Azmatullah Omarzai became the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024

Afghanistan national cricket team all-rounder Azmachullah Omarzai has been awarded the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024 after his impressive performance with bat and ball in 50 matches for the team last year.

Azmatullah Omarzai was the second highest run-getter for the Afghanistan national cricket team in ODIs behind Rahmanullah Gurbaz and the second highest wicket-taker behind AM Ghazanfar. His impressive efforts with bat and ball helped the team win four of the five ODI series in 2024.

Azmachullah Omarzai was consistent with bat and ball for the team throughout the year, finishing the year with 417 runs and picking 17 wickets.

Azmachullah Omarzai has been consistent with bat and ball for the team throughout the year. He played an important role for the team in the series against the Sri Lankan national cricket team. But the efforts went in vain as the Afghanistan national cricket team failed to win the series.

Azmatullah Omarzai then ensured that the team got to the top with wins over Ireland, South Africa, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. In the year In 2024, the all-rounder scored 417 runs at an average of 52.12 and picked 17 wickets at 20.47 in his 14 matches.

Azmatullah Omarzai started 2024 on a high note, playing an unbeaten innings of 149 against Sri Lanka.

Omarzai began 2024 with the Sri Lankan national cricket team with an impressive unbeaten innings of 149. However, he did not get support from the team and they lost the match.

Omarzai also played a vital role for the team in the series against South Africa. He finished with 86* from just 50 deliveries in the second match of the series to clinch their first series win over the Proteas in ODIs.

Azmatullah Omarzai’s most memorable performance came in the ODI series against Bangladesh.

Omarzai’s most memorable performance came in the ODI series against the Bangladesh national cricket team in Sharjah in November. He made a sensational effort of 4/37 from seven overs with the ball for the first time of the all-rounder.

He then got out of trouble as they reeled the team to 84/3 in their chase of 245. The all-rounder cooled under all the pressure and a century partnership with Rahmanullah Gurbaz brought the Afghanistan national cricket team back into the game. .

Omarzai finished with an unbeaten 70*77 and finished the match with a huge 6 wickets. His impressive effort with the bat saw the Afghanistan national cricket team win the match by 10 balls. In the year He will look to perform the same in 2025 and help his team win the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. The tournament will start from February 19 and the finals will be held on March 9.

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