Abdul Malik
Personal information
Born (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998
Baghlan, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RoleOpening batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 20)2 March 2021 v Zimbabwe
Last Test14 June 2023 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2018Amo Sharks
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 1 19 13
Runs scored 0 1,383 434
Batting average 0.00 43.21 48.22
100s/50s 0/0 3/7 1/2
Top score 0 179 107
Balls bowled 30 78
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/– 20/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 June 2023

Abdul Malik (born 11 March 1998) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in March 2021.[1]

He made his first-class debut for Amo Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 26 October 2017.[2] He made his List A debut for Amo Region in the 2019 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 September 2019.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 13 October 2019, for Kabul Eagles in the 2019 Shpageeza Cricket League.[4]

In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[5] In February 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[6] He made his Test debut against Zimbabwe, on 2 March 2021.[7] However, he became the first batsman for Afghanistan to be dismissed for a pair in Test cricket.[8]

References

  1. "Abdul Malik Khan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. "4th Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Oct 26-29 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. "Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Amanullah, Sep 10 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  4. "12th Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Oct 13 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  5. "Afghanistan Emerging travels to Bangladesh for Asia Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  6. "Rashid Khan in squad for Zimbabwe Tests, to miss large part of PSL season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  7. "1st Test, Abu Dhabi, Mar 2 - 6 2021, Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  8. "Williams century, bowlers help Zimbabwe trounce Afghanistan in two-day finish at Abu Dhabi". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 March 2021.


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