Ahmad Faiz (born 12 February 1988) is a Malaysian cricketer who plays for the Malaysia national cricket team.[1][2][3] He was part of Malaysia's squad for the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] He played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament.

Ahmad Faiz
Personal information
Full name
Ahmad Faiz Mohamad Noor
Born (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 (age 36)
Malaysia
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 1)24 June 2019 v Thailand
Last T20I31 October 2023 v Nepal
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 16 March 2023
Medal record
Representing  Malaysia
Men's Cricket
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 50 over
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Twenty20
Silver medal – second place 2023 Phnom Penh 50 over

He was a member of the Malaysian team which won the gold medal in the men's 50-over tournament after defeating Singapore by 251 runs in the final at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.

He was in Malaysia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament, also in Malaysia.[5] He finished as the leading run-scorer for the tournament, with 298 runs in six matches.[6]

In August 2018, he was named the captain of Malaysia's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[7][8] In October 2018, he was named the captain of Malaysia's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament.[9]

In June 2019, he was named in Malaysia's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Tri-Nation Series tournament.[10] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Malayasia, against Thailand, on 24 June 2019.[11] The following month, he was named as the captain of Malaysia's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament.[12] He made his List A debut for Malaysia, against Denmark, in the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 16 September 2019.[13]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ahmad Faiz". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  2. ^ MCA (3 June 2014). "AHMAD FAIZ IN KEDAH". Malaysian Cricket Association. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Ahmed Faiz | Malaysia Cricket Team | Official Cricket Profiles | PCB". www.pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Malaysia Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Six teams travel to Malaysia on road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023". International Cricket Council. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  6. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Four, 2018: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Malaysia Team". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Malaysia put seasoned players forward for ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018". Cricket Malaysia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Exciting battle on the cards in the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifier B in Malaysia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Malaysia (MCA T20i Tri-Series 2019)". CricClubs. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  11. ^ "1st Match, Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series at Kuala Lumpur, Jun 24 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Five teams set for Singapore showdown to move one step closer to T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  13. ^ "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 16 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

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