Ziaur Rahman (Afghan cricketer) explained

Ziaur Rahman (Afghan cricketer) should not be confused with Zia-ur-Rehman.

Ziaur Rahman
Country:Afghanistan
Fullname:Ziawrahman Sharifi
Birth Date:17 October 1998
Birth Place:Khost, Afghanistan
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
International:true
Onet20i:true
T20idebutdate:24 February
T20idebutyear:2019
T20idebutagainst:Ireland
T20icap:37
Date:24 February 2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1015399.html Cricinfo

Ziaur Rahman (or Ziawrahman Sharifi, born 17 October 1998) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in February 2019.[1]

Career

He made his List A debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 16 August 2017.[2] He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 1 December 2017.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Paktia Panthers in the 2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League on 10 October 2018.[4]

In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Ireland in India.[5] [6] He made his T20I debut for Afghanistan against Ireland on 24 February 2019.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ziaur Rahman . 16 August 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: 9th Match, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Aug 16 2017 . 16 August 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. Web site: 15th Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Khost, Dec 1-4 2017 . 4 December 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. Web site: 7th Match (N), Afghanistan Premier League at Sharjah, Oct 10 2018 . 11 October 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. Web site: Mujeeb left out for Ireland Test, Shahzad out of T20Is . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 February 2019.
  6. Web site: No Mujeeb in Tests as Afghanistan announce squads for Ireland series . International Cricket Council . 7 February 2019.
  7. Web site: 3rd T20I, Ireland tour of India at Dehra Dun, Feb 24 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 24 February 2019.