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{{Short description|Afghan cricketer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Karim Janat
| image =
| country = Afghanistan
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|8|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kabul]], [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)|Afghanistan]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast
| role = Batting
[[all-rounder]]
| family = [[Asghar Afghan]] (brother)
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2016–present

| testdebutdate = 14 June
| testdebutyear = 2023
| testdebutagainst = Bangladesh
| testcap = 25
| lasttestdate = 28 February
| lasttestyear = 2024
| lasttestagainst = Ireland
| odidebutdate = 24 February
| odidebutyear = 2017
| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| odicap = 41
| lastodidate = 5 September
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka
| odishirt = 11

| T20Idebutdate = 14 December
| T20Idebutyear = 2016
| T20Idebutagainst = UAE
| T20Icap = 34
| lastT20Idate = 18 September
| lastT20Iyear = 2025
| lastT20Iagainst = Sri Lanka
| T20Ishirt = 11

| club1 = [[Speen Ghar Region cricket team|Speen Ghar Region]]
| year1 = 2017
| club2 = [[Band-e-Amir Dragons|Band-e-Amir Region]]
| year2 = 2017-2021
| club3 = [[Kabul Eagles]]
| year3 = 2018-2020
| club5 = [[Colombo Stars]]
| year5 = 2021-2022
| clubnumber4 = 11
| club4 = [[Comilla Victorians]]
| year4 = 2021
| clubnumber5 = 11
| club6 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| year6 = 2025

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 2
| runs1 = 95
| bat avg1 = 31.66
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 41[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 150
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 3
| runs2 = 32
| bat avg2 = 10.66
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 22
| deliveries2 = 78
| wickets2 = 0
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 75
| runs3 = 759
| bat avg3 = 16.86
| 100s/50s3 = 0/4
| top score3 = 56[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 847
| wickets3 = 42
| bowl avg3 = 27.64
| fivefor3 = 1
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 5/11
| catches/stumpings3 = 17/–
| column4 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches4 = 25
| runs4 = 1,906
| bat avg4 = 52.94
| 100s/50s4 = 5/10
| top score4 = 211[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 3,979
| wickets4 = 73
| bowl avg4 = 34.32
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/50
| catches/stumpings4 = 12/–

| date = 19 July 2026
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/793467.html Cricinfo
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{flag|Afghanistan|2013}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Cricket at the 2022 Asian Games|Team]]}}
}}

'''Karim Janat''' (born 11 August 1998) is an Afghan [[cricket]]er.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/793467.html |title=Karim Janat |accessdate=8 December 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut against the [[England Lions (cricket team)|England Lions]] on 7 December 2016.<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1069646.html |title=Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan v England Lions at Abu Dhabi, Dec 7-10, 2016 |accessdate=8 December 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of Afghanistan's squad for the [[2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="Squads">{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/media-releases/91398/all-16-squads-confirmed-for-icc-u19-cricket-world-cup-2016 |title=All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 |work=[[International Cricket Council]] |accessdate=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128180224/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/media-releases/91398/all-16-squads-confirmed-for-icc-u19-cricket-world-cup-2016 |archive-date=28 January 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Domestic and T20 franchise career==
Along with [[Zahir Khan (Afghan cricketer)|Zahir Khan]], he was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the [[2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament]], with twelve dismissals.<ref name="wickets">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=11938;type=tournament |title=2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament: Most Wickets |accessdate=19 August 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He was also the leading wicket-taker for [[Kabul Eagles|Kabul Region]] in the [[2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament]], with 30 dismissals in ten matches.<ref name="2018stats">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12264;team=6504;type=tournament |title=Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, 2018, Kabul Region: Batting and bowling averages |accessdate=2 May 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the [[2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League|first edition]] of the [[Afghanistan Premier League]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/afghanistan-premier-league-2018-all-you-need-to-know-from-the-player-draft/ |title=Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft |work=CricTracker |accessdate=10 September 2018}}</ref> In September 2020, he was the joint winner of the player of the tournament award in the [[2020 Shpageeza Cricket League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.af/post/ayobi-kabul-eagles-lift-shpageeza-title-in-a-thrilling-final/english |title=Ayobi Kabul Eagles lift Shpageeza Title in a thrilling Final |work=Afghanistan Cricket Board |accessdate=16 September 2020}}</ref> In 2021, he received his first selections in overseas franchise tournaments, being selected by the [[Colombo Stars]] for the [[2021 Lanka Premier League|2021]] [[Lanka Premier League]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 November 2021|title=LPL Player Draft 2021|url=https://srilankacricket.lk/2021/11/lpl-player-draft-2021/|access-date=22 January 2022|website=Sri Lanka Cricket|language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[Sylhet Sunrisers]] in the [[2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League|2022]] [[Bangladesh Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bangladesh Premier League 2022 squads: Full player list {{!}} The Cricketer|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/globalgame/bangladesh_premier_league_2022_squads_full_player_list.html|access-date=22 January 2022|work=The Cricketer}}</ref> In July 2022, he was signed by the [[Colombo Stars]] for the [[2022 Lanka Premier League|third edition]] of the [[Lanka Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/lpl-2022-draft-kandy-falcons-sign-wanindu-hasaranga-bhanuka-rajapaksa-to-turn-out-for-dambulla-giants-1323338 |title=LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref>

In November 2024, he was picked by the [[Gujarat Titans]] for the [[2025 Indian Premier League]]. He played one game in the tournament against the [[Rajasthan Royals]] in Jaipur, bowling one over and being smashed for 30 runs by [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]], who went on to score a record-breaking match-winning century, helping the Royals to win by 8 wickets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RR vs GT, 47th Match at Jaipur, IPL, April 28 2025 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2025-1449924/rajasthan-royals-vs-gujarat-titans-47th-match-1473484/full-scorecard |access-date=April 28, 2025 |website=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

==International career==
He made his [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) debut [[Afghan cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2016–17|against the United Arab Emirates]] on 14 December 2016. He scored 25 runs in the match and took 3 wickets. This all-round performance gave him his first [[Man of the match#Cricket|man of the match award]].<ref name="T20I">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1072206.html |title=Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st T20I: United Arab Emirates v Afghanistan at ICCA Dubai, Dec 14, 2016 |accessdate=14 December 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name="debut">{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/match-reports/97164/all-round-afghanistan-clinches-11-run-win |title=All-round Afghanistan clinches 11-run win |accessdate=15 December 2016 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/uae/content/story/1072503.html |title=Najibullah, bowlers seal Afghanistan's 11-run win |accessdate=14 December 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[One Day International]] (ODI) debut [[Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2016–17|against Zimbabwe]] at the [[Harare Sports Club]] on 24 February 2017.<ref name="ODI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1079249.html |title=Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 4th ODI: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare, Feb 24, 2017 |accessdate=24 February 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the [[2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1167699.html |title=Afghanistan Under-23s Squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref> On 16 November 2019, in the second match [[West Indian cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2019–20|against the West Indies]], he took his first [[List of five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International cricket|five-wicket haul in T20I cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/live-scores/cricket/afghanistan-v-west-indies/33939/11862723/article |title=Afghanistan set up decider against West Indies after Karim Janat's five-for |work=Sky Sports |accessdate=16 November 2019}}</ref> He took five wickets for eleven runs from his four overs, and was named the player of the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1496071 |title=Karim Janat five-for levels series for Afghanistan |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=16 November 2019}}</ref> In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's [[Test cricket|Test]] squad for the one-off match [[West Indian cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2019–20|against the West Indies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/afghanistan-announce-test-squad-west-indies-lucknow-rashid-khan-hamza-hotak-nijat-masood/article30076095.ece |title=Hamza, Nijat in Afghanistan squad for West Indies Test |work=SportStar |accessdate=25 November 2019}}</ref>

In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/118972/rashid-khan-steps-down-as-afghanistan-captain-over-team-selection |title=Rashid Khan steps down as Afghanistan captain over team selection|work=Cricbuzz |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref>

He made his Test debut for Afghanistan against [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]], on 14 June 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1377011.html |title=Only Test, Mirpur, June 14 - 18, 2023, Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh |access-date=14 June 2023 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In May 2024, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan's squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/afghanistan-squad-icc-mens-t20i-world-cup-2024 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=793467}}

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