Amir Hamza

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Amir Hamza
Personal information
Full nameAmir Hamza Hotak
Born (1991-08-15) 15 August 1991 (age 30)
Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 18)27 November 2019 v West Indies
Last Test10 March 2021 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 25)10 February 2012 v Pakistan
Last ODI25 December 2015 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 22)3 March 2013 v Scotland
Last T20I19 March 2021 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Speen Ghar Tigers
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 9 2 18 12
Runs scored 4 16 33 6
Batting average 2.00 5.33 5.50 3.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 3* 14 12 3*
Balls bowled 402 132 800 203
Wickets 8 0 25 8
Bowling average 29.50 – 19.32 30.00
5 wickets in innings 0 – 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 – 0 0
Best bowling 4/17 – 5/15 3/39
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 3/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 March 2021
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Afghanistan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team

Amir Hamza Hotak (born 15 August 1991) is an Afghan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox.[1]

Career[]

Hotak was part of the Afghanistan Under-19 team which took part in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. He made one appearance, which came against Papua New Guinea Under-19s.[2] He later made his first-class debut for Afghanistan against Canada in the 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[3] Hotak later made his One Day International debut in Afghanistan's first One Day International against a Full Member Test-playing nation, when they played Pakistan at Sharjah in February 2012. Batting at number ten, Hotak was dismissed for a six ball duck by Wahab Riaz in Afghanistan's innings of 195, while in Pakistan's innings he bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 22 runs. Pakistan won the encounter by 7 wickets.[4]

He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, finishing with 67 dismissals in ten matches.[5]

In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[6]

Test cricket[]

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.[7][8] In November 2019, he was again named in Afghanistan's Test squad, this time for the one-off match against the West Indies.[9] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against the West Indies, on 27 November 2019.[10] In the match, he became the first bowler for Afghanistan to take a five-wicket haul on debut in Tests.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Amir Hamza Hotak". Afghan Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Hamza Hotak". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches Played by Hamza Hotak". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  4. ^ Sundar, Nitin (10 February 2012). "Afridi sets up victory against spirited Afghanistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, 2018: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Hamza, Nijat in Afghanistan squad for West Indies Test". SportStar. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Only Test, West Indies tour of India at Lucknow, Nov 27 - Dec 1 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Shamarh Brooks' maiden ton inflates lead to 90". CricBuzz. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

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