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
Abdul Malik
All-rounder, batted 1
24 58 balls
2
Sediqullah Atal
Batter, batted 2
59 107 balls
3
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Keeper, batted 3
36 64 balls
4
Rahmat Shah
All-rounder, batted 4
73 151 balls
5
Hashmatullah Shahidi
Batter, batted 5
25 58 balls
6
Afsar Zazai
Keeper, batted 6
11 45 balls
7
Azmatullah Omarzai
All-rounder, batted 7
4 15 balls
8
Sharafuddin Ashraf
All-rounder, batted 8
11 32 balls
9
N
Nangeyalia Kharote
All-rounder, batted 9
10 23 balls
10
Mohammad Saleem
Bowler, batted 10
0 4 balls
11
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
Batter, batted 11
6 14 balls
Afghanistan Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 7 Tests, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ibrahim Zadran | 4 | 72.3 | 45.3 | A. Malik (2), S. Atal (1) |
| 2Abdul Malik | 3 | 25.7 | 57.5 | N. Ali Zadran (1), S. Atal (1) |
| 3Rahmat Shah | 5 | 135.6 | 52.2 | R. Gurbaz (2) |
| 4Hashmatullah Shahidi | 6 | 61.5 | 49.6 | R. Shah (1) |
| 5Afsar Zazai | 2 | 67.0 | 64.4 | N. Jamal (2), A. Afghan (1) |
| 6Afsar Zazai | 3 | 24.0 | 52.9 | S. Kamal (2), I. Alikhil (1) |
| 7Ismat Alam | 2 | 62.5 | 55.6 | A. Omarzai (2), A. Zazai (1) |
| 8Rashid Khan | 2 | 61.5 | 94.6 | S. Ashraf (2), Z. ur Rehman (2) |
| 9Yamin Ahmadzai | 2 | 24.0 | 47.1 | Q. Ahmad (1), Z. ur Rehman (1) |
| 10Yamin Ahmadzai | 2 | 15.0 | 36.6 | N. Zadran (2), K. Gurbaz (1) |
| 11Zahir Khan | 3 | 2.0 | 23.5 | Z. Rahman Sharifi (2), F. Ahmad (1) |
Afghanistan Selections
Every player Afghanistan picked in the last 7 Tests, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 7/7 | 4 | XI |
| Rahmat Shah | 6/7 | 3 | XI |
| Afsar Zazai | 6/7 | 6 | XI |
| Abdul Malik | 5/7 | 2 | XI |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 4/7 | 1 | - |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 4/7 | 9 | - |
| Zia ur Rehman | 3/7 | 8 | - |
| Zahir Khan | 3/7 | 11 | - |
| Sediqullah Atal | 2/7 | 2 | XI |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 2/7 | 3 | XI |
| Bahir Shah | 2/7 | 5 | - |
| Nasir Jamal | 2/7 | 5 | - |
| Shahidullah Kamal | 2/7 | 6 | - |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2/7 | 7 | XI |
| Ismat Alam | 2/7 | 7 | - |
| Qais Ahmad | 2/7 | 7 | - |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | 2/7 | 8 | XI |
| Rashid Khan | 2/7 | 8 | - |
| Nijat Masood | 2/7 | 9 | - |
| Mohammad Saleem | 2/7 | 10 | XI |
| Naveed Zadran | 2/7 | 10 | - |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 2/7 | 11 | XI |
| Riaz Hassan | 1/7 | 2 | - |
| Noor Ali Zadran | 1/7 | 2 | - |
| Ihsanullah Janat | 1/7 | 2 | - |
| Asghar Afghan | 1/7 | 5 | - |
| Ikram Alikhil | 1/7 | 6 | - |
| Mohammad Nabi | 1/7 | 6 | - |
| Karim Janat | 1/7 | 7 | - |
| Amir Hamza | 1/7 | 8 | - |
| Nangeyalia Kharote | 1/7 | 9 | XI |
| AM Ghazanfar | 1/7 | 9 | - |
| Khalil Gurbaz | 1/7 | 10 | - |
| Fareed Ahmad | 1/7 | 11 | - |
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 6 Jun 2026 against India: Abdul Malik, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afsar Zazai, Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Nangeyalia Kharote, Mohammad Saleem, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi.
Who opens the batting for Afghanistan?
Over the last 7 Tests, Ibrahim Zadran batted at one 4 times and Abdul Malik at two 3 times.
Who bats at three for Afghanistan?
Rahmat Shah, 5 times in the last 7 Tests, then Rahmanullah Gurbaz (2).
Who has played every Test for Afghanistan recently?
Hashmatullah Shahidi played all of Afghanistan's last 7 Tests.