List of Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricketers

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The Afghanistan national cricket team playing in Rotterdam in 2010 ICC WCL Division One

A T20I is an international cricket match between two teams that have official Twenty20 International status, as determined by the International Cricket Council. [1] It is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket and is the shortest form of the game. Afghanistan played its first T20I match on 1 February 2010, against Ireland, losing the match by 5 wickets. [2] Their first win came three days later in their second T20I match, which was against Canada, with Afghanistan winning by 5 wickets with one ball remaining. [3]

Contents

This list comprises all members of the Afghanistan cricket team who have played at least one T20I match. It is initially arranged in the order in which each player won his first Twenty20 cap. Where more than one player won his first Twenty20 cap in the same match, their surnames are listed alphabetically.

Key

General

  • ‡ – Captain
  • † – Wicket-keeper
  • First – Year of debut
  • Last – Year of latest game
  • Mat – Number of matches played

Batting

Bowling

Fielding

Players

Statistics are correct as of 18 March 2024. [4] [5] [6]
Afghanistan T20I cricketers
General Batting Bowling Fielding Ref(s)
Cap NameFirstLastMat Runs HS 50 100 Avg Balls Wkt BBI Ave Ca St
1 Asghar Afghan ‡20102021751,382624021.93411/44.00200 [7]
2 Dawlat Ahmadzai 20102010222*00–2421/2123.0000 [8]
3 Hamid Hassan 201020212550220016.66544354/2216.5730 [9]
4 Karim Sadiq 2010201836538721014.94420143/1734.4260 [10]
5 Mohammad Nabi ‡201020241212,109896022.922,134934/1028.12640 [11]
6 Mohammad Shahzad †20102023732,048118*12129.95––––3328 [12]
7 Nawroz Mangal ‡201020153250565*2018.036043/2320.00160 [13]
8 Raees Ahmadzai 2010201089133*0030.33––––20 [14]
9 Samiullah Shenwari 20102022651,013612022.02634285/1324.57190 [15]
10 Shafiqullah †201020194649451*1016.46––––142 [16]
11 Shapoor Zadran 20102020362713003.85695373/4024.5150 [17]
12 Mirwais Ashraf 201020162512828*0011.63392142/631.7150 [18]
13 Noor Ali Zadran 2010202323597634027.13––––40 [19]
14 Dawlat Zadran 20122019346813007.55741404/4424.5070 [20]
15 Gulbadin Naib ‡2012202465807573021.23595262/1331.26250 [21]
16 Izatullah Dawlatzai [n 1] 20122012400*00–7263/3322.3310 [22]
17 Javed Ahmadi 20122017366003.00––––00 [23]
18 Shabir Noori 20122012115150015.00––––00 [24]
19 Zamir Khan 201220121–––––2411/2626.0000 [25]
20 Aftab Alam 201220181221*001.00245112/2329.4530 [26]
21 Najibullah Zadran 201220241021,808738030.64––––430 [27]
22 Amir Hamza 201320213340210010.00666303/3925.0610 [28]
23 Hashmatullah Shahidi 20132022648360024.00––––10 [29]
24 Afsar Zazai †201320238141480017.62––––02 [30]
25 Najeeb Tarakai 2014201912258901021.50––––30 [31]
26 Sharafuddin Ashraf 20152024194618007.6627683/2742.7540 [32]
27 Rashid Khan ‡ [n 2] 201520248439448*0014.591,9221365/314.13320 [33]
28 Usman Ghani 2015202335786734025.35––––150 [34]
29 Nasim Baras 20152015311001.004821/1128.0030 [35]
30 Rokhan Barakzai 201520153–––––6062/2112.5000 [36]
31 Sayed Shirzad 20152019411001.009073/1616.5710 [37]
32 Yamin Ahmadzai 20152015211*00–4353/3413.0000 [38]
33 Fareed Ahmad 20162024303224*0032.00543393/1419.5850 [39]
34 Karim Janat 201620245959456*3016.50823425/1126.90120 [40]
35 Hazratullah Zazai 20162024431,138162*3128.45––––70 [41]
36 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 20182024455421009.00990585/2018.1370 [42]
37 Ziaur Rahman 201920191–––––2422/4221.0000 [43]
38 Rahmanullah Gurbaz †20192024551,3761007125.01––––294 [44]
39 Fazal Niazai 20192019112120012.0060––00 [45]
40 Naveen-ul-Haq 20192024373813006.33736464/2022.0870 [46]
41 Ibrahim Zadran ‡201920243687472*6029.13––––150 [47]
42 Qais Ahmad 20202024113318008.25192163/1613.8180 [48]
43 Fazalhaq Farooqi 202120243462*002.00752373/1122.8340 [49]
44 Azmatullah Omarzai 2022202436288330013.09555264/929.88110 [50]
45 Darwish Rasooli 20222024751150010.20––––00 [51]
46 Nijat Masood 20222022344*00–6643/3923.7510 [52]
47 Ihsanullah 20222022120200020.00––––00 [53]
48 Noor Ahmad 202220247279009.0012664/1027.6630 [54]
49 Zahir Khan 20232023400000.004832/2016.6600 [55]
50 Sediqullah Atal 20232024672350012.00––––20 [56]
51 Wafadar Momand 202320242–––––310––00 [57]
52 Shahidullah 2023202337249*0036.00––––20 [58]
53 Zubaid Akbari 20232023155005.00––––00 [59]
54 Rahmat Shah 20242024133003.00––––00 [60]
55 Mohammad Saleem 202420241–––––180––00 [61]
56 Mohammad Ishaq †20242024475320025.00––––10 [62]
57 Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai 20242024335160011.66––––00 [63]
58 Nangialai Kharoti 20242024344*004.006652/1613.0010 [64]

Notes

  1. ↑ Izatullah Dawlatzai has also played Twenty20 International cricket for Germany. Only his record for Afghanistan is given above.
  2. ↑ Rashid Khan has also played Twenty20 International cricket for the ICC World XI. Only his record for Afghanistan is given above.

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  9. ↑ "Player Profile: Hamid Hassan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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  13. ↑ "Player Profile: Nawroz Mangal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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  15. ↑ "Player Profile: Samiullah Shenwari". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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  44. ↑ "Player Profile: Rahmanullah Gurbaz". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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  53. ↑ "Player Profile: Ihsanullah". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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  56. ↑ "Player Profile: Sediqullah Atal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  57. ↑ "Player Profile: Wafadar Momand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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