Mohammad Shahzad Mohammadi is an Afghan cricketer.
47 Facts About Mohammad Shahzad
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Mohammad Shahzad made his international debut for Afghanistan in August 2009.
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Mohammad Shahzad has a rare record - scoring an ODI hundred in a lowest team score - by reaching an ODI century at a point when Afghanistan's score was just 131, thus equalling Pakistan's Shahid Afridi's previous record.
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Mohammad Shahzad is from a Pashtun family originally from the majority Pashtun Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan, but they moved to a refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan due to the war in Afghanistan.
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Mohammad Shahzad spent most of his early life in Peshawar and was married in Peshawar.
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Mohammad Shahzad was still living in Peshawar as a temporary resident in 2018, prompting the Afghanistan Cricket Board to request he relocate to Afghanistan.
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Mohammad Shahzad was not part of Afghanistan's squad when they began to rise through international cricket tournaments in 2008, joining for the 2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in South Africa.
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Mohammad Shahzad played a key role in Afghanistan's win over Ireland, with scores of 88 and 42 not out, and in February 2010, he became the first Afghan to score a first-class double century when he scored 214 not out in Afghanistan's successful chase of 494 runs to beat Canada.
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Mohammad Shahzad scored 54 in the first innings as Afghanistan put on 435 runs, then scored rapidly in the second innings as Afghanistan asserted their dominance on the game.
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Afghanistan did not declare until Mohammad Shahzad reached his century, and he did so by hitting Moneeb Iqbal for six runs.
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Mohammad Shahzad scored a half-century in the Intercontinental Cup final against Scotland to give Afghanistan the title in their first year of participation.
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Mohammad Shahzad finished the tournament as the top run-scorer for both Afghanistan and the whole competition, with 802 runs at an average of 80.20, including two centuries and five half-centuries.
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Mohammad Shahzad was the leading wicket-keeper, with 28 dismissals behind the wickets, including 25 catches and 3 stumpings.
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In January 2012, Mohammad Shahzad played in a side made up of some of the leading players from Associate and Affiliate teams called the ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate XI, which was put together to face England in Dubai.
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The century against Papua New Guinea saw Afghanistan overcome a 151-run first innings deficit to win by 201 runs, and the century against Namibia, for which Mohammad Shahzad was named the player of the match, helped Afghanistan to an innings victory.
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In May 2018, Mohammad Shahzad was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match played against India.
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Mohammad Shahzad made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against India, on 14 June 2018.
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Mohammad Shahzad played in the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifiers, where Afghanistan gained ODI status after a win over Namibia in which Mohammad Shahzad scored a decisive 73 runs.
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Mohammad Shahzad made his ODI debut during Afghanistan's tour to the Netherlands on 30 August 2009 at VRA Cricket Ground.
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Mohammad Shahzad was a member of Afghanistan's 2010 ACC Trophy Elite winning squad, which defeated Nepal in the final by 95 runs.
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In July 2010, Mohammad Shahzad was part of Afghanistan's team in the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One tournament, and he scored two half-centuries to help Afghanistan finish 3rd in the tournament, and another century in the first ODI of the series.
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In February 2010, Mohammad Shahzad made his Twenty20 International debut against Ireland as part of a tri-series in the lead-up to the 2010 World Twenty20 Qualifier.
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Mohammad Shahzad was then a key member of Afghanistan's squad for the World Twenty20 Qualifier, as he scored 65 in Afghanistan's successful run chase in the tournament final against Ireland.
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Mohammad Shahzad was later named in Afghanistan's squad for the World Twenty20.
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Mohammad Shahzad then played in both the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier and the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.
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Mohammad Shahzad went into the World Twenty20 in poor form, making consecutive scores of 7,22,0,22 and 0, but he broke this form slump in Afghanistan's match against Hong Kong, when he scored 68 runs from 53 balls in a seven-wicket win.
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Mohammad Shahzad played two explosive innings in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, making scores of 74 against the United Arab Emirates and 75 against Scotland.
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Mohammad Shahzad reached his half-century from 26 balls and finished with 75 off of 36 balls.
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Later in an interview, Mohammad Shahzad said that he had no health problem but despite, that he was removed from the World Cup matches by the Afghan cricket board.
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Mohammad Shahzad said that it does not seem that he will return to the team.
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On 31 October 2021, in Afghanistan's T20 World Cup match against Namibia, Mohammad Shahzad became the first player for Afghanistan to score 2,000 runs in T20I cricket.
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In September 2016, Mohammad Shahzad was signed by the Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League ahead of the draft for the 2016 season.
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Mohammad Shahzad was Rangpur's leading run-scorer for the season with 350 runs from 11 matches and a strike-rate of 110.
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In September 2018, Mohammad Shahzad was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.
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Mohammad Shahzad was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 344 runs in nine matches at a strike-rate of 174.61.
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Mohammad Shahzad played for the Band-e-Amir Dragons, captaining the team in his first match.
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Mohammad Shahzad captained the Spin Ghar Tigers in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament.
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Mohammad Shahzad scored two centuries in the tournament and was named the player of the match on both occasions, and he helped Spin Ghar reach the final, where they lost to the Boost Defenders.
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Mohammad Shahzad played in the first three seasons of the Shpageeza Cricket League, Afghanistan's national Twenty20 competition, from 2014 to 2016.
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Mohammad Shahzad scored 90 runs in the 2016 tournament final and was named the player of the match.
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On 7 April 2009, during the 2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Mohammad Shahzad was reprimanded by the ICC for showing dissent at an umpire's decision.
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Mohammad Shahzad was not suspended, but he was warned about his future behaviour.
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On 29 November 2016, during the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League, Mohammad Shahzad was suspended by the Bangladesh Cricket Board for a physical altercation with Rajshahi Kings player Sabbir Rahman.
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Mohammad Shahzad was found guilty of conduct contrary to the spirit of the game.
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On 13 April 2017, Mohammad Shahzad was charged by the ICC for violating the anti-doping code.
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Mohammad Shahzad decided not to challenge the provisional suspension and had to face disciplinary proceeding in accordance with the process set down in the ICC Anti-Doping Code.
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On 8 March 2018, during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Mohammad Shahzad was suspended by the ICC after being found guilty of causing damage to part of the ground during a match.