Ahmed Shah Pakteen

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]

Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Pakteen in 2021
Personal information
Full name
Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Born (1977-01-01) 1 January 1977
Herat, Afghanistan
Umpiring information
Tests umpired2 (2021)
ODIs umpired32 (2017–2023)
T20Is umpired25 (2017–2023)
WODIs umpired4 (2022)
WT20Is umpired6 (2018)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 June 2023

On 14 January 2017 he stood in his first Twenty20 International 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]

In October 2019, he was appointed as 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

References
  1. "Player profile : Ahmed Shah Pakteen at ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Afghanistan v Namibia at Greater Noida, Apr 10–13, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. "Desert T20 Challenge, 1st Match, Group B: Hong Kong v Scotland at Abu Dhabi, Jan 14, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. "Afghanistan tour of India, 1st ODI: Afghanistan v Ireland at Greater Noida, Mar 15, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. "Match Officials announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  6. "Match officials named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  7. "Afghanistan to Face Zimbabwe in Test Match". Tolo News. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  8. "1st Test, Abu Dhabi, Mar 2 - 6 2021, Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  9. "Ahmed Shah Pakteen becomes first on-field Test umpire from Afghanistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  10. "Eight women among 15 Match Officials named for ICC World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  11. "Match officials chosen for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  12. "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.
  13. "ICC announces highest number of female match officials for U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023". ThePrint. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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