:Zia-ur-Rehman
{{short description|Afghan cricketer}}
{{distinguish|Ziaur Rahman (Afghan cricketer)}}
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| name = Zia-ur-Rehman
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| country = Afghanistan
| fullname = Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kabul, Afghanistan
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| batting =Right-handed
| bowling =Left-arm orthodox
| role = Bowling all-rounder
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| testdebutdate = 2 February
| testdebutyear = 2024
| testdebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| testcap = 32
| lasttestdate = 2 January
| lasttestyear = 2025
| lasttestagainst = Zimbabwe
| oneodi = true
| odidebutdate = 11 July
| odidebutyear = 2023
| odidebutagainst = Bangladesh
| odicap = 58
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| date = 24 May 2022
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/633374.html ESPNcricinfo
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Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar (born 30 December 1997) is an Afghan cricketer, who has played for the national cricket team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/633374.html |title=Zia-ur-Rehman |access-date=27 January 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}
Career
He made his List A debut for Afghanistan A against Zimbabwe A during their tour to Zimbabwe on 27 January 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1079256.html |title=Afghanistan A tour of Zimbabwe, 1st unofficial ODI: Zimbabwe A v Afghanistan A at Harare, Jan 27, 2017 |access-date=27 January 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 debut for Boost Defenders in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 11 September 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1120168.html |title=1st Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 11 2017 |access-date=11 September 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 20 October 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1124056.html |title=1st Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Oct 20-23 2017 |access-date=20 October 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}
He finished the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament as the joint-leading wicket-taker, with a total of 55 wickets.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12122;type=tournament |title=2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament: Most Wickets |access-date=23 December 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} He was the leading wicket-taker for Mis Ainak Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 46 dismissals in eight matches.{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12264;team=5463;type=tournament |title=Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, 2018, Mis Ainak Region: Batting and bowling averages |access-date=2 May 2018 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}
In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/afghanistan-premier-league-2018-all-you-need-to-know-from-the-player-draft/ |title=Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft |work=CricTracker |access-date=10 September 2018}} In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1167699.html |title=Afghanistan Under-23s Squad |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 December 2018}}
He was part of Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe in March 2021.{{cite web|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 |title=Rashid Khan in squad for Zimbabwe Tests, to miss large part of PSL season |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=18 February 2021}} In May 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/zim-vs-afg-2022-afghanistan-call-up-zia-ur-rehman-akbar-for-odis-in-zimbabwe-gulbadin-naib-dropped-1316434 |title=Afghanistan call up Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar for ODIs in Zimbabwe; Gulbadin dropped |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 May 2022}}
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century Afghan sportsmen
Category:Afghanistan Test cricketers
Category:Afghanistan One Day International cricketers
Category:Amo Sharks cricketers
Category:Mis Ainak Knights cricketers
Category:Paktia Panthers cricketers