Rafiullah (cricketer)

Rafiullah (born 16 August 1996) is a cricketer from Oman. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He made his Twenty20 International debut on 14 November 2022 against Saudi Arabia.

Rafiullah

Personal information
Born	(1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 (age 28) Muscat, Oman
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Oman
T20I debut (cap 32)	14 November 2022 v Saudi Arabia
Last T20I	21 April 2024 v UAE
Career statistics
Competition T20I List A Matches 27 2 Runs scored 281 5 Batting average 15.61 2.50 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 32 3 Balls bowled 288 36 Wickets 12 1 Bowling average 38.00 49.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/25 1/29 Catches/stumpings 18/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 May 2024

Career

Described as an all-rounder,^[1] he has played domestic cricket for Assarain,^[2] and the Oman Stallions in the Premier Division League and the Gulf T20I Cricket Championship.^[3][4]

In July 2023, he was called up to the Oman national cricket team for the Emerging Nations Asia Cup in Sri Lanka.^[5]

He was part of record seventh-wicket stand with Ayaan Khan which helped the Oman in the semi-finals of the ACC Men’s Premier T20I Cup in April 2024.^[6]

In May 2024, he was selected to represent Oman at the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[7][8][9]

References

1. "Rafi too good for IAS as Stallions move to top, Sufyan leads Renaissance to big win". Times of Oman. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
2. "Assarain, PTI, Al Turki secure Premier league victories". Times of Oman. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
3. "Super knocks mark one-sided victories for Muscat, Stallions". Oman Observer. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
4. "Oman 'hope to achieve good results' in Gulf T20I Cricket in Qatar, says coach Duleep Mendis". Muscat Daily. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
5. "Aqib Ilyas to lead Oman A at Emerging Teams Asia Cup". Times of Oman. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
6. "Oman drub Kuwait to storm into semi-finals of ACC Men's Premier Cup". Times of Oman. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
7. "Oman has announced their Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
8. "A new captain named as Oman put forward T20 World Cup squad". ICC. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
9. "Ilyas to lead Oman at T20 World Cup". Times of Oman. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.