Malik Ahsan Ahmad Jamil (born 29 August 1989) is a Dutch

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er. He played for

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in the

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tournament.

Career

Malik made his

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debut against Scotland on 21 June 2011. He also played for the

Netherlands national cricket team The Netherlands national cricket team (Dutch: Nederlandse cricket team) is the men's team that represents the Kingdom of the Netherlands and is administered by the Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Cricket has been played in the Netherlands sin ...

One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World C ...

s (ODIs) and

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s (T20Is). His Twenty20 International best bowling figures of 5/19 was against

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in ICC World Twenty20 2014. He was also the joint top wicket taker in the tournament. He took eleven wickets against Nepal in four T20I matches in July 2015, and was the joint player of the series with Nepal's

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. Malik's figures of 5/19 in a T20I are the best by a bowler in a losing cause and are the best figures in a T20 World Cup match in a losing cause. During the

2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier The 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, for the 2016 World Twenty20, was held from 6 to 26 July 2015. The tournament was hosted by both Ireland and Scotland. 51 matches were played among 14 nations, down from 72 matches among 16 nations previous ...

Malik was reported for

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following the Netherlands win over Scotland on 11 July. He was not allowed to take any further part in the tournament, until an independent assessment has taken place. Following rehabilitative training, Malik's action was cleared by the ICC six months later, and he returned to international cricket against the UAE in the Intercontinental Cup in January 2016.CricketEurope – Ahsan Malik cleared to bowl
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malik, Ahsan 1989 births Living people Dutch cricketers Netherlands One Day International cricketers Netherlands Twenty20 International cricketers Sportspeople from Rotterdam