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| Born | 21 December 2003 Kunar, Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 64) | 21 December 2024 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 17 June 2026 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only T20I (cap 63) | 11 November 2025 v Qatar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21 | Band-e-Amir Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23 | Amo Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Band-e-Amir Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Mah-e-Par Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Hindukush Strikers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Speenghar Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 July 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bilal Sami (born 21 December 2003) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in December 2024 against Zimbabwe.[1] In domestic cricket, he plays for the Band-e-Amir Region, Hindukush Strikers and Speenghar Tigers.[2]
Career
[edit]He made his first-class debut for Kunar Province against Kunduz Province in the 2018–19 Mirwais Nika Provincial 3-Day on 7 March 2019.[3] He also played first class matches for Amo Region in the 2022 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament and played for Mah-e-Par Stars in the 2023 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament.[4] He made his List A debut for Pamir Legends against Maiwand Defenders in the 2022 Green Afghanistan One Day Cup on 8 May 2022.[5] He also played List A matches for Band-e-Amir Region in the 2023 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament and Hindukush Strikers in the 2024 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament.[6] He made his T20 debut for Band-e-Amir Dragons against Kabul Eagles in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League on 12 September 2020.[7] He also played Twenty20 matches for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2022 Shpageeza Cricket League, for Band-e-Amir Dragons in the 2024 Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup and for the Speenghar Tigers in the 2024 Shpageeza Cricket League.[8]
In December 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9] He picked 4 wickets and his best bowling figure was 2/33 against Sri Lanka.[10]
In March 2024, he was named in Afghanistan's ODI squad against Ireland.[11] Then in September 2024, he selected to ODI squad against South Africa but he didn't make debut.[12] He made his One Day International debut on his birthday, against Zimbabwe on 21 December 2024.[13] He took his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs on 14 October 2025 against Bangladesh in the 3rd ODI of the series.[14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bilal Sami". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ↑ "Bilal Sami". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ↑ "Kunduz vs Kunar at Kunar- March 07 - 09, 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Bilal Sami". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ↑ "Defenders vs Pamir at Khost- May 08, 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ↑ "List A Matches played by Bilal Sami". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ↑ "BEAD vs Kabul Eagles at Kabul- September 12, 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ↑ "Twenty20 Matches played by Bilal Sami". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ↑ "Suliman Safi to lead Afghanistan at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ↑ "Super League Quarter-Final 4, Coolidge, January 27, 2022, ICC Under-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ↑ "Uncapped Ghazanfar, Kharote in Afghanistan squad for ODIs against Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ↑ "Rashid back for South Africa ODIs, but Ibrahim and Mujeeb remain unavailable". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ↑ "Zim vs Afg, 3rd ODI, Harare, December 21, 2024, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ↑ "Zadran, Nabi, Sami and Rashid star as Afghanistan sweep Bangladesh 3-0". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
External links
[edit]- Bilal Sami at Cricinfo
- Bilal Sami at CricketArchive (subscription required)