Izatullah Dawlatzai (born 10 May 1991) is an Afghan-German

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er who has played international cricket for both

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and

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. He is a right-handed

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who bowls right-arm medium-fast.

Under-19 career

Dawlatzai started representing Afghanistan in age group cricket, which culminated in the

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qualifying for the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in

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, for the first time in their history. Dawlatzai represented the team in all their matches during the tournament.

Career in Afghanistan

His debut for the senior team came in a first-class match against

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in the 2009-10 ICC Intercontinental Cup. In that match he took his maiden first-class wicket, that of

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. Following the first-class match, he made his

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debut against Kenya in the 2nd ODI. In what was also his maiden

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match, he took the wickets of

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and Collins Obuya for the cost of 37 runs.

Career in Germany

Izatullah relocated to Germany to join his fiancée, who was born in Germany but is of Afghan descent. They live in

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. In 2017 Izatullah was invited to play for

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on its tour of Germany as a special guest. He plays for KSV Cricket Club in Germany. In 2018 he met the residency qualifications for the national team and was selected in the squad for a series against

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in July 2018. He was also selected in the squad for 2018-19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier and took 2/10 in the first game against

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. In May 2019, he was named in Germany's

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(T20I) squad for their three-match series against Belgium. The matches were the first T20Is to be played by the German cricket team. He made his T20I debut for Germany against

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on 11 May 2019 and became the eighth cricketer to play T20 internationals for 2 countries. Later the same month, he was named in Germany's squad for the Regional Finals of the

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tournament in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dawlatzai, Izatullah 1991 births Living people Afghan cricketers Afghanistan One Day International cricketers Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Nangarhar Province German cricketers Germany Twenty20 International cricketers Afghan emigrants to Germany Dual international cricketers