Afsar Zazai

Afsar Zazai
Personal information
Full name Afsar Khan Zazai
Born 10 July 1993
Kabul, Afghanistan
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style n/a
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
  • Afghanistan
ODI shirt no. 78
T20I debut (cap 24) October 11, 2014 v Kenya
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 1 4 3 1
Runs scored 9 113 13 9
Batting average 9.00 18.83 6.50 9.00
100s/50s -/- /1 -/- -/-
Top score 9 84* 11 9
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings -/1 13/- 2/- -/1
Source: , September 13, 2014

Afsar Khan Zazai (born 10 August 1993 in Kabul) is an Afghani cricketer. Khan is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman who is known for his batting skills.

He effected nine dismissals in six games at the Under-19 World Cup qualifiers in September 2009.[1][2] He was just 16 when he was included in the Afghanistan squad for 2010 Under-19s World Cup in New Zealand.[3] In 2012, he played second Under-19s World Cup in Australia.[4][5]

He was just 18 when he made his first-class debut for Afghanistan in an Intercontinental Cup match in Sharjah. In second innings he scored unbeaten 84 in three wicket win over The Netherlands.

The Netherlands were favorites to win when they had reduced Afghanistan to 111 for 6 in their chase of 233 on the second day. But Zazai did not give up and along with Mohammad Nabi’s 25 and Samiullah Shenwari’s 20 not out took Afghanistan to second position on the points table behind Ireland.[6]

Afsar added 76 with Nabi and an unbroken 46 for the eighth wicket with Shenwari. He hit 13 boundaries in his unbeaten innings of 84 from 156 deliveries. Though Nabi fell to Michael Swart with the score on 187, Shenwari supported Afsar as he carried Afghanistan to the target.

He made his One Day International debut for Afghanistan against the United Arab Emirates on 28 November 2014.[7]

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