Aqib Ilyas

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Aqib Ilyas
Personal information
Full nameAqib Ilyas Sulehri
Born (1992-09-05) 5 September 1992 (age 29)
Sialkot, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleTop order batter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 1)27 April 2019 v Namibia
Last ODI27 November 2021 v Namibia
T20I debut (cap 13)21 November 2015 v Hong Kong
Last T20I21 October 2021 v Scotland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 15 25 28 25
Runs scored 744 501 1042 501
Batting average 62.00 25.05 41.68 25.05
100s/50s 2/5 0/3 2/6 0/3
Top score 109* 60 109* 60
Balls bowled 516 102 642 102
Wickets 19 2 21 2
Bowling average 17.15 58.50 20.42 58.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/36 1/9 4/36 1/9
Catches/stumpings 5/– 7/– 11/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 November 2021

Aqib Ilyas Sulehri (born 5 September 1992) is an Omani cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Oman against Hong Kong on 21 November 2015.[2]

Career[]

In January 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[3] He made his List A debut for Oman on 8 February 2018.[4]

In August 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[5] He was the leading run-scorer for Oman in the tournament, with 186 runs in five matches.[6] In October 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament.[7] He scored a century in Oman's match against the United States.[8] In December 2018, he was named in Oman's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[9]

In March 2019, he was named in Oman's team for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[10] Oman finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[11] Ilyas made his ODI debut for Oman on 27 April 2019, against Namibia, in the tournament's final.[12] He was the leading run-scorer for Oman in the tournament, with 168 runs in six matches.[13]

In September 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Oman's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.[14] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the player to watch in Oman's squad.[15] In November 2019, he was named as vice-captain of Oman's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[16]

On 9 February 2020, in the 2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series match against Nepal, Ilyas scored an unbeaten 109 runs from 108 balls.[17] It was the first century by a batsman for Oman in ODI cricket.[18] Two days later, against the United States, Ilyas scored his second century in as many matches, with 105 runs.[19]

In September 2021, he was named as the vice-captain of Oman's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ "Aqib Ilyas". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st T20I: Hong Kong v Oman at Abu Dhabi, Nov 21, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Cricket: Three debutants in Oman squad for WCL Division 2". Times of Oman. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. ^ "3rd match, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Feb 8 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman at Asia Cup Qualifiers in Malaysia". Times of Oman. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Asia Cup Qualifiers, 2018/19: Oman / Minor cricket (one-day/limited overs) / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman in ICC WCL Division 3". Times of Oman. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Oman secure promotion with win over USA; Kenya deny Singapore's thrilling charge". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Oman Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Oman confident of winning ODI status by finishing among top four in ICC WCL Two". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  13. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2019 - Oman, List A matches: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Oman squad for ICC T20 WC Qualifier in UAE announced". Times of Oman. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Team preview: Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Kaleem replaces Maqsood as captain for ACC Emerging Teams' Asia Cup". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  17. ^ "28th Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Kirtipur, Feb 9 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  18. ^ "All-round Ilyas takes Oman to top of table". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  19. ^ "Ilyas stars again as Oman beat USA". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Oman announce experienced 15-member group for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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