Sharafuddin Ashraf

Sharafuddin Ashraf
Personal information
Born (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 29)
Kabul, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 32)18 July 2014 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI23 January 2022 v Netherlands
ODI shirt no.17
T20I debut (cap 26)9 July 2015 v Netherlands
Last T20I7 October 2023 v India
T20I shirt no.17
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 19 13 11 48
Runs scored 66 35 516 493
Batting average 9.42 7.00 34.40 21.43
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/1
Top score 21 18 125 56*
Balls bowled 848 210 2241 2381
Wickets 13 7 61 54
Bowling average 46.53 37.00 17.29 33.12
5 wickets in innings 0 0 4 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 3/29 3/27 7/38 6/29
Catches/stumpings 5/– 3/– 11/– 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2023
Medal record
Representing  Afghanistan
Men's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team

Sharafuddin Ashraf (born 10 January 1995) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in July 2014.

Domestic career

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In July 2018, Ashraf was the leading wicket-taker for Amo Sharks in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with twelve dismissals in five matches.[1] He was named the player of the tournament for his all-round performance.[2]

In September 2018, Ashraf was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[3]

International career

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He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe in July 2014,[4] and his Twenty20 International debut against the Netherlands in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in July 2015.[5]

In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Ireland in India, but was not selected in the playing eleven.[6][7] In July 2021, he was named as one of four reserve players in Afghanistan's ODI squad for their series against Pakistan.[8] In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, Amo Region: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Buoyant Bost clinch the title". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Afghanistan in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Bulawayo, Jul 18, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  5. ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2nd Match, Group B: Afghanistan v Netherlands at Edinburgh, Jul 9, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Mujeeb left out for Ireland Test, Shahzad out of T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  7. ^ "No Mujeeb in Tests as Afghanistan announce squads for Ireland series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad in Afghanistan squad for their first bilateral ODI series against Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Rashid Khan steps down as Afghanistan captain over team selection". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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