Bilal Sami
Afghan cricketer (born 2003)
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Bilal Sami (born 21 December 2003) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in December 2024 against Zimbabwe.[1] In domestic cricket, he plays for the Band-e-Amir Region, Hindukush Strikers and Speenghar Tigers.[2]
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| Born | 21 December 2003 Kunar, Afghanistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 64) | 21 December 2024 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 14 October 2025 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only T20I (cap 63) | 11 November 2025 v Qatar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21 | Band-e-Amir Dragons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23 | Amo Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Band-e-Amir Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Mah-e-Par Stars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Hindukush Strikers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Speenghar Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
He made his first-class debut for Kunar Province against Kunduz Province in the 2018–19 Mirwais Nika Provincial 3-Day on 7 March 2019.[3] He also played first class matches for Amo Region in the 2022 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament and played for Mah-e-Par Stars in the 2023 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament.[4] He made his List A debut for Pamir Legends against Maiwand Defenders in the 2022 Green Afghanistan One Day Cup on 8 May 2022.[5] He also played List A matches for Band-e-Amir Region in the 2023 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament and Hindukush Strikers in the 2024 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament.[6] He made his T20 debut for Band-e-Amir Dragons against Kabul Eagles in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League on 12 September 2020.[7] He also played Twenty20 matches for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2022 Shpageeza Cricket League, for Band-e-Amir Dragons in the 2024 Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup and for the Speenghar Tigers in the 2024 Shpageeza Cricket League.[8]
In December 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9] He picked 4 wickets and his best bowling figure was 2/33 against Sri Lanka.[10]
In March 2024, he was named in Afghanistan's ODI squad against Ireland.[11] Then in September 2024, he selected to ODI squad against South Africa but he didn't make debut.[12] He made his One Day International debut on his birthday, against Zimbabwe on 21 December 2024.[13] He took his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs on 14 October 2025 against Bangladesh in the 3rd ODI of the series.[14]