The Afghan cricketer Azmatullah Omarzai was born on March 24, 2000, and is from the Nurgal District of Kunar province, which is located in what is now eastern Afghanistan. By the time he was 14 years old, Azmatullah had already begun playing cricket. In January 2021, he made his debut for the Afghanistan cricket team on the international stage. The Afghan side that competed in the Cricket World Cup in 2023 had him as a member.
During his youth, he was a football player, but later on, he decided to switch to cricket. In Afghanistan, he completed his high school education and graduated. It was announced in September 2018 that he would be a part of the Paktia team that would compete in the first Afghanistan Premier League football competition. He made his debut in the Twenty20 format on October 7, 2018, while playing for Paktia Panthers in the Afghanistan Premier League for the 2018–19 season.
He was a joint winner of the player of the tournament title in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League, which took place in September of that year. For the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2018, Afghanistan selected him to be a member of their team in December 2017. Additionally, he participated in the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup as a member of Afghanistan’s under-23 squad.
Azmatullah Omarzai Biography
| Name | Azmatullah Omarzai |
| Full Name | Azmatullah Omarzai |
| Date of Birth | 24 March 2000 |
| Place of Birth | Kunar, Afghanistan |
| Other Names | A Omarzai |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Father’s Name | NA |
| Mother’s Name | NA |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | NA |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Batting Allrounder |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right arm Medium fast |
| ODI Debut | 21 January 2021 vs Ireland |
| Test Debut | NA |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
His inclusion in Afghanistan’s team for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup, which will take place in Bangladesh, was announced in November of 2019. He was selected to be a member of Afghanistan’s Twenty20 International (T20I) team for the series that they were going to play against Ireland in February 2020. In January 2021, he was included on Afghanistan’s One Day International (ODI) team for the series that they were going to play against Ireland. On January 21, 2021, he made his first appearance for Afghanistan in a One-Day International match against Ireland.
It was announced by the Afghanistan Cricket Board in March 2021 that he was waiting to be selected for the Twenty20 International matches against Zimbabwe, provided that his visa concerns had been handled. During February in the year 2022, he was considered for inclusion in Afghanistan’s Twenty20 International team for their series against Bangladesh. He played his first Twenty20 International match for Afghanistan on March 3, 2022, against Bangladesh.
Mohammad Nabi, who is 39 years old, has surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to become the oldest player to score a century in one-day international cricket. However, despite losing five wickets and ending up on the losing side against Sri Lanka, he was able to assist Afghanistan in breaking the global record for accumulating the most runs in one-day internationals. He did this in conjunction with his partner Azmatullah Omarzai. Specifically, Pathum Nissanka’s record-breaking double century was the basis behind this.
Both a statistician’s dream and a statistician’s nightmare, the first one-day international match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, which took place on Friday at Pallekele, was a nightmare for statisticians since it saw records fall at a quick speed and sometimes even from difficult scenarios. The first player from Sri Lanka to score a double hundred in one-day internationals was Nissanka.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 3 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 14.00 | 21 | 133.33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 14.00 | 21 | 133.33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 3 | 54 | 81 | 3 | 2/27 | 27.00 | 9.00 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 54 | 81 | 3 | 2/27 | 27.00 | 9.00 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 |
Sanath Jayasuriya’s 189 against India was the previous greatest score by a Sri Lankan who played against India. Nissanka’s 210* was also the greatest one-day international score by any batter against Afghanistan. It surpassed the 201* that Glenn Maxwell of Australia scored in the One-Day International World Cup the previous year. Achieved off 136 balls, it was also the third-fastest double-century in one-day internationals.
In addition, that seemed to be the case when Afghanistan was decreased to 55 for 5. But neither they nor anybody else had any idea what was going to happen next. For not only reviving the Afghanistan innings but also providing them with a realistic opportunity to complete the run chase, Nabi and Omarzai crafted a partnership that will live on in the annals of cricket history.
As a result of his courageous performance with the bat during Afghanistan’s match against South Africa in the ICC World Cup 2023, his batting earned him a lot of attention as well. Because Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first, he scored 97 runs. During his knock, he smashed seven fours and three sixes, however, he was unable to get his first hundred in the competition since he was three runs short of reaching that milestone.
During the auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024), Gujarat Titans, the team that won the IPL 2022, purchased Omarzai for his base price. This is a testament to the excellent performance that Omarzai displayed during the World Cup. Does the Gujarat Titans not have Hardik Pandya? I would like to introduce you to Azmatullah Omarzai, the Hardik Pandya of Afghanistan. Within the batting lineup, Omarzai, who is 23 years old, can float and swing the new ball during the powerplay.
While Sachin Tendulkar was competing in the One-Day International World Cup, he was so delighted with his wrist position and swing bowling that he was reminded of the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Praveen Kumar because of his performance. next the dismissal of David Warner with an inswinger, Omarzai dismissed Josh Inglis with an outswinger on the next ball. However, Glenn Maxwell prevented the hat-trick from occurring and performed a miracle for Australia at the Wankhede.
Additionally, Omarzai’s recent performance with the bat provides cause for optimism. at a one-day international match against Sri Lanka at Pallekele, he struck a career-high 149 runs without being out. In addition, he was among the runs scored for Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League. In both the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), he has collaborated closely with Babar Azam.
