Wafadar Momand Explained

Wafadar Momand (born 5 October 1999) is an Afghan cricketer.^[1] He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match, against India, in June 2018.

Domestic career

He made his List A debut for Boost Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 11 August 2017.^[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Band-e-Amir Dragons in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 15 September 2017.^[3]

International career

In December 2017, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[4]

In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India.^{[5] [6]} He made his Test debut against India, on 14 June 2018.^[7] During the match, he along with Rashid Khan, set an unflattering new record of being the first pair of teenagers to concede more than 100 runs each in their nation's inaugural Test match.^[8]

In July 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Ireland, but he did not play.^[9] In September 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's ODI squad for the 2018 Asia Cup.^[10] However, he was ruled out of the tournament after suffering an injury in a training session.^[11]

In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.^[12] In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Ireland in India.^{[13] [14]} In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.^[15]

In July 2023, he was named in Afghanistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Bangladesh.^[16] He made his T20I debut in the second match of the series, on 16 July 2023.^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wafadar . 10 August 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
2. Web site: 3rd Match, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Aug 11 2017 . 11 August 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
3. Web site: 9th Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 15 2017 . 15 September 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
4. Web site: Mujeeb Zadran in Afghanistan squad for Under-19 World Cup . 7 December 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
5. Web site: Afghanistan Squads for T20I Bangladesh Series and on-eoff India Test Announced . Afghanistan Cricket Board . 29 May 2018.
6. Web site: Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test . 29 May 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
7. Web site: Only Test, Afghanistan tour of India at Bengaluru, Jun 14-18 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo . 14 June 2018.
8. News: Stats: Rashid Khan & Co turn expensive on their first outing - CricTracker. 15 June 2018. CricTracker. 15 June 2018. en-US.
9. Web site: Wafadar gets maiden white-ball call-up as Afghanistan name squads for Ireland . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 July 2018.
10. Web site: Afghanistan pick four spinners for Asia Cup . ESPN Cricinfo . 2 September 2018.
11. Web site: Wafadar ruled out of Asia Cup . Afghanistan Cricket Board . 6 September 2018.
12. Web site: Afghanistan Under-23s Squad . ESPN Cricinfo . 3 December 2018.
13. Web site: Mujeeb left out for Ireland Test, Shahzad out of T20Is . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 February 2019.
14. Web site: No Mujeeb in Tests as Afghanistan announce squads for Ireland series . International Cricket Council . 7 February 2019.
15. Web site: Afghanistan Emerging travels to Bangladesh for Asia Cup . Afghanistan Cricket Board . 12 November 2019.
16. Web site: Mohammad Shahzad, uncapped Wafadar Momand named for Bangladesh T20Is . 2 July 2023 . Cricbuzz.
17. Web site: 2nd T20I (D/N), Sylhet, July 16, 2023, Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh . 16 July 2023 . ESPNcricinfo.