Afghanistan Stats
Afghanistan Playing XI: Predicted Lineup and Batting Order
Afghanistan v Pakistan, Fri 8 Oct, 09:00: the last XI stands until the toss confirms one
Updated 15 August 2026, after the Ireland game
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Keeper, batted 1
14 15 balls
2
Ibrahim Zadran
Batter, batted 2
5 13 balls
3
Sediqullah Atal
Batter, batted 3
98 112 balls
4
Rahmat Shah
All-rounder, batted 4
143* 133 balls
5
Azmatullah Omarzai
All-rounder, batted 5
24 14 balls
6
Hashmatullah Shahidi
Batter, batted 6
9* 6 balls
7
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
Batter
0-53 bowling
8
Mohammad Saleem
Bowler
1-62 bowling
9
AM Ghazanfar
Bowler
2-34 bowling
10
N
Nangeyalia Kharote
All-rounder
1-51 bowling
Afghanistan Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 20 ODIs, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 18 | 38.8 | 96.3 | S. Atal (2) |
| 2Ibrahim Zadran | 12 | 54.0 | 85.8 | A. Malik (3), S. Atal (3) |
| 3Sediqullah Atal | 11 | 37.9 | 88.7 | R. Shah (8), A. Omarzai (1) |
| 4Rahmat Shah | 10 | 51.6 | 90.0 | H. Shahidi (8), A. Omarzai (1) |
| 5Azmatullah Omarzai | 8 | 28.2 | 98.8 | H. Shahidi (7), D. Rasooli (2) |
| 6Azmatullah Omarzai | 7 | 27.9 | 98.5 | G. Naib (4), D. Rasooli (2) |
| 7Mohammad Nabi | 11 | 39.1 | 106.8 | H. Shahidi (2), A. Omarzai (1) |
| 8Rashid Khan | 8 | 13.9 | 87.4 | G. Naib (2), N. Kharote (1) |
| 9AM Ghazanfar | 6 | 7.4 | 137.0 | R. Khan (3), N. Kharoti (2) |
| 10AM Ghazanfar | 4 | 5.8 | 74.2 | M. Saleem (2), F. Ahmad (2) |
| 11Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | B. Sami (2), N. Zadran (1) |
Afghanistan Selections
Every player Afghanistan picked in the last 20 ODIs, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmat Shah | 19/20 | 4 | XI |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 19/20 | 4 | XI |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 19/20 | 5 | XI |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 18/20 | 1 | XI |
| AM Ghazanfar | 18/20 | 9 | XI |
| Sediqullah Atal | 17/20 | 3 | XI |
| Rashid Khan | 17/20 | 8 | - |
| Mohammad Nabi | 15/20 | 7 | - |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 12/20 | 2 | XI |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 10/20 | 11 | - |
| Ikram Alikhil | 7/20 | 5 | - |
| Gulbadin Naib | 6/20 | 6 | - |
| Nangyal Kharoti | 6/20 | 9 | - |
| Darwish Rasooli | 5/20 | 6 | - |
| Nangeyalia Kharote | 5/20 | 7 | XI |
| Mohammad Saleem | 4/20 | 10 | XI |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 4/20 | 11 | XI |
| Abdul Malik | 3/20 | 2 | - |
| Fareed Ahmad | 3/20 | 10 | - |
| Bilal Sami | 3/20 | 11 | - |
| Riaz Hassan | 2/20 | 2 | - |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 2/20 | 10 | - |
| Noor Ahmad | 2/20 | 10 | - |
| Bashir Ahmad | 2/20 | 11 | - |
| Naveed Zadran | 2/20 | 11 | - |
Afghanistan ODI Lineups Questions
What is Afghanistan's predicted XI against Pakistan?
Until the toss, Afghanistan's last XI stands as the predicted one, from 15 Aug 2026 against Ireland: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Mohammad Saleem, AM Ghazanfar, Nangeyalia Kharote.
Who opens the batting for Afghanistan?
Over the last 20 ODIs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz batted at one 18 times and Ibrahim Zadran at two 12 times.
Who bats at three for Afghanistan?
Sediqullah Atal, 11 times in the last 20 ODIs, then Rahmat Shah (8).
Who has played every ODI for Afghanistan recently?
Nobody played all of Afghanistan's last 20 ODIs. Rahmat Shah played the most, 19.