Ihsanullah (born 28 December 1997) is an Afghan

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er who is a right-handed opening batsmen. He made his first-class debut for

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against the

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in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 29 July 2016. Prior to his first-class debut, he captained the Afghanistan U-19 team in the

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. He made his

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debut in March 2019. Ihsanullah is the younger brother of former Afghanistan captain

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International career

He made his

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(ODI) debut for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe at the

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on 24 February 2017. He made his domestic

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debut (having already played two List A matches for Afghanistan A and the ODI against Zimbabwe) for Boost Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 11 August 2017. He made his

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debut for

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in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 12 September 2017. In November 2017, in Afghanistan's Intercontinental Cup match against the

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, Ihsanullah and

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made the highest partnership for Afghanistan in first-class cricket, scoring 197 runs for the second wicket. Ihsanullah also scored his maiden first-class century in the process. In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the

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. In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural

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, played against India, but he was not selected for the match. In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's

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squad for their one-off match against Ireland in India. He made his Test debut for Afghanistan against

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on 15 March 2019. In May 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's

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(T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe. He made his T20I debut on 14 June 2022, for Afghanistan against

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T20 franchise career

In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the

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of the

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tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ihsanullah 1997 births Living people Afghan cricketers Afghanistan Test cricketers Afghanistan One Day International cricketers Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricketers Sportspeople from Khost Boost Defenders cricketers Paktia Panthers cricketers