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Full name | Mohammad Shafiqullah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan |
7 August 1989 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicketkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 16) | 1 September 2009 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 4 January 2016 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 10) | 1 February 2010 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 27 March 2016 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 January 2017
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Shafiqullah Shafaq (or Mohammad Shafiqullah) (born 7 August 1989) is an Afghan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who plays primarily as a wicketkeeper. He currently plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team.
His debut for Afghanistan came against Saudi Arabia in the 2006 Asian Cricket Council Middle East Cup. His next appearance for the team came in 2008 when Afghanistan played Malaysia as part of the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite, during which he played 5 further matches for Afghanistan during the tournament. Later, he continued to be a part of the rapidly rising Afghanistan cricket team that in under a year, from 2008–2009, won World Cricket League Division Five, Division Four and Division Three, thus promoting them to Division Two and allowing them to take part in the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier where they qualified for One Day International status and first-class status.
It was during the World Cup Qualifier that he made his List-A debut for Afghanistan against Denmark. He represented Afghanistan in 5 List-A matches during the trounament.
His One Day International debut came in 2009 when Afghanistan played the Netherlands during their 2009 tour of the Netherlands. His second ODI to date came against Canada in February 2010.