Full Name
Noor Ahmad Lakanwal
Birth Date
January 3, 2005
Other Name
–
Role
Bowler
Birth Place
Herat, Afghanistan
Batting Style
Right-hand Batsman
Bowling Style
Left Arm Unorthodox Spin
IPL Debut
2023
Team
Gujarat Titans
Noor Ahmad Lakanwal is an Afghan cricketer, who made his international debut for the national cricket team in June 2022.
Domestic Career:
- First – class debut: on 29 April 2019, for Kabul Region in the 2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4 – day Tournament
- In December 2019, he was named in Afghanistan’s squad for the 2020 Under – 19 Cricket World Cup.
- In July 2020, he was named in the St Lucia Zouks squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.
- List A debut: on 14 October 2020, for Mis Ainak Region in the 2020 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament
- In December 2020, at the age of 15, he was signed by the Melbourne Renegades to play in the 2020 – 21 Big Bash League season in Australia.
- In July 2021, Noor was named in Afghanistan’s One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan.
- In December 2021, he was named in Afghanistan’s team for the 2022 ICC Under – 19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.
- Later in the same month, he was signed by the Quetta Gladiators following the players’ draft in the Supplementary category for the 2022 Pakistan Super League.
- On 12 February 2022, he made his debut for the team, against Islamabad United at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
- In June 2021, Noor also played for the Karachi Kings in the 2021 Pakistan Super League.
Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 Franchise Career:
- Twenty20 debut on 8 October 2019, for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2019 Shpageeza Cricket League
- In March 2021, Chennai Super Kings included Noor as a net bowler in their squad for 2021 Indian Premier League.
International Career:
- In May 2022, Ahmad was named in Afghanistan’s Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe, and as a reserve in Afghanistan’s One Day International (ODI) squad for the same tour.
- T20I debut: on 14 June 2022, for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe
- ODI debut: on 30 November 2022, for Afghanistan against Sri Lanka
- ODI World Cup debut: on 23 October 2023, for Afghanistan playing against Pakistan in Chennai
- This marked his World Cup debut at the age of 18, making him the youngest debutant in the tournament.
- In May 2024, he was named in Afghanistan’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup tournament.
Major Achievements:
- This marked his World Cup debut at the age of 18, making him the youngest debutant in the tournament.
BATTING AND FIELDING |
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| Year | Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | S/R | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2.50 | 55.56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 8 | 7* | 4.00 | 88.89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| All IPL | 23 | 13 | 7* | 3.25 | 72.22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
BOWLING |
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| Year | Mat | Ov | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Eco | Best | 4W |
| 2024 | 10 | 34.5 | 290 | 8 | 36.25 | 8.33 | 2/20 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 47.1 | 369 | 16 | 23.06 | 7.82 | 3/37 | 0 |
| All IPL | 23 | 82 | 659 | 24 | 27.46 | 8.04 | 3/37 | 0 |
FIELDING STATISTICS |
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|---|---|---|---|
| IPL Season | Match | Catch Taken | Stumps |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| All IPL | 23 | 7 | 0 |
CAREER STATISTICS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | ODI | T20I | FC | LA |
| Matches | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| Runs Scored | 31 | 13 | 85 | 33 |
| Batting Average | 15.50 | 6.50 | 12.14 | 11.00 |
| 100s / 50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Top Score | 26 | 8 | 47 | 26 |
| Balls Bowled | 354 | 74 | 666 | 780 |
| Wickets | 7 | 4 | 21 | 23 |
| Bowling Average | 48.28 | 22.75 | 19.00 | 29.56 |
| 5 Wickets In Innings | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 Wickets In Match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best Bowling | 3/49 | 4/10 | 6/105 | 4/54 |
| Catches / Stumpings | 1/– | 1/– | 1/- | 3/- |
NOOR AHMAD’S IPL AUCTION PRICE HISTORY |
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|---|---|---|
| Year | Price | Team |
| 2022 | 30 Lakh | Gujarat |
| 2023 | 30 Lakh | Gujarat |
| 2024 | 30 Lakh | Gujarat |