Abdul Malik (cricketer)
Abdul Malik (born 11 March 1998) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in March 2021.[1]
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| Born | 11 March 1998 Baghlan, Afghanistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 20) | 2 March 2021 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 June 2023 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Amo Sharks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He made his first-class debut for Amo Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 26 October 2017.[2] He made his List A debut for Amo Region in the 2019 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 September 2019.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 13 October 2019, for Kabul Eagles in the 2019 Shpageeza Cricket League.[4]
In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[5] In February 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[6] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against Zimbabwe, on 2 March 2021.[7] However, he became the first batsman for Afghanistan to be dismissed for a pair in Test cricket.[8]
References
- "Abdul Malik Khan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- "4th Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Oct 26-29 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- "Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Amanullah, Sep 10 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- "12th Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Oct 13 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- "Afghanistan Emerging travels to Bangladesh for Asia Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "Rashid Khan in squad for Zimbabwe Tests, to miss large part of PSL season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- "1st Test, Abu Dhabi, Mar 2 - 6 2021, Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- "Williams century, bowlers help Zimbabwe trounce Afghanistan in two-day finish at Abu Dhabi". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 March 2021.