Azmatullah Omarzai
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| Born | 24 March 2000 Kunar,Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armfast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap49) | 21 January 2021 vIreland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 12 March 2024 vIreland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap44) | 3 March 2022 vBangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 25 June 2024 vBangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Mis Ainak Region(squad no. 99) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Peshawar Zalmi(squad no. 100) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Rangpur Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Gujarat Titans(squad no. 9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Jaffna Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,20 June 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Azmatullah Omarzai(Pashtoعظمت الله عمرزی born 24 March 2000) is an AfghancricketerfromNurgal DistrictofKunarprovince in easternAfghanistan.Azmatullah started playing cricket when he was 14 years old.
He made his international debut for theAfghanistan cricket teamin January 2021.[1]He was part of the Afghan team in the2023 Cricket World Cup.
He used to play football in his childhood but then decided to play cricket. He is graduated from High School in Afghanistan.[citation needed]
Domestic career
[edit]He made hisList Adebut forMis Ainak Regionin the2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournamenton 10 August 2017.[2]He made hisfirst-classdebut forSpeen Ghar Regionin the2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournamenton 25 March 2018.[3]
In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in thefirst editionof theAfghanistan Premier Leaguetournament.[4]He made hisTwenty20debut forPaktia Panthersin the 2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League on 7 October 2018.[5]In September 2020, he was the joint winner of the player of the tournament award in the2020 Shpageeza Cricket League.[6]
International career
[edit]In December 2017, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7]He was part of Afghanistan's under-23 team in the2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[8]In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cupin Bangladesh.[9]In February 2020, he was named in Afghanistan'sTwenty20 International(T20I) squad for their seriesagainst Ireland.[10]In January 2021, he was named in Afghanistan'sOne Day International(ODI) squad for their seriesagainst Ireland.[11]He made his ODI debut for Afghanistan, againstIreland,on 21 January 2021.[12]
In March 2021, theAfghanistan Cricket Boardconfirmed that he was pending selection for the T20I matchesagainst Zimbabwe,[13]once his visa issues had been resolved.[14]In February 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's T20I squad for their seriesagainst Bangladesh.[15]He made his T20I debut on 3 March 2022, for Afghanistan againstBangladesh.[16]
In May 2024, he was named in Afghanistan’s squad for the2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cuptournament.[17]
References
[edit]- ^"Azmatullah Omarzai".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved10 August2017.
- ^"2nd Match, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Aug 10, 2017".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved10 August2017.
- ^"14th Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Kunar, Mar 25-28 2018".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved27 March2018.
- ^"Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft".CricTracker.10 September 2018.Retrieved10 September2018.
- ^"4th Match (D/N), Afghanistan Premier League at Sharjah, Oct 7 2018".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved7 October2018.
- ^"Ayobi Kabul Eagles lift Shpageeza Title in a thrilling Final".Afghanistan Cricket Board.Retrieved16 September2020.
- ^"Mujeeb Zadran in Afghanistan squad for Under-19 World Cup".ESPN Cricinfo.7 December 2017.Retrieved7 December2017.
- ^"Afghanistan Under-23s Squad".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved3 December2018.
- ^"Afghanistan Emerging travels to Bangladesh for Asia Cup".Afghanistan Cricket Board.Retrieved12 November2019.
- ^"Afghanistan squad announced for series against Ireland".Afghanistan Cricket Board.Retrieved6 February2020.
- ^"Afghanistan announce 16-member squad for ODI series against Ireland".Cricbuzz.Retrieved2 January2021.
- ^"1st ODI, Abu Dhabi, Jan 21 2021, Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved21 January2021.
- ^"Afghanistan T20I squad announced albeit visa issues for Some Players".Afghanistan Cricket Board.Retrieved14 March2021.
- ^"Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Gulbadin Naib wait on 'visa issue' ahead of T20I series".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved16 March2021.
- ^"Nabi included in ODI squad for Bangladesh series".CricBuzz.Retrieved14 February2022.
- ^"1st T20I (D/N), Mirpur, Mar 3 2022, Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved3 March2022.
- ^"Afghanistan's squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup".ScoreWaves.Retrieved7 June2024.
External links
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