Rahmanullah Gurbaz

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Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Personal information
Full nameRahmanullah Gurbaz
Born (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 20)
Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
RoleOpening batsman, wicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 50)21 January 2021 v Ireland
Last ODI25 January 2022 v Netherlands
T20I debut (cap 38)14 September 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I7 November 2021 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Mis Ainak Knights
2018-19Khulna Tigers
2020Barbados Tridents
2021Multan Sultans
2022Islamabad United
2022Jaffna Kings
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 6 18 12 31
Runs scored 308 531 941 962
Batting average 51.03 29.05 49.52 41.82
100s/50s 2/0 0/2 1/7 3/3
Top score 127 79 153 128
Catches/stumpings 1/2 4/1 16/5 31/7
Source: Cricinfo, 1 February 2022

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Pashto: رحمان الله ګربز; born 28 November 2001) is an Afghan cricketer.[1][2] He made his international debut for Afghanistan in September 2019.[3] In January 2021, he became the first batsman for Afghanistan to score a century on debut in a One Day International (ODI) match.[4][5]

Domestic and T20 career[]

Gurbaz made his List A debut for Afghanistan A against Zimbabwe A during their tour to Zimbabwe on 27 January 2017.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 12 September 2017.[7] He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 1 March 2018.[8]

In September 2018, Gurbaz was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[9] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Khulna Tigers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[10] In July 2020, he was named in the Barbados Tridents squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[11][12]

In April 2021, Gurbaz was signed by Multan Sultans to play in the rescheduled matches in the 2021 Pakistan Super League.[13] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Jaffna Kings following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[14] In December 2021, he was signed by Islamabad United following the players' draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League.[15]

International career[]

In December 2017, Gurbaz was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[16]

In October 2019, Gurbaz was the leading run-scorer for Afghanistan in the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, with 117 runs in four matches.[17] In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[18]

In August 2019, Gurbaz was named in Afghanistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series.[19][20] He made his T20I debut for Afghanistan, against Zimbabwe, on 14 September 2019.[21]

In January 2021, Gurbaz was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Ireland.[22] He made his ODI debut for Afghanistan, against Ireland, on 21 January 2021, scoring 127 runs, becoming the first Afghan player to score a century on ODI debut and 16th overall.[23]

In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[24]

References[]

  1. ^ "20 cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricketer Monthly. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Celebrating up and coming cricketers this International Youth Day". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Rahmanullah Gurbaz". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Gurbaz century stars on Afghanistan debut in Super League win over Ireland". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Rahmanullah Gurbaz's debut hundred helps Afghanistan hold off Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Afghanistan A tour of Zimbabwe, 1st unofficial ODI: Zimbabwe A v Afghanistan A at Harare, Jan 27, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  7. ^ "3rd Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 12 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  8. ^ "3rd Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Khost, Mar 1-4 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  10. ^ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Lahore Qalandars bag Shakib Al Hasan, Quetta Gladiators sign Andre Russell". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Franchises finalise squad for HBL PSL 2022". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Mujeeb Zadran in Afghanistan squad for Under-19 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  17. ^ "Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup, 2018/19 - Afghanistan Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  19. ^ "Afghanistan squads announced for Bangladesh Test and Triangular Series in September". Afghan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Rashid Khan to lead new-look Afghanistan in Bangladesh Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  21. ^ "2nd Match (N), Bangladesh Twenty20 Tri-Series at Dhaka, Sep 14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  22. ^ "Afghanistan announce 16-member squad for ODI series against Ireland". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  23. ^ "1st ODI, Abu Dhabi, Jan 21 2021, Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  24. ^ "Rashid Khan steps down as Afghanistan captain over team selection". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

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