Arafat Minhas

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Arafat Minhas
Personal information
Born (2005-01-02) 2 January 2005 (age 20)
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-Rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 104)3 October 2023 v Hong Kong
Last T20I5 December 2024 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022/23Southern Punjab
2023Multan Sultans (squad no. 66)
2024-presentKarachi Kings (squad no. 23)
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 4 5 19 21
Runs scored 60 257 426 274
Batting average 30.00 28.55 28.40 22.83
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/3 0/0
Top score 25 71 82 41
Balls bowled 72 438 686 372
Wickets 4 9 18 14
Bowling average 15.50 35.77 29.44 30.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/11 3/36 4/34 2/11
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 8/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 April 2025

Arafat Minhas (Urdu: عرفات منہاس; born 2 January 2005) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for the Pakistan cricket team and Karachi Kings.[2][3] Minhas bowls left arm orthodox .

Early career

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Minhas was born in Multan, Punjab, into a Muslim Rajput family of the Minhas clan to Kashif Minhas, a former Under-19 cricketer. Minhas considers his father to be his role model and also admires AB de Villiers. He began to play red-ball club-level cricket at the age of 9 and went on to play Under-13 and Under-16 cricket. In Under-19 cricket he was adjudged player of the tournament in the National Under-19 Championship 2021/22.[4]

Youth career

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Minhas has played for the Pakistan under-19 team.[5]

On 15 May 2023, in the 5th and final Youth ODI during the Pakistan U19 tour of Bangladesh, Minhas scored 40 off 42 before taking 3 wickets for 20 runs in 7.3 overs (including a maiden over), with an economy rate of 2.66. He was also responsible for the run out of Mohammad Shihab James, Bangladesh's top scorer in the match.[6]

On 24 October 2023, in the 2nd Youth ODI in Karachi against Sri Lanka U19, Minhas was named Player of the Match for his all-round contribution: he hit 95 off 66 deliveries (nine fours, two sixes) followed by an economical spell with the ball, conceding only 21 runs in 10 overs.[7]

In December 2023, Minhas was included in the squad for the 2023 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup and was named vice-captain.[8]

He was then named in the squad for the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9] On 27 January 2024, in a group match against New Zealand U19, Minhas was noted for his bowling figures, as he got 3 wickets for 6 runs in 5 overs, with an economy rate of 1.20.[10] On 8 February 2024, in the semi-final against Australia U19, who would later go on to win the trophy, Minhas was the joint top-scorer with 52 and later took 2 wickets for 20 runs in 10 overs, with an economy rate of 2. As a batsman he was noted for being attacking while his bowling "brought Pakistan into the game." In what has been described as a thrilling match, Pakistan eventually lost it by 1 wicket (with 5 balls remaining.)[11] During the tournament, Minhas took 8 wickets at an average of 9.87 while he also scored 105 runs at an average of 21.[12]

Domestic career

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Minhas captained Gwadar Sharks in the 2022 Pakistan Junior League and was named in the team of the tournament as captain.[13][14][15] Minhas made his List A debut for Southern Punjab against Sindh on 10 December 2022 during the 2022–23 Pakistan Cup.[16] Minhas was selected by Multan Sultans in the supplementary category during the 2023 Pakistan Super League players draft.[17][18] He was selected by Karachi Kings in the silver category during the 2024 Pakistan Super League players draft.[19][20]

International career

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In December 2022, Minhas was among the "three high-performing teenagers" added the Pakistani Test squad along with Mohammad Zeeshan and Basit Ali by the interim selection committee.[21][22]

In August 2023, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2022 Asian Games. On 3 October 2023, Minhas made his T20I debut for Pakistan against Hong Kong during the Asian Games. He hit 25 off 16 deliveries and later took 2 wickets for 19 runs, with an economy rate of 4.75.[23][24]

On 19 October 2024, playing for Pakistan Shaheens against India A during the 2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup, Minhas hit a rapid 41 off 29 deliveries with the bat but then was dismissed in a controversial umpiring decision, which some observers say impacted the outcome of the match, Pakistan losing by a mere 7 runs.[25]

On 5 December 2024, in the 3rd T20I of the tour of Zimbabwe, Minhas hit 22 in a low scoring game and then bowled 4 overs for 17 runs, while he took no wickets he had the best economy rate among Pakistan bowlers (4.25), in a match that Pakistan lost by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining.)[26]

References

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  1. ^ Olympic Council of Asia. "Cricket – MINHAS Arafat Ahmed Athlete Profile". OCAGames. Archived from the original on 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Arafat Minhas profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Arafat Minhas | Pakistan Cricket Team | Official Cricket Profiles | PCB". www.pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. ^ Husain, Amir (12 January 2023). "Talent Spotter: Arafat Minhas". PakPassion. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (19 November 2022). "Arafat, Saad help Pakistan U-19 draw series against BD". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Under-19s vs Pakistan Under-19s, 5th Youth ODI, Pakistan Under-19s in Bangladesh 2023 – Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. May 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Pakistan Under-19s vs Sri Lanka Under-19s, 2nd Youth ODI – Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  8. ^ "PCB announces 15-member Pakistan squad for the Under-19 Asia Cup 2023; Saad Baig to lead". Cricket Times. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  9. ^ ICC (29 December 2023). "Every ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024 squad". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  10. ^ ESPNcricinfo Staff (27 January 2024). "Under-19 World Cup: Shahzaib Khan and Ubaid Shah help Pakistan thump New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  11. ^ Shah, Sreshth (8 February 2024). "Heartbreak for Pakistan as Australia seal final date with India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Arafat Minhas – ICC Under-19 World Cup 2024 Stats and Profile". ICC Cricket. International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  13. ^ PCB; World, Cricket; October 2022, Pakistan Junior League Saturday 22. "Arafat Minhas named captain of Team of Pakistan Junior League". Cricket World. Retrieved 21 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Arafat Minhas named captain of Team of Pakistan Junior League". www.pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  15. ^ Report, Recorder (23 October 2022). "Gwadar Sharks' all-rounder Arafat named captain of PJL". Brecorder. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Full Scorecard of Sindh vs Southern PNJ 2nd Match 2022/23 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  17. ^ "As it happened - PSL 2023 player draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  18. ^ "PSL Draft 2023 — complete list of the teams". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Live blog - PSL Player Draft 2024". ESPNcricinfo. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Franchises finalise squads in PSL 2024 Draft". cricketpakistan.com.pk. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Three high-performing teenagers added to Test squad". www.pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  22. ^ Sports, A. (27 December 2022). "Three PJL stars added to Pakistan Test squad". ASports.tv. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  23. ^ "HKG vs PAK, Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition 2023, 2nd Quarter-Final at Hangzhou, October 03, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Lower order and spinners lead Pakistan to Asian Games semi-finals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  25. ^ News Desk (20 October 2024). "Pakistan's hopes of winning the 2024 Emerging Asia Cup were dashed by a contentious umpiring call". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  26. ^ Staff, ESPNcricinfo (5 December 2024). "Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 3rd T20I, full scorecard & match report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
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