Zia-ur-Rehman

Not to be confused with Ziaur Rahman (Afghan cricketer).

Zia-ur-Rehman
Personal information
Full name
Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar
Born (1997-12-30) 30 December 1997 (age 26)
Kabul, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm orthodox
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 32)2 February 2024 v Sri Lanka
Last Test28 February 2024 v Ireland
Only ODI (cap 58)11 July 2023 v Bangladesh
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 May 2022

Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar (born 30 December 1997) is an Afghan cricketer, who has played for the national cricket team.[1]

Career

He made his List A debut for Afghanistan A against Zimbabwe A during their tour to Zimbabwe on 27 January 2017.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Boost Defenders in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 11 September 2017.[3] He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 20 October 2017.[4]

He finished the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament as the joint-leading wicket-taker, with a total of 55 wickets.[5] He was the leading wicket-taker for Mis Ainak Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 46 dismissals in eight matches.[6]

In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[7] In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[8]

He was part of Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe in March 2021.[9] In May 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Zia-ur-Rehman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Afghanistan A tour of Zimbabwe, 1st unofficial ODI: Zimbabwe A v Afghanistan A at Harare, Jan 27, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. ^ "1st Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 11 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ^ "1st Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Oct 20-23 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  5. ^ "2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament: Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, 2018, Mis Ainak Region: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Rashid Khan in squad for Zimbabwe Tests, to miss large part of PSL season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Afghanistan call up Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar for ODIs in Zimbabwe; Gulbadin dropped". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2022.