Hashmatullah Shahidi Explained

Hashmatullah Shahidi
Country:Afghanistan
Birth Date:4 November 1994
Birth Place:Logar, Afghanistan
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right arm off break
Role:Top-order batter
International:true
Internationalspan:2013–present
Testdebutdate:14 June
Testdebutyear:2018
Testdebutagainst:India
Testcap:3
Lasttestdate:14 June
Lasttestyear:2023
Lasttestagainst:Bangladesh
Odidebutdate:2 October
Odidebutyear:2013
Odidebutagainst:Kenya
Odicap:37
Lastodidate:10 November
Lastodiyear:2023
Lastodiagainst:South Africa
Odishirt:50
T20idebutdate:30 September
T20idebutyear:2013
T20idebutagainst:Kenya
T20icap:32
Lastt20idate:11 August
Lastt20iyear:2022
Lastt20iagainst:Ireland
T20ishirt:50
Club1:Amo Region
Club2:Band-e-Amir Region
Columns:4
Column1:Test
Matches1:6
Runs1:375
Bat Avg1:53.57
100S/50S1:1/1
Top Score1:200*
Deliveries1:36
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Column2:ODI
Matches2:73
Runs2:2,085
Bat Avg2:34.18
100S/50S2:0/19
Top Score2:97*
Deliveries2:18
Wickets2:0
Bowl Avg2:
Fivefor2:
Tenfor2:
Best Bowling2:
Catches/Stumpings2:15/–
Column3:FC
Matches3:24
Runs3:1,610
Bat Avg3:44.72
100S/50S3:6/4
Top Score3:200*
Deliveries3:896
Wickets3:17
Bowl Avg3:31.58
Fivefor3:0
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:2/33
Catches/Stumpings3:16/–
Column4:LA
Matches4:96
Runs4:2,799
Bat Avg4:34.55
100S/50S4:1/23
Top Score4:124
Deliveries4:340
Wickets4:6
Bowl Avg4:51.50
Fivefor4:0
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:3/39
Catches/Stumpings4:20/–
Date:7 January 2024
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/440970.html ESPNcricinfo

Hashmatullah Shahidi (Pushto; Pashto: حشمت الله شاهدي; born 4 November 1994) is an Afghan cricketer and currently the captain of Afghanistan national cricket team in One Day International (ODI) and Test cricket. He made his ODI debut for Afghanistan against Kenya in October 2013.[1] Shahidi was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match, against India, in June 2018. He became the first Afghan player to score a test double hundred when he scored 200 not out against Zimbabwe on 11 March 2021.[2]

Career

In the final of the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, batting for Band-e-Amir Region against Speen Ghar Region, he scored 163 runs in the first innings.[3] He hit his first international six in the ODI series against Ireland in Ireland in May 2019, having previously scored 865 runs without hitting a six in an ODI.

In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India.[4] [5] He made his Test debut against India, on 14 June 2018.[6] He top scored in the second innings of the match with an unbeaten 36, albeit in a losing cause. Afghanistan lost the one-sided Test within two days.[7] In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Ireland in India.[8] [9]

On 11 March 2021 he became the first Afghan player to score a test double hundred when he scored 200 not out in Afghanistan's first innings total of 545 for 4 in the Test against Zimbabwe.[10]

In April 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[11] [12] On 18 June 2019, in the match against England, Hashmatullah scored his 1,000th run in ODIs.[13]

In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[14]

In October 2023, he was named the captain of Afghanistan for the ODI Cricket World Cup.[15] He managed to score just 18 runs in the first game of the tournament against Bangladesh.[16] He played a brilliant inning against India scoring 80 runs off 88 balls.[17] Shahidi played another splendid knock against Pakistan to see his team home by scoring 48 not out off just 45 balls.[18] He was at his best against Sri Lanka, as he scored a half century in a must-win game.[19] He came to bat when Afghanistan were 73-2 and remained not out till the end of the match along with Azmatullah.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hashmatullah Shahidi - Cricket Players and Officials - ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. 29 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Asghar Afghan sacked as Afghanistan opt for split captaincy . ESPN Cricinfo . 31 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Final, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Dec 19-23 2017 . 21 December 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. Web site: Afghanistan Squads for T20I Bangladesh Series and on-eoff India Test Announced . Afghanistan Cricket Board . 29 May 2018 . 29 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180529204559/http://www.cricket.af/acb-news-info/559 . dead .
  5. Web site: Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test . 29 May 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. Web site: Only Test, Afghanistan tour of India at Bengaluru, Jun 14-18 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo . 14 June 2018.
  7. Web site: IND vs AFG, AFG in INDIA 2018, Only Test at Bengaluru, June 14 - 15, 2018 - Full Scorecard . 2023-12-18 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  8. Web site: Mujeeb left out for Ireland Test, Shahzad out of T20Is . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 February 2019.
  9. Web site: No Mujeeb in Tests as Afghanistan announce squads for Ireland series . International Cricket Council . 7 February 2019.
  10. Web site: Hashmatullah Shahidi gets to landmark 200 before Afghanistan declare . ESPNcricinfo . 11 March 2021 . 11 March 2021.
  11. Web site: Hamid Hassan picked in Afghanistan's World Cup squad; Naib to captain . ESPN Cricinfo . 22 April 2019.
  12. Web site: Asghar Afghan included in Gulbadin Naib-led World Cup squad . International Cricket Council . 22 April 2019.
  13. Web site: Demoralised Afghanistan face daunting task against upbeat India . International Cricket Council . 22 June 2019.
  14. Web site: Rashid Khan steps down as Afghanistan captain over team selection. Cricbuzz . 9 September 2021.
  15. Web site: All the squads for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 . 2023-10-30 . www.icc-cricket.com . en.
  16. Web site: Cricket scorecard - Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, 3rd Match, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 . 2023-10-30 . Cricbuzz . en.
  17. Web site: Cricket scorecard - India vs Afghanistan, 9th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 . 2023-10-30 . Cricbuzz . en.
  18. Web site: Cricket scorecard - Pakistan vs Afghanistan, 22nd Match, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 . 2023-10-31 . Cricbuzz . en.
  19. Web site: Cricket scorecard - Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, 30th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 . 2023-10-31 . Cricbuzz . en.
  20. Web site: Cricket scorecard - Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, 30th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 . 2023-10-31 . Cricbuzz . en.