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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. 

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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
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Stats

Match Format Date Runs BF 4s 6s SR
Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong · Match 11 T20 November 19, 2025 38 29 0 3 131.03
Sri Lanka A vs Afghanistan A · Match 4 T20 November 15, 2025 4 8 0 0 50.00
Qatar vs Afghanistan · Only T20I T20I November 11, 2025 22 28 1 0 78.57
Qatar vs Afghanistan A · Practice Match T20 November 10, 2025 32 18 2 2 177.78
Kabul Zalmi vs Afghan Zawanan Speenghar Warriors · Qualifier 2 T20 October 20, 2025 16 8 2 1 200.00
Afghan Zawanan Speenghar Warriors vs Abasin Defenders · Eliminator T20 October 19, 2025 7 13 0 0 53.85

Matches

Afghanistan Afghanistan
Canada Canada
Afghanistan Afghanistan
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
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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.