Ziaur Rahman (Afghan cricketer)

Not to be confused with Zia-ur-Rehman.

Ziaur Rahman

Personal information
Full name	Ziawrahman Sharifi
Born	(1998-10-17) 17 October 1998 (age 26) Khost, Afghanistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	Afghanistan
Only T20I (cap 37)	24 February 2019 v Ireland
Source: Cricinfo, 24 February 2019

Ziaur Rahman (or Ziawrahman Sharifi, born 17 October 1998) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in February 2019.[1]

Career

He made his List A debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 16 August 2017.[2] He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 1 December 2017.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Paktia Panthers in the 2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League on 10 October 2018.[4]

In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Ireland in India.[5][6] He made his T20I debut for Afghanistan against Ireland on 24 February 2019.[7]

References

1. "Ziaur Rahman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
2. "9th Match, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Aug 16 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
3. "15th Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Khost, Dec 1-4 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
4. "7th Match (N), Afghanistan Premier League at Sharjah, Oct 10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
5. "Mujeeb left out for Ireland Test, Shahzad out of T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
6. "No Mujeeb in Tests as Afghanistan announce squads for Ireland series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
7. "3rd T20I, Ireland tour of India at Dehra Dun, Feb 24 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

External links

• Ziaur Rahman at ESPNcricinfo