Ahmed Shah Pakteen
 Pakteen in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Shah Pakteen |
| Born | 1 January 1977 Herat, Afghanistan |
| Umpiring information | |
| Tests umpired | 2 (2021) |
| ODIs umpired | 39 (2017–2024) |
| T20Is umpired | 26 (2017–2024) |
| WODIs umpired | 4 (2022) |
| WT20Is umpired | 6 (2018) |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 June 2023 | |
Ahmed Shah Pakteen (born 1 January 1977) is a cricket umpire from Afghanistan.[1] He is currently a member of International Panel of ICC Umpires. Pakteen has stood in matches in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[2]
On 14 January 2017 he made his Twenty20 International umpiring debut, in a match between Scotland and Hong Kong, in the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge.[3] He stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match between Afghanistan and Ireland on 15 March 2017.[4]
He was one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[5] In January 2020, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament in South Africa.[6]
In February 2021, he was named as one of the two on-field umpires for the two-Test series between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe, becoming the first Afghan umpire to officiate in Test cricket.[7] He stood in his first Test match, between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe, on 2 March 2021.[8][9]
In February 2022, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[10][11] In January 2023, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[12][13]
See also
[edit]- List of Test cricket umpires
- List of One Day International cricket umpires
- List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
References
[edit]- ^ "Player profile : Ahmed Shah Pakteen at ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Afghanistan v Namibia at Greater Noida, Apr 10–13, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Desert T20 Challenge, 1st Match, Group B: Hong Kong v Scotland at Abu Dhabi, Jan 14, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Afghanistan tour of India, 1st ODI: Afghanistan v Ireland at Greater Noida, Mar 15, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Match Officials announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Match officials named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Afghanistan to Face Zimbabwe in Test Match". Tolo News. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "1st Test, Abu Dhabi, Mar 2 - 6 2021, Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Ahmed Shah Pakteen becomes first on-field Test umpire from Afghanistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Eight women among 15 Match Officials named for ICC World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Match officials chosen for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "ICC announces highest number of female match officials for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "ICC announces highest number of female match officials for U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023". ThePrint. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Ahmed Shah Pakteen at ESPNcricinfo
- Ahmed Shah Pakteen at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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