Sami Sohail
Sami Sohail (born 29 January 2002) is a Malawian cricket player. He has played for the Malawi national cricket team since 2018 as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm medium pace. Personal life
Sohail was born on 29 January 2002 in Pakistan. He moved to Malawi with his parents at the age of three, with his parents running a grocery store and restaurant in Lilongwe. He attended a local private school and played cricket from a young age with other members of the South Asian community in Malawi. Career

Early career 
Sohail was under the Malawian cricket radar early, and played under the developmental academy, the Cricket Academy, before being eventually selected for the national under-19 team in 2017, and then being made under-19 captain in April 2020. Sohail was then selected for the Malawi national team in 2018 for the 2018-19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier after his performance following his under-19 performances the year prior. International career 
Sohail made his T20 debut on October 28, 2018 at the age of 16, against Namibia. He then continued to play consistently for the Malawian team after his debut. However, the Malawian team placed 5th and were unable to qualify for the 2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. Following Sohail's good performance in the Africa Qualifiers, he was selected in Malawi's squad for the 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup. Additionally, due to the ICC's decision to award every member T20I status, each match in the 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup had T20I status. Sohail made his T20I debut on 6 November 2019, against Mozambique in the opening match of the Kwacha Cup. He was a regular in the side, as he scored 115 runs and took 14 wickets. Unfortunately, after the Kwacha Cup, Sohail didn't play for the rest of 2020 and the majority of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sohail marked his return to international cricket with his selection into the Malawian side for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in October 2021. Sohail played the tournament on a regular basis, and scored 197 runs, and took 6 wickets. The Malawians placed a record 3rd, but were still unable to qualify for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup qualifiers. Franchise and club career 
Sohail represented the Chicago Tigers in the 2022 Minor League Cricket season, becoming the second Malawian to play in an international franchise league after Donnex Kansonkho. During the 2023 English cricket season he signed with Eckington in the Derbyshire County Cricket League. References

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2002 births
Living people
Pakistani emigrants to Malawi
Malawi Twenty20 International cricketers
Malawian cricketers
People from Lilongwe