Shahidullah (born 6 February 1999) is an Afghan

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er. He made his

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debut for Afghanistan A against Zimbabwe A during their tour to Zimbabwe on 27 January 2017. He was named in Afghanistan's squad for the

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. He made his international debut for the

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in March 2021, in a Test match against Zimbabwe.

Career

A batting all-rounder, Shahidullah made his

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debut for

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in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 12 September 2017. He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the

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on 19 November 2017. He was the leading run-scorer for Mis Ainak Region in the

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, with 663 runs in eight matches. In September 2018, Shahidullah was named in Kabul's squad in the

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of the

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tournament. In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the

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. In August 2019, Shahidullah was named in Afghanistan's

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(T20I) squad for the

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. In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the

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in Bangladesh. In February 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's

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squad for their series against Zimbabwe. He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against

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, on 10 March 2021. In July 2021, Shahidullah was named in Afghanistan's

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(ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan. In January 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's ODI squad for their series against the Netherlands in Qatar. He made his ODI debut on 21 January 2022, for Afghanistan against the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shahidullah 1999 births Living people Afghan cricketers Afghanistan Test cricketers Afghanistan One Day International cricketers Sportspeople from Khost Mis Ainak Knights cricketers Spin Ghar Tigers cricketers Kabul Zwanan cricketers Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Afghanistan Asian Games medalists in cricket Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games