Abdul Malik developed a passion for cricket during his childhood. |
In his first-class debut on 26 October 2017, he scored 2 runs in the first innings and was dismissed for a duck in the second. |
He made his List-A debut on 10 September 2019, scoring 12 runs for Amo Region. |
In his T20 debut on 13 October 2019 for Kabul Eagles, he scored 11 runs off 18 balls. |
During his first Test match for Afghanistan, he was dismissed for a duck in both innings, making him the first Afghan player to achieve this in a Test debut. |
He was appointed captain of the Amo team in November 2022, leading them to their first Ahmad Shah Abdali four-day tournament cup win. |
In the 2023 Ahmad Shah Abdali tournament, he was the top run-scorer with 621 runs, including 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries. |
He was the second-highest run-scorer in the 2024 Etisalat List-A Cup with 340 runs in 5 innings. |
He played a crucial role in helping the Amo Sharks win the 2024 Shpageeza Cricket League by scoring 273 runs across 9 matches. |
In his third ODI on 19 December 2024, he scored his first ODI fifty with 84 runs, contributing to Afghanistan's largest ODI victory by 232 runs. |