Full Name
Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad
Born
1 February 2005
Place Of Birth
Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Country
Afghanistan
Role
WK-Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium seam
Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad
Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad
Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad
Mohammad Ishaq is a 20-year-old Afghan cricketer who is a right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman. He made his T20I debut in February 2024 and is considered a backup to Afghanistan's main wicketkeeper, Rahmanullah Gurbaz. He has represented Afghanistan in two Under-19 World Cups (2020 and 2022) and is part of the senior team's setup, having been in the 2024 T20 World Cup squad.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speen Ghar Region vs Amo Region · Final | List A | June 4, 2026 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Amo Region vs Band-e-Amir Region · Match 14 | List A | June 1, 2026 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Amo Region vs Mis Ainak Region · Match 13 | List A | May 31, 2026 | 59 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 113.46 |
| Amo Region vs Mis Ainak Region · 7th Match | List A | May 23, 2026 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Amo Region vs Speen Ghar Region · 5th Match | List A | May 21, 2026 | 48 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 81.36 |
| Speen Ghar Region vs Mis Ainak Region · Match 18 | T20 | May 11, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghazi Amanullah Khan One Day Tournament 2026 | LISTA | May 17, 2026 - Jun 4, 2026 | 129 | 142 | 7 | 4 | 90.85 |
| Afghanistan National T20 Cup 2026 | T20 | May 2, 2026 - May 14, 2026 | 176 | 122 | 6 | 12 | 144.26 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026 | T20 | Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC Mens Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 | T20 | Nov 14, 2025 - Nov 23, 2025 | 42 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 113.51 |
| Afghanistan tour of Qatar 2025 | T20 | Nov 8, 2025 - Nov 11, 2025 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 177.78 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 56 | 54 | 923 | 724 | 72 | 21.9700 | 127.4800 | 12 | 56 | 48 | 2 | 0 |
| T20I | 8 | 8 | 104 | 100 | 32 | 14.8500 | 104.0000 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 27 | 24 | 676 | 670 | 99 | 39.7600 | 100.8900 | 7 | 48 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| First Class | 16 | 31 | 654 | 1259 | 96 | 25.1500 | 51.9400 | 5 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 56 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 27 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 16 | 2 | 6.00 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 13.0000 | 2.1600 | 36.0000 | 1/9 | 1/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maiwand Champions vs Hindokush Strikers · Match 4 | T20 | June 29, 2025 | 65 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 154.76 |
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Teams Represented
- National team: Afghanistan, Afghan A
- Domestic teams: Speenghar Region (2018–2023), Boost Defenders (2023–present)
International Debut
- T20I debut: February 21, 2024, against Sri Lanka. He scored an unbeaten 16 off 8 balls to help his team win.
Key Tournaments
- 2020 & 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cups
- 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (Squad member)
- Asia Cup 2022 (Significant contribution against Sri Lanka)
Career Statistics (as Of Early 2026)
- T20I: 8 matches, 104 runs, Avg: 14.86, Strike Rate: 104.00, High Score: 32 vs Ireland (March 2024)
- First-Class: 16 matches, 654 runs, Highest Score: 96
- List A: 27 matches, 676 runs, Highest Score: 99*
- Domestic T20: 50 matches, 747 runs, High Score: 65
- Fielding (T20I): 4 catches
Performances And Records
- Young Start: Made First-class and List A debuts at age 13 (2018).
- Key T20 Innings: During his debut series, he showed aggressive batting against Ireland, including a 32-run inning.
- Consistency: Primarily a middle-order batter in domestic, but capable of accelerating.
