Zia-ur-Rehman

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Zia-ur-Rehman
Personal information
Full name
Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar
Born (1997-12-30) 30 December 1997 (age 26)
Kabul, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm orthodox
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
Only Test(cap  31)2 February 2024 v  Sri Lanka
Only ODI(cap  58)11 July 2023 v  Bangladesh
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 May 2022

Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar (born 30 December 1997) is an Afghan cricketer, who has played for the national cricket team. [1]

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Career

He made his List A debut for Afghanistan A against Zimbabwe A during their tour to Zimbabwe on 27 January 2017. [2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Boost Defenders in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 11 September 2017. [3] He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 20 October 2017. [4]

He finished the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament as the joint-leading wicket-taker, with a total of 55 wickets. [5] He was the leading wicket-taker for Mis Ainak Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 46 dismissals in eight matches. [6]

In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. [7] In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. [8]

He was part of Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe in March 2021. [9] In May 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe. [10]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Afghanistan A tour of Zimbabwe, 1st unofficial ODI: Zimbabwe A v Afghanistan A at Harare, Jan 27, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "1st Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 11 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "1st Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Oct 20-23 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament: Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, 2018, Mis Ainak Region: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Rashid Khan in squad for Zimbabwe Tests, to miss large part of PSL season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Afghanistan call up Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar for ODIs in Zimbabwe; Gulbadin dropped". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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