KABUL (SW): Wicket-keeper batsman Shahzad Mohammadi has left a number of leading international players behind by scoring more runs than any in a specific period.
Shahzad has scored 297 in the current year, more than hard hitting batsmen like A. B. Devilliers, Chris Gayle and Barnden McCollum. He achieved this target in the 11 international T20 matches he played for his nation.
Shahzad scored 3 half centuries and also went for duck 2 times. All in all, the star batsman hit 15 sixes and 31 fours, averaging 27 and facing a total of 190 balls in the matches he played this year. The Afghan player is also leading others in the numbers of 6s and 4s.
Behind the stumps, Shahzad hunted five opponents during a match against Oman, making him stand with the legends like Adam Gilchrist, and Matt Prayer, Kamran Akmal and Neil O’Brian.
In the list of most run scorers for Afghanistan during 2015, Captain of the Afghan squad Asghar Stanikzai is on the second slot with a total of 227 runs, followed by Samiullah Shinwari with 172 runs, Najibullah Zadran with 166 runs, Nawruz Mangal with 165 and Mohammad Nabi with 162 runs
Among the bowlers, Dawlat Zadran leads the list with 13 wickets, followed by Mirwais Ashraf and Mohammad Nabi with 8 wickets each. Star bowler Hamid Hassan is third in the list with 7 wickets followed by the new comer Roshan Barakzai with 6 wickets.
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