Ikram Alikhil
Afghan cricketer
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Ikram Alikhil (Pashto: اکرام فيضي عليخېل; born 29 September 2000) is an Afghan cricketer.[1] He made his international debut for Afghanistan in March 2019.[2]
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| Born | 29 September 2000 Kabul, Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 13) | 15 March 2019 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 2 February 2024 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 45) | 2 March 2019 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 21 December 2024 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic and U19 career
He made his Twenty20 debut for Band-e-Amir Dragons in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 14 September 2017.[3] Prior to his T20 debut, he was part of Afghanistan's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] He also scored an unbeaten century in the final of the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup and helped Afghanistan to win their maiden ACC Under-19 Cup title.[5]
In December 2017, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6]
He made his first-class debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 1 March 2018.[7] He made his List A debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 July 2018.[8]
In September 2018, he was named in Balkh's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[9]
International career
In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[10]
In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test and One Day International (ODI) squads for their series against Ireland in India.[11][12] He made his ODI debut against Ireland on 2 March 2019.[13] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan against Ireland on 15 March 2019.[14]
On 6 June 2019, he was added to Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He replaced Mohammad Shahzad, who was ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury.[15] He scored a fifty against England in his first match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup which Afghanistan won by 69 runs.[16]