Fazalhaq Farooqi

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Fazalhaq Farooqi
Bowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 52)25 January 2022 v Netherlands
Last ODI30 October 2023 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.5
T20I debut (cap 43)20 March 2021 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I27 March 2023 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.5
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022
Minister Dhaka
2022–presentSunrisers Hyderabad
2022/23Sydney Thunder
2023Islamabad United
2024-presentMI Emirates
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA
T20
Matches 20 24 25 56
Runs scored 9 1 12 5
Batting average 4.33 1.00 4.20 1.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 6* 1* 7 2*
Balls bowled 870 544 1166 1268
Wickets 38 27 38 62
Bowling average 24.21 21.85 28.23 22.88
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/49 3/11 4/49 3/11
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 1/– 10/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 March 2023

Fazalhaq Farooqi (born 22 September 2000) is an Afghan international cricketer who plays for the

Dhaka Dominators in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL.[1]

Career

Fazalhaq made his first-class debut for Amo Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 13 November 2017.[2] He made his List A debut for Amo Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 July 2018.[3]

In September 2018, he was named in Nangarhar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[4] In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut on 14 October 2019, for Boost Defenders in the 2019 Shpageeza Cricket League.[6]

In December 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7] In February 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[8] The following month, he was named in Afghanistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad, also for their series against Zimbabwe.[9] He made his T20I debut for Afghanistan, against Zimbabwe, on 20 March 2021.[10] Later the same month, Chennai Super Kings included Fazalhaq as a net bowler in their squad for the 2021 IPL edition.[11] Farooqi also served as Kings XI Punjab's net bowler in the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League.[12]

In July 2021, Fazalhaq was named in Afghanistan's

against Pakistan.[13] In January 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's ODI squad for their series against the Netherlands in Qatar.[14] He made his ODI debut on 25 January 2022, against the Netherlands.[15]

In February 2022, he was bought by the

Colombo Stars for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[17] On 23 December 2022, the Sydney Thunder terminated his contract following an investigation by Cricket Australia into a behavioral incident involving Fazal Haq, which occurred on 15 December 2022 and involved alleged harassment of female cricketing staff.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ "Fazalhaq Farooqi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. ^ "9th Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Khost, Nov 13-16 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Group A, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Kabul, Jul 10 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Gayle, Afridi, Russell: icons in Afghanistan Premier League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  6. ^ "15th Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Oct 14 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Afghanistan U19 squad announced for ICC U19 World Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Rashid Khan in squad for Zimbabwe Tests, to miss large part of PSL season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Afghanistan T20I squad announced albeit visa issues for Some Players". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  10. ^ "3rd T20I, Abu Dhabi, Mar 20 2021, Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  11. ^ Gaur, Akshat. "Chennai Super Kings include a young Afghan pacer as a net bowler in their squad". CricketTimes.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  12. ^ Shukla, Shivani (25 March 2021). "IPL 2021: Chennai Super Kings Rope in Afghanistan Pacer Ahead Of The Tournament". ProBatsman.Com.
  13. ^ "Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad in Afghanistan squad for their first bilateral ODI series against Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Nabi rules himself out of Netherlands ODIs". CricBuzz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  15. ^ "3rd ODI, Doha, Jan 25 2022, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  16. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  17. ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  18. ^ Middleton, Dave. "Thunder terminate Farooqi's deal after investigation". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Fresh details emerge after BBL star sacked over harassment accusations". Fox Sports. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

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