Born
30 December 1997
Place Of Birth
Kabul, Afghanistan
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Slow left-arm orthodox
Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar
Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar
Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar
Zia-ur-Rehman, born December 30, 1997, is an Afghan slow left-arm orthodox bowler and right-handed batsman. He made his international T20I debut in 2019 and his Test debut in 2025 against Zimbabwe. A talented bowling all-rounder, he is known for his skill with the ball and his potential for a promising career.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan A vs Ireland A · Match 5 | List A | April 21, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan · 2nd Test | Test | January 2, 2025 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 42.42 |
| Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan · 1st Test | Test | December 26, 2024 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Speen Ghar Tigers vs Mis Ainak Knights · Match 19 | T20 | August 22, 2024 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Mis Ainak Knights vs Boost Defenders · Match 17 | T20 | August 21, 2024 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mis Ainak Knights vs Amo Sharks · Match 11 | T20 | July 25, 2025 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.50 |
| Amo Sharks vs Mis Ainak Knights · Match 8 | T20 | July 22, 2025 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Boost Defenders vs Mis Ainak Knights · Match 6 | T20 | July 21, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Mis Ainak Knights · Match 3 | T20 | July 20, 2025 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Mis Ainak Knights vs Speen Ghar Tigers · Match 2 | T20 | July 19, 2025 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Afghanistan A vs Ireland A · Match 5 | List A | April 21, 2025 | 5.3 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.43 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shpageeza Cricket League 2025 | T20 | Jul 19, 2025 - Jul 31, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tri-Nation Series in UAE 2025 | LISTA | Apr 13, 2025 - May 2, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2024 | TEST | Dec 11, 2024 - Jan 6, 2025 | 19 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 47.50 |
| Shpageeza Cricket League 2024 | T20 | Aug 12, 2024 - Aug 25, 2024 | 22 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Afghanistan A tour of Sri Lanka 2024 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 30, 2024 - May 14, 2024 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 52.63 |
| Afghanistan vs Ireland in UAE 2024 | TEST | Feb 28, 2024 - Mar 18, 2024 | 19 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 43.18 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shpageeza Cricket League 2025 | T20 | Jul 19, 2025 - Jul 31, 2025 | 12 | 0 | 82 | 1 | 1/30 | 6.83 |
| Tri-Nation Series in UAE 2025 | LISTA | Apr 13, 2025 - May 2, 2025 | 5.3 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 1/50 | 9.09 |
| Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2024 | TEST | Dec 11, 2024 - Jan 6, 2025 | 60 | 4 | 205 | 5 | 2/44 | 3.42 |
| Shpageeza Cricket League 2024 | T20 | Aug 12, 2024 - Aug 25, 2024 | 29.5 | 1 | 216 | 11 | 2/14 | 7.24 |
| Afghanistan A tour of Sri Lanka 2024 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 30, 2024 - May 14, 2024 | 31.3 | 1 | 127 | 6 | 6/127 | 4.03 |
| Afghanistan vs Ireland in UAE 2024 | TEST | Feb 28, 2024 - Mar 18, 2024 | 41 | 7 | 97 | 6 | 5/64 | 2.37 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 4 | 7 | 42 | 106 | 13 | 7.0000 | 39.6200 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 5.0000 | 16.6600 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 42 | 16 | 60 | 80 | 17 | 7.5000 | 75.0000 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 58 | 42 | 316 | 514 | 36 | 10.8900 | 61.4700 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 44 | 70 | 898 | 1863 | 69 | 14.4800 | 48.2000 | 8 | 121 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 4 | 8 | 132.00 | 792 | 404 | 11 | 36.7200 | 3.0600 | 72.0000 | 5/64 | 6/97 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODI | 1 | 1 | 3.30 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 0.0000 | 6.2800 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 42 | 42 | 144.50 | 869 | 1011 | 44 | 22.9700 | 6.9800 | 19.7000 | 3/9 | 3/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 24 | 42 | 2 | 21.0000 | 10.5000 | 12.0000 | 2/42 | 2/42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 58 | 58 | 475.40 | 2854 | 1991 | 85 | 23.4200 | 4.1800 | 33.5000 | 5/26 | 5/26 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| First Class | 44 | 80 | 1698.50 | 10193 | 4402 | 215 | 20.4700 | 2.5900 | 47.4000 | 7/70 | 12/73 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
Matches
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Afghanistan Afghanistan
Amo Sharks Amo Sharks
Mis Ainak Knights Mis Ainak Knights
Career Stats
- est: 4 matches, 11 wickets, 36.73 avg, 3.06 econ, 5/64 best figures
- ODI: 1 match, 0 wickets, 5 runs, 16.67 avg
- T20I: 1 match, 0 wickets, 0 runs, 6.29 econ
Teams
- Domestic Teams: Speen Ghar Region, Mis Ainak Region, Paktia Panthers
- International Teams: Afghanistan, Afghanistan A, Afghanistan U19
International Debuts
- T20I: February 24, 2019, against Ireland
- Test: January 2, 2025, against Zimbabwe
