Azmatullah Omarzai

Azmatullah Omarzai
Personal information
Born (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24)
Kunar, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 49)21 January 2021 v Ireland
Last ODI12 March 2024 v Ireland
ODI shirt no.9
T20I debut (cap 44)3 March 2022 v Bangladesh
Last T20I25 June 2024 v Bangladesh
T20I shirt no.9
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentMis Ainak Region (squad no. 99)
2023Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 100)
2023Rangpur Riders
2024Gujarat Titans (squad no. 9)
2024Jaffna Kings
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches 27 41
Runs scored 719 377
Batting average 47.93 13.96
100s/50s 1/5 0/0
Top score 149* 33
Balls bowled 868 603
Wickets 18 27
Bowling average 45.77 31.59
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/56 3/22
Catches/stumpings 4/– 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 June 2024

Azmatullah Omarzai (Pashto عظمت الله عمرزی born 24 March 2000) is an Afghan cricketer from Nurgal District of Kunar province in eastern Afghanistan. Azmatullah started playing cricket when he was 14 years old.

He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in January 2021.[1] He was part of the Afghan team in the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

He used to play football in his childhood but then decided to play cricket. He is graduated from High School in Afghanistan.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Azmatullah Omarzai". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2017.