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]
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| Born | 29 September 2000 Kabul, Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 13) | 15 March 2019 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 2 February 2024 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 45) | 2 March 2019 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 10 November 2023 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 September 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic and U19 career
editHe 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ "Who is Ikram Ali Khil?". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Ikram Ali Khil". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "7th Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 14 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Faizi ton, Mujeeb five-for hand Afghanistan maiden U-19 Asia Cup title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Mujeeb Zadran in Afghanistan squad for Under-19 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "1st Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Mar 1-4 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Group B, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Jul 10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Mujeeb left out for Ireland Test, Shahzad out of T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "No Mujeeb in Tests as Afghanistan announce squads for Ireland series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "2nd ODI (D/N), Ireland tour of India at Dehra Dun, Mar 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Only Test, Ireland tour of India at Dehra Dun, Mar 15-19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Mohammad Shahzad out of CWC19, Ikram Ali Khil called up". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "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.