Hashmatullah Shahidi


Hashmatullah Shahidi is an Afghan cricketer. He made his One Day International debut for Afghanistan against Kenya in October 2013. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match, against India, in June 2018.

Career

In the final of the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, batting for Band-e-Amir Region against Speen Ghar Region, he scored 163 runs in the first innings.. Scored his first international six In ODI series against Ireland in Ireland on 21/May/2019 scoring his 865* Runs without a six in ODI.

Test cricket

In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India. He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against India, on 14 June 2018. He top scored in the second innings of the match with an unbeaten 36 albeit in a losing cause. In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Ireland in India.

2019 Cricket World Cup

In April 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. On 18 June 2019, in the match against England, Hashmatullah scored his 1,000th run in ODIs.