Rahatullah
{{Short description|Pakistani cricketer (1989–2008)}}
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| country = Pakistan
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium
| columns = 1
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 3
| runs1 = 5
| bat avg1 = 1.25
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 5
| deliveries1 = 555
| wickets1 = 16
| bowl avg1 = 19.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/57
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/0
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/83/83454/83454.html CricketArchive
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Rahatullah (23 June 1989 – 11 February 2008) (راحة الله) was a Pakistani first-class cricketer.
A right-arm seam bowler, Rahatullah played three matches for his home city of Peshawar in the 2007–08 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy. He had previously represented the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team with whom he toured both Australia and India.
On 11 February 2008 he was on his way to Arbab Niaz Stadium where he was due to join the North West Frontier Province squad when he was shot dead by unknown assailants.{{cite web | title=Former Pakistan Under-19 cricketer killed | website=ESPNcricinfo | date=2008-02-12 | url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-pakistan-under-19-cricketer-killed-336217 | access-date=2025-02-18}}
See also
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- [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/336217.html Article on his shooting]
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Category:Deaths by firearm in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Category:Pakistani murder victims
Category:People murdered in Pakistan
Category:Cricketers from Peshawar
Category:21st-century Pakistani sportsmen
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