Noor Ahmad
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Khost, Afghanistan
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| Full name | Noor Ahmad Lakanwal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 2005 Khost, Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm unorthodox spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 55) | 30 November 2022 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 28 February 2025 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 48) | 14 June 2022 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 26 June 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Kabul region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Mis Ainak Knights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Mis Ainak Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21 | Melbourne Renegades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Karachi Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Galle Gladiators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Quetta Gladiators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Welsh Fire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Gujarat Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Durban's Super Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Texas Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Manchester Originals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Noor Ahmad Lakanwal (born 3 January 2005) is an Afghan cricketer.[1] He made his international debut for the Afghanistan national team in June 2022.[2]
Noor Ahmad was born on 3 January 2005 as the youngest of eight children. His family hails from Lakan Spinki Bori village in Khost Province.[3][4]
Noor began pursuing cricket at a local academy at age 12.[5]
Career
He made his first-class debut on 29 April 2019, for Kabul Region in the 2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 October 2019, for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2019 Shpageeza Cricket League.[7]
In December 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[8] In July 2020, he was named in the St Lucia Zouks squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[9][10] He made his List A debut on 14 October 2020, for Mis Ainak Region in the 2020 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament.[11]
In December 2020, at the age of 15, he was signed by the Melbourne Renegades to play in the 2020–21 Big Bash League season in Australia.[12] In March 2021, Chennai Super Kings included Noor as a net bowler in their squad for 2021 Indian Premier League.[13] In June 2021, Noor also played for the Karachi Kings in the 2021 Pakistan Super League.[14]
In July 2021, Noor was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan.[15] In December 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[16] Later in the same month, he was signed by the Quetta Gladiators following the players' draft in the Supplementary category for the 2022 Pakistan Super League.[17] On 12 February 2022, he made his debut for the team, against Islamabad United at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.[18]
In February 2022, he was bought by the Gujarat Titans in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[19]
In November 2024, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the auction for the 2025 Indian Premier League tournament. During his debut on 23 March 2025, he picked 4 wickets for just 18 runs against Mumbai Indians. He finished as the Chennai Super Kings's highest wicket-taker and the second highest in the tournament, with 24 wickets.[20]
