Tariq Stanikzai

{{Short description|Afghan cricketer (born 1999)}}

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| birth_place =Nangarhar, Afghanistan

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| date = 13 August 2017

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Tariq Stanikzai (born 13 December 1999) is an Afghan cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/793465.html |title=Tariq Stanikzai |accessdate=13 August 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his List A debut for Boost Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 13 August 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1115763.html |title=5th Match, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Aug 13 2017 |accessdate=13 August 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} Prior to his List A debut, he was part of Afghanistan's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/182404 |title=All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=23 May 2017}} 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 |accessdate=11 September 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

Career

Stanikzai was a member of Afghanistan's 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squad.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21701404/mujeeb-zadran-afghanistan-squad-19-world-cup |title=Mujeeb Zadran in Afghanistan squad for Under-19 World Cup |accessdate=7 December 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

He made his first-class debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 1 March 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137688.html |title=1st Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Mar 1-4 2018 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=4 March 2018}}

In September 2018, he was named in Balkh's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24639625/chris-gayle,-shahid-afridi,-andre-russell-icons-afghanistan-premier-league |title=Gayle, Afridi, Russell: icons in Afghanistan Premier League |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=11 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 |accessdate=12 November 2019}}

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