Karim Janat

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Karim Janat
Personal information
Born (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 25)
Kabul, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowling all-rounder
Relations Asghar Afghan (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  25)14 June 2023 v  Bangladesh
Last Test28 February 2024 v  Ireland
ODI debut(cap  41)24 February 2017 v  Zimbabwe
Last ODI5 September 2023 v  Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.11
T20I debut(cap  34)14 December 2016 v  UAE
Last T20I7 October 2023 v  India
T20I shirt no.11
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Men's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team

Karim Janat (born 11 August 1998) is an Afghan cricketer. [1] He made his first-class debut against the England Lions on 7 December 2016. [2] Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of Afghanistan's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [3]

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Domestic and T20 franchise career

Along with Zahir Khan, he was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with twelve dismissals. [4] He was also the leading wicket-taker for Kabul Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 30 dismissals in ten matches. [5]

In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. [6] In September 2020, he was the joint winner of the player of the tournament award in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League. [7] In 2021, he received his first selections in overseas franchise tournaments, being selected by the Colombo Stars for the 2021 Lanka Premier League, [8] and the Sylhet Sunrisers in the 2022 Bangladesh Premier League. [9] In July 2022, he was signed by the Colombo Stars for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League. [10]

International career

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against the United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2016. He scored 25 runs in the match and took 3 wickets. This all-round performance gave him his first man of the match award. [11] [12] [13] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on 24 February 2017. [14]

In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. [15] On 16 November 2019, in the second match against the West Indies, he took his first five-wicket haul in T20I cricket. [16] He took five wickets for eleven runs from his four overs, and was named the player of the match. [17] In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for the one-off match against the West Indies. [18]

In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [19]

He made his Test debut for Afghanistan against Bangladesh, on 14 June 2023. [20]

In May 2024, he was named in Afghanistan’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [21]

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