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Shariz Ahmad
Dutch cricketer (born 2003) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shariz Ahmad (born 21 April 2003) is a Dutch cricketer.[1] He has played for the Netherlands national cricket team since 2022. He is a right-arm leg spin bowler.
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Personal life
Ahmad was born in Amsterdam on 21 April 2003.[2] He is the younger brother of fellow Netherlands international Musa Ahmed. Their father Nadeem Ahmad played top-level club cricket in the Netherlands after immigrating from Lahore, Pakistan, with he and his sons playing for Groen en Wit CC in Amsterdam.[3]
Junior career
In October 2020, Ahmad was named in the Dutch academy squad, following his performances at the under-18 level.[4] The following September, he was part of the Dutch squad for the under-19 qualification matches in the Europe group for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] He was the leading wicket-taker for the Netherlands in the group.[6]
International career
In February 2022, Ahmad earned his maiden senior international call-up, after being named in the Dutch limited overs squads for their tour of New Zealand.[7] In May 2022, he was named in the Dutch One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies.[8] He made his ODI debut on 2 June 2022, against the West Indies.[9]
In July 2022, he was named in the Netherlands' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier B tournament in Zimbabwe.[10] He made his T20I debut on 11 July 2022, against Papua New Guinea; although he went wicketless but conceded only 16 runs in his three overs.[11] He was the Netherlands' best bowler in the 1st T20I against New Zealand, taking 2/15.[12]
In March 2023, he was named in the Netherlands' ODI squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[13] In the second ODI, on 23 March 2023, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in international cricket.[14]
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