Nijat Masood (born 30 December 1998) is an Afghan

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er, who mainly plays as a right-arm medium bowler. He made his international debut for the

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in June 2022.

Career

He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 10 August 2017. Prior to his List A debut, he was part of Afghanistan's squad for the

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. He made his first-class debut for

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in the

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on 20 October 2017, taking six wickets for 55 runs in the first innings. In July 2018, he was the leading wicket-taker in the

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, with thirteen dismissals in five matches. In September 2018, he was named in Kabul's squad in the

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of the

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tournament. He made his

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debut for the Boost Defenders in the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy on 5 October 2018. He was the leading wicket-taker in the

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, with seventeen dismissals in five matches. In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the

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in Bangladesh. Following a strong performance in the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup, he was named in Afghanistan's

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squad, for their one-off match against the West Indies. In February 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's

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(T20I) squad for their series against Bangladesh. In May 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's T20I squad for their series against Zimbabwe, and as a reserve in Afghanistan's

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(ODI) squad for the same tour. He made his T20I debut on 11 June 2022, for Afghanistan against

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. He made his Test debut for Afghanistan against

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, on 14 June 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Masood, Nijat 1998 births Living people Afghan cricketers 21st-century Afghan sportsmen Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricketers Band-e-Amir Dragons cricketers Kabul Zwanan cricketers Mis Ainak Knights 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 Cricketers from Kabul