Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar (born 30 December 1997) is an Afghan cricketer, who has played for the national cricket team.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar |
| Born | 30 December 1997 Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Left-arm orthodox |
| Role | Bowling all-rounder |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| Test debut (cap 32) | 2 February 2024 v Sri Lanka |
| Last Test | 28 February 2024 v Ireland |
| Only ODI (cap 58) | 11 July 2023 v Bangladesh |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 May 2022 | |
Career
editHe made his List A debut for Afghanistan A against Zimbabwe A during their tour to Zimbabwe on 27 January 2017.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Boost Defenders in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 11 September 2017.[3] He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 20 October 2017.[4]
He finished the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament as the joint-leading wicket-taker, with a total of 55 wickets.[5] He was the leading wicket-taker for Mis Ainak Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 46 dismissals in eight matches.[6]
In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[7] In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[8]
He was part of Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe in March 2021.[9] In May 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Zia-ur-Rehman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Afghanistan A tour of Zimbabwe, 1st unofficial ODI: Zimbabwe A v Afghanistan A at Harare, Jan 27, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "1st Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 11 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "1st Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Oct 20-23 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament: Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, 2018, Mis Ainak Region: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Rashid Khan in squad for Zimbabwe Tests, to miss large part of PSL season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan call up Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar for ODIs in Zimbabwe; Gulbadin dropped". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2022.