Adil Nisar

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Adil Nisar
Personal information
Full name
Adil Nisar
Born (1978-06-01) 1 June 1978
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeg break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1995/96Lahore City
1997/98Islamabad
1997/982011/12Water and Power Development Authority
1998/992001/02Hyderabad
2003/04Lahore
2004/052005/06Quetta
2004/052005/06Quetta Bears
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Twenty20
Matches 116 93 5
Runs scored 6,519 3,065 57
Batting average 35.62 36.48 11.40
100s/50s 10/32 5/17 0/0
Top score 232* 131* 26
Balls bowled 2,470 1,525 48
Wickets 27 44 5
Bowling average 46.07 29.15 13.40
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/27 4/28 4/21
Catches/stumpings 103/ 47/ 1/
Source: Cricinfo, 13 April 2026

Adil Nisar (born 1 June 1978) is a Pakistani former cricketer. Nisar was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Lahore, Punjab.[1][2]

Nisar played Pakistani domestic cricket from the 1995/96 season to the 2011/12 season. He made his first-class debut for Lahore City in 1995/96, later representing Islamabad, Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Hyderabad, Lahore and Quetta in first-class cricket. In limited-overs cricket, he played mainly for Water and Power Development Authority and also represented Quetta Bears in List A and Twenty20 matches.[2] He also represented Pakistan Under-19s in Under-19 Tests and Under-19 ODIs between 1994/95 and 1996/97.[2]

By the early 2000s, Nisar was captaining WAPDA in one-day cricket.[3] In March 2003, he scored 96 in WAPDA's semi-final victory over Khan Research Laboratories in the NBP One-day Cup, sharing a third-wicket partnership of 179 with Rizwan Malik.[4] In December 2003, he made an unbeaten 143 against Bangladesh A in the Patron's Trophy.[5] During the 2005/06 Patron's Trophy, he scored an unbeaten 232 against Service Industries, the highest first-class score of his career.[6]

References

  1. "Adil Nisar profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  2. "Player profile: Adil Nisar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  3. "Wapda underdogs against Habib Bank". Dawn. 2 April 2002. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  4. "Wapda ends KRL's hopes of appearing in final". Dawn. 29 March 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  5. "Asif, Adil flog hapless BD 'A'". Dawn. 31 December 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  6. "Career-best haul by Kashif". Dawn. 27 December 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2026.