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Mohammad Imran Jnr: Age, 6/16 Record, Stats and Teams

Mohammad Imran Jnr is a Pakistani left-arm medium-fast bowler from Swat whose career-best T20 figures are 6 for 16 and whose best List A return is 6 for 45. He has represented Peshawar Region, three PSL franchises, Fortune Barishal, UMT Markhors and Pakistan Shaheens. In 2026 he played for Peshawar in the National T20 Cup, appeared once for Pakistan Gold in the National Champions Cup, and joined the PCB's National Cricket Academy fast-bowling development camp.

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Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast bowlerBorn 20 January 2001

Current squadPakistan GoldNational Champions Cup · Pakistan Gold squad member in the completed 2026-27 National Champions Cup; Peshawar Region and NCA camp in 2026

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Full nameMohammad Imran Jnr

Age25As of 2 September 2026

Date of birth20 January 2001Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Batting styleLeft-handed

Bowling styleLeft-arm medium-fast

Career overview

Mohammad Imran Jnr cricket career

Born in Swat on 20 January 2001; age 25 on 2 September 2026.

Left-arm medium-fast bowler who bats left-handed.

Took 6/16 for Peshawar in the 2023 National T20 Cup.

Claimed 6/45 for KRL in the 2024-25 President's Cup.

Career snapshot includes 23 first-class, 53 List A and 80 T20 wickets.

Selected for Pakistan Shaheens, Pakistan Gold and the PCB's 2026 NCA pace camp.

Career story

Mohammad Imran Jnr career and playing journey

Who is Mohammad Imran Jnr?

Mohammad Imran Jnr is a Pakistani left-arm medium-fast bowler born in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He has built most of his senior record in domestic and franchise cricket, with wicket-taking spells for Peshawar Region, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, KRL, UMT Markhors and Fortune Barishal.

The “Jnr” is essential because Pakistan's records contain several players named Mohammad or Muhammad Imran. PCB player ID 51325, a 20 January 2001 birth date and left-arm bowling identify this player. He is not Muhammad Imran Randhawa, the right-arm all-rounder who also appeared in Pakistan Gold's 2026 squad.

Mohammad Imran Jnr's age, birth date and birthplace

Imran was born on 20 January 2001 in Swat, Pakistan. He was 25 years old on 2 September 2026.

Swat places his development within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's regional pathway. PCB lists Peshawar Region, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa age-group sides and Pakistan Shaheens among his major teams. The birthplace establishes identity; it does not prove a current residence or supply private family information.

What kind of bowler is Mohammad Imran Jnr?

Imran bowls left-arm medium-fast and bats left-handed. His value comes from creating a different angle to right-handed batters, moving the new ball and attacking the stumps when he finds rhythm.

The label medium-fast is more accurate than describing him as express pace without measured speed evidence. His best returns show wicket-taking potential, while career economy rates show that the aggressive approach can be expensive in short formats. Both sides matter when assessing a bowler rather than selecting only the most flattering number.

How did Mohammad Imran Jnr reach senior cricket?

Imran progressed from Swat and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa age-group cricket into recognized senior limited-overs competition. His early List A and T20 appearances came for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the 2020-21 domestic season.

A strong regional system supplied repeated competition before franchise teams arrived. The route included 50-over and T20 cricket, later first-class appearances, and opportunities with Pakistan's second-string Shaheens side. He has not played a senior international for Pakistan, so domestic and representative records must not be presented as international caps.

Early Khyber Pakhtunkhwa titles

Imran was part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa squads during a successful period in Pakistan's domestic cricket. The team won the 2020-21 National T20 Cup and the 2020-21 Pakistan Cup, giving him experience inside title-winning groups early in his career.

Team success does not mean he produced the same contribution in every match. His career should be judged through exact appearances and scorecards rather than the trophy count alone. The value of those campaigns was opportunity: bowling alongside established players and learning the demands of consecutive limited-overs fixtures.

Peshawar Zalmi and the first PSL opportunity

Peshawar Zalmi gave Imran his Pakistan Super League debut in 2021. The left-arm angle offered the franchise a different pace option in a competition where domestic-player combinations strongly shape selection.

He later moved through Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars squads. Across 15 PSL appearances through the 2023-24 statistical cutoff, he took ten wickets at 47.40. Those figures are considerably weaker than his overall T20 record, illustrating why a league subset should not be used as if it represents every level of his career.

Why the PSL record looks different from his domestic record

Imran's overall T20 record contains 80 wickets at about 23 runs each, while his early PSL sample produced ten wickets at a much higher average. The contrast is real, but it does not have one proven cause.

Opposition quality, surfaces, bowling phase, team role and selection continuity all affect results. A domestic bowler may attack with the new ball in one side but cover high-cost middle or death overs in another. Without ball-by-ball role analysis, it would be speculation to blame a single technical weakness or claim that one competition permanently does not suit him.

The 6 for 16 that defined his T20 record

Imran took 6 for 16 from four overs for Peshawar against Rawalpindi in the 2023 National T20 Cup. Rawalpindi were bowled out for 107, Peshawar won by seven wickets and PCB named Imran Player of the Match.

PCB described the return as his career best and the best spell of that tournament at the time. Six wickets from 24 balls remain his strongest senior T20 performance. The six dismissals are already included in his 80-wicket career total; highlighting the spell explains its context rather than adding a second set of wickets.

What made the 6/16 more than a headline number?

The spell arrived as Peshawar completed a ninth consecutive win, so it combined individual impact with a dominant team run. Imran broke through often enough that Rawalpindi could not build a stable middle order.

A six-wicket return in T20 cricket is rare because each bowler has only four overs. It also creates volatility in career averages: one exceptional spell can pull a modest sample sharply downward. The correct reading is that Imran demonstrated a genuine match-winning ceiling, not that every later spell should be expected to resemble 6 for 16.

Mohammad Imran Jnr's overall T20 record

The latest reviewed statistical snapshot lists 66 senior T20 matches, 80 wickets at 23.21 and an economy rate of 8.19. He has two four-wicket innings and one five-wicket haul, with 6 for 16 as his best return.

With the bat he had 40 runs in 17 innings before the 2026 National T20 Cup added 19 runs from two innings. His unbeaten 18 from ten balls against Faisalabad showed useful late hitting, but bowling remains his clear primary role. The T20 category includes domestic and franchise matches; it is not an international record.

Peshawar's 2026 National T20 campaign

Imran played three matches for Peshawar in the 2026 National T20 Cup. He scored 19 runs from two innings at a strike rate of 172.73, including an unbeaten 18 from ten balls against Faisalabad.

He took a wicket in the opening match against Lahore Whites but conceded 39 runs without a wicket against Faisalabad. Peshawar did not reach the semi-finals. The small season line therefore contains a bright batting cameo and uneven bowling rather than a repeat of his 2023 tournament peak.

The 6 for 45 in List A cricket

Imran took 6 for 45 for Khan Research Laboratories against Higher Education Commission in October 2024. HEC were dismissed for 222, and KRL chased the target with eight wickets in hand.

PCB's tournament table records seven wickets from three President's Cup matches at 22.71, with the six-for accounting for most of that haul. The performance remains his List A best. Like the T20 six-for, it demonstrates the ability to decide an innings while also requiring context about a short tournament sample.

Mohammad Imran Jnr's List A statistics

A current statistical table lists 30 List A matches, 53 wickets at 26.84 and an economy rate of 6.15. His best return is 6 for 45, with three four-wicket innings and one five-wicket haul.

PCB's player directory contains 35 List A match entries, reflecting differences in database coverage and classification. This page does not average the two counts. The aggregate table retains its named statistical cutoff, while the separate Pakistan Gold row records his completed 2026 National Champions Cup appearance.

Pakistan Shaheens against Sri Lanka A

PCB selected Imran for Pakistan Shaheens' 50-over series against Sri Lanka A in November 2024. In the opening one-day match he took 2 for 30 from eight overs, including a maiden.

Pakistan Shaheens is a representative development side, not Pakistan's senior international team. The appearance can strengthen a selection case without creating an ODI cap. This distinction is especially important in player profiles because A-team scorecards are often displayed beside full international fixtures in statistical databases.

UMT Markhors and the Champions T20 Cup

Imran represented UMT Markhors in the 2024 Champions T20 Cup. PCB's team averages list ten wickets from 27 overs at 22.30, including a best of 3 for 35.

He also took 1 for 28 in the final, where Allied Bank Stallions dismissed Markhors for 124 and won by six wickets. The tournament expanded his short-format role beyond Peshawar and franchise cricket. Ten wickets form part of his overall T20 record and should not be added again when presenting career totals.

Fortune Barishal in the Bangladesh Premier League

Across the 2023-24 and 2024-25 BPL seasons, Imran took ten wickets from seven matches for Fortune Barishal. His best figures were 4 for 29.

The BPL economy rate in the reviewed table was 9.09, showing that wickets came with a relatively high scoring cost. Overseas selection can be intermittent because team balance changes from venue to venue. Seven matches reveal a useful franchise contribution, but they remain too small a sample for a sweeping judgment about his ability outside Pakistan.

Mohammad Imran Jnr's first-class record

Imran's first-class record stands at eight matches and 23 wickets at 30.86, with a best innings return of 3 for 47. He has also scored 151 runs at 21.57, including an unbeaten 55.

The sample covers only eight matches spread across several seasons. In the 2025-26 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy he played once for Peshawar and took three wickets for 131 across the match. His red-ball record establishes experience and some lower-order batting value, but the larger limited-overs samples remain the firmer guide to his career.

Why eight first-class matches need careful interpretation

A bowler can deliver more than 200 overs across eight first-class matches, yet the sample still covers a narrow range of opponents and conditions. Imran's 23 wickets show he has carried a genuine red-ball workload without proving a settled long-term place.

Selection gaps also matter. Career averages do not explain why a player missed fixtures, and no injury or availability claim should be invented to fill the silence. The safest assessment is that he has first-class capability but has so far been used far more often in white-ball cricket.

Pakistan Gold and the National Champions Cup identity problem

Pakistan Gold's 2026 squad contained both Mohammad Imran Jnr and Muhammad Imran Randhawa. Jnr is the left-arm pacer linked to PCB player 51325; Randhawa is the right-arm all-rounder linked to a different player record.

The distinction prevents a serious statistics error. Jnr played the opening match against Pakistan Blues, while the “Muhammad Imran” who later batted and bowled in the final was Randhawa. The final's seven runs and 0 for 43 therefore do not belong on this page.

What Mohammad Imran Jnr did for Pakistan Gold

Against Pakistan Blues on 12 August 2026, Imran Jnr took 1 for 34 from six overs and made six not out from eight balls. Pakistan Gold lost the match by six wickets.

The dismissal and batting cameo are his only locked National Champions Cup appearance in the exact-player record. PCB's team average lists one match for Mohammad Imran Jnr. Pakistan Gold later won the competition, making him a squad member of the champion team, but he did not play the final.

Pakistan Gold's title without a false final appearance

Pakistan Gold beat Pakistan Greens by 101 runs in the National Champions Cup final on 18 August 2026. Shaheen Shah Afridi took seven wickets, while hundreds from Shamyl Hussain and Saad Khan built a total of 340.

Imran Jnr's name is absent from the final scorecard because the similarly named Randhawa played. It is accurate to list Gold's championship among Imran Jnr's team honours as a squad member, but inaccurate to assign him the final's batting or bowling figures. Team membership and match participation are related, not identical.

The PCB NCA fast-bowling camp in August 2026

PCB called Imran Jnr into a five-day fast-bowling development camp at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore from 24 to 28 August 2026. He was one of seven uncapped fast bowlers in the first phase.

The camp involved technical and tactical work with NCA and men's white-ball coaches, plus review of recent competitive cricket. Selection signals continued development interest but does not create a Pakistan cap or guarantee a future squad. It is the clearest current evidence of his status after the National Champions Cup.

Is Mohammad Imran Jnr a Pakistan international?

No. Mohammad Imran Jnr had not made a senior international appearance for Pakistan by 2 September 2026. Pakistan Shaheens and an NCA camp are representative and development steps, not Test, ODI or T20I caps.

Some team lists may place “Pakistan” among a player's major teams because of age-group, camp or representative records. The international record should still remain empty until an official senior scorecard identifies the same player. This boundary avoids inflating a promising domestic pathway into a career milestone that has not happened.

Mohammad Imran Jnr's records and achievements

Imran's leading individual records are 6 for 16 in T20 cricket and 6 for 45 in List A cricket. He was Player of the Match for the 2023 Peshawar six-for and took seven wickets in three matches during the 2024-25 President's Cup segment.

His team honours include Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's 2020-21 domestic titles, UMT Markhors reaching the 2024 Champions T20 Cup final, Fortune Barishal's franchise campaigns and Pakistan Gold's 2026 National Champions Cup title as a squad member. Pakistan Shaheens selection and the NCA camp are pathway achievements, not trophies.

Mohammad Imran Jnr records

Mohammad Imran Jnr career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

First-class career through November 20258matches

Batting

Innings: 10
Runs: 151
High score: 55*
Average: 21.57
Strike rate: 52.24
Not outs: 3
100s / 50s: 0/1

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 13
Wickets: 23
Best bowling: 3/47
Average: 30.86
Economy: 3.51
Strike rate: 52.69
Balls: 1,212
Catches / stumpings: 1
5w / 10w: 0/0

List A statistical snapshot through March 202630matches

Batting

Innings: 16
Runs: 80
High score: 19
Average: 5.71
Strike rate: 57.55
Not outs: 2
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 29
Wickets: 53
Best bowling: 6/45
Average: 26.84
Economy: 6.15
Strike rate: 26.19
Balls: 1,388
Catches / stumpings: 5
5w / 10w: 1/0

Senior T20 statistical snapshot through March 202666matches

Batting

Innings: 17
Runs: 40
High score: 13
Average: 4.00
Strike rate: 88.89
Not outs: 7
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 65
Wickets: 80
Best bowling: 6/16
Average: 23.21
Economy: 8.19
Strike rate: 17.00
Balls: 1,360
Catches / stumpings: 10
5w / 10w: 1/0

2026 National T20 Cup for Peshawar3matches

Batting

Innings: 2
Runs: 19
High score: 18*
Average: 19.00
Strike rate: 172.73
Not outs: 1
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: At least 2
Wickets: 1
Best bowling: 1 wicket in the opening match
Average: Incomplete season bowling split
Economy: Match-specific figures in scorecards
Strike rate: Incomplete season bowling split
Balls: At least 36
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

2024-25 President's Cup for KRL3matches

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 3
Wickets: 7
Best bowling: 6/45
Average: 22.71
Economy: 6.00
Strike rate: 22.71
Balls: 159
5w / 10w: 1/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

National Champions Cup 2026-27 for Pakistan Gold1matches

Batting

Innings: 1
Runs: 6
High score: 6*
Average: Not dismissed
Strike rate: 75.00
Not outs: 1
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 1
Wickets: 1
Best bowling: 1/34
Average: 34.00
Economy: 5.67
Strike rate: 36.00
Balls: 36
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

Senior domestic cricket

Debut

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2020-21

Last listed match

Peshawar and Pakistan Gold, 2026

Pakistan Super League

Debut

Peshawar Zalmi, 2021

Last listed match

Later squads included Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars

Pakistan Shaheens

Debut

Australia white-ball tour, 2024

Last listed match

Sri Lanka A one-day series, November 2024

National Champions Cup

Debut

Pakistan Gold v Pakistan Blues, 12 August 2026

Last listed match

One exact appearance; Gold won the title on 18 August

NCA development

Debut

Fast-bowling camp, 24 August 2026

Last listed match

Five-day first phase completed 28 August 2026

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Took career-best T20 figures of 6/16 for Peshawar in 2023.
Claimed career-best List A figures of 6/45 for KRL in 2024.
Reached 80 wickets in the current 66-match senior T20 snapshot.
Took seven wickets at 22.71 in three 2024-25 President's Cup matches.
Represented Peshawar Zalmi, Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars in the PSL.
Selected for Pakistan Shaheens' 2024 one-day series against Sri Lanka A.
Member of Pakistan Gold's 2026 National Champions Cup-winning squad.
Selected for the PCB NCA fast-bowling development camp in August 2026.

Reader questions

Mohammad Imran Jnr FAQ

How old is Mohammad Imran Jnr?

Mohammad Imran Jnr was born on 20 January 2001 and was 25 years old on 2 September 2026.

Where is Mohammad Imran Jnr from?

He was born in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

What is Mohammad Imran Jnr's bowling style?

He bowls left-arm medium-fast and bats left-handed.

What are Mohammad Imran Jnr's best T20 figures?

His best senior T20 figures are 6 for 16 for Peshawar against Rawalpindi in December 2023.

What are Mohammad Imran Jnr's best List A figures?

He took 6 for 45 for KRL against HEC in the 2024-25 President's Cup.

Has Mohammad Imran Jnr played for Pakistan?

He has represented Pakistan Shaheens but had not played a senior Test, ODI or T20I for Pakistan by 2 September 2026.

Which PSL teams has Mohammad Imran Jnr represented?

His PSL team history includes Peshawar Zalmi, Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars.

Did Mohammad Imran Jnr play the 2026 National Champions Cup final?

No. Muhammad Imran Randhawa played the final; Imran Jnr made one exact appearance earlier in Pakistan Gold's title-winning campaign.

What did Mohammad Imran Jnr do in the National Champions Cup?

He took 1 for 34 and made six not out against Pakistan Blues on 12 August 2026.

What is Mohammad Imran Jnr's net worth?

No audited public source establishes a reliable net-worth figure for Mohammad Imran Jnr.

Conclusion

Mohammad Imran Jnr's 6 for 16 and 6 for 45 are the two performances that define his record so far. They show a left-arm pacer capable of deciding an innings in both T20 and 50-over cricket, while his wider averages show the consistency challenge that remains.

His 2026 pathway continued through Peshawar, Pakistan Gold and an NCA development camp. Exact identity remains crucial: the next step is to judge Imran Jnr by his own completed scorecards, not by the final or career figures of a similarly named teammate.