About Samiullah Shinwari
| Name | Samiullah Shinwari |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth | 31 Dec 1987 |
| Birth Place | Nangrahar, Afghanistan |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Role | All Rounder |
| Bats | right handed . middle order |
| Bowls | legbreak googly . Spinner |
A player with a bagful of variations, Samiullah Shinwari was initially brought in as a right-arm leg-break bowler. But over the years, his batting has become increasingly useful for the side.
Shinwari plays the game with a lot of energy and is a total team player. He made his international debut for Afghanistan against Scotland in 2009.
He was a part of a talented Afghan side that won the World Cricket League Division Five, Division four and Division three and Afghanistan cricket was at an all-time high.
Shinwari announced his arrival at the international stage with a composed 57-ball 52 against Scotland. A right-handed middle-order batter, The all-rounder was crucial in Afghanistan’s first win over Bangladesh at the Asia Cup in 2014. Alongside Asghar Afghan, he shared a 164-run stand for the sixth wicket that engineered a terrific victory for the underdogs.
Shinwari has also represented Afghanistan at the 2015 and 2019 World Cup and was the backbone of the side, mainly due to his all-round abilities.
In November 2019, he was named as the captain of the Afghanistan side for the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup, held in Bangladesh.
In a T20I match against Ireland in 2020, the Nangarhar born player became the fourth Afghanistan player to reach 1000 runs in T20I cricket.
A utility player who always goes under the radar, Shinwari has served Afghan cricket for more than a decade now. He is a tremendous striker of the cricket ball and was one of the key players in Afghanistan’s rapid rise at the international level.
(As of November 2021)
Samiullah Shinwari Recent Form
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Samiullah Shinwari Career Stats
| Format | Mat | Inn | R | 100s | 50s | HS | SR | Avg | Fours | Sixes | Duck | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 84 | 74 | 1811 | 0 | 11 | 96 | 65.50 | 29.21 | 137 | 26 | -- | -- |
| T20I | 65 | 56 | 1013 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 118.06 | 22.02 | 76 | 37 | -- | -- |
| BPL | 5 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 87.50 | 10.50 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- |
| ABU DHABI | 8 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 134.78 | 15.50 | 3 | 1 | -- | -- |
| WC ODI | 9 | 9 | 328 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 61.19 | 46.86 | 26 | 7 | -- | -- |
| Format | Mat | Inn | W | Econ | Avg | Best | 3W | 5W | SR | Maiden | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 84 | 65 | 45 | 4.91 | 38.42 | 4/31 | 0 | 0 | 46.91 | -- | -- |
| T20I | 65 | 38 | 28 | 6.51 | 24.57 | 5/13 | 0 | 1 | 22.60 | -- | -- |
| BPL | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7.23 | 15.67 | 2/27 | 0 | 0 | 13.00 | -- | -- |
| ABU DHABI | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0/18 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -- | -- |
| WC ODI | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5.32 | 0.00 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -- | -- |
Career Debut Information
| ODI Debut | Afghanistan vs Scotland at Benoni - April 19, 2009 |
| T20I Debut | Afghanistan vs Ireland at Colombo (PSS) - February 01, 2010 |
| BPL Debut | Sylhet Strikers v Rangpur Riders Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, 31-12-2024 |
| ABU DHABI Debut | Deccan Gladiators v The Chennai Braves Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, 20-11-2021 |
Teams played for
Afghanistan Boost Region Habib Bank Limited Speen Ghar Tigers
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