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Afghan cricketer (born 1998)

Karim Janat
Personal information
Born (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26)
Kabul, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowling all-rounder
RelationsAsghar Afghan (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 25)14 June 2023 v Bangladesh
Last Test28 February 2024 v Ireland
ODI debut (cap 41)24 February 2017 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI5 September 2023 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.11
T20I debut (cap 34)14 December 2016 v UAE
Last T20I11 December 2024 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no.11
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Speen Ghar Region
2017-2021Band-e-Amir Region
2018-2020Kabul Eagles
2021Colombo Stars (squad no. 11)
2022Comilla Victorians (squad no. 11)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I T20
Matches 1 1 50 109
Runs scored 41 9 23.00 1,670
Batting average 20.50 9.00 18.14 24.92
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 1/7
Top score 23 9 54 120
Balls bowled 114 24 738 1,861
Wickets 0 0 37 93
Bowling average 0 0 26.81 25.89
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 0/0 0/0 5/11 5/11
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 11/– 29/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2023
Medal record
Representing  Afghanistan
Men's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team

Karim Janat (born 11 August 1998) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his first-class debut against the England Lions on 7 December 2016. Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of Afghanistan's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Domestic and T20 franchise career

Along with Zahir Khan, he was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with twelve dismissals. He was also the leading wicket-taker for Kabul Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 30 dismissals in ten matches.

In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. In September 2020, he was the joint winner of the player of the tournament award in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League. In 2021, he received his first selections in overseas franchise tournaments, being selected by the Colombo Stars for the 2021 Lanka Premier League, and the Sylhet Sunrisers in the 2022 Bangladesh Premier League. In July 2022, he was signed by the Colombo Stars for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.

International career

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against the United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2016. He scored 25 runs in the match and took 3 wickets. This all-round performance gave him his first man of the match award. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on 24 February 2017.

In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. On 16 November 2019, in the second match against the West Indies, he took his first five-wicket haul in T20I cricket. He took five wickets for eleven runs from his four overs, and was named the player of the match. In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for the one-off match against the West Indies.

In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

He made his Test debut for Afghanistan against Bangladesh, on 14 June 2023.

In May 2024, he was named in Afghanistan’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.

References

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  17. "Karim Janat five-for levels series for Afghanistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  18. "Hamza, Nijat in Afghanistan squad for West Indies Test". SportStar. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  19. "Rashid Khan steps down as Afghanistan captain over team selection". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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  21. "Afghanistan's squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

External links

Afghanistan squads
Afghanistan squad – 2024 Men's T20 World Cup semi-finalists
Afghanistan
Sediqullah Atal, Mohammad Saleem and Hazratullah Zazai as standby players for the team.
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