Afghanistan Stats
Afghanistan Playing XI: Last XI and Batting Order
The XI from 24 Sep 2026 v Japan
Updated 1 November 2026, after the Zimbabwe game
Mohammad Akram Zazai
Batter, batted 1
34 29 balls
2
H
Hassan Eisakhil
Player, batted 2
3 10 balls
3
Karim Janat
All-rounder, batted 3
21 23 balls
4
Darwish Rasooli
Batter, batted 4
29 27 balls
5
Najibullah Zadran
Batter, batted 5
7 11 balls
6
Mohammad Ishaq
Keeper, batted 6
25* 17 balls
7
I
Ismat Alam
All-rounder, batted 7
3 3 balls
8
Abdullah Ahmadzai
All-rounder
Did not bat
9
F
Faridoon Dawoodzai
Bowler
Did not bat
10
N
Nangeyalia Kharote
All-rounder
Did not bat
11
A
Arab Gul
Bowler
Did not bat
Last T20I: Afghanistan won by 48 runs, 24 Sep 2026. The scorecard →
Afghanistan Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 20 T20Is, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 14 | 24.1 | 139.8 | H. Zazai (2), I. Zadran (1) |
| 2Ibrahim Zadran | 8 | 44.7 | 122.7 | S. Atal (7), R. Gurbaz (3) |
| 3Ibrahim Zadran | 5 | 30.4 | 125.6 | G. Naib (4), S. Atal (3) |
| 4Darwish Rasooli | 7 | 17.6 | 111.8 | A. Omarzai (6), G. Naib (2) |
| 5Azmatullah Omarzai | 7 | 26.8 | 124.1 | M. Nabi (6), K. Janat (2) |
| 6Mohammad Nabi | 6 | 6.8 | 91.1 | K. Janat (4), A. Omarzai (3) |
| 7Karim Janat | 6 | 12.7 | 105.6 | M. Nabi (3), G. Naib (2) |
| 8Rashid Khan | 9 | 17.0 | 117.2 | N. Zadran (2), Q. Ahmad (2) |
| 9Noor Ahmad | 7 | 7.8 | 97.5 | M. Ur Rahman (1), A. Ghazanfar (1) |
| 10Naveen ul Haq | 4 | 3.0 | 48.0 | A. Ghazanfar (2), A. Ahmadzai (1) |
| 11Fazalhaq Farooqi | 6 | 8.0 | 38.1 | - |
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 T20Is, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 18/20 | 1 | - |
| Mohammad Nabi | 18/20 | 5 | - |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 17/20 | 5 | - |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 15/20 | 2 | - |
| Karim Janat | 14/20 | 7 | XI |
| Rashid Khan | 13/20 | 8 | - |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 12/20 | 11 | - |
| Sediqullah Atal | 11/20 | 2 | - |
| Noor Ahmad | 11/20 | 9 | - |
| Darwish Rasooli | 10/20 | 4 | XI |
| Gulbadin Naib | 9/20 | 3 | - |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 8/20 | 9 | - |
| Naveen ul Haq | 8/20 | 10 | - |
| Fareed Ahmad | 7/20 | - | - |
| Najibullah Zadran | 6/20 | 5 | XI |
| Abdullah Ahmadzai | 5/20 | 10 | XI |
| Mohammad Ishaq | 4/20 | 6 | XI |
| Qais Ahmad | 4/20 | 8 | - |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | 4/20 | 8 | - |
| AM Ghazanfar | 4/20 | 10 | - |
| Hazratullah Zazai | 3/20 | 1 | - |
| Zubaid Akbari | 3/20 | 3 | - |
| Shahidullah Kamal | 2/20 | 4 | - |
| Nangyal Kharoti | 2/20 | 6 | - |
| Nangeyalia Kharote | 2/20 | 7 | XI |
| Mohammad Akram Zazai | 1/20 | 1 | XI |
| Hassan Eisakhil | 1/20 | 2 | XI |
| Imran Mir | 1/20 | 2 | - |
| Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai | 1/20 | 4 | - |
| Farmanullah Safi | 1/20 | 6 | - |
| Ismat Alam | 1/20 | 7 | XI |
| Faridoon Dawoodzai | 1/20 | - | XI |
| Arab Gul | 1/20 | - | XI |
| Bilal Sami | 1/20 | - | - |
| Wafadar Momand | 1/20 | - | - |
| Mohammad Saleem | 1/20 | - | - |
Afghanistan T20I Lineups Questions
What was Afghanistan's last XI?
Afghanistan's last XI, from 24 Sep 2026 against Japan: Mohammad Akram Zazai, Hassan Eisakhil, Karim Janat, Darwish Rasooli, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Ismat Alam, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Nangeyalia Kharote, Arab Gul.
Who opens the batting for Afghanistan?
Over the last 20 T20Is, Rahmanullah Gurbaz batted at one 14 times and Ibrahim Zadran at two 8 times.
Who bats at three for Afghanistan?
Ibrahim Zadran, 5 times in the last 20 T20Is, then Gulbadin Naib (4).
Who has played every T20I for Afghanistan recently?
Nobody played all of Afghanistan's last 20 T20Is. Rahmanullah Gurbaz played the most, 18.