Ihsanullah

Ihsanullah Khan Mangal

Personal information
Full name	Ihsanullah Khan Mangal
Born	(1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 27) Khost, Afghanistan
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Nawroz Mangal (brother)
International information
National side	Afghanistan
Test debut (cap 12)	15 March 2019 v Ireland
Last Test	27 November 2019 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 40)	24 February 2017 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	23 September 2018 v Bangladesh
Only T20I (cap 47)	14 June 2022 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017	Boost Region
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 3 16 1 19 Runs scored 110 307 20 1,568 Batting average 22.00 21.92 20.00 56.00 100s/50s 0/1 0/3 0/0 4/8 Top score 65* 57* 20 248 Catches/stumpings 4/– 10/– 0/– 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2024

Ihsanullah Khan Mangal (born 28 December 1997) is an Afghan cricketer who plays as a right-handed opening batsman.[1] He made his first-class debut for Afghanistan against the Netherlands in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 29 July 2016.[2] Prior to his first-class debut, he captained the Afghanistan U-19 team in the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3][4] He made his Test cricket debut in March 2019.[5] Ihsanullah is the younger brother of former Afghanistan captain Nawroz Mangal.[1]

International career

He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on 24 February 2017.[6] He made his domestic List A debut (having already played two List A matches for Afghanistan A and the ODI against Zimbabwe) for Boost Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 11 August 2017.[7] He made his Twenty20 debut for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 12 September 2017.[8]

In November 2017, in Afghanistan's Intercontinental Cup match against the United Arab Emirates, Ihsanullah and Rahmat Shah Zurmatai made the highest partnership for Afghanistan in first-class cricket, scoring 197 runs for the second wicket.[9] Ihsanullah also scored his maiden first-class century in the process.[9]

In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[10]

In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India, but he was not selected for the match.[11][12] In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Ireland in India.[13][14] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan against Ireland on 15 March 2019.[15]

In May 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[16] He made his T20I debut on 14 June 2022, for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe.[17]

T20 franchise career

In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[18]

References

1. "Ihsanullah". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
2. "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Netherlands v Afghanistan at The Hague, Jul 29 – Aug 1, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
3. "Afghanistan U-19s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
4. "Uncapped Ihsanullah in Afghanistan's Intercontinental Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
5. "Rahmat Shah, Ihsanullah see Afghanistan through to historic maiden Test win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
6. "Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 4th ODI: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare, Feb 24, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
7. "3rd Match, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Aug 11 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
8. "3rd Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 12 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
9. "Ihsanullah-Rahmat record stand puts Afghanistan in control". ESPN Cricinfo. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
10. "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
11. "Afghanistan Squads for T20I Bangladesh Series and on-eoff India Test Announced". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
12. "Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
13. "Mujeeb left out for Ireland Test, Shahzad out of T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
14. "No Mujeeb in Tests as Afghanistan announce squads for Ireland series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
15. "Only Test, Ireland tour of India at Dehra Dun, Mar 15-19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
16. "Afghanistan call up Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar for ODIs in Zimbabwe; Gulbadin dropped". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
17. "3rd T20I, Harare, June 14, 2022, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
18. "Gayle, Afridi, Russell: icons in Afghanistan Premier League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

External links

• Ihsanullah at ESPNcricinfo