Sayed Shirzad

Sayed Shirzad (born 1 October 1994) is an Afghan cricketer. Shirzad is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm at a medium pace.

Sayed Shirzad

Personal information
Full name	Sayed Ahmed Shirzad
Born	(1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30) Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Nickname	Shiroo
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Afghanistan (2015–2021)
Only Test (cap 23)	10 March 2021 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 46)	2 March 2019 v Ireland
Last ODI	4 July 2019 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 31)	29 November 2015 v Oman
Last T20I	24 February 2019 v Ireland
T20I shirt no.	47
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011/12	Afghan Cheetahs
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 2 4 15 19 Runs scored 25 1 116 120 Batting average 25.00 1.00 6.82 13.33 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 25 1 30 28* Balls bowled 48 90 1819 960 Wickets 1 7 49 21 Bowling average 56.00 16.57 25.38 38.04 5 wickets in innings 0 0 4 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0 Best bowling 1/56 3/16 10/149 3/56 Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 7/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 March 2021
Medal record Representing  Afghanistan Men's Cricket Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Team

Domestic career

Shirzad represented Afghanistan Under-19s in the 2011 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier in Ireland.^[1] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against Rawalpindi Rams.^[2] He bowled two wicket-less overs in the match, and was not required to bat.^[3]

He made his List A debut for Boost Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 11 July 2018.^[4] He was the leading wicket-taker for Boost Region during the tournament, with twelve dismissals in six matches.^[5]

T20 franchise career

In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.^[6] He was the leading wicket-taker for the Kandahar Knights in the tournament, with sixteen dismissals in eight matches.^[7]

International career

He made his Twenty20 International debut against Oman on 29 November 2015.^[8]

In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India, but he was not selected for the match.^[9][10]

In July 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Ireland, but he did not play.^[11] In September 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's ODI squad for the 2018 Asia Cup, but he did not play.^[12]

In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Ireland in India.^[13][14] He made his ODI debut against Ireland on 2 March 2019.^[15] Following the conclusion of the ODI series, he was added to Afghanistan's Test squad, for the one-off match against Ireland, but he did not play.^[16]

On 27 June 2019, Sayed was added to Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, replacing Aftab Alam, who was ruled out of the tournament due to "exceptional circumstances".^[17] In August 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Bangladesh, but he did not play.^[18][19] In February 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe.^[20] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against Zimbabwe, on 10 March 2021.^[21]