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Karim Janat

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Karim Janat
Personal information
Born (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 25)
Kabul, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowling all-rounder
RelationsAsghar Afghan (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 25)14 June 2023 v Bangladesh
Last Test28 February 2024 v Ireland
ODI debut (cap 41)24 February 2017 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI5 September 2023 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.11
T20I debut (cap 34)14 December 2016 v UAE
Last T20I25 June 2024 v Bangladesh
T20I shirt no.11
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Speen Ghar Region
2017-2021Band-e-Amir Region
2018-2020Kabul Eagles
2021Colombo Stars (squad no. 11)
2022Comilla Victorians (squad no. 11)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I T20
Matches 1 1 49 109
Runs scored 41 9 508 1,670
Batting average 20.50 9.00 18.14 24.92
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/7
Top score 23 0 33 120
Balls bowled 114 24 738 1,861
Wickets 0 0 37 93
Bowling average 0 0 26.81 25.89
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 0/0 0/0 5/11 5/11
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 11/– 29/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2023
Medal record
Representing  Afghanistan
Men's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team

Karim Janat (born 11 August 1998) is an Afghan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut against the England Lions on 7 December 2016.[2] Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of Afghanistan's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3]

Domestic and T20 franchise career

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Along with Zahir Khan, he was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with twelve dismissals.[4] He was also the leading wicket-taker for Kabul Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 30 dismissals in ten matches.[5]

In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[6] In September 2020, he was the joint winner of the player of the tournament award in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League.[7] In 2021, he received his first selections in overseas franchise tournaments, being selected by the Colombo Stars for the 2021 Lanka Premier League,[8] and the Sylhet Sunrisers in the 2022 Bangladesh Premier League.[9] In July 2022, he was signed by the Colombo Stars for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[10]

International career

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He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against the United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2016. He scored 25 runs in the match and took 3 wickets. This all-round performance gave him his first man of the match award.[11][12][13] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on 24 February 2017.[14]

In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[15] On 16 November 2019, in the second match against the West Indies, he took his first five-wicket haul in T20I cricket.[16] He took five wickets for eleven runs from his four overs, and was named the player of the match.[17] In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for the one-off match against the West Indies.[18]

In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[19]

He made his Test debut for Afghanistan against Bangladesh, on 14 June 2023.[20]

In May 2024, he was named in Afghanistan’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Karim Janat". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan v England Lions at Abu Dhabi, Dec 7-10, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. ^ "2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament: Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, 2018, Kabul Region: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Ayobi Kabul Eagles lift Shpageeza Title in a thrilling Final". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  8. ^ "LPL Player Draft 2021". Sri Lanka Cricket. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh Premier League 2022 squads: Full player list | The Cricketer". The Cricketer. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  10. ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st T20I: United Arab Emirates v Afghanistan at ICCA Dubai, Dec 14, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  12. ^ "All-round Afghanistan clinches 11-run win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Najibullah, bowlers seal Afghanistan's 11-run win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 4th ODI: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare, Feb 24, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Afghanistan set up decider against West Indies after Karim Janat's five-for". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Karim Janat five-for levels series for Afghanistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Hamza, Nijat in Afghanistan squad for West Indies Test". SportStar. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Rashid Khan steps down as Afghanistan captain over team selection". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Only Test, Mirpur, June 14 - 18, 2023, Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Afghanistan's squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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