Shaiman Anwar Butt (Urdu: انور این شیما; born 15 March 1979) is a former cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. A powerful right-handed top-order batsman, he made his debut for the United Arab Emirates national side in December 2010, having previously represented Sialkot and Servis Industries in Pakistani domestic tournaments. In March 2021, Shaiman was found guilty of corruption and banned from all cricket for eight years.[1]
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| Full name | Shaiman Anwar Butt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 March 1979 Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Arsalan Anwar (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 47) | 1 February 2014 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 16 April 2019 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 9) | 17 March 2014 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 16 March 2019 v USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Sialkot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Sialkot Stallions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Servis Industries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editAs of February 2015[update], Shaiman lived in Dubai with his wife and children, working as an administrative executive at a petroleum storage terminal in Al Quoz. His younger brother, Arsalan Anwar, also played at first-class level for Sialkot, but retired early to concentrate on his career.[2]
Domestic and T20 franchise career
editBorn in Sialkot, Shaiman made his debut for Sialkot in March 2002, during the 2001–02 season of the One-Day National Tournament.[3] He made his first-class debut during the following season of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy,[4] and in his third match, against the Lahore Whites, scored a maiden century. Opening the batting with Usman Mushtaq, Shaiman scored 106 runs from 118 balls, putting on a 177-run opening stand.[5] Later in the season, against Faisalabad in the limited-overs competition, he scored 96 from 91 balls, and was named man of the match.[6] Despite his good form during the 2002–03 season, in the next season Shaiman played only at lower grades.[7] However, he did play a single Twenty20 match for the Sialkot Stallions in the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup during the inaugural 2004–05 season,[8] as well as one Patron's Trophy match for Servis Industries during the 2005–06 season.[4]
Having previously played club cricket, Shaiman moved permanently to the UAE in 2007, after gaining employment with a shipping firm.[9] His first matches for Emirati representative sides came during the 2009–10 season, when he played for United Arab Emirates A against Pakistan A and the England Lions.[7] After meeting the qualification requirements, Shaiman made his senior debut for the UAE national team in the final of the 2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Shield, which the team lost to Namibia. Shaiman has since been a regular for the UAE, and across the 2011–13 WCL Championship, scored 625 runs from 14 matches, the most of any player.[10]
On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[11][12] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[13]
International career
editHe made his One Day International (ODI) debut in February 2014, against Scotland in the final of the World Cup Qualifier, and his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut in March 2014, against the Netherlands in the World Twenty20.[14][15] Shaiman was selected in the Emirati squad for the 2015 World Cup, and in the team's first match, against Zimbabwe, top scored with 67 from 50 balls.[16] In the next match, against Ireland, he scored 106 from 83 balls, becoming the second UAE player to hit an ODI century (after Khurram Khan) and the first to do so in a World Cup.[17]
In the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup clash v Ireland, he along with Amjad Javed set the World Cup record partnership of 107 runs for the 7th wicket, which was eclipsed in July 2019 by MS Dhoni, RA Jadeja.[18] In fact, this pair of batsmen became the first pair to have had a 100+ run stand for the 7th wicket in World Cup history.[19]
On 14 April 2017, he became the first player for the United Arab Emirates to score a century in a T20I match, when did against Papua New Guinea at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.[20][21] Anwar also became the first UAE player to score centuries in both ODIs and T20Is.
He also holds the record for facing the most number of balls in a T20I innings when batting at number three position (68).[22]
In January 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[23]
In March 2018, during the United Arab Emirates match against Zimbabwe in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Anwar became the first batsman for the United Arab Emirates to score 1,000 runs in ODIs.[24] In August 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[25] In December 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[26]
In September 2019, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE.[27] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the key player in the UAE's squad.[28] However, the following month, he was dropped from the UAE's squad for the tournament.[29] Two days before the start of the tournament, the ICC confirmed that Anwar had been suspended, after breaching cricket's anti-corruption rules.[30][31] In January 2021, the ICC found him guilty of corruption in relation to attempted match-fixing.[32] In March 2021, Shaiman was given an eight-year ban from all cricket, backdated to 16 October 2019, after being found guilty on charges of corruption.[33]
References
edit- ^ "Naveed and Shaiman banned for eight years each under ICC Anti-Corruption Code". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ R. Kaushik (28 February 2015). "World Cup 2015: Shaiman Anwar opening new doors for himself" – IBN Live Cricket Next. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ List A matches played by Shaiman Anwar – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ a b First-class matches played by Shaiman Anwar – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ Lahore Whites v Sialkot, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2002/03 (Group III) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ Sialkot v Faisalabad, National Bank of Pakistan Patron's Cup 2002/03 (Pool C) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ a b Miscellaneous matches played by Shaiman Anwar – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ Twenty20 matches played by Shaiman Anwar – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ Liam Brickhill. Players / United Arab Emirates / Shaiman Anwar – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ ICC World Cricket League Championship, 2011-2013/14 / Records / List A matches / Most runs – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ ODI matches played by Shaiman Anwar – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ International Twenty20 matches played by Shaiman Anwar – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ ICC Cricket World Cup, 8th Match, Pool B: United Arab Emirates v Zimbabwe at Nelson, Feb 19, 2015 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ ICC Cricket World Cup, 16th Match, Pool B: Ireland v United Arab Emirates at Brisbane, Feb 25, 2015 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Cricket Records | Records | World Cup | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "16th Match, Pool B: Ireland v United Arab Emirates at Brisbane, Feb 25, 2015 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Anwar 117* secures series win for UAE". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Staff, CricketCountry (14 April 2017). "Shaiman Anwar becomes 1st UAE batsman to hit T20I ton as hosts win 2nd T20I, series against PNG". Cricket Country. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Batting records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "ICC World Cup Qualifiers, 2018: Zimbabwe vs UAE – Statistical Highlights". CricTracker. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Emirates Cricket Board officially announces team to represent the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Emirates Cricket Board announce team that will represent the UAE in Asia Cricket's Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Emirates Cricket Board announces side to compete in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers 2019". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Team preview: United Arab Emirates". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Unexplained withdrawals, Raza left holding the chalice. UAE T20 World Cup Qualifier preview". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Three UAE players charged under anti-corruption code". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "UAE's Mohammad Naveed, Shaiman Anwar, Qadeer Ahmed suspended for corruption". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar found guilty of corruption". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar handed eight-year bans for corruption". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2021.