Naveed Zadran

Naveed Zadran (born 7 March 2005) is an Afghan cricketer. In domestic cricket, he plays for the Mis Ainak Region and Hindukush Strikers.^[1]

Naveed Zadran

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Naveed Zadran
Born	(2005-03-07) 7 March 2005 (age 20)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Afghanistan (2024-present)
Test debut (cap 29)	2 February 2024 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	26 December 2024 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 61)	12 March 2024 v Ireland
Last ODI	19 December 2024 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2022–	Mis Ainak Region
2023–	Hindukush Strikers
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 7 6 Runs scored 65 29 Batting average 21.66 7.25 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 33 11 Balls bowled 1,244 258 Wickets 35 8 Bowling average 23.71 26.87 5 wickets in innings 3 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 6/29 3/47 Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 February 2024

Career

He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak in the 2022 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 31 October 2022.^[2] He also played first class matches for Hindukush Strikers in the 2023 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament.^[3] He was the top wicket taker in that season.

In December 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[4] He picked 7 wickets and his best bowling figure was 2/9 against Papua New Guinea.^[5]

He made his List A debut for Afghanistan A against Oman when the Afghanistan A cricket team toured Oman, on 12 October 2023.^[6] He also played List A matches for Mis Ainak Region.^[7]

In January 2024, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.^[8][9][10] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against Sri Lanka, on 2 February 2024.^[11]