Aqib Ilyas Sulehri (born 5 September 1992) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who has played for the Oman national cricket team since 2015.[1][2] He is a right-handed top-order batsman and also bowls off-spin.
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| Full name | Aqib Ilyas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 September 1992 Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Adnan Ilyas (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 1) | 27 April 2019 v Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 21 April 2023 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 13) | 21 November 2015 v Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 5 November 2023 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Biratnagar Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editIlyas was born on 5 September 1992 in Sialkot, Pakistan.[3] He is the younger brother of Adnan Ilyas who also played international cricket for Oman.[4]
His family moved to Oman when Ilyas was six months old. He grew up in Muscat. In 2010 he moved to Dubai to attend university, studying civil engineering. He was invited to train with the United Arab Emirates national cricket team, but opted to return to Oman after completing his degree.[4]
In 2021, Ilyas found a tumour on his ankle bone. It was removed via surgery and confirmed as benign, but required a rehabilitation period of 18 months.[5]
Career
editIlyas made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Oman against Hong Kong on 21 November 2015.[6]
In January 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[7] He made his List A debut for Oman on 8 February 2018.[8]
In August 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[9] He was the leading run-scorer for Oman in the tournament, with 186 runs in five matches.[10] In October 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament.[11] He scored a century in Oman's match against the United States.[12] In December 2018, he was named in Oman's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[13]
In March 2019, he was named in Oman's team for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[14] Oman finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[15] Ilyas made his ODI debut for Oman on 27 April 2019, against Namibia, in the tournament's final.[16] He was the leading run-scorer for Oman in the tournament, with 168 runs in six matches.[17]
In September 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Oman's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.[18] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the player to watch in Oman's squad.[19] In November 2019, he was named as vice-captain of Oman's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[20]
On 9 February 2020, in the 2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series match against Nepal, Ilyas scored an unbeaten 109 runs from 108 balls.[21] It was the first century by a batsman for Oman in ODI cricket.[22] Two days later, against the United States, Ilyas scored his second century in as many matches, with 105 runs.[23]
In September 2021, he was named as the vice-captain of Oman's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[24]
In May 2024, Ilyas was named as the captain of Oman's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[25]
References
edit- ^ "'نا تجربہ کار' ٹیموں کے چھپے رستم". Independent Urdu. 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Aqib Ilyas". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "ٹی 20 ورلڈ کپ: دوسری ٹیموں میں چمکتے پاکستانی ستارے". Independent Urdu. 20 October 2021.
- ^ a b Radley, Paul (18 October 2021). "T20 World Cup: Aqib Ilyas making Oman proud after slipping through net in UAE". The National. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "'Life first, then cricket' for Aqib Ilyas after recovering from bone cancer scare". The National. Abu Dhabi. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Hong Kong tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st T20I: Hong Kong v Oman at Abu Dhabi, Nov 21, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Cricket: Three debutants in Oman squad for WCL Division 2". Times of Oman. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "3rd match, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Feb 8 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman at Asia Cup Qualifiers in Malaysia". Times of Oman. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Asia Cup Qualifiers, 2018/19: Oman / Minor cricket (one-day/limited overs) / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman in ICC WCL Division 3". Times of Oman. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Oman secure promotion with win over USA; Kenya deny Singapore's thrilling charge". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Oman Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Oman confident of winning ODI status by finishing among top four in ICC WCL Two". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2019 - Oman, List A matches: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Oman squad for ICC T20 WC Qualifier in UAE announced". Times of Oman. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Team preview: Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Kaleem replaces Maqsood as captain for ACC Emerging Teams' Asia Cup". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "28th Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Kirtipur, Feb 9 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "All-round Ilyas takes Oman to top of table". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Ilyas stars again as Oman beat USA". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Oman announce experienced 15-member group for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Oman Announces T20 World Cup Squad: Aqib Ilyas Takes Captaincy". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 3 June 2024.