Bilal Sami

Bilal Sami (born 21 December 2003) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in December 2024 against Zimbabwe.^[1] In domestic cricket, he plays for the Band-e-Amir Region, Hindukush Strikers and Speenghar Tigers.^[2]

Bilal Sami

Personal information
Born	(2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 21) Kunar, Afghanistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Afghanistan
Only ODI (cap 67)	21 December 2024 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2020/21	Band-e-Amir Dragons
2022/23	Amo Region
2023/24	Band-e-Amir Region
2023	Mah-e-Par Stars
2024	Hindukush Strikers
2024	Speenghar Tigers
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 8 18 16 Runs scored 63 10 2 Batting average 4.84 2.50 – 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 15 6 1* Balls bowled 1,097 840 320 Wickets 19 34 18 Bowling average 38.68 24.64 26.27 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/68 4/32 3/8 Catches/stumpings 2/– 9/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 December 2024

Career

He made his first-class debut for Kunar Province against Kunduz Province in the 2018–19 Mirwais Nika Provincial 3-Day on 7 March 2019.^[3] He also played first class matches for Amo Region in the 2022 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament and played for Mah-e-Par Stars in the 2023 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament.^[4] He made his List A debut for Pamir Legends against Maiwand Defenders in the 2022 Green Afghanistan One Day Cup on 8 May 2022.^[5] He also played List A matches for Band-e-Amir Region in the 2023 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament and Hindukush Strikers in the 2024 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament.^[6] He made his T20 debut for Band-e-Amir Dragons against Kabul Eagles in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League on 12 September 2020.^[7] He also played Twenty20 matches for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2022 Shpageeza Cricket League, for Band-e-Amir Dragons in the 2024 Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup and for the Speenghar Tigers in the 2024 Shpageeza Cricket League.^[8]

In December 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[9] He picked 4 wickets and his best bowling figure was 2/33 against Sri Lanka.^[10]

In March 2024, he was named in Afghanistan's ODI squad against Ireland.^[11] Then in September 2024, he selected to ODI squad against South Africa but he didn't make debut.^[12] He made his One Day International debut on his birthday, against Zimbabwe on 21 December 2024.^[13]