams Represented
- Current: Netherlands.
- Past/Domestic: Rotterdam Rhinos (Euro T20 Slam - selected), various Dutch amateur clubs.
International Debut
| Series | Date | Teams | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | June 12, 2018 | Netherlands | Ireland |
| ODI | June 21, 2019 | Netherlands | Zimbabwe |
Records And Awards
- World Record: Part of the first set of triplets (with Asad and Sikander) to play for a professional cricket team in the same game (July 2017).
- Individual Awards: Named Player of the Match on April 6, 2024, for a 4-wicket performance in the Western Shield.
- Major Tournaments: Represented the Netherlands in the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup and the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers.
Career Statistics
| Format | Matches | Runs | Average | High Score | Wickets | Best Bowling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 15 | 194 | 14.92 | 34* | 9 | 2/43 |
| T20I | 12 | 77 | 12.83 | 25* | 4 | 2/16 |
| List A | 18 | 237 | 14.81 | 34* | 9 | 2/43 |
| First Class | 1 | 5 | 2.50 | 5 | 0 | 0/26 |
