Sediqullah Atal
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| Born | 12 August 2001 Logar, Afghanistan | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batter | ||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 63) | 6 November 2024 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 November 2024 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 50) | 27 March 2023 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 6 October 2023 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 27 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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Sediqullah Atal (born 12 August 2001), also known as Sediq Atal, is an Afghan cricketer. He is an opening batter, who made his international debut for Afghanistan in 2023.[1]
Career
[edit]He made his Twenty20 debut on 7 September 2020, for Kabul Eagles in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League.[2] Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3][4] He made his List A debut on 17 October 2021, for Band-e-Amir Region in the 2021 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament.[5]
In July 2021, Sediqullah was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan,[6] but the series was later postponed following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.[7] On 23 January 2023, the series was rescheduled and both cricket boards agreed to play three Twenty20 International (T20Is) matches instead of ODIs.[8] Sediqullah was again named in Afghanistan's squad for that series against Pakistan.[9] He made his T20I debut in the 3rd and final T20I match of the series, on 27 March 2023.[10]
In May 2024, he was named as a reserve player in Afghanistan’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[11]
In October 2024 Sediqullah Atal played for Afghanistan A team in the ACC emerging team asia cup where he became the player of the tournament by scoring 368 runs in 5 matches. He scored 83,95, 52,83, 55, at an amazing batting average of 122.66 and strike rate of 145. This amazing performance put him at the leading run-scorers on the board and led Afghanistan A to a maiden ACC asia cup trophy win.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sediqullah Atal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "3rd Match, Kabul, Sep 7 2020, Shpageeza Cricket League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Afghanistan U19 squad announced for ICC U19 World Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Today at the U19 World Cup: Afghanistan secure 7th place finish with comfortable South Africa triumph". The Cricketer. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "3rd Match, Kandahar, Oct 17 2021, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad in Afghanistan squad for their first bilateral ODI series against Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan-Pakistan ODI series postponed indefinitely". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan not withdrawing from series against Afghanistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "ACB Name Squad for Home Series against Pakistan". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "3rd T20I (N), Sharjah, March 27, 2023, Afghanistan v Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Afghanistan's squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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