Munir Ahmad (; born 1 February 1996) is an Afghan

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er. He made his international debut for the

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in March 2021.

Domestic career

He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 10 August 2017. He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 15 September 2017. He made his first-class debut for

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in the

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on 26 October 2017. He was the leading run-scorer for Boost Region in the

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, with 843 runs in ten matches. He was also the leading run-scorer for Boost Region in the

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, with 256 runs in six matches. In the final of the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, he scored 108

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, leading Boost Region to a five wicket win, and was named the man of the match. He was the leading run-scorer in the

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, with 348 runs in four matches. In September 2019, he was the leading run-scorer in the

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, with 414 runs in six matches.

International career

In September 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's

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(ODI) squad for the

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, but he did not play. In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the

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in Bangladesh. Named in Afghanistan's

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squad for their series against Zimbabwe in February 2021, Munir made his Test debut against

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on 2 March 2021.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmad, Munir 1996 births Living people Afghan cricketers 21st-century Afghan sportsmen Afghanistan Test cricketers Amo Sharks cricketers Boost Defenders cricketers Place of birth missing (living people)