Usman Ghani

Usman Ghani
Personal information
Full name Usman Ghani
Born (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style n/a
Role Opening Batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 31) May 1, 2014 v Hong Kong
Last ODI July 20, 2014 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014- Afghanistan
2013– Afghanistan Under-19s
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 4 - - 5
Runs scored 243 - - 322
Batting average 60.75 - - 64.40
100s/50s 1/2 - -/- 1/3
Top score 118 - - 118
Balls bowled 24 - - 24
Wickets 1 - - 1
Bowling average 21.00 - - 21.00
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/21 - - 1/21
Catches/stumpings 1/ -/ -/ 2/
Source: Cricinfo, 05 March 2014

Usman Ghani born November 20, 1996 is an Afghanistan cricketer. He is right-handed opening batsman.

Career

He made is debut in 2014 Asian Cricket Council Premier League against HongKong at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur on May 1, 2014 in which he took a wicket gave 27 runs then while batting he scored 70 runs off 68 with 6 fours and 4 sixes. Then next ODI he scored 55 runs against UAE. He was leading run scorer in the tournament with 228 runs at an average of 45.60.[1]

On Zimbabwe Tour, he scored 79 runs with six fours and three sixes and help Afghanistan edge past Zimbabwe A by 16 runs in tour match at Bulawayo Athletic Club.[2]

In the second ODI, Ghani was one man show up Afghanistan's innings against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club. Ghani scored 118 off 143 deliveries which is the jointly equal for the highest score by an Afghanistan batsman and the highest individual score was Gulbadin Naib's 23 but Sikandar Raza Butt's 141 helped Zimbabwe crush Afghanistan by eight wickets and took 2-0 lead in the four-match series.[3]

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe on 26 October 2015.[4]

International centuries

One Day International centuries

Usman Ghani's One Day International centuries
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 118 4  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club 2014 Lost

International Awards

One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 Hong Kong Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur 1 May 2014 4-0-21-1 ; 70 (68 balls, 6x4, 4x6)  Afghanistan won by 6 wickets.[5]

References

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