Kenyan cricketer
Irfan Karim
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Full name | Irfan Ali Karim |
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Born | (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 31) |
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Batting | Left-handed |
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Bowling | Right-arm off break |
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Role | Wicket-keeper |
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Relations | Aasif Karim (father) |
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National side | |
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ODI debut (cap 46) | 12 September 2011 v Netherlands |
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Last ODI | 30 January 2014 v Scotland |
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T20I debut (cap 24) | 1 March 2013 v Canada |
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Last T20I | 19 December 2023 v Uganda |
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Competition |
ODI |
T20I |
FC |
LA |
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Matches |
9 |
58 |
5 |
57 |
Runs scored |
396 |
1,277 |
147 |
1,702 |
Batting average |
44.00 |
35.05 |
14.70 |
34.04 |
100s/50s |
2/1 |
0/8 |
0/1 |
2/12 |
Top score |
112 |
71* |
59 |
112 |
Catches/stumpings |
8/1 |
61/24 |
13/0 |
63/32 | |
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Irfan Ali Karim (born 25 September 1992) is a Kenyan cricketer and a former captain of the Kenya cricket team.[1]
Karim bats left-handed, bowls right-arm off break and also plays as a wicket-keeper. In January 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[2] In September 2018, he featured in the Kenyan team for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[3] The following month, he was part of Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[4]
In May 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[5][6] In September 2019, Karim was included in Kenya's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[7] He was the leading run-scorer for Kenya in the tournament, with 173 runs in six matches.[8] In November 2019, he was named the captain of Kenya's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[9][10]
In October 2021, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[11]
Karim's father, Aasif Yusuf Karim, is a former captain of the Kenya national cricket team.
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