Karim Janat (born 11 August 1998) is an Afghan
cricket
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er.
He made his
first-class debut against the
England Lions on 7 December 2016.
Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of Afghanistan's squad for the
2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
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.
Domestic and T20 franchise career
Along with
Zahir Khan, he was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the
2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament
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, with twelve dismissals.
He was also the leading wicket-taker for
Kabul Region in the
2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
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, with 30 dismissals in ten matches.
In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the
first edition
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of the
Afghanistan Premier League
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tournament. In September 2020, he was the joint winner of the player of the tournament award in the
2020 Shpageeza Cricket League
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. In 2021, he received his first selections in overseas franchise tournaments, being selected by the
Colombo Stars
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for the
2021
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Lanka Premier League
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, and the
Sylhet Sunrisers in the
2022
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Bangladesh Premier League
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. In July 2022, he was signed by the
Colombo Stars
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for the
third edition of the
Lanka Premier League
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.
International career
He made his
Twenty20 International
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(T20I) debut
against the United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2016. He scored 25 runs in the match and took 3 wickets. This all-round performance gave him his first
man of the match award.
He made his
One Day International
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(ODI) debut
against Zimbabwe at the
Harare Sports Club
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on 24 February 2017.
In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the
2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
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. On 16 November 2019, in the second match
against the West Indies, he took his first
five-wicket haul in T20I cricket. He took five wickets for eleven runs from his four overs, and was named the player of the match. In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's
Test
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squad for the one-off match
against the West Indies.
In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the
2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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.
He made his Test debut for Afghanistan against
Bangladesh
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, on 14 June 2023.
In May 2024, he was named in Afghanistan’s squad for the
2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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tournament.
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Janat, Karim
1998 births
Living people
Afghan cricketers
21st-century Afghan sportsmen
Afghanistan One Day International cricketers
Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricketers
Cricketers from Kabul
Spin Ghar Tigers cricketers
Kabul Eagles cricketers
Kandahar Knights cricketers
Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for Afghanistan
Asian Games silver medalists in cricket
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
Twenty20 International hat-trick takers
Comilla Victorians cricketers
Gujarat Titans cricketers