Zia-ur-Rehman

Zia-ur-Rehman
Personal information
Full name
Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar
Born (1997-12-30) 30 December 1997
Kabul, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm orthodox
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 32)2 February 2024 v Sri Lanka
Last Test2 January 2025 v Zimbabwe
Only ODI (cap 58)11 July 2023 v Bangladesh
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 4 1 44 58
Runs scored 42 5 898 316
Batting average 7.00 5.00 14.48 10.89
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 13 5 69 36
Balls bowled 792 21 10,193 2,854
Wickets 11 0 215 85
Bowling average 36.72 – 20.47 23.42
5 wickets in innings 1 – 17 2
10 wickets in match 0 – 3 0
Best bowling 5/64 – 7/70 5/26
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/– 16/– 18/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 July 2026

Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar (born 30 December 1997) is an Afghan cricketer, who has played for the Afghanistan national cricket team.[1]

Career

He made his List A debut for Afghanistan A against Zimbabwe A during their tour to Zimbabwe on 27 January 2017.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Boost Defenders in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 11 September 2017.[3] He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 20 October 2017.[4]

He finished the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament as the joint-leading wicket-taker, with a total of 55 wickets.[5] He was the leading wicket-taker for Mis Ainak Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 46 dismissals in eight matches.[6]

In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[7] In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[8]

He was part of Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe in March 2021.[9] In May 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[10]

He made his ODI debut against Bangladesh on 11 July 2023,[11] and his Test debut against Zimbabwe on 2 February 2024.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Zia-ur-Rehman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Afghanistan A tour of Zimbabwe, 1st unofficial ODI: Zimbabwe A v Afghanistan A at Harare, Jan 27, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "1st Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 11 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "1st Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Oct 20-23 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament: Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, 2018, Mis Ainak Region: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Rashid Khan in squad for Zimbabwe Tests, to miss large part of PSL season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Afghanistan call up Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar for ODIs in Zimbabwe; Gulbadin dropped". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "BAN vs AFG Cricket Scorecard, 3rd ODI at Chattogram, July 11, 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar - Profile". espncricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
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