Sediqullah Atal

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Sediqullah Atal
Personal information
Born (2001-08-12) 12 August 2001 (age 23)
Logar, Afghanistan
BattingLeft-handed
Role Opening batter
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  63)6 November 2024 v  Bangladesh
Last ODI17 December 2024 v  Zimbabwe
T20I debut(cap  50)27 March 2023 v  Pakistan
Last T20I14 December 2024 v  Zimbabwe
Source: Cricinfo, 27 March 2023
Medal record
Representing Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Men's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team

Sediqullah Atal (born 12 August 2001), also known as Sediq Atal, is an Afghan cricketer. He is an opening batter, who made his international debut for Afghanistan in 2023. [1]

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Career

He made his Twenty20 debut on 7 September 2020, for Kabul Eagles in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League. [2] Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [3] [4] He made his List A debut on 17 October 2021, for Band-e-Amir Region in the 2021 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament. [5]

In July 2021, Sediqullah was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan, [6] but the series was later postponed following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. [7] On 23 January 2023, the series was rescheduled and both cricket boards agreed to play three Twenty20 International (T20Is) matches instead of ODIs. [8] Sediqullah was again named in Afghanistan's squad for that series against Pakistan. [9] He made his T20I debut in the 3rd and final T20I match of the series, on 27 March 2023. [10]

In May 2024, he was named as a reserve player in Afghanistan’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [11]

In October 2024 Sediqullah Atal played for Afghanistan A team in the ACC emerging team asia cup where he became the player of the tournament by scoring 368 runs in 5 matches. He scored 83,95, 52,83, 55, at an amazing batting average of 122.66 and strike rate of 145. This amazing performance put him at the leading run-scorers on the board and led Afghanistan A to a maiden ACC asia cup trophy win.

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References

  1. ↑ "Sediqullah Atal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "3rd Match, Kabul, Sep 7 2020, Shpageeza Cricket League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Afghanistan U19 squad announced for ICC U19 World Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Today at the U19 World Cup: Afghanistan secure 7th place finish with comfortable South Africa triumph". The Cricketer. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "3rd Match, Kandahar, Oct 17 2021, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad in Afghanistan squad for their first bilateral ODI series against Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Afghanistan-Pakistan ODI series postponed indefinitely". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan not withdrawing from series against Afghanistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "ACB Name Squad for Home Series against Pakistan". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "3rd T20I (N), Sharjah, March 27, 2023, Afghanistan v Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Afghanistan's squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 7 June 2024.


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