List of Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricketers

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]

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

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 Inn – Number of innings batted NO – Number of innings not out Runs – Runs scored in career HS – Highest score 100 – Centuries scored 50 – Half-centuries scored Avg – Runs scored per dismissal * – Batsman remained not out

Bowling Balls – Balls bowled in career Wkt – Wickets taken in career BBI – Best bowling in an innings Ave – Average runs per wicket

Fielding Ca – Catches taken St – Stumpings taken

Players

Statistics are correct as of 14 December 2024.^[4][5][6]

Afghanistan T20I cricketers

General					Batting					Bowling				Fielding		Ref(s)
Cap	Name	First	Last	Mat	Runs	HS	50	100	Avg	Balls	Wkt	BBI	Ave	Ca	St
01	Asghar Afghan‡	2010	2021	75	1,382	62	4	0	21.93	4	1	1/4	4.00	20	0	[7]
02	Dawlat Ahmadzai	2010	2010	2	2	2*	0	0	–	24	2	1/21	23.00	0	0	[8]
03	Hamid Hassan	2010	2021	25	50	22	0	0	16.66	544	35	4/22	16.57	3	0	[9]
04	Karim Sadiq	2010	2018	36	538	72	1	0	14.94	420	14	3/17	34.42	6	0	[10]
05	Mohammad Nabi‡	2010	2024	132	2,237	89	6	0	22.59	2,242	97	4/10	28.14	73	0	[11]
06	Mohammad Shahzad†	2010	2023	73	2,048	118*	12	1	29.95	–	–	–	–	33	28	[12]
07	Nawroz Mangal‡	2010	2015	32	505	65*	2	0	18.03	60	4	3/23	20.00	16	0	[13]
08	Raees Ahmadzai	2010	2010	8	91	33*	0	0	30.33	–	–	–	–	2	0	[14]
09	Samiullah Shenwari	2010	2022	65	1,013	61	2	0	22.02	634	28	5/13	24.57	19	0	[15]
10	Shafiqullah†	2010	2019	46	494	51*	1	0	16.46	–	–	–	–	14	2	[16]
11	Shapoor Zadran	2010	2020	36	27	13	0	0	3.85	695	37	3/40	24.51	5	0	[17]
12	Mirwais Ashraf	2010	2016	25	128	28*	0	0	11.63	392	14	2/6	31.71	5	0	[18]
13	Noor Ali Zadran	2010	2023	23	597	63	4	0	27.13	–	–	–	–	4	0	[19]
14	Dawlat Zadran	2012	2019	34	68	13	0	0	7.55	741	40	4/44	24.50	7	0	[20]
15	Gulbadin Naib‡	2012	2024	75	945	57	3	0	20.54	649	33	4/20	26.06	30	0	[21]
16	Izatullah Dawlatzai[n 1]	2012	2012	4	0	0*	0	0	–	72	6	3/33	22.33	1	0	[22]
17	Javed Ahmadi	2012	2017	3	6	6	0	0	3.00	–	–	–	–	0	0	[23]
18	Shabir Noori	2012	2012	1	15	15	0	0	15.00	–	–	–	–	0	0	[24]
19	Zamir Khan	2012	2012	1	–	–	–	–	–	24	1	1/26	26.00	0	0	[25]
20	Aftab Alam	2012	2018	12	2	1*	0	0	1.00	245	11	2/23	29.45	3	0	[26]
21	Najibullah Zadran	2012	2024	107	1,830	73	8	0	29.51	–	–	–	–	44	0	[27]
22	Amir Hamza	2013	2021	33	40	21	0	0	10.00	666	30	3/39	25.06	1	0	[28]
23	Hashmatullah Shahidi	2013	2022	6	48	36	0	0	24.00	–	–	–	–	1	0	[29]
24	Afsar Zazai†	2013	2023	8	141	48	0	0	17.62	–	–	–	–	0	2	[30]
25	Najeeb Tarakai	2014	2019	12	258	90	1	0	21.50	–	–	–	–	3	0	[31]
26	Sharafuddin Ashraf	2015	2024	19	46	18	0	0	7.66	276	8	3/27	42.75	4	0	[32]
27	Rashid Khan‡[n 2]	2015	2024	95	458	48*	0	0	13.87	2,168	159	5/3	13.67	37	0	[33]
28	Usman Ghani	2015	2023	35	786	73	4	0	25.35	–	–	–	–	15	0	[34]
29	Nasim Baras	2015	2015	3	1	1	0	0	1.00	48	2	1/11	28.00	3	0	[35]
30	Rokhan Barakzai	2015	2015	3	–	–	–	–	–	60	6	2/21	12.50	0	0	[36]
31	Sayed Shirzad	2015	2019	4	1	1	0	0	1.00	90	7	3/16	16.57	1	0	[37]
32	Yamin Ahmadzai	2015	2015	2	1	1*	0	0	–	43	5	3/34	13.00	0	0	[38]
33	Fareed Ahmad	2016	2024	33	32	24*	0	0	32.00	577	40	3/14	20.02	5	0	[39]
34	Karim Janat	2016	2024	67	691	56*	4	0	17.71	835	42	5/11	27.14	14	0	[40]
35	Hazratullah Zazai	2016	2024	45	1,160	162*	3	1	27.61	–	–	–	–	7	0	[41]
36	Mujeeb Ur Rahman	2018	2024	49	54	21	0	0	9.00	1,080	63	5/20	18.11	7	0	[42]
37	Ziaur Rahman	2019	2019	1	–	–	–	–	–	24	2	2/42	21.00	0	0	[43]
38	Rahmanullah Gurbaz†	2019	2024	66	1,683	100	10	1	25.50	–	–	–	–	36	4	[44]
39	Fazal Niazai	2019	2019	1	12	12	0	0	12.00	6	0	–	–	0	0	[45]
40	Naveen-ul-Haq	2019	2024	48	44	13	0	0	4.88	967	67	4/20	18.73	10	0	[46]
41	Ibrahim Zadran‡	2019	2024	44	1,105	72*	8	0	29.07	–	–	–	–	17	0	[47]
42	Qais Ahmad	2020	2024	11	33	18	0	0	8.25	192	16	3/16	13.81	8	0	[48]
43	Fazalhaq Farooqi	2021	2024	43	12	4*	0	0	4.00	922	54	5/9	19.09	5	0	[49]
44	Azmatullah Omarzai	2022	2024	47	474	34	0	0	14.36	670	31	4/9	30.16	18	0	[50]
45	Darwish Rasooli	2022	2024	9	118	58	1	0	10.20	–	–	–	–	0	0	[51]
46	Nijat Masood	2022	2022	3	4	4*	0	0	–	66	4	3/39	23.75	1	0	[52]
47	Ihsanullah	2022	2022	1	20	20	0	0	20.00	–	–	–	–	0	0	[53]
48	Noor Ahmad	2022	2024	14	41	12	0	0	6.83	228	7	4/10	37.71	5	0	[54]
49	Zahir Khan	2023	2023	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	48	3	2/20	16.66	0	0	[55]
50	Sediqullah Atal	2023	2024	9	96	35	0	0	10.66	–	–	–	–	5	0	[56]
51	Wafadar Momand	2023	2024	2	–	–	–	–	–	31	0	–	–	0	0	[57]
52	Shahidullah	2023	2023	3	72	49*	0	0	36.00	–	–	–	–	2	0	[58]
53	Zubaid Akbari	2023	2024	3	8	5	0	0	2.66	–	–	–	–	2	0	[59]
54	Rahmat Shah	2024	2024	1	3	3	0	0	3.00	–	–	–	–	0	0	[60]
55	Mohammad Saleem	2024	2024	1	–	–	–	–	–	18	0	–	–	0	0	[61]
56	Mohammad Ishaq†	2024	2024	5	76	32	0	0	19.00	–	–	–	–	2	0	[62]
57	Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai	2024	2024	3	35	16	0	0	11.66	–	–	–	–	0	0	[63]
58	Nangialai Kharoti	2024	2024	6	7	4*	0	0	3.50	72	5	2/16	15.60	1	0	[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.

See also

• List of Afghanistan Test cricketers
• List of Afghanistan ODI cricketers
• List of Afghanistan first-class cricketers
• List of Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricket records