Shahnawaz Dahani: Age, PSL Record, Stats and Career

Who is Shahnawaz Dahani?

Shahnawaz Dahani is a Pakistan fast bowler born in Larkana on 5 August 1998. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium-fast. PCB player number 47701 connects his regional, departmental, franchise and international appearances.

Dahani turned 28 in August 2026. His career includes Pakistan caps in ODIs and T20Is, a title-winning PSL season with Multan Sultans, domestic work for Sindh, Larkana and SNGPL, and overseas T20 cricket. Pakistan Whites provided his latest completed List A record in August 2026.

His strongest skill is taking wickets in clusters. Four first-class five-wicket hauls, five List A five-fors and several short-format four-wicket spells support that description. Economy rates still vary sharply by competition, so wicket totals need runs and balls beside them.

How did Shahnawaz Dahani start playing cricket in Larkana?

Dahani grew up in Khuhawar Khan Dahani, a village near Larkana. He told Geo News in 2021 that he played tape-ball cricket barefoot on uneven ground and knew little about professional equipment. Local players called him the 3G bowler because they associated his pace with mobile internet speed.

A visitor who watched him bowl invited him to Larkana Under-19 trials. Dahani borrowed shoes from friends in another village, attended the trial and earned a place in the district age-group side. He later discovered the age-limit rules when he tried to return for another Under-19 season.

The next step came through senior club and regional cricket. His brother connected him with Al Shahbaz Cricket Club in Larkana, while his mother and brother encouraged him to resume playing after his father's death. That pathway preceded his first-class debut for Sindh in November 2019.

How did Shahnawaz Dahani break through in HBL PSL 6?

Multan Sultans selected Dahani in the emerging category for HBL PSL 6. He took 20 wickets and finished as the tournament's leading wicket-taker, ahead of Wahab Riaz on 18. The competition gave him a national audience after only one completed first-class season.

PCB named him the best bowler and emerging player of the tournament. Multan also won its first PSL title, beating Peshawar Zalmi by 47 runs in the final. The team result gives his 20 wickets a season-long context rather than presenting them as a detached personal record.

The 20 wickets sit inside his wider T20 career and must not be added twice. Their career importance comes from timing: the season moved him into Pakistan squads and established the wicket-taking reputation that still defines his public profile.

Why did Shahnawaz Dahani take so many wickets in PSL 6?

Dahani attacked the stumps and batter with pace, bounce and a high release. He also brought visible energy to each spell, but the wicket column came from repeated dismissals rather than celebration. His 20 wickets across the competition made him Multan's strike option during the title run.

T20 wickets depend on phase and role. New-ball bowlers face batters using field restrictions, while death bowlers face forced boundary attempts. Dahani's breakthrough season benefited from the freedom to attack, backed by a Multan attack that could share overs and pressure.

Later seasons did not repeat the same peak on demand. Batters adjusted, franchise roles changed and a back injury interrupted his 2024 Pakistan Shaheens tour. The 2021 record remains a major achievement without serving as a forecast for every tournament.

How did Shahnawaz Dahani perform for Pakistan?

Dahani played two ODIs and 11 T20Is for Pakistan between November 2021 and October 2022. He took one ODI wicket from 96 balls at an average of 73.00 and eight T20I wickets from 212 balls at 40.00.

His ODI best was 1/36, while his T20I best was 2/37. The T20I economy of 9.06 and strike rate of 26.50 show an international spell set that cost runs and produced one wicket every 26.5 balls. Those figures trail his domestic short-format returns.

Pakistan also added him to the Test squad for the December 2022 series against New Zealand, but he did not make a Test debut. A squad selection records proximity to the team; only a playing XI and completed match create a cap.

What are Shahnawaz Dahani's current first-class statistics?

Dahani's first-class record stood at 34 matches and 122 wickets by the September 2026 review. He had bowled 5,332 balls, conceded 3,193 runs and averaged 26.17 per wicket. His economy was 3.59 and his strike rate 43.70 balls per wicket.

His best innings figures were 7/42 and his best match return was 9/94. The record contained four five-wicket innings and four additional four-wicket innings. He had also scored 65 lower-order runs and taken 11 catches.

These are domestic first-class numbers, not Test statistics. The record rose well beyond the stale 21-match, 70-wicket snapshot shown in the previous draft because it now includes his 2025/26 Quaid-e-Azam and President's Trophy work.

How did Dahani take his first first-class hat-trick?

Dahani took a hat-trick during a career-best 6/40 for Karachi Whites against Faisalabad in October 2023. He removed Ali Shan, Faheem Ashraf and Ali Asfand across three legal deliveries while Faisalabad collapsed for 124.

The hat-trick and the 6/40 describe the same innings. The hat-trick isolates three consecutive dismissals; the full figures include the other three wickets and every run conceded. Counting both as separate hauls would inflate the performance.

Dahani's match return reached 9/94, which remains his best across both innings. That distinction explains why his career table carries 7/42 as the best innings figures but 9/94 as the best match figures.

Why does Shahnawaz Dahani's 7/42 matter?

Dahani took 7/42 for SNGPL against WAPDA in the 2024 President's Trophy final. The spell surpassed his 6/40 as his best first-class innings return and put SNGPL in control of a title match.

Seven wickets in one innings show the scale of his direct contribution, while the final setting supplies consequence. The figures remain part of his 122-wicket first-class total. They explain the career aggregate and should not be added on top of it.

A best innings figure can survive after a career total changes. That is why both values carry a cutoff. Future matches may raise 122, while 7/42 remains the best until Dahani takes eight or more in another innings.

How did Shahnawaz Dahani help SNGPL win the 2026 President's Trophy?

Dahani took 2/33 in WAPDA's first innings and 4/23 in the second during the February 2026 President's Trophy final at Gaddafi Stadium. His match figures were six wickets for 56 runs.

Dahani and Mohammad Ali shared eight second-innings wickets as SNGPL dismissed WAPDA for 96. SNGPL chased 245 and won the title, giving Dahani another strong final after his 7/42 in the same competition two years earlier.

The innings figures must remain separate. Combining them as 6/56 is useful for the match total, but 6/56 was not a single bowling spell. His best bowling in the match was 4/23.

How did Shahnawaz Dahani bowl in the 2026 National T20 Cup?

Dahani took eight wickets from four matches for Karachi Blues in the main National T20 Cup. He bowled 82 balls, conceded 151 runs and recorded 4/24 as his best return. His average was 18.88 and his strike rate 10.25 balls per wicket.

The 11.05 economy tells the other half of the story. Dahani removed batters at a fast rate but also conceded more than 11 runs per over across a short sample. A strike bowler can produce both outcomes when batters attack his overs.

Larkana's preceding qualifier campaign forms a separate stage. Dahani took four wickets there, including 3/17 against Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Mixing qualifier and main-cup totals would blur the team and stage boundaries.

Did Shahnawaz Dahani play in HBL PSL 11?

Peshawar Zalmi added Dahani to its PSL 11 squad after the February 2026 auction process. The official club directory listed him among the team's bowlers, and Peshawar went on to win the title.

The reviewed scorecards do not establish a completed PSL 11 appearance for Dahani. Team membership and a championship medal context cannot create bowling figures when he did not enter a playing XI. His 2026 PSL row therefore stays out of the statistics table.

This distinction also protects the historical record. Dahani's PSL 6 title and 20 wickets came for Multan Sultans in 2021; Peshawar's 2026 title belongs to a different squad role and season.

How did Shahnawaz Dahani perform in LPL 2026?

Dahani took nine wickets for Colombo Kaps during the 2026 Lanka Premier League. His best return was 2/16, and he conceded 228 runs across the completed tournament sample. The PCB had granted him an NOC for the Sri Lankan competition.

The campaign contained both useful spells and a severe setback. He took 2/20 against Dambulla Sixers and contributed to a run-out, but Jaffna Kings later scored 71 from his four overs without losing a wicket. Wisden reported that spell as the most expensive in LPL history.

Secondary databases disagree on whether his tournament workload was 24.4 or 25.1 overs. The table follows the 148-ball snapshot used for its average, economy and strike rate; the stable nine-wicket total and match-specific figures do not depend on that three-ball disagreement.

How did Shahnawaz Dahani perform in the National Champions Cup?

Dahani took six wickets from three matches for Pakistan Whites in the August 2026 National Champions Cup. He bowled 142 balls, conceded 119 runs and finished with an average of 19.83, a strike rate of 23.67 and an economy of 5.03.

His three returns were 1/36 against Pakistan Greens, 4/43 against Pakistan Blues and 1/40 against Pakistan Gold. The middle spell helped Whites defend 245 by six runs, while Mohammad Wasim Jr took 5/46 and received the player-of-the-match award.

Dahani began in the reserve pool before joining the announced playing group and appearing in all three Whites scorecards. Pakistan Whites won one match and missed the final after Pakistan Gold passed them on net run rate.

Which batters did Dahani dismiss in his 4/43?

Dahani removed Sahibzada Farhan, Rohail Nazir, Arafat Minhas and Hasan Ali during his 4/43 against Pakistan Blues on 13 August 2026. The wickets stretched from the top order into the lower order as Blues chased 246.

His first wicket came with the score at 30. He then dismissed Rohail and Arafat during a middle-order slide before returning for Hasan Ali at 217. Mohammad Wasim Jr took the other five pace wickets, including the last two at 217 and 239.

The partnership between the two fast bowlers explains the result better than either figure alone. Wasim's five-for earned the award, while Dahani's four wickets prevented Blues from rebuilding enough to complete the chase.

What do Shahnawaz Dahani's List A and T20 records show?

Dahani's current List A record contains 90 wickets from 53 matches at an average of 25.08. He has a best of 6/19, five five-wicket hauls and one additional four-wicket return. His economy is 5.69 and strike rate 26.40.

His wider T20 record contains 93 wickets from 70 matches at 22.24. The best return is 5/12, with an economy of 8.70 and a strike rate of 15.30. Five four-wicket innings and one five-for show repeated short-format wicket bursts.

International subsets sit inside these recognized format totals. Adding his one ODI wicket to the List A 90 or his eight T20I wickets to the T20 93 would count the same matches twice.

How should Shahnawaz Dahani's bowling numbers be read?

Bowling average divides runs conceded by wickets, economy measures runs per over and strike rate measures balls per wicket. Dahani's 2026 National T20 line demonstrates why readers need all three numbers: 18.88 average, 11.05 economy and 10.25 strike rate.

He took wickets often enough to keep the average and strike rate strong, while expensive overs pushed the economy above 11. A team may accept that trade when it needs breakthroughs, but the same rate can become costly if partners do not control the other end.

Longer samples reduce the effect of one extreme spell. His 70-match T20 career economy of 8.70 offers more context than four National T20 appearances, while the tournament row explains what happened in that particular competition.

Which teams has Shahnawaz Dahani represented?

Dahani has represented Pakistan, Pakistan Shaheens, Sindh, Karachi Whites, Karachi Blues, Larkana and SNGPL. His franchise record includes Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi, Jaffna Kings, Dambulla, Dhaka and Colombo Kaps.

The teams serve different levels. Pakistan Shaheens is a representative development side, SNGPL is a departmental team, Larkana and Karachi are regional teams, and PSL or LPL clubs are franchises. A squad announcement confirms selection; a scorecard confirms appearance.

Pakistan Whites is the newest completed team context because Dahani played all three National Champions Cup matches in August 2026. The label does not erase his Peshawar contract or turn Whites into a permanent franchise.

What is known about Shahnawaz Dahani's family?

Dahani has spoken about his family in a 2021 Geo News interview. He said his late father wanted him to focus on education and seek a government job. After his father's death, Dahani stepped away from cricket for a period to help his family.

His mother and a brother who worked as a police constable encouraged him to return. The brother also connected him with a Larkana club contact. These details come from Dahani's own account and explain a turning point in his cricket pathway.

The available reporting does not provide a sound reason to publish relatives' names or additional private details. Their relevance lies in the support he described, not in expanding a cricket page into an unsupported family directory.

What is known about Shahnawaz Dahani's salary and net worth?

PCB placed Dahani in Domestic Category 2 for the 2025/26 season, and PSL records placed him in a local Gold category before the 2026 auction. Those labels establish contract categories, not total take-home earnings.

No audited public account establishes Dahani's net worth, assets or complete career income. Franchise prices, match fees and prize pools cannot produce a personal wealth figure without taxes, agent fees, bonuses and private agreements.

Unsourced biography sites publish estimates that the available evidence cannot support. A future official contract disclosure can be reported with its exact season and scope, but it would still fall short of proving total net worth.

Is Shahnawaz Dahani married?

No dependable public statement reviewed for this profile confirms a wife, girlfriend or current relationship for Shahnawaz Dahani. Social posts, photographs and repeated search phrases do not establish a private relationship.

His family interviews concern his cricket journey and parental support. They do not authorize wider claims about his personal life. The page therefore leaves relationship status undisclosed instead of filling the gap with rumor.

Shahnawaz Dahani records and achievements

Dahani led HBL PSL 6 with 20 wickets and received the tournament's best-bowler and emerging-player awards as Multan Sultans won the 2021 title. He later earned two ODI caps, 11 T20I caps and selection in Pakistan's 2022 Test squad.

His domestic achievements include a first-class hat-trick in a 6/40 spell, a career-best 7/42 in the 2024 President's Trophy final and six wickets in SNGPL's 2026 final win. His 122 first-class wickets include four five-fors.

The 2026 short-format record added eight National T20 wickets, nine LPL wickets and six National Champions Cup wickets. His 4/43 against Pakistan Blues stands as the strongest completed List A spell from the latest tournament.

What should readers watch next for Shahnawaz Dahani?

Dahani's next test is to combine frequent wickets with tighter T20 run control. The National T20 produced a strike every 10.25 balls but an economy above 11, while the National Champions Cup paired six wickets with a 5.03 economy in 50-over cricket.

Pakistan selection would require a new official squad decision and completed appearance. His last international match remains the October 2022 T20I against New Zealand, even though domestic and overseas performances have expanded since then.

Future updates should follow completed scorecards, injury notices and team selections. His current career totals already show substantial growth from the old snapshot, so the next review must compare the same format and cutoff rather than mixing tournament subsets.