Saqib Mahmood (born February 25, 1997 in London) is an English cricketer who plays for the Lancashire County Cricket Club. He's a fast right arm bowler who hits his right hand. In December 2015 he was appointed to the English squad for the 2016 U19 World Cricket Championship. In November 2019 he made his international debut for the English cricket team. Because of Mahmood's action, speed (up to 90 mph), use of reverse swing and Yorkers, especially during death-overs, he has been compared to Waqar Younis.

Career

Mahmood's parents are from Pakistan and due to his ancestry, he was unable to join the England Lions roster during their India tour in January and February 2019 due to visa issues. He was eventually replaced by Tom Bailey. In April 2019, Mahmood became the first Lancashire bowler to score a five-wicket stick in consecutive List A games when he did so at the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup. In September 2019 Mahmood was named to England's Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against New Zealand.

On November 3, 2019, he made his T20I debut for England against New Zealand. The following month, Mahmood was called up to England's One Day International (ODI) squad for the series against South Africa. On February 9, 2020, he made his ODI debut for England against South Africa. On February 28, 2020, he was included in the English test squad for the series against Sri Lanka and replaced the injured Mark Wood.

In December 2020 Mahmood was named as one of seven reserve players in England's test squad for their series against Sri Lanka. In January 2021, he was also called up as a reserve player in England's test squad for their series against India. In May 2021, Mahmood took his first five-wicket haul in top-notch cricket with 5/47 in the 2021 County Championship game against Yorkshire.

In August 2021, Mahmood was added to the English squad for the second Test against India after Stuart Broad was excluded from the rest of the series due to injury.