Najeeb Tarakai
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| Full name | Najeeb Tarakai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 February 1991 Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 42) | 24 March 2017 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 25) | 16 March 2014 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 10 March 2017 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011/12 | Afghan Cheetahs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Najeeb Tarakai (born 2 February 1991) is an Afghan cricketer who plays international cricket for the Afghanistan team.
Domestic career
Tarakai made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against Rawalpindi Rams. He played in the Cheetahs two other fixtures in that competition, against Faisalabad Wolves and Multan Tigers.[1] In these three matches, he scored a total of 54 runs at an average of 18.00, with a high score of 34.[2]
International career
He made his debut against Bangladesh in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.[3] He played two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches for Afghanistan in 2014.[4]
On 10 March 2017 against Ireland, Tarakai scored 90 runs during the second T20I at Greater Noida. This score stands as the second-highest individual score by an Afghan in T20Is, after the century of Mohammad Shahzad. His match-winning performance along with the bowling performance by Rashid Khan, brough him his maiden man of the match award.[5]
He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Afghanistan against Ireland at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground on 24 March 2017.[6]
International awards
Twenty20 Internationals
Man of the match awards
| No | Series | Date | Opponent | Match Performance | Result |
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| 1 | Ireland v Afghanistan in India | 10 March 2017 | Ireland | 90 (58 balls: 7x4, 5x6) |  Afghanistan won by 17 runs (D/L).[5] |
References
- ↑ "Twenty20 Matches played by Najib Taraki". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ "Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Najib Taraki". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ "World T20, 1st Match, First Round Group A: Bangladesh v Afghanistan at Dhaka, Mar 16, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ↑ "Najeeb Tarakai". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Afghanistan tour of India, 2nd T20I: Afghanistan v Ireland at Greater Noida, Mar 10, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ↑ "Afghanistan tour of India, 5th ODI: Afghanistan v Ireland at Greater Noida, Mar 24, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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