{{Short description|Pakistani cricketer (born 1981)}} {{Infobox cricketer |name = Zahid Saeed |image = |country = Pakistan |fullname = Zahid Saeed |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|7|5|df=yes}} |birth_place = Alo Mahar, Punjab, Pakistan |batting = Right-handed |bowling = Left-arm fast-medium |role = Bowler |family = Bilal Asif (nephew) |club4 = Pakistan Reserves |club3 = National Bank of Pakistan |club2 = Gujranwala |club1 = Sialkot |columns = 2 |column1 = First-class |matches1 = 75 |runs1 = 880 |bat avg1 = 12.75 |100s/50s1 = 0/3 |top score1 = 53 |deliveries1 = 12,528 |wickets1 = 299 |bowl avg1 = 24.54 |fivefor1 = 14 |tenfor1 = 4 |best bowling1 = 6/77 |catches/stumpings1 = 25/– |column2 = List A |matches2 = 58 |runs2 = 244 |bat avg2 = 15.25 |100s/50s2 = 0/0 |top score2 = 45 |deliveries2 = 2,787 |wickets2 = 83 |bowl avg2 = 29.39 |fivefor2 = 2 |tenfor2 = 0 |best bowling2 = 6/23 |catches/stumpings2 = 12/– |date = 3 May |year = 2026 |source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/zahid-saeed-43700 Cricinfo }}
'''Zahid Saeed''' (born 5 July 1981) is a Pakistani former cricketer. Saeed was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Alo Mahar, Punjab, and played domestic cricket in Pakistan for Sialkot, Gujranwala, National Bank of Pakistan and Pakistan Reserves.<ref name="PRO">{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/zahid-saeed-43700 |title=Zahid Saeed profile and biography, stats, records, videos |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref name="PCB">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/player-detail.php?action=view_profile&player_id=16183 |title=Zahid Saeed |publisher=Pakistan Cricket Board}}</ref>
Saeed represented Pakistan Under-19s in both the 1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In the 2000 tournament he finished as the leading wicket-taker with 15 wickets. One of his best performances came against New Zealand Under-19s in the Super League, when he took 5 for 13 in a six-wicket win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/icc-under-19-world-cup-review-of-the-past-editions |title=ICC Under-19 World Cup – review of the past editions |publisher=International Cricket Council}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-under-19-world-cup-1999-00-79009/pakistan-under-19s-vs-new-zealand-under-19s-super-league-group-two-329900/full-scorecard |title=Pakistan Under-19s v New Zealand Under-19s, ICC Under-19 World Cup 1999/00 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
He made his senior domestic debut in the 1997–98 season, and later became a regular left-arm seamer in Pakistan's domestic circuit.<ref name="PRO" /> One of his finest first-class performances came in the 2002–03 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, when he took 6 for 77 for National Bank against Faisalabad at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/75238/zaman-scores-gallant-century |title=Zaman scores gallant century |work=Dawn |date=30 December 2002}}</ref> In List A cricket, his best innings figures were 6 for 23.<ref name="PRO" />
In 2002, Saeed was one of six Pakistan domestic cricketers fined by the Pakistan Cricket Board for ball tampering during the Ramadan Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pcb-fines-six-players-for-ball-tampering-in-ramadan-cup-121436 |title=PCB fines six players for ball tampering in Ramadan Cup |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=5 December 2002}}</ref> Two years later, he was among 22 probables called to a Pakistan training camp before the home series against India, although he did not make the final squad.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/who-is-bilal-asif-1161747 |title=Who is Bilal Asif? |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=5 October 2018}}</ref>
Overall, Saeed played 75 first-class matches, taking 299 wickets at a bowling average of 24.54, with 14 five-wicket hauls and four ten-wicket matches. In 58 List A matches, he took 83 wickets at an average of 29.39, including two five-wicket hauls. As a lower-order batsman, he scored 880 first-class runs with three half-centuries.<ref name="PRO" />
Later in his career, Saeed also played club cricket in England for Bromyard.<ref>https://bromyard.play-cricket.com/player_stats/batting/1315244 Zahid Saeed Bromyard Cricket Club career stats</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/16228846.zahid-saeeds-century-sees-bromyard-record-back-back-wins/|title=Saeed's century sees Bromyard record back to back wins|date=May 16, 2018|website=Hereford Times}}</ref> In 2018, he scored 110 for the club in a Worcestershire County League match against Kempsey.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://malvernobserver.co.uk/sport/kempsey-beaten-by-bromyard-in-season-finale/ |title=Kempsey beaten by Bromyard in season finale |work=Malvern Observer |date=17 September 2018}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{cricinfo|id=43700}} * [https://www.pcb.com.pk/player-detail.php?action=view_profile&player_id=16183 Zahid Saeed] at Pakistan Cricket Board
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saeed, Zahid}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:Pakistani cricketers Category:Sialkot cricketers Category:Gujranwala cricketers Category:National Bank of Pakistan cricketers Category:21st-century Pakistani sportsmen