List of Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricket records
This is a list of Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricket records, that is record team and individual performances in Twenty20 International cricket. It is based on the List of Twenty20 International records.
Afghanistan played its first Twenty20 game against Ireland in February 2010, and these records date from that game.
Listing criteria
In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted). Currently active players are listed in bold.
Afghanistan team records
Overall results
Matches played (total)
Team | First T20I | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % Won | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 February 2010 | 81 | 55 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 68.52 | ||
Last updated: 22 May 2020[1] |
Matches played (by country)
Team | Opponent | First T20I | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % Won |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 March 2014 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | ||
4 February 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
21 September 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
18 March 2014 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | ||
1 May 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
1 February 2010 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 80.56 | ||
30 September 2013 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
20 March 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
12 February 2010 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
25 July 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
8 December 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
23 July 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
10 February 2010 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
5 May 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
17 March 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
10 July 2015 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 | ||
27 March 2016 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 | ||
26 October 2015 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88.89 | ||
Last updated: 22 May 2020[2] |
Team scoring records
Highest innings totals
Rank | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 278/3 (20 overs) | Dehradun | 23 February 2019 | |
2 | 233/8 (20 overs) | Greater Noida | 12 March 2017 | |
3 | 215/6 (20 overs) | Sharjah | 10 January 2016 | |
4 | 210/5 (20 overs) | Edinburgh | 12 July 2015 | |
5 | 210/7 (20 overs) | Dehradun | 24 February 2019 | |
Last updated: 25 November 2019[3] |
Highest match aggregate
Rank | Score | Teams | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 472/9 (40 overs) | Dehradun | 23 February 2019 | |
2 | 438/18 (39.2 overs) | Greater Noida | 12 March 2017 | |
3 | 388/15 (40 overs) | Dehradun | 24 February 2019 | |
4 | 383/15 (33.5 overs) | Edinburgh | 12 July 2015 | |
5 | 382/17 (38.5 overs) | Abu Dhabi | 30 November 2013 | |
Note: Teams are shown in batting order. Last updated: 25 November 2019[4] |
Largest successful run chases
Rank | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 191/5 (19.5 overs) | Bulawayo | 28 October 2015 | ||
2 | 183/5 (19.4 overs) | Dubai | 16 December 2016 | ||
3 | 171/4 (18 overs) | Greater Noida | 8 March 2017 | ||
4 | 168/2 (17.2 overs) | Edinburgh | 10 July 2015 | ||
5 | 168/7 (19.3 overs) | Fatullah | 20 February 2016 | ||
Last updated: 25 November 2019[5] |
Lowest innings totals
Rank | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 72 (17.1 overs) | Dhaka | 16 March 2014 | |
2 | 80 (17.2 overs) | Colombo (RPS) | 21 September 2012 | |
80 (16 overs) | Bridgetown | 5 May 2010 | ||
4 | 90 (19.1 overs) | Sharjah | 15 November 2013 | |
5 | 93 (13.3 overs) | Kingston | 3 June 2017 | |
Note: This list does not include innings scores where Afghanistan batted second and successfully reached a victory target in under 20 overs. Last updated: 25 November 2019[6] |
Lowest match aggregate
Rank | Score | Teams | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 146/10 (21.1 overs) | Dubai | 20 January 2017 | |
2 | 150/11 (29.1 overs) | Dhaka | 16 March 2014 | |
3 | 182/13 (32 overs) | Sharjah | 15 November 2013 | |
4 | 205/13 (28.3 overs) | Kingston | 3 June 2017 | |
5 | 218/16 (38.4 overs) | Sharjah | 30 September 2013 | |
Note: Teams are shown in batting order. Last updated: 25 November 2019[7] |
Largest margin of victory (by wickets)
Rank | Margin | Teams | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 wickets | Dubai | 20 January 2017 | |
2 | 8 Wickets | Dubai | 13 February 2010 | |
Edinburgh | 10 July 2015 | |||
Dubai | 20 January 2017 | |||
4 | 7 wickets | Sharjah | 4 March 2013 | |
Chittagong | 18 March 2014 | |||
Last updated: 25 November 2019[8] |
Largest margin of victory (by runs)
Rank | Margin | Teams | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 106 runs | Sharjah | 30 September 2013 | |
2 | 84 runs | Dehradun | 23 February 2019 | |
3 | 81 runs | Sharjah | 10 January 2016 | |
Magheramason | 22 August 2018 | |||
5 | 66 runs | Dhaka | 22 February 2016 | |
Last updated: 25 November 2019[8] |
Largest margin of victory (by balls remaining)
Rank | Margin | Balls | Teams | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 wickets | 73 | Dubai | 20 January 2017 | |
2 | 5 wickets | 32 | Sharjah | 5 February 2018 | |
3 | 8 wickets | 16 | Edinburgh | 10 July 2015 | |
4 | 15 | Dubai | 13 February 2010 | ||
7 wickets | Sharjah | 4 March 2013 | |||
Last updated: 25 November 2019[8] |
Smallest margin of victory (by runs)
Rank | Margin | Teams | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 run | Dehradun | 7 June 2018 | |
2 | 5 runs | Sharjah | 8 January 2016 | |
3 | 6 runs | Nagpur | 27 March 2016 | |
4 | 11 runs | Dubai | 14 December 2016 | |
5 | 12 runs | Abu Dhabi | 30 November 2015 | |
Last updated: 25 November 2019[9] |
Smallest margin of victory (by wickets)
Rank | Margin | Teams | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 wickets | Fatullah | 20 February 2016 | |
2 | 4 wickets | Dubai | 14 March 2012 | |
3 | 5 wickets | Colombo | 4 February 2010 | |
Dublin | 25 July 2015 | |||
Bulawayo | 28 October 2015 | |||
Dubai | 16 December 2016 | |||
Abu Dhabi | 14 January 2017 | |||
Abu Dhabi | 16 January 2017 | |||
Sharjah | 5 February 2018 | |||
Dehradun | 21 February 2019 | |||
Last updated: 25 November 2019[9] |
Smallest margin of victory (by balls remaining)
Rank | Margin | Balls | Teams | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 wickets | 1 | Colombo | 4 February 2010 | |
Bulawayo | 28 October 2015 | ||||
3 | 4 wickets | 2 | Dubai | 14 March 2012 | |
5 wickets | Dubai | 16 December 2016 | |||
5 | 3 wickets | 3 | Fatullah | 20 February 2016 | |
Last updated: 25 November 2019[9] |
Individual records
Individual records (batting)
Highest individual score
Rank | Runs | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 162* | Hazratullah Zazai | Dehradun | 23 February 2019 | |
2 | 118* | Mohammad Shahzad | Sharjah | 10 January 2016 | |
3 | 90 | Najeeb Tarakai | Greater Noida | 10 March 2017 | |
4 | 89 | Mohammad Nabi | Greater Noida | 12 March 2017 | |
5 | 84* | Mohammad Nabi | Dhaka | 15 September 2019 | |
Last updated: 25 November 2019[10] |
Most career runs
Rank | Runs | Player | Innings | Not outs | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,936 | Mohammad Shahzad | 65 | 3 | 31.22 |
2 | 1,347 | Mohammad Nabi | 72 | 11 | 22.08 |
3 | 1,248 | Asghar Afghan | 63 | 4 | 21.15 |
4 | 1,013 | Samiullah Shinwari | 56 | 10 | 22.02 |
5 | 976 | Najibullah Zadran | 51 | 20 | 31.48 |
Last updated: 22 May 2020[11] |
Highest career average
Rank | Player | Average | Runs | Innings | Not outs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Najibullah Zadran | 31.48 | 976 | 51 | 20 |
2 | Mohammad Shahzad | 31.22 | 1,936 | 65 | 3 |
3 | Noor Ali Zadran | 26.63 | 506 | 20 | 1 |
4 | Usman Ghani | 24.36 | 463 | 20 | 1 |
5 | Mohammad Nabi | 22.08 | 1,347 | 72 | 11 |
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 17 June 2020[12] |
Most runs in each batting position
Batting Position | Batsman | Innings | Runs | Average | T20I Career Span |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opener | Mohammad Shahzad | 52 | 1,523 | 30.46 | 2010–present |
Number 3 | Asghar Afghan | 38 | 778 | 22.23 | 2010–present |
Number 4 | 16 | 338 | 22.53 | 2010–Present | |
Number 5 | Mohammad Nabi | 31 | 543 | 20.88 | 2010–present |
Number 6 | 22 | 392 | 21.78 | 2010–present | |
Number 7 | Najibullah Zadran | 12 | 264 | 52.80 | 2012–present |
Number 8 | Gulbadin Naib | 8 | 111 | 22.20 | 2012–present |
Number 9 | Mirwais Ashraf | 6 | 53 | 13.25 | 2010–2016 |
Number 10 | Hamid Hassan | 4 | 29 | 29.00 | 2010–2016 |
Number 11 | Amir Hamza | 4 | 12 | 6.00 | 2013–present |
Source: Howstat. Last updated: 31 January 2020 |
Highest career strike rate
Rank | Player | Strike rate | Innings | Balls faced | Runs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hazratullah Zazai | 155.31 | 15 | 367 | 570 |
2 | Mohammad Nabi | 145.30 | 72 | 927 | 1,347 |
3 | Shafiqullah | 145.29 | 42 | 340 | 494 |
4 | Najibullah Zadran | 140.63 | 51 | 694 | 976 |
5 | Mohammad Shahzad | 134.81 | 65 | 1,436 | 1,936 |
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 22 May 2020[13] |
Most career sixes
Rank | Sixes | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | 79 | Mohammad Nabi |
2 | 72 | Mohammad Shahzad |
3 | 62 | Asghar Afghan |
4 | 52 | Najibullah Zadran |
5 | 40 | Hazratullah Zazai |
Last updated: 22 May 2020[14] |
Most career fours
Rank | Fours | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | 218 | Mohammad Shahzad |
2 | 85 | Mohammad Nabi |
3 | 76 | Samiullah Shinwari |
4 | 75 | Asghar Afghan |
5 | 63 | Najibullah Zadran |
Last updated: 22 May 2020[15] |
Fastest 50
Rank | Balls | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 | Hazratullah Zazai | Magheramason | 20 August 2018 | |
22 | Najibullah Zadran | Mirpur(Dhaka) | 14 September 2019 | ||
Last updated: 22 May 2020[16] |
Individual records (bowling)
Best figures in a match
Rank | Bowling | Player | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5/3 | Rashid Khan | Greater Noida | 10 March 2017 | |
2 | 5/11 | Karim Janat | Lucknow | 16 November 2019 | |
3 | 5/13 | Samiullah Shinwari | Sharjah | 24 November 2013 | |
4 | 5/27 | Rashid Khan | Dehradun | 24 February 2019 | |
5 | 4/10 | Mohammad Nabi | Dubai | 20 January 2017 | |
Last updated: 25 November 2019[17] |
Most career wickets
Rank | Wickets | Player | Matches | BBI |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 87 | Rashid Khan | 47 | 5/3 |
2 | 69 | Mohammad Nabi | 77 | 4/10 |
3 | 40 | Dawlat Zadran | 34 | 4/44 |
4 | 37 | Shapoor Zadran | 36 | 3/40 |
5 | 32 | Hamid Hassan | 22 | 4/22 |
Last updated: 25 November 2019[18] |
Best career economy rate
Rank | Economy rate | Player | Overs | Runs |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6.01 | Rashid Khan | 179.0 | 1,076 |
2 | 6.15 | Mujeeb ur Rahman | 72.0 | 443 |
3 | 6.51 | Samiullah Shinwari | 105.4 | 688 |
4 | 6.56 | Hamid Hassan | 79.4 | 523 |
5 | 6.75 | Amir Hamza | 106.0 | 716 |
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 17 June 2020[19] |
Best career strike rate
Rank | Strike rate | Player | Wickets | Balls |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12.3 | Rashid Khan | 87 | 1,074 |
2 | 14.9 | Hamid Hassan | 32 | 478 |
3 | 15.9 | Fareed Ahmad | 18 | 287 |
4 | 17.2 | Mujeeb ur Rahman | 25 | 432 |
5 | 18.5 | Dawlat Zadran | 40 | 741 |
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 17 June 2020[20] |
Best career average
Rank | Average | Player | Wickets | Runs |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12.36 | Rashid Khan | 87 | 1,076 |
2 | 16.34 | Hamid Hassan | 32 | 523 |
3 | 17.72 | Mujeeb ur Rahman | 25 | 443 |
4 | 22.50 | Fareed Ahmad | 18 | 405 |
5 | 24.50 | Dawlat Zadran | 40 | 980 |
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 17 June 2020[21] |
Individual records (wicketkeeping )
Most dismissals in career
Rank | Dismissals | Player | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 54 | Mohammad Shahzad | 64 | 26 | 28 |
2 | 5 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 10 | 4 | 1 |
3 | 3 | Shafiqullah | 6 | 1 | 2 |
4 | 1 | Afsar Zazai | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Last updated: 22 May 2020[22] |
Individual records (fielding)
Most catches (non-wicketkeeper)
Rank | Catches | Player | Matches |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 44 | Mohammad Nabi | 78 |
2 | 30 | Najibullah Zadran | 60 |
3 | 20 | Rashid Khan | 47 |
Asghar Afghan | 69 | ||
5 | 19 | Samiullah Shinwari | 64 |
Last updated: 22 May 2020[23] |
Individual records (other)
Most matches played in career
Rank | Matches | Player | Period |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 78 | Mohammad Nabi | 2010–present |
2 | 69 | Asghar Afghan | |
3 | 65 | Mohammad Shahzad | 2010-2018 |
4 | 64 | Samiullah Shinwari | 2010-present |
5 | 60 | Najibullah Zadran | 2012-present |
Last updated: 22 May 2020[24] |
Partnership records
Record wicket partnerships
Partnership | Runs | Players | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st wicket | 236 | Hazratullah Zazai & Usman Ghani | Dehradun | 23 February 2019 | |
2nd wicket | 110 | Asghar Afghan & Mohammad Shahzad | Edinburgh | 12 July 2015 | |
3rd wicket | 116 | Asghar Afghan & Hazratullah Zazai | Magheramason | 22 August 2018 | |
4th wicket | 80 | Mohammad Shahzad & Samiullah Shinwari | Dubai | 18 March 2012 | |
5th wicket | 107 | Mohammad Nabi & Najibullah Zadran | Dhaka | 14 September 2019 | |
6th wicket | 86* | Dehradun | 21 February 2019 | ||
7th wicket | 44 | Gulbadin Naib & Najibullah Zadran | Lucknow | 16 November 2019 | |
8th wicket | 27 | Mohammad Nabi & Rashid Khan | Greater Noida | 12 March 2017 | |
9th wicket | 44 | Gulbadin Naib & Shapoor Zadran | Colombo | 21 September 2012 | |
10th wicket | 23* | Fareed Ahmad & 'Mujeeb ur Rahman | Lucknow | 14 November 2019 | |
Last updated: 25 November 2019[25] |
*Note: An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen were dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or they reached the required score).
Highest partnerships
Rank | Runs | Wicket | Players | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 236 | 1st wicket | Hazratullah Zazai & Usman Ghani | Dehradun | 23 February 2019 | |
2 | 116 | 3rd wicket | Asghar Afghan & Hazratullah Zazai | Magheramason | 22 August 2018 | |
3 | 110 | 2nd wicket | Asghar Afghan & Mohammad Shahzad | Edinburgh | 12 July 2015 | |
4 | 107 | 5th wicket | Mohammad Nabi & Najibullah Zadran | Dhaka | 14 September 2019 | |
5 | 98 | 5th wicket | Mohammad Nabi & Samiullah Shinwari | Nagpur | 12 March 2016 | |
Last updated: 25 November 2019[26] |
*Note: An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen were dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or they reached the required score).
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