Mohammad Shahzad

Not to be confused with Mohammad Shahzad (Emirati cricketer).

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Mohammad Shahzad
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Shahzad Mohammadi
Born (1988-01-31) 31 January 1988
Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Nickname MS
Batting style Right-handed
Role Wicket-keeper batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 14) 30 August 2009 v Netherlands
Last ODI 1 October 2016 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no. 77
T20I debut (cap 6) 1 February 2010 v Ireland
Last T20I 27 March 2016 v West Indies
T20I shirt no. 77
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Habib Bank Limited
Peshawar Zalmi
Rangpur Riders
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 45 48 18 65
Runs scored 1,583 1,367 1,480 2,183
Batting average 36.81 29.7 54.81 35.20
100s/50s 4/7 1/9 4/8 5/10
Top score 131* 118* 214* 131*
Catches/stumpings 36/15 21/20 48/7 52/18
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 August 2016 2016

Mohammad Shahzad Mohammadi (born 31 January 1988) is an Afghan cricketer who is a right-handed batsman who plays primarily as a wicketkeeper. Shahzad represents Afghanistan in international cricket. Known as a hard big hitter for the ball, Shahzad has the most number of Twenty20 International Player of the match awards by an associate member with 9 T20I Player of the match awards,[1] and holds the record for the most scores of 50 or more in T20I by an associate player as well. He is the highest run scorer for all associate nations.[2]

With 118 not out against Zimbabwe on 10 January 2016, Shahzad recorded the second highest individual score from an Associate nation in T20Is and sixth highest of all time.[3] He also entered the ICC's top 10 batsmen in T20I cricket in eighth place, following his performance.[4]

Early career

Shahzad played in the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifiers, where Afghanistan gained ODI status. In August 2009, Shazad made his first-class debut against a Zimbabwe XI.

During Afghanistan's tour to the Netherlands in 2009, Shahzad made Afghan cricketing history by becoming the first Afghan to score a century in a One Day International match, scoring 110 runs as Afghanistan won the match by 6 wickets.

In January 2010, Shahzad played a key role in Afghanistan's win over Ireland, with scores of 88 in Afghanistan's first-innings and an unbeaten 42 to lead Afghanistan to a 7 wicket victory.

In February 2010, Shahzad made his Twenty20 International debut against Ireland, which Afghanistan lost by 5 wickets. Later in February, aged 18, Shahzad became the first Afghan to score a first-class double century when he scored 214* in Afghanistan's successful chase of 494 runs to beat Canada in the Intercontinental Cup.[5]

Shahzad was a key member of Afghanistan's World Twenty20 Qualifier winning team. He was later named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20.[6]

Shahzad was a member of Afghanistan's 2010 ACC Trophy Elite winning squad, which defeated Nepal in the final by 95 runs.

Showing talents

During the 2012 ICC World Twenty20, he played in both of Afghanistan's matches against India and South Africa. In January 2012, he played in a side made up of some of the leading players from Associate and Affiliate teams, which was put together to face England in Dubai. The three-day match was part of England's preparation for a series against Pakistan later that month. Along with Mohammad Nabi and Hameed Hasan, Shahzad was one of three Afghanistan players included in the 12-man squad.[7] During the match, he made two half century scores, which saw him become the first Afghan cricketer (excluding Salim Durani, who although born in Kabul, was Indian) to make 1,000 first-class career runs. He is also the first Afghan cricketer to pass 1,000 runs in List A cricket.

During Zimbabwe tour in 2016, Shahzad scored the best innings of his life. With his magnificent century of 118 off 68, Shahzad has the most number of Twenty20 International Player of the match awards by an affiliate member with 8 T20I Player of the match awards.[1] His score is currently the second highest T20I score by an associate player, after Hong Kong Babar Hayat's 122 runs.[3][8]

On 8 March 2016, Shahzad became the first associate player to score 10 fifty plus scores in T20Is. With his 50 against Scotland in group match of 2016 ICC World Twenty20, he achieved his 10th T20I score more than fifty. This is twice more than the next highest among players from associate teams (Stephan Myburgh & Paul Stirling has 5 fifty plus scores).

In April 2016, he scored his fourth first-class century to win the man of the match award in Afghanistan's Intercontinental Cup fixture against Namibia.[9]

International centuries

One Day International centuries

Mohammad Shahzad's One Day International centuries
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 110 2  Netherlands Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands VRA Cricket Ground 2009 Won
2 118 3  Canada United Arab Emirates Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Sharjah Cricket Stadium 2010 Won
3 100* 11  Scotland United Kingdom Ayr, Scotland, United Kingdom Cambusdoon New Ground 2010 Won
4 131* 36  Zimbabwe United Arab Emirates Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Sharjah Cricket Stadium 2015 Won

Twenty20 International centuries

Mohammad Shahzad's Twenty20 International centuries
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 118* 38  Zimbabwe United Arab Emirates Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Sharjah Cricket Stadium 2015 Won

Trivia

Twenty20 Internationals

International record

One Day International cricket

Man of the match awards

No. Against Venue Date Match performance Result Ref
1  Netherlands VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen 1 September 2009 110 (111 balls: 11x4) Won [10]
2  Canada Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 16 February 2010 118 (121 balls: 11x4 2x6); 1 run out Won [11]
3  Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 22 October 2015 1 catch, 1 stumping, 1 run out; 80 (81 balls: 7x4 3x6) Won [12]
4  Zimbabwe Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 29 December 2015 1 stumping; 131 (133 balls: 7x4 8x6) Won [13]

Player of the series awards

No. Series Season Series performance Result Ref
1 Afghanistan v Zimbabwe in UAE 2015–16 237 runs at an average of 59.25; 2 catches, 2 stumpings. 5 matches Won 3–2 [14]

Twenty20 International cricket

Man of the match awards

No. Against Venue Date Match performance Result Ref
1  Ireland Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 13 February 2010 1 stumping; 65* (46 balls: 6x4, 1x6) Won [15]
2  Netherlands Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 14 March 2012 1 catch; 54 (44 balls: 8x4) Won [16]
3  Scotland Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 3 March 2013 55 (46 balls: 6x4, 1x6); 1 catch Won [17]
4  Scotland Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 4 March 2013 46 (25 balls: 3x4, 2x6) Won [18]
5  Hong Kong Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 18 March 2014 68 (53 balls: 6x4, 3x6) Won [19]
6  United Arab Emirates Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh 10 July 2015 74 (37 balls: 7x4, 5x6) Won [20]
7  Scotland Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh 12 July 2015 75 (36 balls: 5x4, 7x6) Won [21]
8  Zimbabwe Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 10 January 2016 118* (67 balls: 10x4, 8x6); 1 stumping Won [22]
9  Scotland Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur 8 March 2016 61 (39 balls: 5x4, 3x6); 1 stumping Won [23]

Player of the series awards

No. Series Season Series performance Result Ref
1 Afghanistan v Zimbabwe in UAE 2015–16 151 runs. avg: 151.00; 3 st. (2 matches) Won 2–0 [24]

References

  1. 1 2 "Most player-of-the-match awards in T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / Most runs in career". Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 Belligerent Shahzad ton propels Afghanistan to series win, Cricinfo, 10 January 2016, retrieved 10 January 2016
  4. ↑ "Shahzad, Dawlat break into ICC top 10 rankings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  5. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/icccont2010/content/story/449712.html Afghanistan chase down 494 with Shahzad double
  6. ↑ ICC World Twenty20 Afghanistan squad
  7. ↑ Porterfield leads ICC side against England, Cricinfo, 16 December 2011, retrieved 18 December 2011
  8. ↑ "Highest Score by a batsman in Twenty20 (T20) Cricket". Fast cricket. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Shahzad, spinners give Afghanistan innings win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Afghanistan tour of Netherlands, 2nd ODI: Netherlands v Afghanistan at Amstelveen, 1 September 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st ODI: Afghanistan v Canada at Sharjah, 16 February 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 4th ODI: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Bulawayo, 22 October 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates, 2nd ODI: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, 29 December 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "Afghanistan v Zimbabwe in the UAE, ODI series 2015/16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 17th Match, Final: Afghanistan v Ireland at Dubai (DSC), 13 February 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  16. ↑ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 13th Match, Group A: Afghanistan v Netherlands at Dubai (DSC), 14 March 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates [March 2013], 1st T20I: Afghanistan v Scotland at Sharjah, 3 March 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates [March 2013], 2nd T20I: Afghanistan v Scotland at Sharjah, 4 March 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  19. ↑ "World T20, 5th Match, First Round Group A: Afghanistan v Hong Kong at Chittagong, 18 March 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  20. ↑ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 6th Match, Group B: Afghanistan v United Arab Emirates at Edinburgh, 10 July 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  21. ↑ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 15th Match, Group B: Scotland v Afghanistan at Edinburgh, 12 July 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  22. ↑ "Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates, 2nd T20I: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, 10 January 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  23. ↑ "World T20, 2nd Match, First Round Group B: Afghanistan v Scotland at Nagpur, 8 March 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  24. ↑ "Afghanistan v Zimbabwe in the UAE, T20I series 2015/16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
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