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Full name | Noor Ahmad Lakanwal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Herat, Afghanistan[1] | 3 January 2005|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed[a] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm unorthodox spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 55) | 30 November 2022 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 10 November 2023 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 48) | 14 June 2022 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 14 January 2024 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Kabul region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Mis Ainak Knights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020– | Mis Ainak Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020/21 | Melbourne Renegades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Karachi Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Galle Gladiators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Quetta Gladiators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Welsh Fire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | Gujarat Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 January 2024 |
Noor Ahmad Lakanwal (born 3 January 2005) is an Afghan cricketer, who made his international debut for the national cricket team in June 2022.[2][3]
He made his first-class debut on 29 April 2019, for Kabul Region in the 2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 October 2019, for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2019 Shpageeza Cricket League.[5]
In December 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6] In July 2020, he was named in the St Lucia Zouks squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[7][8] He made his List A debut on 14 October 2020, for Mis Ainak Region in the 2020 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament.[9]
In December 2020, at the age of 15, he was signed by the Melbourne Renegades to play in the 2020–21 Big Bash League season in Australia.[10] In March 2021, Chennai Super Kings included Noor as a net bowler in their squad for 2021 Indian Premier League.[11] In June 2021, Noor also played for the Karachi Kings in the 2021 Pakistan Super League.[12]
In July 2021, Noor was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan.[13] In December 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[14] Later in the same month, he was signed by the Quetta Gladiators following the players' draft in the Supplementary category for the 2022 Pakistan Super League.[15] On 12 February 2022, he made his debut for the team, against Islamabad United at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.[16]
In February 2022, he was bought by the Gujarat Titans in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[17]
In May 2022, Ahmad was named in Afghanistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe,[18] and as a reserve in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the same tour.[19] He made his T20I debut on 14 June 2022, against Zimbabwe.[20]
Ahmad made his ODI debut on 30 November 2022, against Sri Lanka. He also made his ODI World Cup debut on 23 October 2023, playing against Pakistan in Chennai.[21] This marked his World Cup debut at the age of 18, making him the youngest debutant in the tournament.