Afsar Zazai – Profile, Stats & Recent Form

Personal details

Full nameAfsar Khan Zazai

Born10 Aug 1993

Age33 Years

NationalityKabul, Afghanistan

RoleWicket-keeper

BattingRight Hand Bat

Career at a glance

Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Econ
Test	10	378	23.62	50	0	0
ODI	17	264	17.6	54.09	0	0
T20I	8	141	17.62	81.97	0	0
T20	64	1207	26.23	103.87	0	0
List A	84	2106	29.25	69.82	0	9
First-class	56	3086	36.73	53.34	2	4.04

Debuts

Test India vs Afghanistan, Bengaluru14 Jun 2018

ODI U.A.E. vs Afghanistan, ICCA Dubai28 Nov 2014

T20IKenya vs Afghanistan, Sharjah11 Oct 2013

First Class Netherlands vs Afghanistan, Sharjah 2 Apr 2012

List A Hyd/Karachi vs Afghanistan, Hyderabad (Sind)6 Feb 2013

T20 Kenya vs Afghanistan, Sharjah 11 Oct 2013

Batting

Format	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Test	10	17	1	378	113	23.62	756	50	1	0	34	5	23
ODI	17	16	1	264	60	17.6	488	54.09	0	2	15	0	20
T20I	8	8	0	141	48	17.62	172	81.97	0	0	9	3	0
T20	64	61	15	1207	78	26.23	1162	103.87	0	6	92	35	34
List A	84	79	7	2106	121	29.25	3016	69.82	2	12	158	31	77
First-class	56	91	7	3086	202	36.73	5785	53.34	6	19	323	35	138

Bowling

Format	M	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	5W	10W
List A	84	1	1.2	12	0	–	0	9	0	0
First-class	56	4	8.1	33	2	1/3	16.5	4.04	0	0

By tournament

Tournament	M	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	Wkts	Econ
ICC Cricket World Cup	6	36	19	6.00	36.36	0	–
Shpageeza Cricket League	33	649	67	36.06	113.66	0	–

Against teams

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR
Zimbabwe	1	24	24	24.00	100.00
India	1	15	15	15.00	75.00
Pakistan	1	13	13	13.00	61.90
Sri Lanka	1	1	1	1.00	33.33

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR
West Indies	2	22	13	11.00	43.14
Ireland	2	19	18	9.50	65.52
Sri Lanka	1	19	19	19.00	50.00
Australia	1	10	10	10.00	25.00
England	1	6	6	6.00	42.86
Bangladesh	1	1	1	1.00	20.00
New Zealand	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100
Zimbabwe	7	190	113	27.14	59.19	1
Bangladesh	4	131	48	43.67	47.29	0
West Indies	2	39	32	19.50	41.49	0
India	4	18	8	4.50	28.13	0

Last 10 innings · batting

12*vs BAD

0vs BD

10vs BD

44*vs AS

1*vs BAD

3 & 8vs IND

100vs SGR

121vs BAR

63vs MAR

1vs ZIM

T20 vs BAD14 Jul 2026 · Not out 12*(11) T20 vs BD11 Jul 2026 · b A Tarakhail 0(1) T20 vs BD6 Jul 2026 · b A Tarakhail 10(18) T20 vs AS4 Jul 2026 · Not out 44*(33) T20 vs BAD3 Jul 2026 · Not out 1*(3) Test vs IND6 Jun 2026 · c & b M Suthar & lbw b M Suthar 3 & 8(26 & 19) List A vs SGR24 May 2026 · c Y Ahmadzai b I Alam 100(116) List A vs BAR22 May 2026 · c I Ahmadzai b F Safi 121(120) List A vs MAR20 May 2026 · lbw b B Sami 63(93) Test vs ZIM20 Oct 2025 · c TE Tsiga b B Evans 1(3)

Last 1 innings · bowling

0/12vs SG

List A vs SG3 Sep 2025 0/12

About Afsar Zazai

Afsar Khan zazai is an Afghan cricketer who was born on 10 August 1993 at Kabul in Afghanistan. He is a right handed wicket keeper batsman and plays as the main wicket keeper for his team. His most notable achievement is being the first wicketkeeper from Afghanistan to play Test Cricket.

Debut

Afsar Zazai made his Test debut on 14 June 2018 against India at Bengaluru. However, he scored only 6 runs in the first inning and 1 run in the second innings and ended up on the losing side as Afghanistan lost the match by an innings and 262 runs. He took two catches behind the wicket in the match.

The One Day International debut for Afsar Zazai came on 28 November 2014 against United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi. He scored 60 runs off 109 balls and successfully executed a catch and a stumping. However, UAE won the match by 5 wickets.

Afsar Zazai made his T20 international debut at Sharjah against Kenya on 11 October 2013. He could not score more than 9 runs and took one catch behind the wickets. The match was won by Kenya by a margin of 34 runs.

The First Class debut for Afsar Zazai came on 2 April 2012 against the Netherlands in the 2012 ICC Intercontinental Cup at Sharjah. He showed a brilliant performance in the match and took 5 catches behind the wicket. Also, he scored an unbeaten 84 runs in the second innings of the match which led to an afghan victory by 3 wickets.

Afsar made his List A debut in Hyderabad (Sindh) against Hyderabad & Karachi and took two catches behind the wickets. However, he did not get a chance to bat as Afghanistan cricket team won the match by 9 wickets in only 18.4 overs.

Rise to Glory

Afsar Zazai was always reckoned for his wicket keeping skills and he earned a spot in the 2010 U-19 World Cup for Afghanistan. He also went on to play the 2012 U-19 World Cup which was held in Australia. After returning from the World Cup, he was selected in the national T20I team of Afghanistan. Gradually he became a part of the One Day International squad as well as the Test team of Afghanistan.

Low Points

While Afsar is a good wicket keeper and idolises the former Indian skipper MS Dhoni, but he struggles to perform with the bat. Due to this reason, he has lost his position in various squads, but his performance is enhancing day by day, leading to a stable position in the national team.

Club Career

Afsar Zazai has played for Kabul Zawanan franchise in the 2018-19 season of Afghanistan Premier League, however his performance wasn’t notable in the League as he played only one match and scored 6 runs off 13 balls.

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