Karim Janat

Karim Janat (born 11 August 1998) is an Afghan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut against the England Lions on 7 December 2016.[2] Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of Afghanistan's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3]

Karim Janat
Personal information
Born (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998
Kabul, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsAsghar Afghan (brother)
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 41)24 February 2017 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 34)14 December 2016 v UAE
Last T20I10 March 2020 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Speen Ghar Region
Career statistics
Competition T20I
Matches 20
Runs scored 143
Batting average 14.30
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 26
Balls bowled 949
Wickets 49
Bowling average 24.81
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/11
Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 March 2020

Domestic and T20 franchise career

Along with Zahir Khan, he was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with twelve dismissals.[4] He was also the leading wicket-taker for Kabul Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 30 dismissals in ten matches.[5]

In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[6] In September 2020, he was the joint winner of the player of the tournament award in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League.[7]

International career

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Afghanistan against the United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2016. He scored 25 runs in the match and took 3 wickets. This all-round performance gave him his first man of the match award.[8][9][10] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on 24 February 2017.[11]

In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[12] On 16 November 2019, in the second match against the West Indies, he took his first five-wicket haul in T20I cricket.[13] He took five wickets for eleven runs from his four overs, and was named the player of the match.[14] In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for the one-off match against the West Indies.[15]

References
  1. "Karim Janat". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. "Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan v England Lions at Abu Dhabi, Dec 7-10, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. "2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament: Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. "Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, 2018, Kabul Region: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  7. "Ayobi Kabul Eagles lift Shpageeza Title in a thrilling Final". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  8. "Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st T20I: United Arab Emirates v Afghanistan at ICCA Dubai, Dec 14, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  9. "All-round Afghanistan clinches 11-run win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  10. "Najibullah, bowlers seal Afghanistan's 11-run win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  11. "Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 4th ODI: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare, Feb 24, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  12. "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  13. "Afghanistan set up decider against West Indies after Karim Janat's five-for". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  14. "Karim Janat five-for levels series for Afghanistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  15. "Hamza, Nijat in Afghanistan squad for West Indies Test". SportStar. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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