Aftab Ahmed (cricketer, born 1990)
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| Full name | Aftab Ahmed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 March 1990 Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Allrounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only T20I (cap 16) | 13 July 2019 v Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Glostrup Cricket Club KB Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aftab Ahmed (Template:Lang-ur; born 22 March 1990) is a Danish cricketer.[1] Ahmed is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace.[2] He is the older brother of Shehzad Ahmed.
Career
Having represented Denmark at Under-19 level,[3] Ahmed was selected for Denmark's squad for the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three in Hong Kong,[4] making his full international debut against Italy. He made a total of six appearances during the tournament,[3] before later that year playing in the European T20 Championship Division One which was held in Jersey and Guernsey.[3]
In March 2012, Denmark took part in the World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates, having qualified for the event by winning the European T20 Championship. Ahmed was selected in Denmark's fourteen man squad for the qualifier,[5] making his Twenty20 debut against Bermuda at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium. He made seven further appearances during the competition, the last of which came against Oman,[6] scoring 120 runs at an average of 17.14, with a high score of 37.[7] With the ball, he took 8 wickets in the competition at an average of 19.87, with best figures of 6/22.[8] These figures came against Papua New Guinea and are the seventh best figures in Twenty20 cricket.[9][10]
In August 2012, he was selected in Denmark's fourteen man squad for the World Cricket League Division Four in Malaysia.[11]
He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Denmark against Finland in a bilateral serieson 13 July 2019.[12]
References
- ^ "Tale of three centuries in Danish league". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Aftab Ahmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Miscellaneous Matches played by Aftab Ahmed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "World Cricket League Division 3 2011: Squads". www.cricketeurope4.net. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2011/12 - Denmark squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Twenty20 Matches played by Aftab Ahmed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Aftab Ahmed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Twenty20 Bowling For Each Team by Aftab Ahmed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Denmark v Hong Kong, 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Best bowling figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Squads and fixtures for World Cricket League Division 4". www.cricketeurope4.net. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ "1st T20I, Finland tour of Denmark at Brondby, Jul 13 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
External links
- Aftab Ahmed at ESPNcricinfo
- Aftab Ahmed at CricketArchive