Izatullah Safi (born 8 June 1978) is a
cricket umpire
In cricket, an umpire (from the Old French meaning not a peer, i.e. not a member of one of the teams, impartial) is a person who has the authority to make decisions about events on the cricket field according to the ''Laws of Cricket''. Besides ...
from Afghanistan, who has officiated in Afghanistan's domestic matches and several international matches.
He stood in his first
One Day International
One Day International (ODI) is a format of cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of fifty overs, with the game lasting up to 7 hours. The World Cup, generally held every four yea ...
(ODI) match, between
Afghanistan and Ireland, on 7 December 2017.
His
Twenty20 International
Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of Twenty20 cricket, in which each team plays a single innings with a maximum of twenty overs. The matches are played between international teams recognized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). ...
(T20I) umpiring debut, on 6 February 2018, was in a match between
Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.
See also
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List of One Day International cricket umpires
This is a list of umpire (cricket), cricket umpires who have officiated at least one men's One Day International (ODI) match. As of October 2022, 418 umpires have officiated in an ODI match. The first ODI match took place on 5 January 1971 between ...
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List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
This is a list of cricket umpires who have officiated in at least one men's Twenty20 International (T20I) match. , 512 umpires have officiated in a men's T20I match.
On 20 January 2019, Qatar's Shivani Mishra became the first female on-field u ...
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1978 births
Living people
Afghan cricket umpires
Afghan One Day International cricket umpires
Afghan Twenty20 International cricket umpires
Place of birth missing (living people)
People from Kunar Province
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