Former Pakistan captain and current wicketkeeper batter Sarfaraz Ahmed on Sunday, added another feather to his cap as he completed 9,000 runs in the First Class (FC) Cricket during the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (QEAT) 2023/24.
Sarfaraz Ahmed, who is leading Karachi Whites in the recently-commenced QEAT 2023/24, reached the milestone in his 174th FC match.
The wicketkeeper batter completed 9,000 runs at an impressive average of 40.65 average in his 270th FC innings with the help of 14 centuries and 62 fifties.
In his side’s first-round match against Peshawar Region, Sarfaraz Ahmed remained unbeaten at 28 as Karachi Whites made 267/6.
Besides that, Sarfaraz Ahmed also has 3,878 runs to his name in List A cricket in 199 matches including three centuries and 20 half-centuries.
In July this year, Sarfaraz Ahmed completed 3000 runs in Test cricket.
He achieved the milestone when he surpassed eight runs in the first innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
The wicketkeeper batter came out to bat when Pakistan were reeling at 73/4, fresh from the blow of their captain Babar Azam’s dismissal.
He put on a brief partnership with Saud Shakeel and added 28 runs to the total before Prabath Jayasuriya cut his knock short by trapping him in his legs.
Sarfaraz Ahmed could score 17 off 15 deliveries with the help of three boundaries.
Karachi Whites squad:
Aaliyan Mahmood, Abrar Ahmed, Aftab Ibrahim, Ammad Alam, Anwar Ali Khan, Arif Yaqoob, Asad Shafique, Azam Khan, Danish Aziz, Fahad Iqbal, Fawad Alam, Fazal Subhan, Ghazi Ghouri, Ghulam Muddasir, Habib Ullah, Junaid Ilyas, Khurram Manzoor, Meer Hamza, Muhammad Asghar, Muhammad Ashar Qureshi, Muhammad Hasan, Muhammad Umar, Muhammad Waqas, Nouman Ali, Omair Bin Yousuf, Ramiz Aziz, Raza Ul Hasan, Saim Ayub, Sarfraz Ahmed (c), Saud Shakeel, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood, Sohail Khan, Tabish Khan.
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