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Hamza Tahir
Scottish cricketer
Hamza Tahir (born 9 November 1995) is a Scottish cricketer.[1][2] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Scotland against Pakistan on 12 June 2018.[3] He made his List A debut for Scotland against Oman on 20 February 2019, following the 2018–19 Oman Quadrangular Series. He was born in Paisley to Pakistani parents.[4]
In June 2019, he was selected to represent Scotland A in their tour to Ireland to play the Ireland Wolves.[5] The next month, he was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[6][7] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[8]
He was part of Scotland's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 Scotland Tri-Nation Series.[9] He made his ODI debut for Scotland, against Papua New Guinea, on 17 August 2019.[10] In his next match, against Oman, he took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.[11][12]
In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[13] In September 2021, Tahir was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[14]