Bilal Sami (born 21 December 2003) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in December 2024 against Zimbabwe.[1] In domestic cricket, he plays for the Band-e-Amir Region, Hindukush Strikers and Speenghar Tigers.[2]
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| Born | 21 December 2003 Kunar, Afghanistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only ODI (cap 67) | 21 December 2024 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21 | Band-e-Amir Dragons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23 | Amo Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Band-e-Amir Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Mah-e-Par Stars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Hindukush Strikers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Speenghar Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editHe made his first-class debut for Kunar Province against Kunduz Province in the 2018–19 Mirwais Nika Provincial 3-Day on 7 March 2019.[3] He also played first class matches for Amo Region in the 2022 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament and played for Mah-e-Par Stars in the 2023 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament.[4] He made his List A debut for Pamir Legends against Maiwand Defenders in the 2022 Green Afghanistan One Day Cup on 8 May 2022.[5] He also played List A matches for Band-e-Amir Region in the 2023 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament and Hindukush Strikers in the 2024 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament.[6] He made his T20 debut for Band-e-Amir Dragons against Kabul Eagles in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League on 12 September 2020.[7] He also played Twenty20 matches for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2022 Shpageeza Cricket League, for Band-e-Amir Dragons in the 2024 Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup and for the Speenghar Tigers in the 2024 Shpageeza Cricket League.[8]
In December 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9] He picked 4 wickets and his best bowling figure was 2/33 against Sri Lanka.[10]
In March 2024, he was named in Afghanistan's ODI squad against Ireland.[11] Then in September 2024, he selected to ODI squad against South Africa but he didn't make debut.[12] He made his One Day International debut on his birthday, against Zimbabwe on 21 December 2024.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Bilal Sami". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Bilal Sami". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Kunduz vs Kunar at Kunar- March 07 - 09, 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Bilal Sami". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Defenders vs Pamir at Khost- May 08, 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Bilal Sami". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "BEAD vs Kabul Eagles at Kabul- September 12, 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Twenty20 Matches played by Bilal Sami". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Suliman Safi to lead Afghanistan at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Super League Quarter-Final 4, Coolidge, January 27, 2022, ICC Under-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Uncapped Ghazanfar, Kharote in Afghanistan squad for ODIs against Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Rashid back for South Africa ODIs, but Ibrahim and Mujeeb remain unavailable". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Zim vs Afg, 3rd ODI, Harare, December 21, 2024, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
External links
edit- Bilal Sami at ESPNcricinfo
- Bilal Sami at CricketArchive (subscription required)