Anwar Rahman

{{short description|Malaysian cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Anwar Rahman

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| country = Malaysia

| fullname = Muhammad Anwar Rahman

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|9|23|df=yes}}

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

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| international = true

| T20Idebutdate = 25 June

| T20Idebutyear = 2019

| T20Idebutagainst = Maldives

| T20Icap = 12

| lastT20Idate = 15 December

| lastT20Iyear = 2022

| lastT20Iagainst = Bahrain

| date = 15 December 2022

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/568447.html ESPNCricinfo

| module = {{Infobox medal templates | titlestyle = background-color: lightsteelblue; | expand=yes

| medals = {{MedalCountry| {{MAS}}}}

{{MedalSport|Men's Cricket}}

{{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Kuala Lumpur|50 over}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Kuala Lumpur|Twenty20}}

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Anwar Rahman (born 23 September 1996) is a Malaysian cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/568447.html |title=Anwar Rahman |access-date=19 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} A right-handed batsman, he bowls slow left-arm orthodox spin. He played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv5-2014/engine/match/722655.html |title=ICC World Cricket League Division Five, Malaysia v Tanzania at Kuala Lumpur, Mar 6, 2014 |access-date=19 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In April 2018, he was named in Malaysia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament, also in Malaysia.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/673100 |title=Six teams travel to Malaysia on road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 |date=28 April 2018 |access-date=28 April 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}

In August 2018, he was named in Malaysia's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-asia-cup-qualifier-2018/3272 |title=Malaysia Team |work=Asian Cricket Council |access-date=23 August 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketmalaysia.com/malaysia-put-seasoned-players-forward-for-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018/ |title=Malaysia put seasoned players forward for ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 |work=Cricket Malaysia |access-date=23 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823174302/https://www.cricketmalaysia.com/malaysia-put-seasoned-players-forward-for-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018/ |archive-date=23 August 2018 |url-status=dead }} He was part of Malaysia's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/869213 |title=Exciting battle on the cards in the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifier B in Malaysia |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=2 October 2018}} He was among the leading wicket-takers in the tournament, with ten dismissals in six matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12672;team=16;type=tournament |title=ICC World Twenty20 Asia Region Qualifier B, 2018/19 - Malaysia: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 October 2018}}

In June 2019, he was named in Malaysia's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Tri-Nation Series tournament.{{cite web|url=https://api.cricclubs.com/MalaysianCricketAssociation/viewTeam.do?teamId=1766&clubId=10933 |title=Malaysia (MCA T20i Tri-Series 2019) |work=CricClubs |access-date=22 June 2019}} He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Malaysia, against the Maldives, on 25 June 2019,{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1186489.html |title=2nd Match, Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series at Kuala Lumpur, Jun 25 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 June 2019}} taking a wicket with his first delivery.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28775955/kyle-jamieson-tallest-man-ever-play-new-zealand |title=Is Kyle Jamieson the tallest man ever to play for New Zealand? |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 February 2020}} In September 2019, he was named in Malaysia's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketmalaysia.com/MalaysianCricketAssociation/viewTeam.do?teamId=1926&clubId=10933 |title=ICC CWC Challenge League A 2019: Team List |work=Malaysian Cricket Association |access-date=12 September 2019}} He made his List A debut for Malaysia, against Denmark, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 16 September 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1200438.html |title=1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 16 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 September 2019}}