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Fareed Ahmad Malik

Fareed Ahmad Malik is an Afghan left-arm fast-medium bowler known for hitting the deck hard. A key part of the national team’s pace attack, he has represented Afghanistan across all three formats and was a member of the squad that reached the semi-finals of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

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Place Of Birth
Nangarahar
Born
10 August 1994
Country
Afghanistan
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Left Arm Fast Medium
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Stats

Match Format Date Runs BF 4s 6s SR
Speen Ghar Region vs Amo Region · Final List A June 4, 2026 1 1 0 0 100.00
Mis Ainak Region vs Speen Ghar Region · Match 15 List A June 2, 2026 6 3 1 0 200.00
Mis Ainak Region vs Speen Ghar Region · 10th Match List A May 30, 2026 0 1 0 0 0.00
Band-e-Amir Region vs Speen Ghar Region · 3rd Match List A May 19, 2026 8 7 1 0 114.29
Afghanistan vs Pakistan · Match 1 T20I August 29, 2025 1 6 0 0 16.67
Speen Ghar Tigers vs Boost Defenders · Match 20 T20 July 30, 2025 9 7 1 0 128.57

Major Teams Represented

  • Current/Past International: Afghanistan National Team, Afghanistan Under-19s
  • Domestic/Franchise:
    • Afghanistan: Amo Region, Speen Ghar Region, Band-e-Amir Region, Kabul Zwanan, Pamir Legends
    • International Franchises: MI Emirates, Northern Warriors, Chennai Brave Jaguars

International Debuts

  • Test Debut: vs Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo (January 2, 2025)
  • ODI Debut: vs United Arab Emirates (UAE) at ICC Academy, Dubai (December 2, 2014)
  • T20I Debut: vs United Arab Emirates (UAE) at ICC Academy, Dubai (December 14, 2016) 

Career Records & Highlights

  • 2017 Desert T20 Cup: Claimed 6 wickets to help Afghanistan secure the tournament title.
  • 2023 Asian Games: Crucial 3-wicket haul (\(3/15\)) against Pakistan in the semi-finals to help confirm a medal for Afghanistan.
  • T20 World Cup 2024: Selected in Afghanistan's squad, highlighted by a highly economical spell of 3/20 against India in Bengaluru.