Afghan Cheetahs
| Captain: |
 Mohammad Nabi |
|---|---|
| Coach: |
Raees Ahmadzai |
| Colours: | / |
| Owner: | Afghanistan Cricket Board |
| Founded: | 2011 |
| Home ground: | N/A |
| Twenty-20 Cup wins: | 0 |
| Official website: | Afghan Cheetahs |
The Afghan Cheetahs are a Twenty20 team established in 2011 from Afghanistan that will play in Pakistan's domestic Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup in September/October 2011.[1] The team is captained by Mohammad Nabi and coached by Raees Ahmadzai.
Background
Despite the Afghanistan national cricket team being a member of the International Cricket Council in its own right, its recent success has seen it invited to take part in this competition in its full member neighbour. This is similar to other associate/affiliate members of the International Cricket Council. In Europe, the national teams of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and Scotland have all at some point taken part in English domestic cricket. In Africa, Kenya has taken part in West Indian and Zimbabwean domestic cricket, while Namibia takes part in South Africa domestic cricket. Similarly, the national teams of Canada and the United States have also been invited to take part in West Indian domestic cricket. Such moves are seen as a way to give associate/affiliate members of the International Cricket Council access to regular cricket of a high standard, which they do not have access to in their own countries, by which to improve their skills.
Fixtures and results
Compiling a mixture of national players and youth, the Afghan Cheetahs played three matches in the competition, losing all three. They lost to Rawalpindi Rams by 4 wickets,[2] Faisalabad Wolves by 13 runs[3] and Multan Tigers by 4 wickets.[4] These defeats left the Cheetahs at the bottom of their group and eliminated them from the competition.
Scorecards
- The following scorecards are the Afghan Cheetahs' results from their three matches in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup 2011–12:
| v |
Afghan Cheetahs 162/4 (20 overs) | |
- Afghan Cheetahs won the toss and chose to bat
| v |
Afghan Cheetahs 132/9 (20 overs) | |
| Gulbudeen Naib 68 (42) Abdur Rauf 2/25 (3 overs) |
- Faisalabad Wolves won the toss and chose to bat
| v |
Afghan Cheetahs 135/6 (19.2 overs) | |
- Afghan Cheetahs won the toss and chose to bat
Current squad
- The following table contains the 14 players in Afghan Cheetahs' squad for the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup 2011–12:[1]
-
denotes players with international caps.
| Name | Birthdate | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Najib Taraki | Unknown date | Right-handed | – | |||
| Karim Sadiq | 18 February 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Occasional wicket-keeper | ||
| Mohammad Sami | 17 June 1989 | Right-handed | – | |||
| Najibullah Zadran | 18 February 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Mohammad Nabi | 3 July 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Team captain | ||
| Samiullah Shenwari | 31 December 1987 | Right-handed | Leg break | |||
| Gulbudeen Naib | 1 January 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Fazal Niyazai | Unknown date | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Qasim Khan | Unknown date | Right-handed | – | |||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Hamid Hassan | 2 August 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |||
| Abdullah Mazari | 7 March 1987 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Sayed Shirzad | 1 October 1994 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |||
| Nasim Khan | Unknown date | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 25 July 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
References
- 1 2 "Afghan Cheetahs squad announced". www.afgcric.com. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ "Afghan Cheetas v Rawalpindi Rams, 2011/12 Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ "Afghan Cheetas v Faisalabad Wolves, 2011/12 Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ "Afghan Cheetas v Multan Tigers, 2011/12 Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
External links
- Afghanistan Cricket Board
- Cricketarchive page for Afghan Cheetahs
- Twenty 20 record page for Afghan Cheetahs