:Munir Ahmad
{{short description|Afghan cricketer}}
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| club1 = Amo Region
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| testdebutdate = 2 March
| testdebutyear = 2021
| testdebutagainst = Zimbabwe
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| matches2 = 28
| runs2 = 2,318
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| runs3 = 1,306
| bat avg3 = 59.36
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| date = 3 March 2021
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/633399.html Cricinfo
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Munir Ahmad ({{langx|ps|منیر احمد کاکړ}}; born 1 February 1996) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in March 2021.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/633399.html |title=Munir Ahmad |access-date=10 August 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
Domestic career
He made his List A debut for Amo Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 August 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1115760.html |title=2nd Match, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Aug 10, 2017 |access-date=10 August 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 debut for Boost Defenders in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 15 September 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1120176.html |title=9th Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 15 2017 |access-date=15 September 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his first-class debut for Boost Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 26 October 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1124058.html |title=3rd Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Kabul, Oct 26-29 2017 |access-date=26 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
He was the leading run-scorer for Boost Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 843 runs in ten matches.{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12264;team=5457;type=tournament |title=Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, 2018, Boost Region: Batting and bowling averages |access-date=2 May 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He was also the leading run-scorer for Boost Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with 256 runs in six matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12475;team=5457;type=tournament |title=Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, 2018 - Boost Region: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 July 2018}} In the final of the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, he scored 108 not out, leading Boost Region to a five wicket win, and was named the man of the match.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1151377.html |title=Final, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Kabul, Jul 27 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://cricket.af/acb-news-info/621 |title=Buoyant Bost clinch the title |work=Afghanistan Cricket Board |access-date=27 July 2018}}
He was the leading run-scorer in the 2019 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup, with 348 runs in four matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=13209;type=tournament |title=Provincial Challenge Cup (Grade I), 2019: Most runs |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=9 August 2019}} In September 2019, he was the leading run-scorer in the 2019 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with 414 runs in six matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=13326;type=tournament |title=Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, 2019: Most runs |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 September 2019}}
International career
In September 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2018 Asia Cup, but he did not play.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24553340/afghanistan-pick-four-spinners-asia-cup |title=Afghanistan pick four spinners for Asia Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=2 September 2018|date=2 September 2018 }} In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.af/post/afghanistan-emerging-travels-to-bangladesh-for-asia-cup |title=Afghanistan Emerging travels to Bangladesh for Asia Cup |work=Afghanistan Cricket Board |access-date=12 November 2019}}
Named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe in February 2021, Munir made his Test debut against Zimbabwe on 2 March 2021.{{cite web |title=Rashid Khan in squad for Zimbabwe Tests, to miss large part of PSL season |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/afg-vs-zim-tests-rashid-khan-in-squad-for-zimbabwe-tests-and-will-miss-large-part-of-psl-season-1252182 |access-date=18 February 2021 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1252056.html |title=1st Test, Abu Dhabi, Mar 2 - 6 2021, Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=2 March 2021}}
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century Afghan sportsmen
Category:Afghanistan Test cricketers
Category:Amo Sharks cricketers