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| Born | (1998-08-11)11 August 1998 (age 27) Kabul,Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Battingall-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Asghar Afghan (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side |
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| Test debut (cap 25) | 14 June 2023 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 28 February 2024 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 41) | 24 February 2017 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 5 September 2023 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 34) | 14 December 2016 v UAE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 11 December 2024 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Speen Ghar Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2021 | Band-e-Amir Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-2020 | Kabul Eagles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Comilla Victorians(squad no. 11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Colombo Stars(squad no. 11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Gujarat Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karim Janat (born 11 August 1998) is an Afghancricketer.[1] He made hisfirst-class debut against theEngland Lions on 7 December 2016.[2] Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of Afghanistan's squad for the2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3]
Along withZahir Khan, he was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with twelve dismissals.[4] He was also the leading wicket-taker forKabul Region in the2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 30 dismissals in ten matches.[5]
In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in thefirst edition of theAfghanistan Premier League tournament.[6] In September 2020, he was the joint winner of the player of the tournament award in the2020 Shpageeza Cricket League.[7] In 2021, he received his first selections in overseas franchise tournaments, being selected by theColombo Stars for the2021Lanka Premier League,[8] and theSylhet Sunrisers in the2022Bangladesh Premier League.[9] In July 2022, he was signed by theColombo Stars for thethird edition of theLanka Premier League.[10]
He made hisTwenty20 International (T20I) debutagainst the United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2016. He scored 25 runs in the match and took 3 wickets. This all-round performance gave him his firstman of the match award.[11][12][13] He made hisOne Day International (ODI) debutagainst Zimbabwe at theHarare Sports Club on 24 February 2017.[14]
In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[15] On 16 November 2019, in the second matchagainst the West Indies, he took his firstfive-wicket haul in T20I cricket.[16] He took five wickets for eleven runs from his four overs, and was named the player of the match.[17] In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan'sTest squad for the one-off matchagainst the West Indies.[18]
In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[19]
He made his Test debut for Afghanistan againstBangladesh, on 14 June 2023.[20]
In May 2024, he was named in Afghanistan’s squad for the2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[21]