Babar Hayat

{{short description|Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=November 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Babar Hayat | image = | country = Hong Kong | fullname = Babar Hayat | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|01|05|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Hazro, Punjab]], [[Pakistan]] | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] | role = [[Batting (cricket)|Batsman]] | international = true | internationalspan = 2014–present

| columns = 4 | hidedeliveries = true | column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]] | matches1 = 22 | runs1 = 784 | bat avg1 = 39.20 | 100s/50s1 = 0/8 | top score1 = 89 | catches/stumpings1 = 11/– | column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] | matches2 = 95 | runs2 = 2,216 | bat avg2 = 28.41 | 100s/50s2 = 2/12 | top score2 = 122 | catches/stumpings2 = 52/– | column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] | matches3 = 6 | runs3 = 712 | bat avg3 = 71.20 | 100s/50s3 = 3/1 | top score3 = 214[[Not out|*]] | catches/stumpings3 = 7/– | column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]] | matches4 = 62 | runs4 = 1,970 | bat avg4 = 37.16 | 100s/50s4 = 2/14 | top score4 = 135 | catches/stumpings4 = 22/– | date = 31 July 2025 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/539304.html ESPNcricinfo |club1=[[Karnali Yaks]]|year1=2024}} '''Babar Hayat''' (born 5 January 1992) is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong [[cricket]]er, who plays for the [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong cricket team]]. He is a right-handed [[batsman (cricket)|batsman]] and a former captain of the national team.

==International career== Babar made his [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] cricket debut against Nepal on 16 March 2014. In his debut match he made only 20 runs from 25 balls.<ref name="espncricinfo">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/682899.html|title=2nd Match, First Round Group A: Hong Kong v Nepal at Chittagong, Mar 16, 2014 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo|publisher=espncricinfo.com|accessdate=2014-03-21}}</ref> He made his [[One Day International]] debut against Afghanistan in the [[2014 ACC Premier League]] on 1 May 2014.<ref name="ODI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/736497.html |title=Asian Cricket Council Premier League, 2014 |accessdate=26 November 2014 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In the [[2016 Asia Cup Qualifier]] in February 2016, he became the first Hong Kong player to score a century (122 runs off 60 balls) in a T20I match.<ref name="Hayat">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/hkg/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=19;type=team |title=Babar scored a ton |accessdate=18 February 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629140326/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/hkg/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3%3Bid%3D19%3Btype%3Dteam |archivedate=29 June 2015 }}</ref><ref>https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asia-cup-2015-16-966595/hong-kong-vs-oman-qualifying-group-2nd-match-966735/full-scorecard</ref>

Babar Hayat set the record for the highest ever T20I score by any player in the second innings of a T20I (122) and second in the list for scoring the highest ever T20I score in a losing cause just behind Australia's [[Shane Watson]]'s 124*. Babar Hayat's 122 was also the highest ever score in T20I in the 2nd innings of a T20I in a losing cause.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/slc-twenty20-15/content/records/284236.html|title=Records {{!}} Twenty20 Internationals {{!}} Batting records {{!}} Most runs in a match on the losing side {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|newspaper=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-02-23}}</ref> Babar Hayat's 122 was in second place for the highest percentage of runs in a completed innings of a team, where his team scored only 175/7 in that innings.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/slc-twenty20-15/content/records/283996.html|title=Records {{!}} Twenty20 Internationals {{!}} Batting records {{!}} Highest percentage of runs in a completed innings {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|newspaper=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-02-23}}</ref>

On 16 February 2017 in the [[2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship]] match against the Netherlands, he and [[Anshuman Rath]] made 197 runs for the third wicket. This was a List A record for Hong Kong and a record for any wicket in a World Cricket League match.<ref name="HK197">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1082775.html |title=Hong Kong collapse allows Netherlands to escape with five-run win |date=16 February 2017 |accessdate=16 February 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In December 2017, he became the first batsman for Hong Kong to score a double century in [[first-class cricket]], when he made 214 [[not out]] against [[Papua New Guinea]] in the [[2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup]].<ref name="Hayat200">{{cite web |title=Babar Hayat hits Hong Kong’s first double century in first-class cricket |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2122491/babar-hayat-hits-hong-kongs-first-double-century-first-class-cricket |publisher=South China Morning Post |date=1 December 2017 |accessdate=1 December 2017}}</ref>

In August 2018, he was named the captain of Hong Kong's squad for the [[2018 Asia Cup Qualifier]] tournament.<ref name="HKACQ">{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-squad-for-the-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-%EF%BC%8D-27th-august-8th-september-2018 |title=Hong Kong Squad for the ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 － 27th August - 8th September 2018 |work=Hong Kong Cricket |accessdate=4 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804200907/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-squad-for-the-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-%EF%BC%8D-27th-august-8th-september-2018 |archive-date=4 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, prior to the tournament, Hayat stepped down as captain,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/preview/1153244/hong-kong-vs-pakistan-2nd-match-group-asia-cup |title=Young Hong Kong a banana peel for Pakistan |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=15 September 2018}}</ref> with [[Anshuman Rath]] replacing him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/captaincy-change-at-asia-cup-qualifiers-for-hong-kong |title=Captaincy Change at Asia Cup Qualifiers for Hong Kong |work=Hong Kong Cricket |accessdate=30 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830073844/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/captaincy-change-at-asia-cup-qualifiers-for-hong-kong |archive-date=30 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hong Kong won the qualifier tournament, and he was then named in Hong Kong's squad for the [[2018 Asia Cup]].<ref name="2018AC">{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/anshuman-rath-to-lead-hong-kong-into-the-2018-unimoni-asia-cup |title=Anshuman Rath to lead Hong Kong into the 2018 Unimoni Asia Cup |work=Hong Kong Cricket |accessdate=10 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131513/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/anshuman-rath-to-lead-hong-kong-into-the-2018-unimoni-asia-cup |archive-date=10 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In December 2018, he was named in Hong Kong's team for the [[2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/aizaz-khan-to-replace-injured-anshuman-rath-as-captain-for-emerging-nations-cup |title=Aizaz Khan to replace injured Anshuman Rath as captain for Emerging Nations Cup! |work=Hong Kong Cricket |accessdate=3 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204005753/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/aizaz-khan-to-replace-injured-anshuman-rath-as-captain-for-emerging-nations-cup |archive-date=4 December 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was the leading run-scorer for Hong Kong in the tournament, with 136 runs in three matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?class=15;id=12769;team=6606;type=tournament |title=Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup, 2018/19 - Hong Kong Emerging Team: Minor cricket (one-day/limited overs): Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=9 December 2018}}</ref> In April 2019, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] tournament in Namibia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1173815 |title=All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=11 April 2019}}</ref>

In September 2019, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the [[2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier]] tournament in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hkcricket.org/news/mens-icc-t20-world-cup-qualifiers-squad-announcement |title=Men's ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers squad announcement |accessdate=12 September 2019 |work=Cricket Hong Kong}}</ref> However, ahead of the [[2019–20 Oman Pentangular Series]], Hayat declared that he was no longer available to play for Hong Kong.<ref name="Babar">{{cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/news/babar-hayat-withdraws-from-t20-world-cup-qualifiers/ |title=Babar Hayat withdraws from T20 World Cup Qualifiers, three more HK players have contracts torn up after Tanwir Afzal leads revolt over his non-selection |work=Emerging Cricket |accessdate=16 September 2019}}</ref>

However, in May 2022, he was named in Hong Kong's side for the [[2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hkcricket.org/news/hong-kong-mens-squad-for-icc-challenge-league-b-round-2-in-uganda-announced |title=Hong Kong men's squad for ICC Challenge League B round 2 in Uganda announced! |work=Cricket Hong Kong |access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref>

==T20 franchise career== On 3 June 2019, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the [[2018 Global T20 Canada|inaugural edition]] of the [[Global T20 Canada]] tournament.<ref name="Squads1">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/global-t20-canada-complete-squads |title=Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads |work=SportsKeeda |accessdate=4 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="Squads2">{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/global-t20-canada-league-full-squads-announced/ |title=Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced |work=CricTracker |accessdate=4 June 2018}}</ref> In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Brampton Wolves franchise team in the [[2019 Global T20 Canada]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canadacricket.com/?p=12755 |title=Global T20 draft streamed live |work=Canada Cricket Online |accessdate=20 June 2019}}</ref>

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