Azmatullah Omarzai

Azmatullah Omarzai (born 24 March 2000) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in January 2021.[1]

Azmatullah Omarzai
Personal information
Full nameAzmatullah Omarzai
Born (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 49)21 January 2021 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentMis Ainak Region
Source: Cricinfo, 21 January 2021

Domestic career

He made his List A debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 August 2017.[2] He made his first-class debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 25 March 2018.[3]

In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Paktia Panthers in the 2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League on 7 October 2018.[5] In September 2020, he was the joint winner of the player of the tournament award in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League.[6]

International career

In December 2017, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7] In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[8] In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[9] In February 2020, he was named in Afghanistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Ireland.[10] In January 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Ireland.[11] He made his ODI debut for Afghanistan, against Ireland, on 21 January 2021.[12]

References
  1. "Azmatullah Omarzai". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. "2nd Match, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Aug 10, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. "14th Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Kunar, Mar 25-28 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. "4th Match (D/N), Afghanistan Premier League at Sharjah, Oct 7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. "Ayobi Kabul Eagles lift Shpageeza Title in a thrilling Final". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  7. "Mujeeb Zadran in Afghanistan squad for Under-19 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  8. "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. "Afghanistan Emerging travels to Bangladesh for Asia Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  10. "Afghanistan squad announced for series against Ireland". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  11. "Afghanistan announce 16-member squad for ODI series against Ireland". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  12. "1st ODI, Abu Dhabi, Jan 21 2021, Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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