Fazal Niazai

Fazal Niazai

Personal information
Born	(1990-02-01) 1 February 1990 (age 35)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	Afghanistan
Only T20I (cap 39)	20 September 2019 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011/12	Afghan Cheetahs
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20 Matches 2 4 2 Runs scored 97 12 24 Batting average 32.33 4.00 24.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 42* 11 21 Balls bowled 106 138 – Wickets 1 6 – Bowling average 48.00 16.33 – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 0 – Best bowling 1/5 3/20 – Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 September 2019

Fazal Niazai (born 1 February 1990) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in September 2019 in a Twenty20 International against Zimbabwe.[1] He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace.

Domestic career

Niyazai made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against Faisalabad Wolves. He played a further match in that competition, against Multan Tigers.[2] In these two matches, he scored a total of 24 with a high score of 21.[2] He made his first-class debut for Afghanistan against Kenya in the 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 6 October 2013.[3]

In September 2018, he was named in Nangarhar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[4]

International career

In August 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series.[5][6] He made his T20I debut for Afghanistan, against Zimbabwe, on 20 September 2019.[7]

References

1. "Fazal Niazai". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
2. "Player profile: Fazal Niyazai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
3. "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Afghanistan v Kenya at ICCA Dubai, Oct 6–8, 2013". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
4. "Gayle, Afridi, Russell: icons in Afghanistan Premier League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
5. "Afghanistan squads announced for Bangladesh Test and Triangular Series in September". Afghan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
6. "Rashid Khan to lead new-look Afghanistan in Bangladesh Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
7. "5th Match (N), Bangladesh Twenty20 Tri-Series at Chattogram, Sep 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

External links

• Fazal Niazai at ESPNcricinfo