List of Afghanistan Test cricket records

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Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level.[1] A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days,[a][b] and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[5][6]

Afghanistan played their first test match in 2018, becoming the 12th test nation. Since then, they have played 9 test matches, compiling a record of 3 wins and 6 defeats. [7]

This list of Afghanistan Test cricket records is based on the List of Test cricket records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with Afghanistan Test cricket team, and any cricketers who have played for that team.

Key[edit]

The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Afghanistan only, and are correct as of June 2020.

Key
Symbol Meaning
Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket
* Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
Test cricket record
d Innings was declared (e.g. 8/758d)
Date Starting date of the Test match
Innings Number of innings played
Matches Number of matches played
Opposition The team Afghanistan was playing against
Period The time period when the player was active in Test cricket
Player The player involved in the record
Venue Test cricket ground where the match was played

Team records[edit]

Team wins, losses, draws and ties[edit]

As of June 2023, Afghanistan has played 7 Test matches resulting in 3 victories and 4 defeats for an approximately 43% winning percentage.[8]

Opponent Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied % Won
 Australia YTP
 Bangladesh 2 1 1 0 0 50.00
 England YTP
 India 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
 Ireland 2 1 1 0 0 50.00
 New Zealand YTP
 Pakistan
 South Africa
 Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
 West Indies 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
 Zimbabwe 2 1 1 0 0 50.00
Total 8 3 5 0 0 37.50
Last updated: 05 February 2024[9][10]

First Test series wins[edit]

Opponent Year of first Home win Year of first Away win
 Australia YTP YTP
 Bangladesh 2019
 England YTP
 India -
 Ireland 2019 YTP
 New Zealand YTP
 Pakistan
 South Africa
 Sri Lanka YTP -
 West Indies - YTP
 Zimbabwe
Last updated: 05 February 2024[11]

First Test match wins[edit]

Opponent Home Away
Venue Year Venue Year
 Australia YTP YTP
 Bangladesh Chittagong 2019
 England YTP
 India -
 Ireland Dehradun 2019 YTP
 New Zealand YTP
 Pakistan
 South Africa
 Sri Lanka YTP -
 West Indies - YTP
 Zimbabwe Abu Dhabi 2021
Last updated: 05 February 2024[12]

Team scoring records[edit]

Most runs in an innings[edit]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 545/4d  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 10 March 2021
2 342  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 September 2019
3 314  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
4 295  Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 5 February 2024
5 260  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 September 2019
Last updated: 05 February 2024[13]

Highest successful run chases[edit]

Rank Score Target Opposition Venue Date
1 149/3 147  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
2 108/4 108  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 10 March 2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021[14]

Fewest runs in an innings[edit]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 103  India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 14 June 2018
2 109
3 115  Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 14 June 2023
4 120  West Indies Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India 27 November 2019
5 131  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2 March 2021
Last updated: 17 June 2023[15]

Most runs conceded in an innings[edit]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 474  India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 14 June 2018
2 439  Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 February 2024
3 425/4d  Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 14 June 2023
4 382
5 365  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 10 March 2021
Last updated: 4 February 2024[16]

Fewest runs conceded in an innings[edit]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 172  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
2 173  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 September 2019
3 205
4 250  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2 March 2021
5 263  Ireland Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE 28 February 2024
Last updated: 29 February 2024[17]

Result records[edit]

Greatest win margins (by runs)[edit]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 224 runs  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 September 2019
Last updated: 14 March 2021[18]

Greatest win margins (by wickets)[edit]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 7 wickets  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
2 6 wickets  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 10 March 2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021[18]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)[edit]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 224 runs  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 September 2019
Last updated: 14 March 2021[19]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)[edit]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 6 wickets  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 10 March 2021
2 7 wickets  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
Last updated: 14 March 2021[19]

Greatest loss margins (by innings)[edit]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 Innings and 262 runs  India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 14 June 2018
Last updated: 14 March 2021[20]

Greatest loss margins (by runs)[edit]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 562 runs  Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 14 June 2023
Last updated: 17 June 2023[20]

Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)[edit]

Rank Number of Defeats Opposition Most Recent Venue Date
1 1  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2 March 2021
 Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 5 February 2024
Last updated: 05 February 2024[20]

Individual records[edit]

Batting records[edit]

Most career runs[edit]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Average 100 50 Period
1 578 Rahmat Shah 9 18 32.11 1 5 2018–2024
2 541 Ibrahim Zadran 7 14 38.64 1 4 2019–2024
3 485 Hashmatullah Shahidi 8 16 45.49 1 2 2018–2024
4 440 Asghar Afghan 6 10 44.00 1 3 2018–2021
5 214 Afsar Zazai 6 10 23.77 0 0 2018–2023
Last updated: 28 February 2024[21]

Most runs against each team[edit]

Opposition Runs Player Matches Innings Period Ref
 Australia YTP
 Bangladesh 142 Asghar Afghan 1 2 2019–2019 [22]
 England YTP
 India 47 Hashmatullah Shahidi 1 2 2018–2018 [23]
 Ireland 183 Rahmat Shah 2 4 2019–2024 [24]
 New Zealand YTP
 Pakistan
 South Africa
 Sri Lanka 145 Rahmat Shah 1 2 2024–2024 [25]
 West Indies 101 Javed Ahmadi 1 2 2019–2019 [26]
 Zimbabwe 215 Hashmatullah Shahidi 2 3 2021–2021 [27]
Last updated: 29 February 2024.

Most runs in each batting position[edit]

Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Test Career Span Ref
Opener Ibrahim Zadran 14 541 38.64 2019–2024 [28]
Number 3 Rahmat Shah 15 574 38.26 2018–2024 [29]
Number 4 Hashmatullah Shahidi 10 419 52.37 2019–2024 [30]
Number 5 Asghar Afghan 6 377 62.83 2018–2021 [31]
Number 6 Afsar Zazai 5 127 31.75 2019–2023 [32]
Number 7 Karim Janat 3 77 38.50 2023–2024 [33]
Number 8 Rashid Khan 6 105 17.50 2018–2019 [34]
Number 9 Amir Hamza 4 76 38.00 2019–2023 [35]
Number 10 Yamin Ahmadzai 7 30 4.28 2019–2023 [36]
Number 11 Wafadar Momand 2 6 6.00 2018–2018 [37]
Last updated: 1 March 2024.

Highest individual score[edit]

Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date
1 200* Hashmatullah Shahidi  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 10 March 2021
2 164 Asghar Afghan
3 114 Ibrahim Zadran  Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 February 2024
4 102 Rahmat Shah  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 September 2019
5 98  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
Last updated: 05 February 2024[38]

Highest individual score – progression of record[edit]

Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
36* Hashmatullah Shahidi  India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 2018
98 Rahmat Shah  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 2018-19
102  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 2019-20
200* Hashmatullah Shahidi  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2020-21
Last updated: 14 March 2021[38]

Highest individual score against each team[edit]

Opposition Runs Player Venue Date Ref
 Australia YTP
 Bangladesh 102 Rahmat Shah Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 September 2019 [39]
 England YTP
 India 36* Hashmatullah Shahidi M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 14 June 2018 [40]
 Ireland 98 Rahmat Shah Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019 [41]
 New Zealand YTP
 Pakistan
 South Africa
 Sri Lanka 114 Ibrahim Zadran Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 February 2024 [42]
 West Indies 62 Javed Ahmadi Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India 27 November 2019 [43]
 Zimbabwe 200* Hashmatullah Shahidi Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 10 March 2021 [44]
Last updated: 05 February 2024

Highest career average[edit]

Rank Average Player Innings Runs Not out Period
1 44.09 Hashmatullah Shahidi 16 485 5 2018–2024
2 44.00 Asghar Afghan 10 440 0 2018–2021
3 38.64 Ibrahim Zadran 14 541 2019–2024
4 32.11 Rahmat Shah 18 578 2018–2024
5 23.77 Afsar Zazai 10 214 1 2018–2023
Qualification: 10 innings. Last updated: 05 February 2024[45]

Highest Average in each batting position[edit]

Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Career Span Ref
Opener Ibrahim Zadran 14 541 38.64 2019–2024 [46]
Number 3 Rahmat Shah 15 574 38.26 2018–2024 [47]
Number 4 Hashmatullah Shahidi 10 419 52.37 2019–2024 [48]
Number 5 Asghar Afghan 6 377 62.83 2019–2021 [49]
Number 6 Afsar Zazai 5 127 31.75 2019–2023 [50]
Number 7 Karim Janat 3 77 38.50 2023–2024 [51]
Number 8 Rashid Khan 6 105 17.50 2018–2019 [52]
Number 9 Amir Hamza 4 76 38.00 2019–2023 [53]
Number 10 Yamin Ahmadzai 7 30 4.28 2019–2023 [54]
Number 11 Zahir Khan 9 4 1.00 2019–2024 [55]
Last updated: 1 March 2024. Qualification: Min 5 innings batted at position

Most half-centuries[edit]

Rank Half centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 5 Rahmat Shah 18 578 2018–2024
2 4 Ibrahim Zadran 14 541 2018–2024
3 3 Asghar Afghan 10 440 2018–2021
4 2 Hashmatullah Shahidi 16 485 2018–2024
Last updated: 1 March 2024[56]

Most centuries[edit]

Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 1 Asghar Afghan 10 440 2018–2021
Ibrahim Zadran 12 463 2019–2024
Hashmatullah Shahidi 13 392 2018–2024
Rahmat Shah 16 561
Last updated: 4 February 2024[57]

Most double centuries[edit]

Rank Double Centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 1 Hashmatullah Shahidi 9 347 2018-2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021[58]

Most Sixes[edit]

Rank Sixes Player Innings Runs Period
1 11 Asghar Afghan 10 440 2018–2021
2 4 Rashid Khan 7 106 2018–2021
Ibrahim Zadran 10 362 2019–2023
4 3 Rahmat Shah 14 424 2018–2023
5 2 Ihsanullah 6 110 2019–2029
Afsar Zazai 10 214 2018–2023
Yamin Ahmadzai 11 33 2018–2023
Karim Janat 2 41 2023–2023
Last updated: 17 June 2023[59]

Most Fours[edit]

Rank Fours Player Innings Runs Period
1 77 Rahmat Shah 18 578 2018–2024
2 64 Ibrahim Zadran 14 541 2019–2024
3 59 Hashmatullah Shahidi 16 485 2018–2024
4 37 Asghar Afghan 10 440 2018–2021
5 23 Afsar Zazai 10 214 2018–2023
Last updated: 4 February 2024[60]

Most runs in a series[edit]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Series
1 215 Hashmatullah Shahidi 2 4 Zimbabwe v Afghanistan in UAE in 2021
2 208 Ibrahim Zadran
3 191 Asghar Afghan 3
4 174 Rahmat Shah 1 2 Afghanistan v Ireland in India in 2019
5 142 Asghar Afghan Afghanistan in Bangladesh in 2019
Last updated: 14 March 2021[61]

Most ducks in career[edit]

Rank Ducks Player Matches Innings Period
1 4 Nijat Masood 3 6 2023–2024
Zahir Khan 5 10 2019–2024
Yamin Ahmadzai 6 11 2018–2023
Rahmat Shah 9 18 2018–2024
5 3 Mohammad Nabi 3 6 2018–2019
Last updated: 1 March 2024[62]

Bowling records[edit]

Most career wickets[edit]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Average SR Period
1 34 Rashid Khan 5 9 22.35 45.11 2018–2021
2 18 Amir Hamza 4 8 28.72 54.66 2019–2023
3 13 Yamin Ahmadzai 6 11 28.00 51.46 2018–2023
4 11 Zahir Khan 5 8 48.09 61.09 2019–2024
5 9 Naveed Zadran 2 4 22.55 35.55 2024–2024
Nijat Masood 3 6 34.22 46.55 2023–2024
Last updated: 1 March 2024[63]

Most wickets against each team[edit]

Opposition Wickets Player Matches Innings Average Period Ref
 Australia YTP
 Bangladesh 11 Rashid Khan 1 2 9.45 2019–2019 [64]
 England YTP
 India 3 Yamin Ahmadzai 1 1 17.00 2018–2018 [65]
 Ireland 7 Rashid Khan 1 2 14.57 2019–2019 [66]
 New Zealand YTP
 Pakistan
 South Africa
 Sri Lanka 4 Naveed Zadran 1 2 28.25 2024–2024 [67]
 West Indies 6 Amir Hamza 13.16 2019–2019 [68]
 Zimbabwe 11 Rashid Khan 25.00 2021–2021 [69]
Last updated: 5 February 2024

Best figures in an innings[edit]

Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
1 7/137 Rashid Khan  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 10 March 2021
2 6/49  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 September 2019
3 6/75 Amir Hamza  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2 March 2021
4 5/55 Rashid Khan  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 September 2019
5 5/64 Zia-ur-Rehman  Ireland Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE 28 February 2024
Last updated: 29 February 2024[70]

Best bowling figures against each team[edit]

Opposition Figures Player Venue Date Ref
 Australia YTP
 Bangladesh 6/49 Rashid Khan Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 September 2019 [71]
 England YTP
 India 3/51 Yamin Ahmadzai M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 14 June 2018 [72]
 Ireland 5/64 Zia-ur-Rehman Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE 28 February 2024 [73]
 New Zealand YTP
 Pakistan
 South Africa
 Sri Lanka 4/83 Naveed Zadran Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 February 2024 [74]
 West Indies 5/74 Amir Hamza Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India 27 November 2019 [75]
 Zimbabwe 7/137 Rashid Khan Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 10 March 2021 [76]
Last updated: 29 February 2024

Best figures in a match[edit]

Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
1 11/104 Rashid Khan  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 September 2019
2 11/275  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 11 March 2021
3 7/102  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
4 6/79 Amir Hamza  West Indies Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India 27 November 2019
5 6/86  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2 March 2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021[77]

Best career average[edit]

Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 22.35 Rashid Khan 34 760 1,534 2018–2021
2 28.00 Yamin Ahmadzai 13 364 669 2018–2023
3 28.72 Amir Hamza 18 517 984 2019–2023
4 31.75 Mohammad Nabi 8 254 546 2018–2019
5 44.90 Zahir Khan 10 449 570 2019–2023
Qualification: 500 balls. Last updated: 2 February 2024 [78]

Best career economy rate[edit]

Rank Economy rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 2.79 Mohammad Nabi 8 254 546 2018–2019
2 2.97 Rashid Khan 34 760 1,534 2018–2021
3 3.15 Amir Hamza 18 517 984 2019–2023
4 3.26 Yamin Ahmadzai 13 364 669 2018–2023
5 4.72 Zahir Khan 10 449 570 2019–2023
Qualification: 500 balls. Last updated: 2 February 2024[79]

Best career strike rate[edit]

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 45.1 Rashid Khan 34 760 1,534 2018–2021
2 51.4 Yamin Ahmadzai 13 364 669 2018–2023
3 54.6 Amir Hamza 18 517 984 2019–2023
4 57.0 Zahir Khan 10 449 570 2019–2023
5 68.2 Mohammad Nabi 8 254 546 2018–2019
Last updated: 2 February 2024[80]

Most five-wicket hauls in an innings[edit]

Rank Five-wicket hauls Player Innings Balls Wickets Period
1 4 Rashid Khan 9 1,534 34 2018–2021
2 2 Amir Hamza 6 924 18 2019–2023
3 1 Nijat Masood 2 130 5 2023–2023
Last updated: 16 June 2023[81]

Most ten-wicket hauls in a match[edit]

Rank Ten-wicket hauls Player Matches Balls Wickets Period
1 2 Rashid Khan 5 1,534 34 2018-2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021[82]

Worst figures in an innings[edit]

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 0/90 Zia-ur-Rehman 28.0  Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 February 2024
2 0/83 Nijat Masood 12.5  Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 14 June 2023
3 0/61 Yamin Ahmadzai 13.0
4 0/58 Mohammad Nabi 20.0  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
5 0/57 Mohammad Saleem 12.1  Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 February 2024
Last updated: 4 February 2024[83]

Worst figures in a match[edit]

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 0/102 Zia-ur-Rehman 31.0  Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 February 2024
2 0/81 Karim Janat 19.0  Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 14 June 2023
3 0/57 Mohammad Saleem 12.1  Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 February 2024
4 0/55 Wafadar Momand 16.0  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
5 0/32 Yamin Ahmadzai 11.0  West Indies Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India 27 November 2019
Last updated:5 February 2024[84]

Most wickets in a series[edit]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Series
1 11 Rashid Khan 1 Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh in 2019
1 Zimbabwe v Afghanistan in UAE in 2021
3 10 Amir Hamza 2
4 7 Rashid Khan 1 Ireland v Afghanistan in India in 2019
5 6 Amir Hamza West Indies v Afghanistan in India in 2019
Yamin Ahmadzai Ireland v Afghanistan in India in 2019
Last updated: 14 March 2021[85]

Wicket-keeping records[edit]

Most career dismissals[edit]

Rank Dismissals Player Matches Innings Catches Stumping Dis/Inn Period
1 12 Afsar Zazai 6 11 11 1 1.090 2018–2023
2 6 Ikram Ali Khil 2 4 5 1 1.500 2019–2024
3 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 1 1 1 0 1.000 2024–2024
Last updated:28 February 2024[86]

Most career catches[edit]

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Period
1 11 Afsar Zazai 6 11 2018–2023
2 5 Ikram Ali Khil 2 4 2019–2024
3 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 1 1 2024–2024
Last updated: 28 February 2024[87]

Most career stumpings[edit]

Rank Stumpings Player Matches Innings Period
1 1 Afsar Zazai 6 11 2018–2023
Ikram Ali Khil 2 3 2019–2024
Last updated: 4 February 2024[88]

Most dismissals in an innings[edit]

Rank Dismissals Player Opposition Venue Date
1 3 Ikram Ali Khil  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
2 2 Afsar Zazai  India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 14 June 2018
Ikram Ali Khil  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
Afsar Zazai  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 10 March 2021
10 March 2021
 Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 14 June 2023
Last updated: 17 June 2023[89]

Most dismissals in a match[edit]

Rank Dismissals Player Opposition Venue Date
1 5 Ikram Ali Khil  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
2 4 Afsar Zazai  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 10 March 2021
3 2  India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 14 June 2018
 Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 September 2019
 West Indies Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India 27 November 2019
 Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 14 June 2023
Last updated: 17 June 2023[90]

Most dismissals in a series[edit]

Rank Dismissals Player Matches Innings Series
1 5 Ikram Ali Khil 1 2 Afghanistan v Ireland in India in 2019
2 4 Afsar Zazai 2 4 Afghanistan v Zimbabwe in UAE in 2021
3 2 1 1 Afghanistan in India in 2018
2 Afghanistan in Bangladesh in 2019
West Indies v Afghanistan in India in 2019
Afghanistan in Bangladesh in 2023
Last updated: 17 June 2023[91]

Fielding records[edit]

Most career catches[edit]

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Ct/Inn Period
1 10 Ibrahim Zadran 5 10 1.000 2019–2023
2 4 Abdul Malik 2 4 1.000 2021–2023
Ihsanullah 3 6 0.666 2019–2019
Nasir Jamal 3 6 0.666 2019–2023
Rahmat Shah 7 13 0.307 2018–2023
Last updated: 17 June 2023[92]

Most catches in a series[edit]

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Series
1 4 Ibrahim Zadran 1 2 Afghanistan in Bangladesh in 2023
2 3 Afghanistan in Bangladesh in 2019
3 2 7 Afghanistan players on 10 occasions.
Last updated: 14 March 2021[93]

Other records[edit]

Most career matches[edit]

Rank Matches Player Runs Wkts Period
1 9 Rahmat Shah 569 1 2018–2024
2 8 Hashmatullah Shahidi 430 - 2018–2024
3 7 Ibrahim Zadran 529 1 2019–2024
4 6 Asghar Afghan 440 - 2018–2021
Afsar Zazai 214 - 2018–2023
Yamin Ahmadzai 33 13 2018–2023
Last updated: 28 February 2024[94]

Most consecutive career matches[edit]

Rank Matches Player Period
1 6 Asghar Afghan 2018-2021
Rahmat Shah
3 5 Yamin Ahmadzai
Afsar Zazai
Hashmatullah Shahidi
Last updated: 3 June 2018[95]

Most matches as captain[edit]

Rank Matches Player Won Lost Tied Draw %W %L Period
1 4 Asghar Afghan 2 2 0 0 50 50 2018–2021
2 2 Rashid Khan 1 1 0 0 50 50 2019–2019
Hashmatullah Shahidi 0 2 0 0 0 100 2023–2024
Last updated: 2 February 2024[96]

Youngest players on Debut[edit]

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
1 17 years and 8 days Mujeeb ur Rahman  India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 14 June 2018
2 17 years and 164 days Waqar Salamkheil  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
3 17 years and 267 days Ibrahim Zadran  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 September 2019
4 18 years and 167 days Ikram Ali Khil  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
5 18 years and 239 days Abdul Wasi  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2 March 2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021[97][98]

Oldest players on Debut[edit]

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
1 35 years and 207 days Noor Ali Zadran  Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 February 2024
2 33 years and 164 days Mohammad Nabi  India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 14 June 2018
3 31 years and 155 days Mohammad Shahzad
4 30 years and 170 days Asghar Afghan
5 28 years and 104 days Amir Hamza  West Indies Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India 27 November 2019
Last updated: 2 February 2024[99][100]

Oldest players[edit]

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
1 35 years and 233 days Noor Ali Zadran  Ireland Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE 28 February 2024
2 34 years and 247 days Mohammad Nabi  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 September 2019
3 33 years and 74 days Asghar Afghan  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 10 March 2021
4 32 years and 64 days Mohammad Shahzad  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
5 31 years and 303 days Amir Hamza  Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 14 June 2023
Last updated: 28 February 2024[101][102]

Partnership records[edit]

Highest partnerships by wicket[edit]

Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Opposition Venue Date
1st wicket 106 Ibrahim Zadran Noor Ali Zadran  Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 February 2024
2nd wicket 139 Ihsanullah Rahmat Shah  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
3rd wicket 130 Hashmatullah Shahidi
4th wicket 307 Asghar Afghan  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 10 March 2021
5th wicket 117* Nasir Jamal
6th wicket 81 Asghar Afghan Afsar Zazai  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 September 2019
7th wicket 34 Ibrahim Zadran Abdul Wasi  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2 March 2021
8th wicket 54 Afsar Zazai Amir Hamza  West Indies Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India 27 November 2019
9th wicket 31 Asghar Afghan Wafadar  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
10th wicket 21 Mujeeb ur Rahman  India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 14 June 2018
Last updated: 4 February 2024[103]

Highest partnerships by runs[edit]

Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Opposition Venue Date
4th wicket 307 Asghar Afghan Hashmatullah Shahidi  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 10 March 2021
2nd wicket 139 Ihsanullah Rahmat Shah  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 15 March 2019
3rd wicket 130 Hashmatullah Shahidi
4th wicket 120 Asghar Afghan  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 September 2019
5th wicket 117* Nasir Jamal Hashmatullah Shahidi  Zimbabwe Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 10 March 2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021[104]

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair[edit]

Rank Runs Innings Players Highest Average 100/50 span
1 359 3 Asghar Afghan & Hashmatullah Shahidi 307 119.66 1/0 2018–2021
2 285 7 Ibrahim Zadran & Rahmat Shah 108 40.71 1/2 2019–2024
3 243 6 Hashmatullah Shahidi & Rahmat Shah 130 48.60 1/1 2018–2024
4 149 3 Asghar Afghan & Rahmat Shah 120 49.66 1/0 2019–2019
4 Hashmatullah Shahidi & Nasir Jamal 117* 74.50 1/0 2021–2024
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 5 February 2024[105]

Umpiring records[edit]

Most matches umpired[edit]

Rank Matches Umpire Period
1 2 Ahmed Shah Pakteen 2021–2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021[106]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ For the first 50 years of Test cricket matches were played over three or four days[2] and until the 1930s some timeless Tests were played.[3]
  2. ^ In October 2017, the ICC Board approved a trial of four-day Test cricket to run through until the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[4]

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