Cricket umpire
Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Pakteen in 2021
Full name Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Born (1977-01-01 ) 1 January 1977 (age 47) Herat , Afghanistan Tests umpired2 (2021) ODIs umpired39 (2017–2024) T20Is umpired26 (2017–2024) WODIs umpired4 (2022) WT20Is umpired6 (2018)
Ahmed Shah Pakteen (born 1 January 1977) is a cricket umpire from Afghanistan .[ 1] He is currently a member of International Panel of ICC Umpires . Pakteen has stood in matches in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup .[ 2]
On 14 January 2017 he made his Twenty20 International umpiring debut, in a match between Scotland and Hong Kong, in the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge .[ 3] He stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match between Afghanistan and Ireland on 15 March 2017.[ 4]
He was one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[ 5] In January 2020, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament in South Africa.[ 6]
In February 2021, he was named as one of the two on-field umpires for the two-Test series between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe , becoming the first Afghan umpire to officiate in Test cricket.[ 7] He stood in his first Test match, between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe, on 2 March 2021.[ 8] [ 9]
In February 2022, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[ 10] [ 11]
In January 2023, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup .[ 12] [ 13]
^ "Player profile : Ahmed Shah Pakteen at ESPNCricinfo" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 30 May 2016 .
^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Afghanistan v Namibia at Greater Noida, Apr 10–13, 2016" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 30 May 2016 .
^ "Desert T20 Challenge, 1st Match, Group B: Hong Kong v Scotland at Abu Dhabi, Jan 14, 2017" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 14 January 2017 .
^ "Afghanistan tour of India, 1st ODI: Afghanistan v Ireland at Greater Noida, Mar 15, 2017" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 15 March 2017 .
^ "Match Officials announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 10 October 2019 .
^ "Match officials named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 8 January 2020 .
^ "Afghanistan to Face Zimbabwe in Test Match" . Tolo News . Retrieved 28 February 2021 .
^ "1st Test, Abu Dhabi, Mar 2 - 6 2021, Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 2 March 2021 .
^ "Ahmed Shah Pakteen becomes first on-field Test umpire from Afghanistan" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 2 March 2021 .
^ "Eight women among 15 Match Officials named for ICC World Cup 2022" . Women's CricZone . Retrieved 22 February 2022 .
^ "Match officials chosen for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 22 February 2022 .
^ "ICC announces highest number of female match officials for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023" . www.icc-cricket.com . Retrieved 15 January 2023 .
^ "ICC announces highest number of female match officials for U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023" . ThePrint . 5 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023 .