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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

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1 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
Last ODI: Afghanistan won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining), 15 Aug 2026. The scorecard →

Afghanistan Batting Order

Who batted where over the last 20 ODIs, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Rahmanullah Gurbaz 18 34.1 105.5 S. Atal (2)
2Ibrahim Zadran 18 38.2 77.9 A. Malik (2)
3Rahmat Shah 13 37.7 76.4 S. Atal (6), A. Omarzai (1)
4Hashmatullah Shahidi 13 39.5 74.0 R. Shah (6), D. Rasooli (1)
5Azmatullah Omarzai 12 59.6 105.5 H. Shahidi (3), D. Rasooli (2)
6Mohammad Nabi 5 11.2 81.2 I. Alikhil (4), A. Omarzai (2)
7Mohammad Nabi 7 28.3 92.1 H. Shahidi (2), A. Omarzai (2)
8Rashid Khan 10 15.0 78.9 I. Alikhil (1), S. Ashraf (1)
9AM Ghazanfar 5 1.2 50.0 M. Ur Rahman (4), Q. Ahmad (2)
10Naveen ul Haq 4 4.7 66.7 M. Saleem (2), F. Ahmad (2)
11Fazalhaq Farooqi 5 2.0 13.3 N. ul Haq (1), B. Sami (1)
Inns is how often each batted there. A player who did not bat is left out.

Afghanistan Selections

Every player Afghanistan picked in the last 20 ODIs, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Rahmat Shah 20/20 3 XI
Hashmatullah Shahidi 20/20 4 XI
Azmatullah Omarzai 19/20 5 XI
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 18/20 1 XI
Ibrahim Zadran 18/20 2 XI
Mohammad Nabi 15/20 7 -
Rashid Khan 15/20 8 -
Ikram Alikhil 11/20 6 -
Fazalhaq Farooqi 11/20 11 -
Sediqullah Atal 9/20 3 XI
AM Ghazanfar 9/20 9 XI
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 8/20 9 -
Naveen ul Haq 7/20 10 -
Noor Ahmad 6/20 10 -
Darwish Rasooli 5/20 6 -
Mohammad Saleem 4/20 10 XI
Fareed Ahmad 4/20 10 -
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi 4/20 11 XI
Abdul Malik 2/20 2 -
Nangeyalia Kharote 2/20 7 XI
Najibullah Zadran 2/20 7 -
Gulbadin Naib 2/20 8 -
Qais Ahmad 2/20 9 -
Yamin Ahmadzai 2/20 10 -
Bilal Sami 2/20 11 -
Sharafuddin Ashraf 1/20 8 -
Naveed Zadran 1/20 - -

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 18 times.

Who bats at three for Afghanistan?

Rahmat Shah, 13 times in the last 20 ODIs, then Sediqullah Atal (6).

Who has played every ODI for Afghanistan recently?

Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi played all of Afghanistan's last 20 ODIs.