Dawlat Khan Ahmadzi (born 5 September 1984) is an Afghan former international

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er. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler who played limited overs cricket for the

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. After the Afghan team secured

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status by securing a top-six finish at the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier in South Africa (although not qualifying for the

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itself), on April 19, 2009, Ahmadzai took the first ever wicket for Afghanistan in an ODI when he dismissed

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as the Afghan team won the Qualifier's fifth-place play-off at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.

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* 1984 births Living people Afghan cricketers 21st-century Afghan sportsmen Pashtun cricketers Afghanistan One Day International cricketers Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricketers Sportspeople from Logar Province Afghan cricket coaches {{Afghanistan-cricket-bio-stub