Sayed Shirzad (born 1 October 1994) is an Afghan cricketer. Shirzad is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm at a medium pace.
Shirzad represented Afghanistan Under-19s in the 2011 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier in Ireland.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against Rawalpindi Rams.[2] He bowled two wicket-less overs in the match, and was not required to bat.[3]
He made his List A debut for Boost Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 11 July 2018.[4] He was the leading wicket-taker for Boost Region during the tournament, with twelve dismissals in six matches.[5]
In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[6] He was the leading wicket-taker for the Kandahar Knights in the tournament, with sixteen dismissals in eight matches.[7]
He made his Twenty20 International debut against Oman on 29 November 2015.[8]
In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India, but he was not selected for the match.[9][10]
In July 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Ireland, but he did not play.[11] In September 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's ODI squad for the 2018 Asia Cup, but he did not play.[12]
In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Ireland in India.[13][14] He made his ODI debut against Ireland on 2 March 2019.[15] Following the conclusion of the ODI series, he was added to Afghanistan's Test squad, for the one-off match against Ireland, but he did not play.[16]
On 27 June 2019, Sayed was added to Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, replacing Aftab Alam, who was ruled out of the tournament due to "exceptional circumstances".[17] In August 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Bangladesh, but he did not play.[18][19] In February 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[20] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against Zimbabwe, on 10 March 2021.[21]
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