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Shahzaib Khan: Age, 159 vs India, Stats and Career

Shahzaib Khan is a 20-year-old left-handed Pakistani batter from Mansehra. He scored 159 from 147 balls against India Under-19s on 30 November 2024, followed it with 132 against the UAE, and finished that Asia Cup with 336 runs at an average of 84. His senior record includes 1,353 first-class runs through 2025/26, 214 runs during Abbottabad's title-winning National T20 campaign and a team-leading 149 runs for Pakistan Whites in the August 2026 National Champions Cup.

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Left-handedRight-arm off-break bowlerBorn 5 October 2005

Current squadPakistan WhitesNational Champions Cup 2026/27 · Records checked 3 September 2026

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Full nameShahzaib Khan

Age20As of 3 September 2026

Date of birth5 October 2005Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Batting styleLeft-handed

Bowling styleRight-arm off-break

Career overview

Shahzaib Khan cricket career

Born 5 October 2005 in Mansehra; aged 20 on 3 September 2026.

Left-handed top-order batter; PCB lists right-arm off-break bowling.

ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024: 336 runs at 84.00, including 159 and 132.

First-class career through 2025/26: 1,353 runs from 21 matches.

National T20 2025/26: 214 runs at 53.50 and a strike rate of 150.70.

National Champions Cup 2026/27: 149 runs in three innings for Pakistan Whites.

Career story

Shahzaib Khan career and playing journey

Who is Shahzaib Khan?

Shahzaib Khan is a Pakistani top-order batter born in Mansehra on 5 October 2005. He bats left-handed and was 20 years old on 3 September 2026. PCB player number 52857 connects the same person across Pakistan Under-19, regional, departmental and franchise teams.

His role is batting-led. The PCB lists right-arm off-break as his secondary bowling style, while ICC and CricketArchive display slow left-arm orthodox. Because the national-board identity page is the clearest first-party record, this page uses right-arm off-break and does not infer wickets or an all-rounder role from the label alone.

By September 2026, his strongest evidence came from age-group hundreds, a productive Quaid-e-Azam Trophy season, Abbottabad's National T20 title and three one-day innings for Pakistan Whites. Those achievements belong to different levels and formats, so each appears with its own competition and cutoff.

How did Shahzaib Khan emerge in Pakistan's youth pathway?

Shahzaib developed a reputation for long innings before entering senior domestic cricket. He made 174 against Bangladesh Under-19s in a four-day match and 161 against Sri Lanka Under-19s, showing that his scoring was not limited to short youth tournaments.

He also produced unbeaten one-day hundreds against Bangladesh and the UAE. Those innings offered a different test: manage a limited number of overs, build partnerships and still accelerate. A 63 against India Under-19s in December 2023 added another substantial contribution in a high-attention fixture.

Youth cricket is an important pathway, but it is not senior international cricket. None of these scores counts as a Test or ODI hundred. Their real value is chronological: they explain why he progressed to senior regional opportunities and why the 2024 Asia Cup did not arrive without earlier evidence.

What happened in Shahzaib Khan's 159 against India U19?

Shahzaib scored 159 from 147 balls against India Under-19s in Dubai on 30 November 2024. He struck five fours and ten sixes, shared a 160-run opening stand with Usman Khan and drove Pakistan Under-19s to 281 for seven.

India were dismissed for 238, giving Pakistan a 43-run victory, and Shahzaib was named player of the match. The innings combined occupation with unusually heavy six-hitting: ten sixes supplied 60 of his runs even though he faced almost half the innings.

The date matters. This performance has sometimes been folded into coverage of his December 2023 match against India, when he made 63. They were separate games. The 159 occurred in the 2024 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup and should never be presented as a senior international century.

How did Shahzaib Khan follow the 159?

Two days later, Shahzaib made 132 from 136 balls against the United Arab Emirates Under-19s. He hit 11 fours and six sixes and added 183 for the second wicket with Muhammad Riazullah as Pakistan reached 314 for three.

Pakistan won by 69 runs after restricting the UAE to 245 for eight. The consecutive hundreds matter because the second innings reduced the chance that the India score would stand as an isolated peak. It required him to begin again against a different attack rather than simply continue one exceptional day.

Shahzaib was not player of the match against the UAE; that award went to Abdul Subhan. Keeping the award attached to the correct match is part of reading the record accurately. Shahzaib's batting remained central, but a team result can contain several decisive performances.

What were Shahzaib Khan's 2024 U19 Asia Cup statistics?

Shahzaib finished the 2024 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup with 336 runs from four innings. He averaged 84.00, scored at 94.65 runs per 100 balls and recorded two hundreds with a highest score of 159.

Across 355 balls he hit 18 fours and 16 sixes. The unusual balance shows how much of his boundary output came over the rope: his sixes produced 96 runs, compared with 72 from fours. That does not describe every phase of the innings, but it helps explain how a long-form opener could accelerate without abandoning crease occupation.

The 336 is a tournament subset, not an extra career aggregate. Adding it to broader youth totals without checking overlap would count the same innings twice. The row is kept because it answers a specific question about one completed competition.

How did Shahzaib Khan move into first-class cricket?

Senior domestic cricket tested whether Shahzaib's youth method could survive longer matches against experienced attacks. Through the 2025/26 season, he had played 21 first-class matches and 42 innings, with three not-outs.

He scored 1,353 runs at an average of 34.69. His record contained three hundreds, six fifties and a highest score of 167, while 15 catches showed his fielding involvement. The 45.46 strike rate reflects the pace of a multi-day batting role rather than the demands of a T20 chase.

This is a senior domestic record, not a Test record. Shahzaib had not played Test cricket by the review date. The distinction prevents a common biography-page error in which all red-ball cricket is described as international cricket.

How strong was Shahzaib Khan's 2025/26 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy?

Shahzaib scored 838 runs for Abbottabad in nine Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches. His 18 innings included one not-out, three hundreds and three fifties, producing an average of 49.29 and a highest score of 167.

He faced 1,801 balls and struck 104 fours and seven sixes. A strike rate of 46.53 fits an innings-building red-ball role: he was asked to manage sessions, new-ball spells and changing match positions rather than pursue a fixed required rate.

The season accounts for a large part of his 1,353-run first-class total. It must not be added on top of that career figure. Used correctly, the tournament row explains why his overall average had improved and where all three of his first-class hundreds came from.

What changed in Shahzaib Khan's National T20 batting?

The 2025/26 National T20 Cup showed a much faster scoring range. Shahzaib made 214 runs from five innings for Abbottabad, with one not-out, an average of 53.50 and a strike rate of 150.70.

He passed fifty three times and recorded a highest score of 75. That 75 came from 38 balls during a chase of 202, while another 52 against Multan demonstrated that the first surge was not his only substantial innings of the competition.

A red-ball strike rate of 46.53 and a tournament T20 rate of 150.70 do not contradict one another. They describe different tasks. The useful question is whether he selected the right tempo for the target, wickets and overs available in each match.

What did Shahzaib Khan do in the National T20 final?

Shahzaib made 54 not out from 41 balls as Abbottabad beat Karachi Whites by nine wickets in the National T20 final on 7 June 2026. He hit three fours and four sixes and stayed through the chase.

Abbottabad reached a target of 119 with 37 balls remaining, securing the region's first National T20 title. The final asked for control more than a reckless start: with a modest target and only one wicket lost, remaining unbeaten was more useful than maximizing every ball's risk.

The innings completed a tournament containing three fifties. It therefore supports both a measurable achievement and a team honour. The 54 not out should remain attached to the 2026 final, while the overall 214-run row supplies the wider campaign context.

How did Shahzaib Khan begin HBL PSL cricket?

Shahzaib's first HBL PSL 11 sample was difficult. He played three matches, scored eight runs from three innings and recorded a highest score of seven. Fourteen balls produced a strike rate of 57.14.

Those numbers should not be hidden behind his youth hundreds or National T20 title. They also should not be treated as a final judgement on a developing batter. Three innings are highly sensitive to role, opponent and a single early dismissal.

The honest reading is that domestic success did not translate immediately into franchise output. Any later PSL assessment should begin with completed scorecards and batting position, not with an assumption that one strong domestic season guaranteed instant success at the next level.

How did Shahzaib Khan perform in the National Champions Cup?

Shahzaib was Pakistan Whites' leading run-scorer in the 2026/27 National Champions Cup. He scored 149 runs from three innings at an average of 49.67, with two fifties, a highest score of 76 and a strike rate of 80.11.

He made 76 from 88 balls against Pakistan Greens, 71 from 85 against Pakistan Blues and two from 13 against Pakistan Gold. The three innings contained ten fours and three sixes. Pakistan Whites won once but did not reach the final.

This tournament ended in August 2026, so the figures are complete for his team. They are also a List A subset. A broader List A career total is withheld here because the current PCB match list and an older secondary aggregate do not yet agree on the match count.

What did the two National Champions Cup fifties reveal?

The 76 and 71 show two substantial contributions within a three-match competition. Both came at roughly one-day tempo rather than the scoring rate of his National T20 campaign, which is consistent with the extra overs and different risk balance in 50-over cricket.

Pakistan Whites lost the first match despite his 76, then beat Pakistan Blues by six runs when he made 71. The contrast is useful: an individual fifty can improve a team's position without guaranteeing the result. Mohammad Wasim Jr, not Shahzaib, received player-of-the-match honours in the win over Pakistan Blues.

His two in the last match also belongs in the record. Including the failure prevents the tournament summary from becoming a highlight reel and explains how 149 runs across three innings produced an average just under 50.

What is Shahzaib Khan's main batting role?

Shahzaib's main role is left-handed top-order batting. His strongest innings begin with time at the crease, whether he is building a youth hundred or managing the new ball in first-class cricket. His National T20 returns show that this base can support much faster acceleration.

That combination does not make him format-proof. PSL 11 exposed how quickly a short sample can turn when the initial scoring options do not work. The next useful evidence will be whether he can repeat his domestic tempo against stronger franchise attacks while preserving the judgement that supported his longer innings.

Bowling remains secondary. A profile label is not the same as match evidence, and the reviewed senior rows do not support presenting him as a front-line all-rounder. Any change should be based on completed overs and wickets.

Which teams has Shahzaib Khan represented?

Shahzaib's pathway includes Pakistan Under-19, regional cricket for Abbottabad, departmental teams such as SNGPL and KRL, and franchise or tournament squads including Rawalpindiz and Pakistan Whites. These names refer to one player, not separate profiles.

The team types are not interchangeable. Pakistan Under-19 is an age-group representative side, Abbottabad is a regional team, SNGPL is a departmental side and Pakistan Whites was assembled for the National Champions Cup. A squad listing confirms selection, while a scorecard confirms appearance.

Pakistan Whites is shown as the latest completed team context because its August 2026 competition is the newest fully reviewed record. That does not erase Abbottabad's title or imply that Whites became a permanent franchise.

How should Shahzaib Khan's statistics be read?

Career totals and tournament rows overlap. The 838 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy runs are already inside his 1,353 first-class runs. His 214 National T20 runs sit inside his broader T20 record, and the 149 National Champions Cup runs sit inside List A cricket.

Averages also depend on dismissals, not appearances. Shahzaib's National T20 average of 53.50 comes from 214 runs and four dismissals because one of his five innings was not out. His National Champions Cup average uses three dismissals from three innings.

Match count, balls faced and competition scope prevent a headline number from floating without context. A tournament row is useful for describing form in that event; it should not be added to the career row or treated as a permanent forecast.

Where can Shahzaib Khan's record be misunderstood?

The most obvious mistake is the date of the 159. Shahzaib made 63 against India Under-19s in December 2023 and 159 against India Under-19s on 30 November 2024. Combining them creates a false match history.

Another mistake is to treat age-group hundreds as senior international centuries. Shahzaib's scores of 174, 161, 159, 132, 109 not out and 105 not out document a strong youth pathway, but none is a Pakistan Test or ODI hundred.

A third mistake is double counting. Tournament totals explain a season inside the broader format. They do not provide extra runs to add to a career aggregate. Clear labels are more useful than one inflated total.

What is known about Shahzaib Khan's salary and net worth?

No audited public record establishes Shahzaib Khan's net worth, total assets or complete career earnings. A squad place, draft category or reported competition amount cannot establish take-home income after taxes, fees, bonuses and private arrangements.

For that reason, this page does not attach a guessed wealth figure to his name. If a governing body or franchise later publishes a contract amount, it can be reported with its season and exact scope, but it still would not prove his total net worth.

This limit is factual rather than evasive. A precise-looking number without an accountable source would be less informative than saying that the necessary financial disclosure is not public.

What is public about Shahzaib Khan's family or relationships?

The official material reviewed for this page covers Shahzaib's cricket performances and team selections, not a dependable account of his parents, siblings or wider family. Names repeated only on unsourced biography sites are not sufficient evidence.

No reliable public statement reviewed here establishes a wife, girlfriend or current relationship. Photographs, social follows and search suggestions cannot prove a private relationship, so they are not used to fill the page.

If Shahzaib chooses to discuss family or relationships in a credible interview, that statement can be described in its proper context. Until then, privacy and accuracy point to the same decision: do not speculate.

Shahzaib Khan records and achievements

Shahzaib's youth achievements include 159 against India Under-19s, 132 against the UAE in the next match and 336 runs at 84.00 in the 2024 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup. Earlier long innings of 174 and 161 show that the tournament was part of a broader youth record.

His senior achievements include three hundreds and 838 runs in the 2025/26 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. He then scored 214 runs with three fifties in the National T20 and finished Abbottabad's first title win with 54 not out in the final.

The newest completed achievement is a team-leading 149 runs for Pakistan Whites in the National Champions Cup. Awards, team titles and statistical records remain separate: each says something different about an individual career.

What should readers watch next for Shahzaib Khan?

The next question is whether Shahzaib can turn strong regional seasons into a larger and more consistent franchise or representative record. His first-class and National T20 campaigns show two useful tempos; his brief PSL start shows the adaptation still required.

Future updates should use completed scorecards and current official selection notices. A squad announcement establishes opportunity, not an appearance, while a partial live innings should not overwrite the last confirmed career snapshot.

The most revealing evidence will be repeat performance: substantial scores across several matches, clarity about batting position and, if his secondary bowling becomes relevant, completed overs and wickets rather than a profile description alone.

Shahzaib Khan records

Shahzaib Khan career statistics and records

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

ACC U19 Asia Cup 20244matches

Batting

Innings: 4
Runs: 336
High score: 159
Average: 84.00
Strike rate: 94.65
Not outs: 0
100s / 50s: 2/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: Did not bowl
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: Not applicable
Average: Not applicable
Economy: Not applicable
Strike rate: Not applicable
Balls: 0
Catches / stumpings: Tournament snapshot
5w / 10w: 0/0

First-class career through 2025/2621matches

Batting

Innings: 42
Runs: 1,353
High score: 167
Average: 34.69
Strike rate: 45.46
Not outs: 3
100s / 50s: 3/6

Bowling & fielding

Innings: Did not bowl
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: Not applicable
Average: Not applicable
Economy: Not applicable
Strike rate: Not applicable
Balls: 0
Catches / stumpings: 15
5w / 10w: 0/0

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025/269matches

Batting

Innings: 18
Runs: 838
High score: 167
Average: 49.29
Strike rate: 46.53
Not outs: 1
100s / 50s: 3/3

Bowling & fielding

Innings: Did not bowl
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: Not applicable
Average: Not applicable
Economy: Not applicable
Strike rate: Not applicable
Balls: 0
Catches / stumpings: Tournament snapshot
5w / 10w: 0/0

National T20 Cup 2025/266matches

Batting

Innings: 5
Runs: 214
High score: 75
Average: 53.50
Strike rate: 150.70
Not outs: 1
100s / 50s: 0/3

Bowling & fielding

Innings: Did not bowl
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: Not applicable
Average: Not applicable
Economy: Not applicable
Strike rate: Not applicable
Balls: 0
Catches / stumpings: Tournament snapshot
5w / 10w: 0/0

HBL PSL 113matches

Batting

Innings: 3
Runs: 8
High score: 7
Average: 2.67
Strike rate: 57.14
Not outs: 0
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: Did not bowl
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: Not applicable
Average: Not applicable
Economy: Not applicable
Strike rate: Not applicable
Balls: 0
Catches / stumpings: Tournament snapshot
5w / 10w: 0/0

National Champions Cup 2026/273matches

Batting

Innings: 3
Runs: 149
High score: 76
Average: 49.67
Strike rate: 80.11
Not outs: 0
100s / 50s: 0/2

Bowling & fielding

Innings: Did not bowl
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: Not applicable
Average: Not applicable
Economy: Not applicable
Strike rate: Not applicable
Balls: 0
Catches / stumpings: 1
5w / 10w: 0/0

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

Pakistan Under-19

Debut

Youth pathway before 2023

Last listed match

ACC U19 Asia Cup in December 2024

First-class

Debut

Pakistan domestic cricket

Last listed match

21-match record through 2025/26

HBL PSL

Debut

Rawalpindiz in PSL 11

Last listed match

Three-match 2026 sample

National T20

Debut

Abbottabad

Last listed match

Champion on 7 June 2026

National Champions Cup

Debut

Pakistan Whites on 11 August 2026

Last listed match

Three-match campaign ended 16 August 2026

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Scored 159 from 147 balls against India Under-19s on 30 November 2024.
Followed the 159 with 132 from 136 balls against the UAE Under-19s.
Made 336 runs at 84.00 in the 2024 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup.
Scored 838 runs with three hundreds in the 2025/26 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.
Made 214 runs at a strike rate of 150.70 in the 2025/26 National T20 Cup.
Finished unbeaten on 54 as Abbottabad won its first National T20 title.
Led Pakistan Whites with 149 runs in the 2026/27 National Champions Cup.

Reader questions

Shahzaib Khan FAQ

How old is Shahzaib Khan?

Shahzaib Khan was 20 years old on 3 September 2026. He was born on 5 October 2005.

Where was Shahzaib Khan born?

Shahzaib Khan was born in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

What is Shahzaib Khan's batting style?

Shahzaib Khan is a left-handed top-order batter. PCB lists his secondary bowling style as right-arm off-break.

When did Shahzaib Khan score 159 against India?

He made 159 from 147 balls against India Under-19s in Dubai on 30 November 2024 during the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup.

What were Shahzaib Khan's U19 Asia Cup 2024 stats?

He scored 336 runs in four innings at an average of 84.00 and a strike rate of 94.65, with two hundreds and a highest score of 159.

What are Shahzaib Khan's first-class statistics?

Through 2025/26, he had 1,353 runs from 21 first-class matches at 34.69, with three hundreds, six fifties and a highest score of 167.

How did Shahzaib Khan perform in the 2026 National T20 Cup?

He scored 214 runs from five innings at 53.50 and a strike rate of 150.70, including three fifties and an unbeaten 54 in Abbottabad's title-winning final.

How many runs did Shahzaib Khan score in the National Champions Cup?

He scored 149 runs in three innings for Pakistan Whites, including 76 and 71, and finished as the team's leading run-scorer.

What is Shahzaib Khan's net worth?

No audited or similarly dependable public record establishes Shahzaib Khan's net worth or complete career earnings.

Is Shahzaib Khan married?

No dependable public statement reviewed here confirms a spouse or current relationship, so private-life rumor is not treated as fact.

Conclusion

Shahzaib Khan's record now extends well beyond one age-group innings. The 159 against India was followed by another century, a 336-run Asia Cup, three first-class hundreds, a title-winning National T20 campaign and two fifties for Pakistan Whites in August 2026.

The next stage is about repeatability at higher levels. His longer domestic innings and rapid National T20 scoring show range, while the small PSL sample shows the work still ahead. Completed scorecards, not predictions, will determine how that range develops.