Full name Aftab Alam
Born November 30, 1992, Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Current age 27 years 298 days
Major teams Afghanistan, Afghanistan Under-19s, Speen Ghar Region
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 27 | 17 | 10 | 80 | 16* | 11.42 | 107 | 74.76 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| T20Is | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1* | 1.00 | 9 | 22.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class | 8 | 12 | 0 | 129 | 36 | 10.75 | 159 | 81.13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| List A | 42 | 27 | 16 | 143 | 16* | 13.00 | 150 | 95.33 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| T20s | 35 | 16 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 4.10 | 53 | 77.35 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 27 | 27 | 1257 | 1033 | 41 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 25.19 | 4.93 | 30.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 12 | 12 | 245 | 324 | 11 | 2/23 | 2/23 | 29.45 | 7.93 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 8 | 16 | 1143 | 596 | 17 | 6/38 | 6/49 | 35.05 | 3.12 | 67.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 42 | 42 | 2047 | 1700 | 61 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 27.86 | 4.98 | 33.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 35 | 35 | 715 | 962 | 42 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 22.90 | 8.07 | 17.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Afghanistan v Canada at Sharjah, Feb 16, 2010 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Afghanistan v India at Southampton, Jun 22, 2019 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Afghanistan v Ireland at Dubai (DSC), Mar 24, 2012 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Ireland v Afghanistan at Bready, Aug 22, 2018 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Speen Ghar Region v Mis Ainak Region at Amanullah, Nov 13-16, 2017 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Speen Ghar Region v Kabul Region at Amanullah, Apr 1-4, 2018 scorecard |
| List A debut | Afghanistan v Canada at Sharjah, Feb 16, 2010 scorecard |
| Last List A | Afghanistan v India at Southampton, Jun 22, 2019 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Afghanistan v Bermuda at ICCA Dubai, Mar 20, 2012 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Kabul Eagles v Speen Ghar Tigers at Kabul, Sep 13, 2020 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0*, 0/19 | SGT | v Kabul Eagles | Kabul | 13 Sep 2020 | T20 |
| 1/9 | SGT | v BEAD | Kabul | 11 Sep 2020 | T20 |
| 1/37 | SGT | v BDD | Kabul | 10 Sep 2020 | T20 |
| 0/46, 9 | SGT | v MAK | Kabul | 9 Sep 2020 | T20 |
| 0*, 1/23 | SGT | v Amo Sharks | Kabul | 7 Sep 2020 | T20 |
| 1/54, 0 | Afghanistan | v India | Southampton | 22 Jun 2019 | ODI # 4169 |
| 0*, 0/16 | Afghanistan | v South Africa | Cardiff | 15 Jun 2019 | ODI # 4160 |
| 14, 3/45 | Afghanistan | v New Zealand | Taunton | 8 Jun 2019 | ODI # 4154 |
| 6, 0/20 | Afghanistan | v England | The Oval | 27 May 2019 | Other OD |
| 1/47 | Afghanistan | v Pakistan | Bristol | 24 May 2019 | Other OD |
A bustling, energetic seam bowler, Aftab Alam isn't blessed with great height but puts a good deal of effort into his front-on action. Aftab is one of the success stories of cricket development in Afghanistan, having made his way through age group teams from under-15 level all the way to the under-19 squad for the 2010 Youth World Cup in New Zealand. He was his team's leading wicket-taker at the tournament, with 12 scalps, and made his ODI debut against Canada shortly after the tournament.
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Jun 22, 2019
Aftab Alam reacts to a chance gone a-begging in the slip cordon
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Jun 22, 2019
Aftab Alam shapes to collect a throw
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Jun 8, 2019
Aftab Alam removed both New Zealand openers
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