Dawlat Ahmadzai (born September 5, 1984) is a right-handed batsman and right arm
fast-medium
Fast bowling (also referred to as pace bowling) is one of two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket, the other being spin bowling. Practitioners of pace bowling are usually known as ''fast'' bowlers, ''quicks'', or ''pacemen''. T ...
bowler who plays for
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
.
After the Afghan team secured
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 ...
status by securing a top-six finish at the
2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier in South Africa (although not qualifying for the
2011 Cricket World Cup
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and for the first time in Bangladesh. India won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, thus ...
itself), on April 19, 2009 he took the first ever wicket for Afghanistan in an ODI when he dismissed
Scotland
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's
Gavin Hamilton as the Afghan team won the Qualifier's fifth-place play-off at
Willowmoore Park
Willowmoore Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Benoni, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and hosted two matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup
The 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup was the eighth Cricket World Cup, o ...
,
Benoni.
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References
External links
Cricinfo page on Dawlat Ahmadzai
1984 births
Living people
Afghan cricketers
Pashtun people
Afghanistan One Day International cricketers
Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricketers
People from Logar Province
Afghan cricket coaches
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