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Rahmat Shah
Shah in 2021
Personal information
Full name
Rahmat Shah Zurmatai
Born (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 30)
Zurmat, Paktia, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap  8)14 June 2018 v  India
Last Test14 June 2023 v  Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap  29)6 March 2013 v  Scotland
Last ODI10 November 2023 v  South Africa
ODI shirt no.8
Only T20I (cap  54)11 January 2024 v  India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013 Afghan Cheetahs
2013/14–2014/15 Mohammedan Sporting Club
2017 Mis Ainak Region
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 7 103 20 137
Runs scored 424 3,303 1,172 4,573
Batting average 30.28 35.90 40.41 37.17
100s/50s 1/3 5/23 3/7 7/30
Top score 102 114 144 114
Balls bowled 66 537 860 1,787
Wickets 1 15 15 56
Bowling average 43.00 36.71 29.33 29.96
5 wickets in innings 1 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/34 5/32 3/30 5/32
Catches/ stumpings 4/– 25/– 12/– 32/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 June 2023

Rahmat Shah Zurmatai ( Pashto: رحمت شاه زرمتی; born 6 July 1993) is an Afghan cricketer who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional leg break bowler. [1] He made his international debut in an ODI against Scotland in March 2013. [2] He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match, against India, in June 2018. In September 2019, in the one-off Test between Afghanistan and Bangladesh, Rahmat scored Afghanistan's first century in Test cricket. [3]

Domestic career

Rahmat was named in a number of first-class and One-Day International squads for Afghanistan. He has played List A cricket for Afghanistan against Pakistan A and other domestic teams in Pakistan, such as Faisalabad and Rawalpindi. [4] [5] He made his Twenty20 debut for Band-e-Amir Dragons in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 12 September 2017. [6]

In July 2018, Rahmat was the leading run-scorer for Mis Ainak Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with 258 runs in five matches. [7] He was also the leading wicket-taker for the team in the tournament, with eight dismissals in five matches. [7]

International career

Rahmat made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Afghanistan against Scotland on 6 March 2013. [8] On 4 July 2016, he made his first century in an ODI during Afghanistan's tour of Scotland. [9] [10]

In May 2018, Rahmat was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India. [11] [12] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against India, on 14 June 2018. [13] In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Ireland in India. [14] [15]

In April 2019, Rahmat was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. [16] [17] He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Afghanistan, with 254 runs in nine matches. [18]

In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) named Shah as the team's new Test captain, replacing Asghar Afghan. [19] [20] However, following the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Rashid Khan was named as the new captain of the Afghanistan cricket team across all three formats. [21] Therefore, Rahmat was replaced before captaining the team in a Test match. [22]

In September 2019, Rahmat scored a century in the one-off Test match against Bangladesh, becoming the first batsman for Afghanistan to score a century in a Test match. [23]

In January 2024, Shah was named in Afghanistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against India. [24] On 11 January 2024, He made his T20I debut for Afghanistan against India. [25]

T20 franchise career

In September 2018, Rahmat was named in Nangarhar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. [26]

References

  1. ^ Rahmat Shah ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2013
  2. ^ "Rahmat Shah profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Rahmat Shah becomes 1st Afghanistan cricketer to hit Test hundred". India Today. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. ^ Faisalabad and Rawalpindi vs Afghanistan Scorecard Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2013
  5. ^ Pakistan A vs Afghanistan Scorecard Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2013
  6. ^ "3rd Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 12 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b "2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, Mis Ainak Region: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Rahmat Shah". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Afghanistan tour of Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands, 1st ODI: Scotland v Afghanistan at Edinburgh, Jul 4, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Rain spoils Rahmat's ton, Najib's blitz". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Afghanistan Squads for T20I Bangladesh Series and on-eoff India Test Announced". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Only Test, Afghanistan tour of India at Bengaluru, Jun 14-18 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Mujeeb left out for Ireland Test, Shahzad out of T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  15. ^ "No Mujeeb in Tests as Afghanistan announce squads for Ireland series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Hamid Hassan picked in Afghanistan's World Cup squad; Naib to captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Asghar Afghan included in Gulbadin Naib-led World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  18. ^ "ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019 - Afghanistan: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Asghar Afghan removed as Afghanistan announce split captaincy". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Rahmat, Rashid given leadership roles in Afghanistan revamp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  21. ^ "Rashid to captain Afghanistan across formats, Asghar appointed his deputy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  22. ^ "Rashid Khan named Afghanistan captain across formats". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  23. ^ "Rahmat Shah becomes first Afghanistan batsman to score Test hundred". Times Now News. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  24. ^ "ACB Name Squad for the T20I Series against India". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  25. ^ "1st T20I (N), Mohali, January 11, 2024, Afghanistan tour of India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  26. ^ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Rahmat Shah Zurmatai)

Rahmat Shah
Shah in 2021
Personal information
Full name
Rahmat Shah Zurmatai
Born (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 30)
Zurmat, Paktia, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap  8)14 June 2018 v  India
Last Test14 June 2023 v  Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap  29)6 March 2013 v  Scotland
Last ODI10 November 2023 v  South Africa
ODI shirt no.8
Only T20I (cap  54)11 January 2024 v  India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013 Afghan Cheetahs
2013/14–2014/15 Mohammedan Sporting Club
2017 Mis Ainak Region
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 7 103 20 137
Runs scored 424 3,303 1,172 4,573
Batting average 30.28 35.90 40.41 37.17
100s/50s 1/3 5/23 3/7 7/30
Top score 102 114 144 114
Balls bowled 66 537 860 1,787
Wickets 1 15 15 56
Bowling average 43.00 36.71 29.33 29.96
5 wickets in innings 1 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/34 5/32 3/30 5/32
Catches/ stumpings 4/– 25/– 12/– 32/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 June 2023

Rahmat Shah Zurmatai ( Pashto: رحمت شاه زرمتی; born 6 July 1993) is an Afghan cricketer who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional leg break bowler. [1] He made his international debut in an ODI against Scotland in March 2013. [2] He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match, against India, in June 2018. In September 2019, in the one-off Test between Afghanistan and Bangladesh, Rahmat scored Afghanistan's first century in Test cricket. [3]

Domestic career

Rahmat was named in a number of first-class and One-Day International squads for Afghanistan. He has played List A cricket for Afghanistan against Pakistan A and other domestic teams in Pakistan, such as Faisalabad and Rawalpindi. [4] [5] He made his Twenty20 debut for Band-e-Amir Dragons in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 12 September 2017. [6]

In July 2018, Rahmat was the leading run-scorer for Mis Ainak Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with 258 runs in five matches. [7] He was also the leading wicket-taker for the team in the tournament, with eight dismissals in five matches. [7]

International career

Rahmat made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Afghanistan against Scotland on 6 March 2013. [8] On 4 July 2016, he made his first century in an ODI during Afghanistan's tour of Scotland. [9] [10]

In May 2018, Rahmat was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India. [11] [12] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against India, on 14 June 2018. [13] In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Ireland in India. [14] [15]

In April 2019, Rahmat was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. [16] [17] He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Afghanistan, with 254 runs in nine matches. [18]

In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) named Shah as the team's new Test captain, replacing Asghar Afghan. [19] [20] However, following the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Rashid Khan was named as the new captain of the Afghanistan cricket team across all three formats. [21] Therefore, Rahmat was replaced before captaining the team in a Test match. [22]

In September 2019, Rahmat scored a century in the one-off Test match against Bangladesh, becoming the first batsman for Afghanistan to score a century in a Test match. [23]

In January 2024, Shah was named in Afghanistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against India. [24] On 11 January 2024, He made his T20I debut for Afghanistan against India. [25]

T20 franchise career

In September 2018, Rahmat was named in Nangarhar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. [26]

References

  1. ^ Rahmat Shah ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2013
  2. ^ "Rahmat Shah profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Rahmat Shah becomes 1st Afghanistan cricketer to hit Test hundred". India Today. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. ^ Faisalabad and Rawalpindi vs Afghanistan Scorecard Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2013
  5. ^ Pakistan A vs Afghanistan Scorecard Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2013
  6. ^ "3rd Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 12 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b "2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, Mis Ainak Region: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Rahmat Shah". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Afghanistan tour of Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands, 1st ODI: Scotland v Afghanistan at Edinburgh, Jul 4, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Rain spoils Rahmat's ton, Najib's blitz". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Afghanistan Squads for T20I Bangladesh Series and on-eoff India Test Announced". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Only Test, Afghanistan tour of India at Bengaluru, Jun 14-18 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Mujeeb left out for Ireland Test, Shahzad out of T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  15. ^ "No Mujeeb in Tests as Afghanistan announce squads for Ireland series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Hamid Hassan picked in Afghanistan's World Cup squad; Naib to captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Asghar Afghan included in Gulbadin Naib-led World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  18. ^ "ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019 - Afghanistan: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Asghar Afghan removed as Afghanistan announce split captaincy". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Rahmat, Rashid given leadership roles in Afghanistan revamp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  21. ^ "Rashid to captain Afghanistan across formats, Asghar appointed his deputy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  22. ^ "Rashid Khan named Afghanistan captain across formats". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  23. ^ "Rahmat Shah becomes first Afghanistan batsman to score Test hundred". Times Now News. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  24. ^ "ACB Name Squad for the T20I Series against India". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  25. ^ "1st T20I (N), Mohali, January 11, 2024, Afghanistan tour of India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  26. ^ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

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