Hamza Hotak

Hamza Hotak

Personal information
Full name	Hamza Hotak
Born	15 August 1991 Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Afghanistan
ODI debut (cap 25)	10 February 2012 v Pakistan
Last ODI	25 December 2015 v Zimbabwe
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20 Matches 9 2 18 12 Runs scored 4 16 33 6 Batting average 2.00 5.33 5.50 3.00 100s/50s –/– –/– –/– –/– Top score 3* 14 12 3* Balls bowled 402 132 800 203 Wickets 8 – 25 8 Bowling average 29.50 – 19.32 30.00 5 wickets in innings – – 1 – 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling 3/19 – 5/15 3/39 Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 3/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2014

Amir Hamza Hotak (born 15 August 1991) is an Afghan cricketer. Hotak is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Nangarhar Province.

Hotak was part of the Afghanistan Under-19 team which took part in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. He made one appearance, which came against Papua New Guinea Under-19s.^[1] He later made his first-class debut for Afghanistan against Canada in the 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup.^[2] Hotak later made his One Day International debut in Afghanistan's first One Day International against a Full Member Test-playing nation, when they played Pakistan at Sharjah in February 2012. Batting at number ten, Hotak was dismissed for a six ball duck by Wahab Riaz in Afghanistan's innings of 195, while in Pakistans innings he bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 22 runs. Pakistan won the encounter by 7 wickets.^[3]

International Awards

One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	Zimbabwe	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	25 December 2015	2* (10 balls) ; 7.5-2-17-4	Afghanistan won by 49 runs.[4]

References

1. "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Hamza Hotak". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
2. "First-Class Matches Played by Hamza Hotak". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
3. Sundar, Nitin (10 February 2012). "Afridi sets up victory against spirited Afghanistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
4. "Afghanistan v Zimbabwe ODI Series - 1st ODI".

External links

• Hamza Hotak at ESPNcricinfo
• Hamza Hotak at CricketArchive