Aftab Ahmed (cricketer, born 1990)

Aftab Ahmed
Personal information
Full name
Aftab Ahmed
Born (1990-03-22) 22 March 1990 (age 34)
Denmark
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAllrounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 16)13 July 2019 v Finland
Last T20I15 August 2021 v Sweden
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Glostrup Cricket Club KB Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition Twenty20
Matches 18
Runs scored 191
Batting average 12.73
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 39
Balls bowled 258
Wickets 11
Bowling average 30.27
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 6/22
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 February 2023

Aftab Ahmed (Urdu: آفتاب احمد; born 22 March 1990) is a Danish cricketer.[1] Ahmed is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace.[2] He is the older brother of Shehzad Ahmed.

Career

Having represented Denmark at the Under-19 level,[3] Ahmed was selected for Denmark's senior squad for the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three in Hong Kong,[4] making his full international debut against Italy. He made a total of six appearances during the tournament,[3] before later that year playing in the European T20 Championship Division One which was held in Jersey and Guernsey.[3]

In March 2012, Denmark took part in the World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates, having qualified for the event by winning the European T20 Championship. Ahmed was selected in Denmark's fourteen-man squad for the qualifier,[5] making his Twenty20 debut against Bermuda at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium. He made seven further appearances during the competition, the last of which came against Oman,[6] scoring 120 runs at an average of 17.14, with a high score of 37.[7] With the ball, he took 8 wickets in the competition at an average of 19.87, with best figures of 6/22.[8] These figures came against Papua New Guinea and are the seventh best figures in Twenty20 cricket.[9][10]

In August 2012, he was selected in Denmark's fourteen-man squad for the World Cricket League Division Four in Malaysia.[11]

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Denmark against Finland in a bilateral series on 13 July 2019.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Tale of three centuries in Danish league". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Aftab Ahmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Miscellaneous Matches played by Aftab Ahmed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  4. ^ "World Cricket League Division 3 2011: Squads". www.cricketeurope4.net. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  5. ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2011/12 - Denmark squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Twenty20 Matches played by Aftab Ahmed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Aftab Ahmed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Twenty20 Bowling For Each Team by Aftab Ahmed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Denmark v Hong Kong, 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Best bowling figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Squads and fixtures for World Cricket League Division 4". www.cricketeurope4.net. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  12. ^ "1st T20I, Finland tour of Denmark at Brondby, Jul 13 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2019.