Full name Amir Hamza Hotak
Born August 15, 1991, Afghanistan
Current age 29 years 157 days
Major teams Afghanistan, Afghanistan Under-19s, Boost Region, Speen Ghar 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 34 | 17.50 | 96 | 36.45 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 31 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 3.28 | 94 | 24.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| T20Is | 31 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 10.00 | 38 | 105.26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 14 | 21 | 0 | 198 | 37 | 9.42 | 495 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| List A | 58 | 30 | 11 | 117 | 15 | 6.15 | 291 | 40.20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| T20s | 54 | 21 | 13 | 104 | 21 | 13.00 | 101 | 102.97 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | 2 | 185 | 79 | 6 | 5/74 | 6/79 | 13.16 | 2.56 | 30.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 31 | 31 | 1552 | 1016 | 40 | 4/17 | 4/17 | 25.40 | 3.92 | 38.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 31 | 31 | 636 | 716 | 29 | 3/39 | 3/39 | 24.68 | 6.75 | 21.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 14 | 24 | 3699 | 1685 | 80 | 6/33 | 10/100 | 21.06 | 2.73 | 46.2 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| List A | 58 | 58 | 2935 | 1785 | 82 | 5/15 | 5/15 | 21.76 | 3.64 | 35.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 54 | 54 | 1140 | 1230 | 51 | 3/39 | 3/39 | 24.11 | 6.47 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Only Test | Afghanistan v West Indies at Lucknow, Nov 27-29, 2019 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Afghanistan v Pakistan at Sharjah, Feb 10, 2012 scorecard |
| Last ODI | West Indies v Afghanistan at Gros Islet, Jun 11, 2017 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Afghanistan v Scotland at Sharjah, Mar 3, 2013 scorecard |
| Last T20I | West Indies v Afghanistan at Basseterre, Jun 5, 2017 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Canada v Afghanistan at King City (NW), Aug 2-5, 2011 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Amo Region v Band-e-Amir Region at Amanullah, Dec 21-23, 2019 scorecard |
| List A debut | Afghanistan v United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Oct 12, 2011 scorecard |
| Last List A | Mis Ainak Region v Band-e-Amir Region at Kandahar, Oct 20, 2020 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Afghanistan v Trinidad & Tobago at King City (NW), Aug 11, 2011 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Band-e-Amir Dragons v Boost Defenders at Kabul, Sep 14, 2020 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/49 | Afghanistan | v Ireland | Abu Dhabi | 16 Jan 2021 | Other OD |
| 7, 3/22 | Band-Region | v Mis-Ainak | Kandahar | 20 Oct 2020 | LA |
| 0, 2/20 | Band-Region | v Amo Region | Kandahar | 19 Oct 2020 | LA |
| 15, 0/28 | Band-Region | v Mis-Ainak | Kandahar | 16 Oct 2020 | LA |
| 2/35 | Band-Region | v Speen-Ghar | Kandahar | 13 Oct 2020 | LA |
| 3/10 | Band-Region | v Boost Region | Kandahar | 10 Oct 2020 | LA |
| 1/21, 0 | BDD | v BEAD | Kabul | 14 Sep 2020 | T20 |
| 2/7 | BDD | v Amo Sharks | Kabul | 13 Sep 2020 | T20 |
| 0/41 | BDD | v MAK | Kabul | 11 Sep 2020 | T20 |
| 2/22, 1* | BDD | v SGT | Kabul | 10 Sep 2020 | T20 |
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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Nov 28, 2019
Amir Hamza prepares to deliver
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Nov 27, 2019
Amir Hamza is congratulated for a wicket
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Jun 10, 2017
Amir Hamza took a stunning catch to dismiss Evin Lewis
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