Afghanistan / Players / Amir Hamza
Full name Amir Hamza Hotak
Born August 15, 1991, Afghanistan
Current age 25 years 47 days
Major teams Afghanistan, Afghanistan Under-19s, Boost Region
Also known as Hamza Hotak
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 21 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 2.80 | 76 | 18.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| T20Is | 19 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 4.33 | 17 | 76.47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 5.33 | 68 | 23.52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 30 | 14 | 5 | 43 | 12 | 4.77 | 172 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 | 19 | 73.68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 21 | 21 | 1066 | 673 | 32 | 4/17 | 4/17 | 21.03 | 3.78 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 19 | 19 | 378 | 442 | 19 | 3/39 | 3/39 | 23.26 | 7.01 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 2 | 3 | 132 | 73 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.31 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 30 | 30 | 1464 | 920 | 49 | 5/15 | 5/15 | 18.77 | 3.77 | 29.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 23 | 23 | 444 | 528 | 20 | 3/39 | 3/39 | 26.40 | 7.13 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Afghanistan v Pakistan at Sharjah, Feb 10, 2012 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Jan 6, 2016 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Afghanistan v Scotland at Sharjah, Mar 3, 2013 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Afghanistan v West Indies at Nagpur, Mar 27, 2016 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Canada v Afghanistan at King City (NW), Aug 2-5, 2011 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Afghanistan v United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Oct 5-8, 2011 scorecard |
| List A debut | Afghanistan v United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Oct 12, 2011 scorecard |
| Last List A | Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Jan 6, 2016 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Afghanistan v Trinidad & Tobago at King City (NW), Aug 11, 2011 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Afghanistan v West Indies at Nagpur, Mar 27, 2016 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/43 | Afghanistan | v BCB XI | Fatullah | 23 Sep 2016 | Other OD |
| 1/30 | Kabul Eagles | v MAK | Kabul | 19 Aug 2016 | Other T20 |
| 0/32 | Kabul Eagles | v Amo Sharks | Kabul | 17 Aug 2016 | Other T20 |
| 0*, 0/38 | Kabul Eagles | v BEAD | Kabul | 15 Aug 2016 | Other T20 |
| 4/7 | Kabul Eagles | v BDD | Kabul | 14 Aug 2016 | Other T20 |
| 3/5 | Kabul Eagles | v MAK | Kabul | 13 Aug 2016 | Other T20 |
| 2/13 | Kabul Eagles | v SGT | Kabul | 10 Aug 2016 | Other T20 |
| 4, 0/26 | Kabul Eagles | v Amo Sharks | Kabul | 9 Aug 2016 | Other T20 |
| 1/9 | Afghanistan | v West Indies | Nagpur | 27 Mar 2016 | T20I # 552 |
| 1/45, 1 | Afghanistan | v England | Delhi | 23 Mar 2016 | T20I # 546 |
Hamza Hotak is a left-arm spinner who was included in the Afghanistan Under-19 squad for the 2010 World Cup in New Zealand. His considers his 3 for 18 against Nepal in the semi-final of ACC U-19 Cup Elite in Kuwait as his best cricketing achievement till date. He compares his bowling style to New Zealand's Daniel Vettori.
Cricinfo Staff January 2010
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Mar 27, 2016
Amir Hamza celebrates the early wicket of Evin Lewis
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Mar 26, 2016
Amir Hamza in action during training
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Jan 10, 2016
Amir Hamza dismissed Richmond Mutumbami and Malcolm Waller
© Chris Whiteoak
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