Personal information | |
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Full name | Ahmed Shah Pakteen |
Born | Herat, Afghanistan | 1 January 1977
Umpiring information | |
Tests umpired | 2 (2021) |
ODIs umpired | 32 (2017–2023) |
T20Is umpired | 25 (2017–2023) |
WODIs umpired | 4 (2022) |
WT20Is umpired | 6 (2018) |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 June 2023 |
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]
On 14 January 2017 he made his Twenty20 International umpiring debut, in a 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]
He was 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]