Shafiqullah Ghafari

Shafiqullah Ghafari (born 8 October 2001) is an Afghan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Kabul Region in the 2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 4 April 2019.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 October 2019, for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2019 Shpageeza Cricket League.[3]

Shafiqullah Ghafari
Personal information
Born (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001
Source: Cricinfo, 6 April 2019

In December 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] In the opening fixture of the tournament, he took six wickets for fifteen runs.[5] These were the best figures for a Afghanistan bowler in a U19 World Cup match.[6] He was the leading wicket-taker for Afghanistan in the tournament, with sixteen dismissals in five matches.[7] He made his List A debut on 16 October 2020, for Band-e-Amir Region in the 2020 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament.[8]

References
  1. "Shafiqullah Ghafari". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. "2nd Match, Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Kabul, Apr 4-6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. "2nd Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Oct 8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  4. "Afghanistan U19 squad announced for ICC U19 World Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. "Afghanistan's carnival, South Africa's nightmare as Ghafari takes six". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  6. "Ghafari six-fer helps Afghanistan beat SA in U19 WC opener". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  7. "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2019/20 - Afghanistan Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  8. "7th Match, Kandahar, Oct 16 2020, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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