Afghanistan Stats
Afghanistan Playing XI: Predicted Lineup and Batting Order
Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, Fri 13 Nov, 06:00: the last XI stands until the toss confirms one
Updated 5 November 2026, after the Zimbabwe game
Sediqullah Atal
Batter, batted 1
105 213 balls
2
Abdul Malik
All-rounder, batted 2
2 14 balls
3
R
Rahmanullah Zadran
Batter, batted 3
113 188 balls
4
Rahmat Shah
All-rounder, batted 4
173 347 balls
5
Hashmatullah Shahidi
Batter, batted 5
6 14 balls
6
Shahidullah Kamal
All-rounder, batted 6
0 6 balls
7
Ikram Alikhil
Keeper, batted 7
40 83 balls
8
Qais Ahmad
Bowler, batted 8
27 39 balls
9
Zia ur Rehman Akbar
Bowler, batted 9
15 99 balls
10
Mohammad Saleem
Bowler, batted 10
9 14 balls
11
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
Batter, batted 11
7* 3 balls
Afghanistan Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 10 Tests, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ibrahim Zadran | 5 | 69.4 | 52.6 | S. Atal (3), A. Malik (2) |
| 2Abdul Malik | 5 | 28.6 | 52.4 | N. Ali Zadran (2), S. Atal (1) |
| 3Rahmat Shah | 6 | 111.0 | 53.5 | R. Gurbaz (2), R. Zadran (1) |
| 4Hashmatullah Shahidi | 7 | 104.0 | 49.1 | R. Shah (3), S. Kamal (1) |
| 5Hashmatullah Shahidi | 3 | 22.3 | 46.9 | A. Zazai (2), N. Jamal (2) |
| 6Afsar Zazai | 3 | 24.0 | 52.9 | S. Kamal (3), I. Alikhil (2) |
| 7Ismat Alam | 3 | 43.3 | 45.0 | K. Janat (2), A. Omarzai (2) |
| 8Zia ur Rehman | 3 | 9.3 | 38.4 | Q. Ahmad (2), S. Ashraf (2) |
| 9Zia ur Rehman | 3 | 9.7 | 20.0 | Y. Ahmadzai (2), N. Zadran (1) |
| 10Yamin Ahmadzai | 2 | 20.0 | 25.0 | M. Saleem (2), N. Masood (2) |
| 11Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 3 | 6.5 | 61.9 | Z. Khan (3), M. Saleem (2) |
Afghanistan Selections
Every player Afghanistan picked in the last 10 Tests, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 10/10 | 4 | XI |
| Rahmat Shah | 9/10 | 3 | XI |
| Abdul Malik | 7/10 | 2 | XI |
| Afsar Zazai | 6/10 | 6 | - |
| Zia ur Rehman Akbar | 6/10 | 9 | XI |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 5/10 | 1 | - |
| Shahidullah Kamal | 5/10 | 6 | XI |
| Sediqullah Atal | 4/10 | 1 | XI |
| Nasir Jamal | 4/10 | 6 | - |
| Mohammad Saleem | 4/10 | 10 | XI |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 4/10 | 10 | - |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 3/10 | 3 | - |
| Ikram Alikhil | 3/10 | 6 | XI |
| Ismat Alam | 3/10 | 7 | - |
| Qais Ahmad | 3/10 | 8 | XI |
| Naveed Zadran | 3/10 | 10 | - |
| Nijat Masood | 3/10 | 10 | - |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 3/10 | 11 | XI |
| Zahir Khan | 3/10 | 11 | - |
| Noor Ali Zadran | 2/10 | 2 | - |
| Rahmanullah Zadran | 2/10 | 3 | XI |
| Bahir Shah | 2/10 | 5 | - |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2/10 | 7 | - |
| Karim Janat | 2/10 | 7 | - |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | 2/10 | 8 | - |
| Rashid Khan | 2/10 | 8 | - |
| Amir Hamza | 2/10 | 8 | - |
| Riaz Hassan | 1/10 | 2 | - |
| Javed Ahmadi | 1/10 | 2 | - |
| Asghar Afghan | 1/10 | 5 | - |
| Nangeyalia Kharote | 1/10 | 9 | - |
| AM Ghazanfar | 1/10 | 9 | - |
| Khalil Gurbaz | 1/10 | 10 | - |
| Fareed Ahmad | 1/10 | 11 | - |
| Sayed Shirzad | 1/10 | - | - |
Afghanistan Test Lineups Questions
What is Afghanistan's predicted XI against Zimbabwe?
Until the toss, Afghanistan's last XI stands as the predicted one, from 5 Nov 2026 against Zimbabwe: Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Rahmanullah Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Shahidullah Kamal, Ikram Alikhil, Qais Ahmad, Zia ur Rehman Akbar, Mohammad Saleem, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi.
Who opens the batting for Afghanistan?
Over the last 10 Tests, Ibrahim Zadran batted at one 5 times and Abdul Malik at two 5 times.
Who bats at three for Afghanistan?
Rahmat Shah, 6 times in the last 10 Tests, then Rahmanullah Gurbaz (2).
Who has played every Test for Afghanistan recently?
Hashmatullah Shahidi played all of Afghanistan's last 10 Tests.