Adil Nisar

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
1997/98–2011/12Water and Power Development Authority
1998/99–2001/02Hyderabad
2003/04Lahore
2004/05–2005/06Quetta
2004/05–2005/06Quetta 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. 1 2 3 "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.