Arun Lal (Pakistani cricketer)
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| Full name | Arun Lal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 August 1985 Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2001/02–2014/15 | Quetta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004/05–2015/16 | Quetta Bears | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arun Lal (born 26 August 1985) is a Pakistani former cricketer. Lal is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Quetta, Balochistan.[1][2]
Lal made his first-class debut in the 2001/02 Pakistani domestic season.[3] He made his List A debut for Quetta Bears against Multan Tigers in the ABN-AMRO Cup in January 2005,[4] and made his Twenty20 debut for the side against Rawalpindi Rams in the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup in April 2005.[5] He also played for Quetta Bears, Pakistan Navy, Quetta Region, Quetta Under-19s, North West Frontier Province and Baluchistan, Baluchistan, Quetta, Dewan Farooq Motor Limited, Rest of Baluchistan and United Bank Limited.[2]
In January 2007, Lal made 92 against Lahore Ravi in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy after Quetta had fallen to 56 for 5 in their first innings.[6] The following month, he scored 52 and shared a 97-run fifth-wicket partnership with Shoaib Khan against Hyderabad.[7] In December 2009, he made a career-best 98 in Quetta's second innings against Karachi Blues, adding 224 for the sixth wicket with Shoaib Khan to help save the match.[8]
Lal's most notable bowling performance came against Multan in the 2011–12 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Division Two, when he took match figures of 11 for 94, including 6 for 36 in the second innings, as Quetta won by an innings and 80 runs.[9] Late in his career, he made an unbeaten 73 for Quetta Bears against Karachi Zebras in the 2014–15 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver League.[10] He continued to represent Quetta in Twenty20 cricket until 2015.[3]
During his career, Lal played 79 first-class matches and took 200 wickets at a bowling average of 33.95, with best figures of 7/87, while taking 8 five-wicket hauls and 1 10-wicket match haul.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Arun Lal profile and biography, stats, records, videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Arun Lal". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Arun Lal debut and last played matches in Tests, ODIs, T20Is and other formats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Multan Tigers v Quetta Bears, Pool B, ABN-AMRO Cup 2004/05". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Quetta Bears v Rawalpindi Rams, Group C, ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup 2004/05". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "LR in sight of first win". Dawn. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Quetta on top against Hyderabad". Dawn. 3 February 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Karachi Whites whip NBP by innings; Quetta deny Blues win". Dawn. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "KRL score tense victory, Peshawar, Quetta win by innings". Dawn. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Bears take control as Zebras struggle to remain afloat". Dawn. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2026.