Karim Janat

Karim Janat (born 11 August 1998) is an Afghan cricketer.^[1] He made his first-class debut against the England Lions on 7 December 2016.^[2] Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of Afghanistan's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[3]

Karim Janat

Personal information
Born	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26) Kabul, Afghanistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowling all-rounder
Relations	Asghar Afghan (brother)
International information
National side	Afghanistan (2016–present)
Test debut (cap 25)	14 June 2023 v Bangladesh
Last Test	28 February 2024 v Ireland
ODI debut (cap 41)	24 February 2017 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	5 September 2023 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	11
T20I debut (cap 34)	14 December 2016 v UAE
Last T20I	11 December 2024 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no.	11
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017	Speen Ghar Region
2017-2021	Band-e-Amir Region
2018-2020	Kabul Eagles
2021	Comilla Victorians (squad no. 11)
2021-2022	Colombo Stars (squad no. 11)
2025	Gujarat Titans
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 2 3 67 25 Runs scored 95 32 691 1,906 Batting average 31.66 10.66 17.71 52.94 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/4 5/10 Top score 41* 22 56* 211* Balls bowled 150 78 835 3,979 Wickets 0 0 42 73 Bowling average – – 27.14 34.32 5 wickets in innings – – 1 0 10 wickets in match – – 0 0 Best bowling – – 5/11 4/50 Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 14/– 12/–
Medal record Representing Afghanistan Men's Cricket Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Team
Source: Cricinfo, 27 March 2025

Domestic and T20 franchise career

Along with Zahir Khan, he was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with twelve dismissals.^[4] He was also the leading wicket-taker for Kabul Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 30 dismissals in ten matches.^[5]

In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.^[6] In September 2020, he was the joint winner of the player of the tournament award in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League.^[7] In 2021, he received his first selections in overseas franchise tournaments, being selected by the Colombo Stars for the 2021 Lanka Premier League,^[8] and the Sylhet Sunrisers in the 2022 Bangladesh Premier League.^[9] In July 2022, he was signed by the Colombo Stars for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.^[10]

International career

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut 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 award.^[11][12][13] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on 24 February 2017.^[14]

In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.^[15] On 16 November 2019, in the second match against the West Indies, he took his first five-wicket haul in T20I cricket.^[16] He took five wickets for eleven runs from his four overs, and was named the player of the match.^[17] In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for the one-off match against the West Indies.^[18]

In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[19]

He made his Test debut for Afghanistan against Bangladesh, on 14 June 2023.^[20]

In May 2024, he was named in Afghanistan’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[21]