| Bahir Shah | |
| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Fullname: | Said Bahir Shah Mehboob |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Kunar Province, Afghanistan |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Role: | Top-order batter |
| Club1: | Speen Ghar |
| Year1: | 2017— |
| International: | true |
| Onetest: | true |
| Testdebutdate: | 14 June |
| Testdebutyear: | 2023 |
| Testdebutagainst: | Bangladesh |
| Testcap: | 25 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 7 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 7 |
| Deliveries1: | – |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | FC |
| Matches2: | 40 |
| Runs2: | 3,228 |
| Bat Avg2: | 60.90 |
| 100S/50S2: | 10/14 |
| Top Score2: | 303 |
| Deliveries2: | 255 |
| Wickets2: | 7 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 29.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 1/0 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 29/1 |
| Column3: | LA |
| Matches3: | 35 |
| Runs3: | 1,135 |
| Bat Avg3: | 39.13 |
| 100S/50S3: | 2/8 |
| Top Score3: | 104 |
| Deliveries3: | 16 |
| Wickets3: | 4 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 3.25 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 4/2 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 5/– |
| Column4: | T20 |
| Matches4: | 8 |
| Runs4: | 157 |
| Bat Avg4: | 19.62 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/0 |
| Top Score4: | 37 |
| Deliveries4: | – |
| Wickets4: | – |
| Bowl Avg4: | – |
| Fivefor4: | – |
| Tenfor4: | – |
| Best Bowling4: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 5/– |
| Date: | 2 December |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/976571.html Cricinfo |
Bahir Shah (born 21 February 2000) is an Afghan cricketer. In domestic cricket, he plays for the Speen Ghar Tigers, and he has also played for the Afghanistan under-19 cricket team.[1] Since his debut in 2017, Bahir has set several records in first-class cricket.
He made his first-class debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 20 October 2017, scoring 256 runs not out in the first innings.[2] It was the second-highest score on debut, and he became the 17th player to score a double century on first-class debut.[3] [4]
The following month, in his third first-class match, he scored a century in both innings, making 111 and 116, respectively.[5] In his next match, he scored 303 not out in the first innings against Boost Region.[6] He became the second-youngest player, behind Javed Miandad, to score a triple century in first-class cricket.[7] From his first six innings in first-class cricket he made 831 runs, the most by any player, breaking the previous record of 741 runs made by Bill Ponsford.[8] He scored his 1,000th run in first-class cricket in his eleventh innings, the second-fastest behind Ponsford.[9] He finished the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament as the leading run-scorer, with a total of 1,096 runs.[10]
In December 2017, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9] In January 2018, his batting average in first-class cricket was 121.77.[11] This was the highest for any batsman who had scored at least 1,000 first-class runs, with Donald Bradman second on the list with an average of 95.14.[11]
However, for the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, his form dropped, scoring 408 runs in 7 matches, with just one century.[12] His average for the tournament was 34, with his career average dropping to 71.61.[12]
He made his List A debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 11 July 2018.[13] He only played in two matches during the tournament, scoring a total of sixteen runs, with an average of eight.[14] In April 2019, in the opening match of the 2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, he scored 156 not out against Boost Region, and was named the player of the match.[15] He finished the tournament with 400 runs in five matches, including two centuries.[16]
In September 2019, in Speen Ghar Region's first match of the 2019 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, he scored an unbeaten 103.[17] He finished the tournament with 237 runs, including two centuries, from his four innings. He also took four wickets from just eight balls.[18]
He made his Twenty20 debut for Speen Ghar Tigers in the 2019 Shpageeza Cricket League on 11 October 2019, but only scored three runs.[19] Shah only played in one more match in the tournament, scoring 26 runs in his two innings.[20]
In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[21] In August 2020, he was the leading run-scorer in the 2020 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup, finishing the tournament with 244 runs.[22] The following month, Bahir played in just one match in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League,[23] in the game between Speen Ghar Tigers and Kabul Eagles.[24] He top-scored for the team, with 37 runs from 30 balls, although Speen Ghar Tigers lost the match by six wickets.[25]
In February 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[26]
He made his Test debut for Afghanistan against Bangladesh, on 14 June 2023.[27]