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Sayed Shirzad (born 1 October 1994) is an Afghan cricketer. Shirzad is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm at a medium pace.

Sayed Shirzad

Personal information
Full name	Sayed Ahmed Shirzad
Born	(1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 27) Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Nickname	Shiroo
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Afghanistan (2015–present)
Only Test (cap 23)	10 March 2021 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 46)	2 March 2019 v Ireland
Last ODI	4 July 2019 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 31)	29 November 2015 v Oman
Last T20I	24 February 2019 v Ireland
T20I shirt no.	47
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011/12	Afghan Cheetahs
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I List-A FC Matches 2 4 19 15 Runs scored 25 1 120 116 Batting average 25.00 1.00 13.33 6.82 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 25 1 28* 30 Balls bowled 48 90 960 1819 Wickets 1 7 21 49 Bowling average 56.00 16.57 38.04 25.38 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 4 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 1 Best bowling 1/56 3/16 3/56 10/149 Catches/stumpings 0/0 1/– 3/- 7/0
Source: Cricinfo, 20 March 2021

Domestic career

Shirzad represented Afghanistan Under-19s in the 2011 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier in Ireland.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against Rawalpindi Rams.[2] He wasn't required to bat in this match, while with the ball he bowled two wicket-less overs.[3]

He made his List A debut for Boost Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 11 July 2018.[4] He was the leading wicket-taker for Boost Region during the tournament, with twelve dismissals in six matches.[5]

T20 franchise career

In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[6] He was the leading wicket-taker for the Kandahar Knights in the tournament, with sixteen dismissals in eight matches.[7]

International career

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Afghanistan against Oman on 29 November 2015.[8]

In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India, but he was not selected for the match.[9][10]

In July 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Ireland, but he did not play.[11] In September 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's ODI squad for the 2018 Asia Cup, but he did not play.[12]

In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Ireland in India.[13][14] He made his ODI debut for Afghanistan against Ireland on 2 March 2019.[15] Following the conclusion of the ODI series, he was added to Afghanistan's Test squad, for the one-off match against Ireland, but he did not play.[16]

On 27 June 2019, Sayed was added to Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, replacing Aftab Alam, who was ruled out of the tournament due to "exceptional circumstances".[17] In August 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Bangladesh, but he did not play.[18][19] In February 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[20] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against Zimbabwe, on 10 March 2021.[21]

References

External links

• Sayed Shirzad at ESPNcricinfo

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