Aizaz Khan

Aizaz Khan
Personal information
Full name
Aizaz Mohammad Khan
Born (1993-03-21) 21 March 1993 (age 31)
Hong Kong
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-Rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 28)8 November 2014 v Papua New Guinea
Last ODI18 September 2018 v India
T20I debut (cap 1)16 March 2014 v Nepal
Last T20I31 October 2023 v Bahrain
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 19 49 5 60
Runs scored 260 429 55 975
Batting average 20.00 12.61 6.87 22.15
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/4
Top score 44 44 16 88
Balls bowled 728 983 648 2,327
Wickets 16 58 6 59
Bowling average 42.50 20.32 64.66 35.25
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/26 3/10 2/20 3/14
Catches/stumpings 3/– 13/– 1/– 15/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 October 2023

Aizaz Mohammad Khan (born 21 March 1993) is a Hong Kong international cricketer. He debuted for the Hong Kong national side in 2009, and has since played regularly for the team. He is a graduate of Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College.

Early career

Having played age-group cricket for Hong Kong Under-19s in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup,[1] Aizaz made his World Cricket League debut for Hong Kong in the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three, where he helped Hong Kong earn promotion to that year's WCL Division Two. It was in this tournament that he made his List A debut, against Uganda.

He played four further List A matches in the competition, the last coming against Namibia.[2] In his five matches, Aizaz scored 71 runs at a batting average of 17.75, with a high score of 33.[3] He also took a single wicket in the competition, that of United Arab Emirates batsman Shaiman Anwar.[4]

At the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, played in the United Arab Emirates, Aizaz took ten wickets in eight matches, behind only Nizakat Khan (11 wickets) for Hong Kong.[5] His wickets came at an average of 17.40, and included a man-of-the-match performance, 5/25, against the United States, who were 101 all out in response to Hong Kong's 177/4 in the tournament's 11th place play-off.[6]

International career

Hong Kong's performance at the 2014 World Cup Qualifier allowed them to regain the ODI status they had previously held. Hong Kong also qualified for the group stage of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, and Aizaz made his Twenty20 International debut during the tournament, against Nepal.[7] He went on to make his One Day International debut for Hong Kong in November 2014, against Papua New Guinea in Australia.[8] On debut, he scored 42 runs batting eighth – his highest List A score.[9] Hong Kong toured Sri Lanka in the same month to play Nepal, and Aizaz was named the man of the match in the single Twenty20 International the two teams played, taking 2/4 from four overs (as well as two catches) and top-scoring with 21 runs in Hong Kong's two-wicket victory.[10]

In August 2018, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[11] Hong Kong won the qualifier tournament, and he was then named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup.[12]

In December 2018, he was named as the captain of Hong Kong's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[13] He was the leading wicket-taker for Hong Kong in the tournament, with five dismissals in three matches.[14] In April 2019, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[15]

In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Hong Kong's Twenty20 International (T20I) team for the 2019–20 Oman Pentangular Series and the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates, after Anshuman Rath quit the side to pursue a career in India.[16][17][18] He was the leading wicket-taker for Hong Kong in the T20 World Cup Qualifier, with six dismissals in seven matches.[19]

In November 2019, he was named as the captain of Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[20] In November 2019, he was named as the captain of Hong Kong's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[21] In May 2022, he was named in Hong Kong's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Aizaz Khan". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  2. ^ "List A Matches played by Aizaz Khan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  3. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Aizaz Khan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  4. ^ "United Arab Emirates v Hong Kong, 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  5. ^ ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2011/12 / Records / Most wickets Archived 24 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  6. ^ (23 March 2012). Scotland claim fifth in dramatic finish – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  7. ^ International Twenty20 matches played by Aizaz Khan (2) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Hong Kong tour of Australia, 1st ODI: Papua New Guinea v Hong Kong at Townsville, Nov 8, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  9. ^ Hong Kong v Papua New Guinea, Digicel ODI Series 2014/15 (1st ODI) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  10. ^ Hong Kong tour of Sri Lanka, 4th T20I: Hong Kong v Nepal at Colombo (PSS), 24 November 2014 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Hong Kong Squad for the ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 － 27th August - 8th September 2018". Hong Kong Cricket. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Anshuman Rath to lead Hong Kong into the 2018 Unimoni Asia Cup". Hong Kong Cricket. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Aizaz Khan to replace injured Anshuman Rath as captain for Emerging Nations Cup!". Hong Kong Cricket. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup, 2018/19 - Hong Kong Emerging Team: Minor cricket (one-day/limited overs): Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  15. ^ "All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Men's ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers squad announcement". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Exclusive: Anshuman Rath quits Hong Kong to pursue Indian dream – will enter IPL draft as a local". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  18. ^ "Captains speak of their chances in ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  19. ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Hong Kong: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  20. ^ "Hong Kong ACC Emerging Teams Tournament Men's Squad Announcement". Hong Kong Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Hong Kong ICC Challenge League 'B' Squad Announcement". Hong Kong Cricket. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  22. ^ "Hong Kong men's squad for ICC Challenge League B round 2 in Uganda announced!". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 24 May 2022.