Sami Agha

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Sami Agha
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Full name
Mohammad Sami Agha
Born (1989-06-17) 17 June 1989 (age 34)
Kandahar, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
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Men's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Team

Mohammad Sami Agha (born 17 June 1989) is an Afghan cricketer. Sami is a right-handed batsman. He was born at Kandahar, Kandahar Province.

Sami played a single match for Afghanistan against Hong Kong in the quarter-finals of the cricket competition at the 2010 Asian Games. [1] Afghanistan eventually won the silver medal. Sami made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against Rawalpindi Rams. He played a further match in that competition, against Faisalabad Wolves. [2] In these two matches, he scored a total of 10 runs at an average of 5.00, with a high score of 10. [3]

He made his first-class debut for Boost Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 26 October 2017. [4]

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References

  1. "Other matches played by Mohammad Sami". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. "Twenty20 Matches played by Mohammad Sami". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. "Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mohammad Sami". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. "3rd Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Kabul, Oct 26-29 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2017.