Afghanistan National Cricket Team (2026)
The Afghanistan National Cricket Team represents Afghanistan in men's international cricket. The Afghanistan Cricket team is administered by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). Afghanistan is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and plays all three formats.
Afghanistan National Cricket Team Bio
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Full Name |
Afghanistan National Cricket Team |
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Nickname |
Afghan Atalans |
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Founded |
2001 |
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Team Owner |
Afghanistan Cricket Board |
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President |
Dr. Ahmad Khalid Hatam |
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Head Coach |
Jonathan Trott |
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Bowling Coach |
Hamid Hassan |
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Batting Coach |
Andrew Puttick |
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Captain (s) |
Hashmatullah Shahidi (ODI & Test), Rashid Khan (T20), |
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Website & Social Media |
Facebook: Afghanistan Cricket |
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Instagram: Afghanistan Cricket |
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Twitter: Afghanistan Cricket |
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Website: https://cricket.af/ |
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Email Address |
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Full Address |
National Youth Cricket Stadium Kabul Nandari, Kabul, Afghanistan, Mob: +93 788133144 |
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Net Worth (2023-24) |
$7.15 Million (₹59,60,82,272) |
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Sponsors |
Etisalat, Super Cola, TYKA Sports, Amul |
Afghanistan National Cricket Team History:
- The game of cricket was made popular in Afghanistan by the Afghan expatriates in Pakistan during the post-Soviet invasion era.
- Most of the early national team members grew up in Pakistan and participated in domestic cricket with PCB support. The Afghanistan Cricket Federation (now ACB) was founded in 1995. Taliban initially banned cricket but made an exception in 2000, and the ACF received ICC recognition in 2001
- The Afghanistan National Cricket Team entered Pakistan's domestic setup in the 2001-02 season, participating in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and Cornelius Trophy. They started playing in Asian regional tournaments in 2004, finishing sixth in their first ACC Trophy.
- The Afghanistan Cricket Team entered the World Cricket League, winning Division Five and Division Four in 2008. While they failed to qualify for the 2011 Cricket World Cup, they earned ODI status for four years. They played their first ODI against Scotland in 2011 and won the game by 89 runs.
- Afghanistan won the ACC T20 Cup in 2010 and qualified for the 2010 ICC T20 World Cup.
- Qualified for the 2015 Cricket World Cup by securing second place in the ICC World Cricket League Championship.
- On 22 June 2017, the ICC awarded Afghanistan full Test status, along with Ireland. In 2018, Afghanistan played its first Test against India.
Afghanistan ODI Squad 2026
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PLAYER NAME |
ROLE |
STYLE |
JERSEY NUMBER |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
77 |
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Fareed Ahmad |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast medium |
14 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast medium |
5 |
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Ikram Alikhil |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Left-hand bat |
46 |
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Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain) |
Batter |
Batting: Left-hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
50 |
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Ibrahim Zadran |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
17 |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
7 |
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Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
88 |
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Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
1 |
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Riaz Hassan |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
76 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: – |
21 |
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Rahmat Shah |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly |
8 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly |
19 |
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Gulbadin Naib |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium |
24 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium |
11 |
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Noor Ahmad |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
15 |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
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Qais Ahmad |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Legbreak |
32 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
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Bilal Sami |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
Afghanistan Test Squad 2026
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Player Name |
Role |
Batting/Bowling |
Jersey No |
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Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain) |
Batter |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Slow left arm orthodox |
50 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium |
17 |
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Nasir Jamal |
Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak, Legbreak Googly |
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Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
8 |
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Bahir Shah |
Batter |
Batting: Right-handed Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium fast |
11 |
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Abdul Malik |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-handed Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium fast |
12 |
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Ikram Alikhil |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Left Hand bat |
15 |
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right hand bat |
21 |
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Khalil Gurbaz |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-handed Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
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Rashid Khan |
Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
19 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Slow left arm orthodox |
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Zia-ur-Rahman |
Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Slow left arm orthodox |
18 |
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Mohammad Ibrahim |
Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium |
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Naveed Zadran |
Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium |
99 |
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Qais Ahmad |
Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
32 |
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Mohammed Saleem |
Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium |
24 |
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Mohammed Ishaq |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right hand bat |
Afghanistan T20 Squad 2026
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PLAYER NAME |
ROLE |
STYLE |
JERSEY NUMBER |
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Abdollah Ahmadzai |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium Fast |
- |
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Azmatullah Omarzai |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
9 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
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Fareed Ahmad |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast medium |
56 |
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Fazalhaq Farooqi |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast medium |
5 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
14 |
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Hashmatullah Shahidi |
Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
50 |
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Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
3 |
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Ibrahim Zadran |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
17 |
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Rahmat Shah |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly |
8 |
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Karim Janat |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
11 |
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Mohammad Nabi |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
7 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
88 |
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Najibullah Zadran |
Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
1 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
78 |
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Nangyal Kharoti |
Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Wrist spin |
15 |
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Qais Ahmad |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
32 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
21 |
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Rashid Khan (Captain) |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly |
19 |
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Samiullah Shinwari |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
45 |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
17 |
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Usman Ghani |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
87 |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
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Mohammad Ibrahim |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
77 |
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Mohammad Saleem |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm fast |
24 |
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Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat |
26 |
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Shahidullah |
Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
25 |
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Zahir Khan |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
59 |
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Wafadar Momand |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
99 |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
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Mohammed Ishaq |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium Fast |
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Afghanistan National Cricket Team ICC World Cup Record:
Afghanistan qualified for the first ICC ODI World Cup in 2015 and made it to the next two editions as well. In 2015, they managed just 1 win from 6 games whereas they lost all of their nine league games in 2019. In 2013, they won four games as they beat the likes of England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Afghanistan National Cricket Team Records In ICC Events
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Format |
Matches Played |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
No Results |
Best Result |
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Test |
9 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
12th |
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ODI |
166 |
79 |
82 |
1 |
4 |
6th place |
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T20I |
130 |
79 |
48 |
2 |
1 |
Super 10 |
Major Cricket Stadium of Afghanistan
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Stadium Name |
Location |
Capacity |
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Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium |
Ghazi Amanullah Town, Jalalabad |
14,000 |
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Kandahar International Cricket Stadium |
Kandahar |
9,000 |
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Khost Cricket Stadium |
Khost |
8,000 |
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Helmand Cricket Stadium |
Lashkar Gah |
8,000 |
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Sherzai Cricket Stadium |
Jalalabad |
8,000 |
Most Runs for Afghanistan in Tests
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings | 100s | 50s | Period |
| Rahmat Shah | 970 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2018-2025 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 771 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2018-2025 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 602 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2019-2025 |
| Asghar Afghan | 440 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2018-2021 |
| Afsar Zazai | 367 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2018-2025 |
| Nasir Jamal | 160 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2019-2024 |
| Rashid Khan | 154 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2018-2025 |
| Ismat Alam | 125 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2025-2025 |
| Noor Ali Zadran | 117 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2024-2024 |
| Javed Ahmadi | 113 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2018-2021 |
Most Runs for Afghanistan in ODIs
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings | 100s | 50s | Period |
| Rahmat Shah | 4,034 | 125 | 120 | 5 | 32 | 2013-2025 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 3,762 | 176 | 154 | 2 | 18 | 2009-2025 |
| Mohammad Shahzad | 2,727 | 84 | 84 | 6 | 14 | 2009-2019 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 2,474 | 93 | 91 | 0 | 22 | 2013-2025 |
| Asghar Afghan | 2,424 | 114 | 108 | 1 | 12 | 2009-2021 |
| Najibullah Zadran | 2,060 | 92 | 84 | 1 | 15 | 2012-2023 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 1,888 | 52 | 52 | 8 | 7 | 2021-2025 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 1,869 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 9 | 2019-2025 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | 1,811 | 84 | 74 | 0 | 11 | 2009-2019 |
| Rashid Khan | 1,393 | 117 | 89 | 0 | 5 | 2015-2025 |
Most Runs for Afghanistan in T20Is
| Player | Runs | Matches | Immings | 100s | 50s | Period |
| Mohammad Nabi | 2,430 | 148 | 137 | 0 | 7 | 2010-2026 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 2,139 | 83 | 83 | 1 | 12 | 2019-2026 |
| Mohammad Shahzad | 2,048 | 73 | 73 | 1 | 12 | 2010-2023 |
| Najibullah Zadran | 1,830 | 107 | 95 | 0 | 8 | 2012-2024 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 1,695 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 14 | 2019-2026 |
| Asghar Afghan | 1,382 | 75 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 2010-2021 |
| Hazratullah Zazai | 1,160 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 2016-2024 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | 1,013 | 65 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 2010-2022 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 993 | 81 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 2012-2026 |
| Usman Ghani | 786 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 2015-2023 |
Most Wickets for Afghanistan in Tests
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | 5 WI | 10 WI | Period |
| Rashid Khan | 45 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2018-2025 |
| Amir Hamza | 18 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2019-2023 |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 16 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2018-2025 |
| Zahir Khan | 15 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2019-2024 |
| Naveed Zadran | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2024-2024 |
| Zia-ur-Rehman | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2024-2025 |
| Nijat Masood | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2023-2024 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2018-2019 |
| Ziaur Rahman | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2025-2025 |
| Waqar Salamkheil | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2019-2019 |
Most Wickets for Afghanistan in ODIs
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | 4 WI | 5 WI | Period |
| Rashid Khan | 210 | 117 | 109 | 6 | 6 | 2015-2025 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 176 | 176 | 165 | 4 | 1 | 2009-2025 |
| Dawlat Zadran | 115 | 82 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 2011-2019 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 101 | 75 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 2017-2023 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 74 | 89 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 2011-2025 |
| Hamid Hassan | 59 | 38 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 2009-2019 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 52 | 42 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 2022-2025 |
| Mirwais Ashraf | 46 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 2009-2016 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | 46 | 84 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 2009-2019 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 44 | 42 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 2021-2025 |
Most Wickets for Afghanistan in T20Is
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | 4 WI | 5 WI | Period |
| Rashid Khan | 185 | 110 | 110 | 9 | 2 | 2015-2026 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 104 | 148 | 135 | 3 | 0 | 2010-2026 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 82 | 61 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 2018-2026 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 67 | 48 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 2019-2024 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 65 | 52 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 2021-2026 |
| Fareed Ahmad | 47 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2016-2025 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 45 | 62 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 2022-2026 |
| Karim Janat | 42 | 75 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 2016-2025 |
| Dawlat Zadran | 40 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2012-2019 |
| Shapoor Zadran | 37 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2010-2020 |
COMPLETED / 39th Match, Group D / MA Chidambaram Stadium
200/4 (20 ov)
118/8 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 82 runs
COMPLETED / 28th Match, Group D / Arun Jaitley Stadium
162/5 (19.2 ov)
160/9 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets
COMPLETED / 13th Match, Group D / Narendra Modi Stadium
187/6 (20 ov)
187/10 (19.4 ov)
South Africa won by superover
COMPLETED / Group B / Sheikh Zayed Stadium
171/4 (18.4 ov)
169/8 (20 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
COMPLETED / 10th Match, Group B / Gaddafi Stadium
273/10 (50 ov)
109/1 (12.5 ov)
Match abandoned
COMPLETED / Group B / Sheikh Zayed Stadium
154/5 (20 ov)
146/10 (20 ov)
Bangladesh won by 8 runs
COMPLETED / 8th Match, Group B / Gaddafi Stadium
325/7 (50 ov)
317/10 (49.5 ov)
Afghanistan won by 8 runs.
COMPLETED / 2nd Test / Queens Sports Club
243/10 (73.3 ov)
157/10 (44.3 ov)
Afghanistan won by 72 runs.
COMPLETED / 1st Test / Queens Sports Club
586/10 (135.2 ov)
699/10 (197 ov)
Toss delayed due to wet outfield
COMPLETED / Match 6 / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
170/4 (20 ov)
166/5 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 4 runs
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Harare Sports Club
127/10 (30.1 ov)
131/2 (26.5 ov)
Afghanistan won by 8 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Harare Sports Club
54/10 (17.5 ov)
286/6 (50 ov)
Afghanistan won by 232 runs.
COMPLETED / 4th Match, Group D / MA Chidambaram Stadium
183/5 (17.5 ov)
182/6 (20 ov)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Harare Sports Club
201/10 (20 ov)
210/3 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 9 runs
COMPLETED / Match 4 / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
151/9 (20 ov)
169/5 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 18 runs
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Dubai International Cricket Stadium
136/8 (20 ov)
151/7 (20 ov)
West Indies won by 15 runs
COMPLETED / Only T20I / West End Park International Cricket Stadium
124/7 (20 ov)
149/8 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 25 runs
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Harare Sports Club
125/10 (19.3 ov)
129/3 (18 ov)
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / Match 3 / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
150/8 (20 ov)
188/4 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 38 runs
COMPLETED / 3rd Match, Group B / National Stadium
208/10 (43.3 ov)
315/6 (50 ov)
South Africa won by 107 runs.
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Harare Sports Club
127/10 (19.5 ov)
128/7 (19.3 ov)
Afghanistan won by 3 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Dubai International Cricket Stadium
189/4 (20 ov)
150/10 (18.5 ov)
Afghanistan won by 39 runs
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Harare Sports Club
127/10 (16.1 ov)
180/6 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 53 runs
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
181/3 (20 ov)
143/9 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 38 runs
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / West End Park International Cricket Stadium
Match Abandoned
COMPLETED / One off Test / Harare Sports Club
359/10 (103 ov)
127/10 (32.3 ov)
Zimbabwe won by 73 runs
COMPLETED / Group B / Sheikh Zayed Stadium
188/6 (20 ov)
94/9 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 94 runs
COMPLETED / Match 1 / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
143/10 (19.5 ov)
182/7 (20 ov)
Pakistan won by 39 runs
COMPLETED / 1st Match / Gaddafi Stadium
314/8 (50 ov)
170/10 (38.4 ov)
Pakistan A won by 144 runs.
Afghanistan Squad
Bilal Sami
Bowler
Faridoon Dawoodzai
Bowler
Bashir Ahmad
Bowler
Abdullah Ahmadzai
All Rounder
Abdullah Ahmadzai
All Rounder
Shamsurrahman Khail
Bowler
Hashim Khalil Gurbaz
Bowler
Mohammad Ibrahim
Bowler
Bashir Ahmad
Bowler
