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 28 T20Is, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 18 | 21.3 | 132.1 | H. Zazai (6), I. Zadran (1) |
| 2Ibrahim Zadran | 11 | 42.1 | 116.6 | R. Gurbaz (7), S. Atal (7) |
| 3Ibrahim Zadran | 10 | 26.8 | 114.0 | G. Naib (5), S. Atal (3) |
| 4Azmatullah Omarzai | 9 | 13.4 | 116.3 | D. Rasooli (7), G. Naib (2) |
| 5Mohammad Nabi | 11 | 33.7 | 138.8 | A. Omarzai (7), N. Zadran (4) |
| 6Mohammad Nabi | 7 | 6.3 | 86.3 | N. Zadran (5), A. Omarzai (4) |
| 7Karim Janat | 9 | 15.6 | 122.5 | M. Nabi (4), G. Naib (3) |
| 8Rashid Khan | 11 | 15.9 | 120.7 | Q. Ahmad (3), N. Zadran (2) |
| 9Noor Ahmad | 9 | 6.9 | 104.3 | M. Ur Rahman (3), R. Khan (1) |
| 10Naveen ul Haq | 6 | 2.6 | 48.1 | A. Ghazanfar (2), A. Ahmadzai (1) |
| 11Fazalhaq Farooqi | 9 | 4.5 | 37.5 | - |
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 28 T20Is, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 26/28 | 1 | - |
| Mohammad Nabi | 26/28 | 5 | - |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 24/28 | 4 | - |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 23/28 | 2 | - |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 20/28 | 11 | - |
| Karim Janat | 19/28 | 7 | XI |
| Rashid Khan | 16/28 | 8 | - |
| Noor Ahmad | 14/28 | 9 | - |
| Najibullah Zadran | 13/28 | 6 | XI |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 13/28 | 9 | - |
| Naveen ul Haq | 13/28 | 10 | - |
| Gulbadin Naib | 12/28 | 3 | - |
| Darwish Rasooli | 12/28 | 4 | XI |
| Sediqullah Atal | 11/28 | 2 | - |
| Hazratullah Zazai | 8/28 | 1 | - |
| Fareed Ahmad | 8/28 | - | - |
| Qais Ahmad | 7/28 | 8 | - |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | 5/28 | 8 | - |
| Abdullah Ahmadzai | 5/28 | 10 | XI |
| Mohammad Ishaq | 4/28 | 6 | XI |
| AM Ghazanfar | 4/28 | 10 | - |
| Zubaid Akbari | 3/28 | 3 | - |
| Shahidullah Kamal | 2/28 | 4 | - |
| Rahmat Shah | 2/28 | 4 | - |
| Nangyal Kharoti | 2/28 | 6 | - |
| Nangeyalia Kharote | 2/28 | 7 | XI |
| Wafadar Momand | 2/28 | - | - |
| Mohammad Akram Zazai | 1/28 | 1 | XI |
| Hassan Eisakhil | 1/28 | 2 | XI |
| Imran Mir | 1/28 | 2 | - |
| Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai | 1/28 | 4 | - |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 1/28 | 4 | - |
| Farmanullah Safi | 1/28 | 6 | - |
| Ismat Alam | 1/28 | 7 | XI |
| Faridoon Dawoodzai | 1/28 | - | XI |
| Arab Gul | 1/28 | - | XI |
| Bilal Sami | 1/28 | - | - |
| Mohammad Saleem | 1/28 | - | - |
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 28 T20Is, Rahmanullah Gurbaz batted at one 18 times and Ibrahim Zadran at two 11 times.
Who bats at three for Afghanistan?
Ibrahim Zadran, 10 times in the last 28 T20Is, then Gulbadin Naib (5).
Who has played every T20I for Afghanistan recently?
Nobody played all of Afghanistan's last 28 T20Is. Rahmanullah Gurbaz played the most, 26.