Ikram Alikhil

Ikram Alikhil

Personal information
Born	(2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 23) Kabul, Afghanistan
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper batter
International information
National side	Afghanistan
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	10 November 2023 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	46
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 1 15 20 42 Runs scored 7 296 886 956 Batting average 7.00 26.90 36.91 28.96 100s/50s 0/0 0/2 1/5 0/8 Top score 7 86 103* 94 Catches/stumpings 4/3 3/3 45/5 35/4
Source: Cricinfo, 21 September 2022

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]

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]

References

1. "Who is Ikram Ali Khil?". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
2. "Ikram Ali Khil". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
3. "7th Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 14 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
4. "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
5. "Faizi ton, Mujeeb five-for hand Afghanistan maiden U-19 Asia Cup title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
6. "Mujeeb Zadran in Afghanistan squad for Under-19 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
7. "1st Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Mar 1-4 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
8. "Group B, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Jul 10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
9. "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
10. "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
11. "Mujeeb left out for Ireland Test, Shahzad out of T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
12. "No Mujeeb in Tests as Afghanistan announce squads for Ireland series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
13. "2nd ODI (D/N), Ireland tour of India at Dehra Dun, Mar 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
14. "Only Test, Ireland tour of India at Dehra Dun, Mar 15-19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
15. "Mohammad Shahzad out of CWC19, Ikram Ali Khil called up". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
16. "England vs Afghanistan Live Updates: ENG vs AFG World Cup 2023 Live Score: England opt to bowl vs Afghanistan". The Times of India. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

External links

• Ikram Alikhil at ESPNcricinfo