Anwar Rahman (born 23 September 1996) is a Malaysian cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman, he bowls slow left-arm orthodox spin. He played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament.[2] In April 2018, he was named in Malaysia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament, also in Malaysia.[3]

Anwar Rahman
Personal information
Full name
Muhammad Anwar Rahman
Born (1996-09-23) 23 September 1996 (age 27)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 12)25 June 2019 v Maldives
Last T20I15 December 2022 v Bahrain
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 15 December 2022
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

In August 2018, he was named in Malaysia's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[4][5] He was part of Malaysia's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament.[6] He was among the leading wicket-takers in the tournament, with ten dismissals in six matches.[7]

In June 2019, he was named in Malaysia's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Tri-Nation Series tournament.[8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Malaysia, against the Maldives, on 25 June 2019,[9] taking a wicket with his first delivery.[10] In September 2019, he was named in Malaysia's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[11] He made his List A debut for Malaysia, against Denmark, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 16 September 2019.[12]

References edit

  1. ^ "Anwar Rahman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Five, Malaysia v Tanzania at Kuala Lumpur, Mar 6, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Six teams travel to Malaysia on road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023". International Cricket Council. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Malaysia Team". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Exciting battle on the cards in the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifier B in Malaysia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  7. ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Asia Region Qualifier B, 2018/19 - Malaysia: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Malaysia (MCA T20i Tri-Series 2019)". CricClubs. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  9. ^ "2nd Match, Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series at Kuala Lumpur, Jun 25 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Is Kyle Jamieson the tallest man ever to play for New Zealand?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  11. ^ "ICC CWC Challenge League A 2019: Team List". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  12. ^ "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 16 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

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