Fazal Niazai (born 1 February 1990) is an Afghan

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er. He made his international debut for the

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in September 2019. He is a right-handed

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who bowls right-arm medium pace.

Domestic career

Niyazai made his

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debut for the

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in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against

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. He played a further match in that competition, against

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. In these two matches, he scored a total of 24 with a high score of 21. He made his first-class debut for

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against

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in the 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 6 October 2013. In September 2018, he was named in Nangarhar's squad in the

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of the

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tournament.

International career

In August 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's

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(T20I) squad for the

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. He made his T20I debut for Afghanistan, against

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, on 20 September 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Niazai, Fazal 1990 births Living people Afghan cricketers Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Afghan Cheetahs cricketers Nangarhar Leopards cricketers