Hashmatullah Shahidi

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Hashmatullah Shahidi
حشمت الله شاهدي
Personal information
Full nameHashmatullah Shahidi
Born (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 27)
Logar, Afghanistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleTop-order batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 3)14 June 2018 v India
Last Test10 March 2021 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 37)2 October 2013 v Kenya
Last ODI26 January 2021 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 32)30 September 2013 v Kenya
Last T20I20 March 2021 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Amo Region
Band-e-Amir Region
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 5 42 4 20
Runs scored 353 1,155 1 1,489
Batting average 58.83 33.00 – 52.48
100s/50s 1/1 0/10 0/0 6/4
Top score 200* 97* 1* 200*
Balls bowled – 18 – 696
Wickets – 0 – 14
Bowling average – – – 29.50
5 wickets in innings – – – 0
10 wickets in match – – – 0
Best bowling – – – 2/33
Catches/stumpings 2/– 11/– 1/– 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 September 2021

Hashmatullah Shahidi (Pashto: حشمت الله شاهدي; born 4 November 1994) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Afghanistan against Kenya in October 2013.[1] He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match, against India, in June 2018. He became the first Afghan player to score a test double hundred when he scored 200 not out against Zimbabwe in on 11 March 2021. In May 2021, he was appointed as the captain of Afghanistan's Test and ODI teams, replacing Asghar Afghan.[2]

Career[]

In the final of the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, batting for Band-e-Amir Region against Speen Ghar Region, he scored 163 runs in the first innings.[3] Scored his first international six In ODI series against Ireland in Ireland on 21/May/2019 scoring his 865* Runs without a six in ODI.

In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India.[4][5] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against India, on 14 June 2018.[6] He top scored in the second innings of the match with an unbeaten 36 albeit in a losing cause. In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Ireland in India.[7][8]

On 11 March 2021 he became the first Afghan player to score a test double hundred when he scored 200 not out in Afghanistan's first innings total of 545 for 4 declared in the Test against Zimbabwe.[9]

In April 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[10][11] On 18 June 2019, in the match against England, Hashmatullah scored his 1,000th run in ODIs.[12]

In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hashmatullah Shahidi–Cricket Players and Officials–ESPN Cricinfo". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Asghar Afghan sacked as Afghanistan opt for split captaincy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Final, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Dec 19-23 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Afghanistan Squads for T20I Bangladesh Series and on-eoff India Test Announced". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Only Test, Afghanistan tour of India at Bengaluru, Jun 14-18 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Mujeeb left out for Ireland Test, Shahzad out of T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  8. ^ "No Mujeeb in Tests as Afghanistan announce squads for Ireland series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Hashmatullah Shahidi gets to landmark 200 before Afghanistan declare". ESPNcricinfo. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Hamid Hassan picked in Afghanistan's World Cup squad; Naib to captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Asghar Afghan included in Gulbadin Naib-led World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Demoralised Afghanistan face daunting task against upbeat India". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Rashid Khan steps down as Afghanistan captain over team selection". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

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