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Ikram Alikhil

Ikram Alikhil
Personal information
Born (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 24)
Kabul, Afghanistan
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 13)15 March 2019 v Ireland
Last Test2 February 2024 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 45)2 March 2019 v Ireland
Last ODI10 November 2023 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.46
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 15 20 42
Runs scored 7 296 886 956
Batting average 7.00 26.90 36.91 28.96
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 1/5 0/8
Top score 7 86 103* 94
Catches/stumpings 4/3 3/3 45/5 35/4
Source: Cricinfo, 21 September 2022

Ikram Alikhil (Pashto: اکرام فيضي عليخېل; born 29 September 2000) is an Afghan cricketer.[1] He made his international debut for Afghanistan in March 2019.[2]

Domestic and U19 career

He made his Twenty20 debut for Band-e-Amir Dragons in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 14 September 2017.[3] Prior to his T20 debut, he was part of Afghanistan's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] He also scored an unbeaten century in the final of the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup and helped Afghanistan to win their maiden ACC Under-19 Cup title.[5]

In December 2017, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6]

He made his first-class debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 1 March 2018.[7] He made his List A debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 July 2018.[8]

In September 2018, he was named in Balkh's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[9]

International career

In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[10]

In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test and One Day International (ODI) squads for their series against Ireland in India.[11][12] He made his ODI debut against Ireland on 2 March 2019.[13] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan against Ireland on 15 March 2019.[14]

On 6 June 2019, he was added to Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He replaced Mohammad Shahzad, who was ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury.[15] He scored a fifty against England in his first match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup which Afghanistan won by 69 runs.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Who is Ikram Ali Khil?". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Ikram Ali Khil". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ^ "7th Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 14 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ^ "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Faizi ton, Mujeeb five-for hand Afghanistan maiden U-19 Asia Cup title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Mujeeb Zadran in Afghanistan squad for Under-19 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  7. ^ "1st Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Mar 1-4 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Group B, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Jul 10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Mujeeb left out for Ireland Test, Shahzad out of T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  12. ^ "No Mujeeb in Tests as Afghanistan announce squads for Ireland series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  13. ^ "2nd ODI (D/N), Ireland tour of India at Dehra Dun, Mar 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Only Test, Ireland tour of India at Dehra Dun, Mar 15-19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Mohammad Shahzad out of CWC19, Ikram Ali Khil called up". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  16. ^ "England vs Afghanistan Live Updates: ENG vs AFG World Cup 2023 Live Score: England opt to bowl vs Afghanistan". The Times of India. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.