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Rahmat Shah

August 24, 2023

For the founder of the Frontier Post, see Rahmat Shah Afridi. For the Pashto poet, see Rahmat Shah Sail.

Rahmat Shah Zurmatai (Pashto: رحمت شاه زرمتی; born 6 July 1993) is an Afghan cricketer who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman who is an occasional leg break bowler.[1] He made his international debut for Afghanistan in March 2013.[2] He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match, against India, in June 2018. In September 2019, in the one-off Test between Afghanistan and Bangladesh, Rahmat became the first batsman for Afghanistan to score a century in Test cricket.[3]

Rahmat Shah
Shah in 2021
Personal information
Full name
Rahmat Shah Zurmatai
Born (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 30)
Zurmat, Paktia, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 8)14 June 2018 v India
Last Test14 June 2023 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 29)6 March 2013 v Scotland
Last ODI22 August 2023 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013Afghan Cheetahs
2013/14–2014/15Mohammedan Sporting Club
2017Mis Ainak Region
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 6 87 20 137
Runs scored 385 3,061 1,172 4,573
Batting average 32.08 38.26 40.41 37.17
100s/50s 1/3 5/22 3/7 7/30
Top score 102 114 144 114
Balls bowled 18 530 860 1,787
Wickets 0 14 15 56
Bowling average – 36.71 29.33 29.96
5 wickets in innings – 1 0 2
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 5/32 3/30 5/32
Catches/stumpings 4/– 20/– 12/– 32/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 June 2023

Domestic career

Rahmat was named in a number of first-class and One-Day International squads for Afghanistan. He has played List A cricket for Afghanistan against Pakistan A and other domestic teams like Faisalabad and Rawalpindi.[4][5] He made his Twenty20 debut for Band-e-Amir Dragons in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 12 September 2017.[6]

In July 2018, Rahmat was the leading run-scorer for Mis Ainak Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with 258 runs in five matches.[7] He was also the leading wicket-taker for the team in the tournament, with eight dismissals in five matches.[7]

International career

Rahmat made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Afghanistan against Scotland on 6 March 2013.[8] On 4 July 2016, he made his first century in an ODI during Afghanistan's tour of Scotland.[9][10]

In May 2018, Rahmat was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India.[11][12] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against India, on 14 June 2018.[13] In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Ireland in India.[14][15]

In April 2019, Rahmat was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[16][17] He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Afghanistan, with 254 runs in nine matches.[18]

In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) named Shah as the team's new Test captain, replacing Asghar Afghan.[19][20] However, following the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Rashid Khan was named as the new captain of the Afghanistan cricket team across all three formats.[21] Therefore, Rahmat was replaced before captaining the team in a Test match.[22]

In September 2019, Rahmat scored a century in the one-off Test match against Bangladesh, becoming the first batsman for Afghanistan to score a century in a Test match.[23]

T20 franchise career

In September 2018, Rahmat was named in Nangarhar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[24]

References

  1. ^ Rahmat Shah ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2013
  2. ^ "Rahmat Shah profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Rahmat Shah becomes 1st Afghanistan cricketer to hit Test hundred". India Today. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. ^ Faisalabad and Rawalpindi vs Afghanistan Scorecard Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2013
  5. ^ Pakistan A vs Afghanistan Scorecard Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2013
  6. ^ "3rd Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 12 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b "2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, Mis Ainak Region: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Rahmat Shah". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Afghanistan tour of Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands, 1st ODI: Scotland v Afghanistan at Edinburgh, Jul 4, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Rain spoils Rahmat's ton, Najib's blitz". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Afghanistan Squads for T20I Bangladesh Series and on-eoff India Test Announced". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Only Test, Afghanistan tour of India at Bengaluru, Jun 14-18 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Mujeeb left out for Ireland Test, Shahzad out of T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  15. ^ "No Mujeeb in Tests as Afghanistan announce squads for Ireland series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Hamid Hassan picked in Afghanistan's World Cup squad; Naib to captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Asghar Afghan included in Gulbadin Naib-led World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  18. ^ "ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019 - Afghanistan: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Asghar Afghan removed as Afghanistan announce split captaincy". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Rahmat, Rashid given leadership roles in Afghanistan revamp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  21. ^ "Rashid to captain Afghanistan across formats, Asghar appointed his deputy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  22. ^ "Rashid Khan named Afghanistan captain across formats". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  23. ^ "Rahmat Shah becomes first Afghanistan batsman to score Test hundred". Times Now News. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  24. ^ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

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For the founder of the Frontier Post see Rahmat Shah Afridi For the Pashto poet see Rahmat Shah Sail Rahmat Shah Zurmatai Pashto رحمت شاه زرمتی born 6 July 1993 is an Afghan cricketer who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team He is a right handed batsman who is an occasional leg break bowler 1 He made his international debut for Afghanistan in March 2013 2 He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan s first ever Test match against India in June 2018 In September 2019 in the one off Test between Afghanistan and Bangladesh Rahmat became the first batsman for Afghanistan to score a century in Test cricket 3 Rahmat ShahShah in 2021Personal informationFull nameRahmat Shah ZurmataiBorn 1993 07 06 6 July 1993 age 30 Zurmat Paktia AfghanistanBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm leg breakRoleBatsmanInternational informationNational sideAfghanistan 2013 present Test debut cap 8 14 June 2018 v IndiaLast Test14 June 2023 v BangladeshODI debut cap 29 6 March 2013 v ScotlandLast ODI22 August 2023 v PakistanDomestic team informationYearsTeam2013Afghan Cheetahs2013 14 2014 15Mohammedan Sporting Club2017Mis Ainak RegionCareer statisticsCompetition Test ODI FC LAMatches 6 87 20 137Runs scored 385 3 061 1 172 4 573Batting average 32 08 38 26 40 41 37 17100s 50s 1 3 5 22 3 7 7 30Top score 102 114 144 114Balls bowled 18 530 860 1 787Wickets 0 14 15 56Bowling average 36 71 29 33 29 965 wickets in innings 1 0 210 wickets in match 0 0 0Best bowling 5 32 3 30 5 32Catches stumpings 4 20 12 32 Source ESPNcricinfo 7 June 2023 Contents 1 Domestic career 2 International career 3 T20 franchise career 4 References 5 External linksDomestic career EditRahmat was named in a number of first class and One Day International squads for Afghanistan He has played List A cricket for Afghanistan against Pakistan A and other domestic teams like Faisalabad and Rawalpindi 4 5 He made his Twenty20 debut for Band e Amir Dragons in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 12 September 2017 6 In July 2018 Rahmat was the leading run scorer for Mis Ainak Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament with 258 runs in five matches 7 He was also the leading wicket taker for the team in the tournament with eight dismissals in five matches 7 International career EditRahmat made his One Day International ODI debut for Afghanistan against Scotland on 6 March 2013 8 On 4 July 2016 he made his first century in an ODI during Afghanistan s tour of Scotland 9 10 In May 2018 Rahmat was named in Afghanistan s squad for their inaugural Test match played against India 11 12 He made his Test debut for Afghanistan against India on 14 June 2018 13 In February 2019 he was named in Afghanistan s Test squad for their one off match against Ireland in India 14 15 In April 2019 Rahmat was named in Afghanistan s squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup 16 17 He finished the tournament as the leading run scorer for Afghanistan with 254 runs in nine matches 18 In April 2019 the Afghanistan Cricket Board ACB named Shah as the team s new Test captain replacing Asghar Afghan 19 20 However following the 2019 Cricket World Cup Rashid Khan was named as the new captain of the Afghanistan cricket team across all three formats 21 Therefore Rahmat was replaced before captaining the team in a Test match 22 In September 2019 Rahmat scored a century in the one off Test match against Bangladesh becoming the first batsman for Afghanistan to score a century in a Test match 23 T20 franchise career EditIn September 2018 Rahmat was named in Nangarhar s squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament 24 References Edit Rahmat Shah ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 18 February 2013 Rahmat Shah profile and biography stats records averages photos and videos ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 28 July 2021 Rahmat Shah becomes 1st Afghanistan cricketer to hit Test hundred India Today Retrieved 5 September 2019 Faisalabad and Rawalpindi vs Afghanistan Scorecard Cricinfo Retrieved 18 February 2013 Pakistan A vs Afghanistan Scorecard Cricinfo Retrieved 18 February 2013 3rd Match Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul Sep 12 2017 ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 12 September 2017 a b 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament Mis Ainak Region Batting and Bowling Averages ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 26 July 2018 Rahmat Shah ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 28 November 2014 Afghanistan tour of Scotland Ireland and Netherlands 1st ODI Scotland v Afghanistan at Edinburgh Jul 4 2016 ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 4 July 2016 Rain spoils Rahmat s ton Najib s blitz ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 4 July 2016 Afghanistan Squads for T20I Bangladesh Series and on eoff India Test Announced Afghanistan Cricket Board Retrieved 29 May 2018 Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 29 May 2018 Only Test Afghanistan tour of India at Bengaluru Jun 14 18 2018 ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 14 June 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 Hamid Hassan picked in Afghanistan s World Cup squad Naib to captain ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 22 April 2019 Asghar Afghan included in Gulbadin Naib led World Cup squad International Cricket Council Retrieved 22 April 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Afghanistan Batting and bowling averages ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 4 July 2019 Asghar Afghan removed as Afghanistan announce split captaincy International Cricket Council Retrieved 5 April 2019 Rahmat Rashid given leadership roles in Afghanistan revamp ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 5 April 2019 Rashid to captain Afghanistan across formats Asghar appointed his deputy ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 12 July 2019 Rashid Khan named Afghanistan captain across formats International Cricket Council Retrieved 12 July 2019 Rahmat Shah becomes first Afghanistan batsman to score Test hundred Times Now News Retrieved 5 September 2019 Afghanistan Premier League 2018 All you need to know from the player draft CricTracker Retrieved 10 September 2018 External links EditRahmat Shah at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rahmat Shah amp oldid 1171899257, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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