Sediqullah Atal (born 12 August 2001) is an Afghan

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er. He is an opening batter, who made his international debut for Afghanistan in 2023.

Career

He made his Twenty20 debut on 7 September 2020, for

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in the

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. Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the

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. He made his

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debut on 17 October 2021, for Band-e-Amir Region in the

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. In July 2021, Sediqullah was named in Afghanistan's

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(ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan, but the series was lately postponed following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. On 23 January 2023, the series was rescheduled and both cricket boards agreed to play three Twenty20 International (T20Is) matches instead of ODIs. He was again named in the Afghanistan's squad for that series against Pakistan. He made his T20I debut in the 3rd and final T20I match of the series, on 27 March 2023.

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* 2001 births Living people Afghan cricketers Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricketers Band-e-Amir Dragons cricketers Kabul Eagles cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Afghanistan Asian Games medalists in cricket Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games {{Afghanistan-cricket-bio-stub