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Afghan cricketer Not to be confused with Ziaur Rahman (Afghan cricketer).

Zia-ur-Rehman
Personal information
Full nameZia-ur-Rehman Akbar
Born (1997-12-30) 30 December 1997 (age 26)
Kabul, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm orthodox
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 32)2 February 2024 v Sri Lanka
Last Test28 February 2024 v Ireland
Only ODI (cap 58)11 July 2023 v Bangladesh
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 May 2022

Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar (born 30 December 1997) is an Afghan cricketer, who has played for the national cricket team.

Career

He made his List A debut for Afghanistan A against Zimbabwe A during their tour to Zimbabwe on 27 January 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Boost Defenders in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 11 September 2017. He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 20 October 2017.

He finished the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament as the joint-leading wicket-taker, with a total of 55 wickets. He was the leading wicket-taker for Mis Ainak Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 46 dismissals in eight matches.

In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.

He was part of Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe in March 2021. In May 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.

References

  1. "Zia-ur-Rehman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. "Afghanistan A tour of Zimbabwe, 1st unofficial ODI: Zimbabwe A v Afghanistan A at Harare, Jan 27, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. "1st Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 11 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. "1st Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Oct 20-23 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  5. "2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament: Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. "Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, 2018, Mis Ainak Region: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  7. "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  8. "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. "Rashid Khan in squad for Zimbabwe Tests, to miss large part of PSL season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  10. "Afghanistan call up Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar for ODIs in Zimbabwe; Gulbadin dropped". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

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