Ihsanullah
Ihsanullah Khan Mangal (born 28 December 1997) is an Afghan cricketer who plays as a right-handed opening batsman.[1] He made his first-class debut for Afghanistan against the Netherlands in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 29 July 2016.[2] Prior to his first-class debut, he captained the Afghanistan U-19 team in the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3][4] He made his Test cricket debut in March 2019.[5] Ihsanullah is the younger brother of former Afghanistan captain Nawroz Mangal.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ihsanullah Khan Mangal |
| Born | 28 September 1997 Khost, Afghanistan |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Relations | Nawroz Mangal (brother) |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| Test debut (cap 12) | 15 March 2019 v Ireland |
| Last Test | 27 November 2019 v West Indies |
| ODI debut (cap 40) | 24 February 2017 v Zimbabwe |
| Last ODI | 23 September 2018 v Bangladesh |
| Only T20I (cap 47) | 14 June 2022 v Zimbabwe |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2017 | Boost Region |
| Career statistics | |
Source: Cricinfo, 21 June 2022 | |
International career edit
He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on 24 February 2017.[6] He made his domestic List A debut (having already played two List A matches for Afghanistan A and the ODI against Zimbabwe) for Boost Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 11 August 2017.[7] He made his Twenty20 debut for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 12 September 2017.[8]
In November 2017, in Afghanistan's Intercontinental Cup match against the United Arab Emirates, Ihsanullah and Rahmat Shah Zurmatai made the highest partnership for Afghanistan in first-class cricket, scoring 197 runs for the second wicket.[9] Ihsanullah also scored his maiden first-class century in the process.[9]
In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[10]
In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India, but he was not selected for the match.[11][12] In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Ireland in India.[13][14] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan against Ireland on 15 March 2019.[15]
In May 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[16] He made his T20I debut on 14 June 2022, for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe.[17]
T20 franchise career edit
In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[18]
References edit
- ^ a b "Ihsanullah". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Netherlands v Afghanistan at The Hague, Jul 29 – Aug 1, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Afghanistan U-19s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Uncapped Ihsanullah in Afghanistan's Intercontinental Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Rahmat Shah, Ihsanullah see Afghanistan through to historic maiden Test win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 4th ODI: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare, Feb 24, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "3rd Match, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Aug 11 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "3rd Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 12 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Ihsanullah-Rahmat record stand puts Afghanistan in control". ESPN Cricinfo. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ . Afghanistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Mujeeb left out for Ireland Test, Shahzad out of T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "No Mujeeb in Tests as Afghanistan announce squads for Ireland series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Only Test, Ireland tour of India at Dehra Dun, Mar 15-19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Afghanistan call up Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar for ODIs in Zimbabwe; Gulbadin dropped". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "3rd T20I, Harare, June 14, 2022, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Gayle, Afridi, Russell: icons in Afghanistan Premier League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links edit
- Ihsanullah at ESPNcricinfo