Karim Janat (born 11 August 1998) is an Afghan

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er. He made his first-class debut against the England Lions on 7 December 2016. Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of Afghanistan's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Domestic and T20 franchise career

Along with Zahir Khan, he was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the

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, with twelve dismissals. He was also the leading wicket-taker for Kabul Region in the

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, with 30 dismissals in ten matches. In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the

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tournament. In September 2020, he was the joint winner of the player of the tournament award in the

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. In 2021, he received his first selections in overseas franchise tournaments, being selected by the

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for the

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, and the

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in the

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Bangladesh Premier League. In July 2022, he was signed by the

for the third edition of the

International career

He made his

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(T20I) debut for Afghanistan against 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 first man of the match award. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe at the

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on 24 February 2017. In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. On 16 November 2019, in the second match against the West Indies, he took his first five-wicket haul in T20I cricket. He took five wickets for eleven runs from his four overs, and was named the player of the match. In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's

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squad for the one-off match against the West Indies. In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Janat, Karim 1998 births Living people Afghan cricketers Afghanistan One Day International cricketers Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Kabul Spin Ghar Tigers cricketers Kabul Eagles cricketers Kandahar Knights cricketers