Ihsanullah Khan Mangal (born 28 December 1997) is an Afghan

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er who plays as a right-handed

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. He made his first-class debut for

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against the

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in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 29 July 2016. Prior to his first-class debut, he captained the Afghanistan U-19 team in the

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. He made his

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debut in March 2019. Ihsanullah is the younger brother of former Afghanistan captain

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International career

He made his

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(ODI) debut against Zimbabwe at the

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on 24 February 2017. He made his domestic

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debut (having already played two List A matches for Afghanistan A and the ODI against Zimbabwe) for

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in the

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on 11 August 2017. He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 12 September 2017. In November 2017, in Afghanistan's Intercontinental Cup match against the

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, Ihsanullah and Rahmat Shah Zurmatai made the highest partnership for Afghanistan in first-class cricket, scoring 197 runs for the second wicket. Ihsanullah also scored his maiden first-class century in the process. In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the

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. In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India, but he was not selected for the match. In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's

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squad for their one-off match against Ireland in India. He made his Test debut for Afghanistan against

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on 15 March 2019. In May 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's

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(T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe. He made his T20I debut on 14 June 2022, for Afghanistan against

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T20 franchise career

In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the

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of the

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tournament.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ihsanullah 1997 births Living people Afghan cricketers 21st-century Afghan sportsmen Afghanistan Test cricketers Afghanistan One Day International cricketers Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricketers Sportspeople from Khost Boost Defenders cricketers Paktia Panthers cricketers