The Afghanistan national cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), they became an affiliate member of ICC from 2001, and were granted associate membership in the 2013. In 2017, Afghanistan was inducted as a full member. The team qualified for their first T20 World Cup in 2010, after winning the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, they have qualified for every edition of the tournament since then. In seven editions that they have participated, the team has 12 wins in 32 matches. Their best performance came in 2024 when they reached the semifinals of the tournament.
T20 World Cup record
| ICC T20 World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab | Cap. | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
 2007 |
Did not qualify | Did not participate | |||||||||||||
 2009
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 2010 |
Group stage | 12/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nowroz Mangal | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 2012 |
11/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nowroz Mangal | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
 2014 |
First round | 14/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mohammad Nabi | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
 2016 |
Super 10 | 9/16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Asghar Afghan | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
  2021 |
Super 12 | 7/16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mohammad Nabi | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | |||||
 2022 |
Super 12 | 12/16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Mohammad Nabi | ||||||
 2024 |
Semi-finals | 3/20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rashid Khan | ||||||
| 2026 |
Qualified | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/9 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 34 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
- WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
- Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.
Record by opponents
| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2022 |
| Bangladesh |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2014 |
| England |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2012 |
 Hong Kong |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2014 |
| India |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2010 |
 Ireland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2022 |
 Namibia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2021 |
 Nepal |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2014 |
 New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.33 | 2021 |
 Pakistan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2021 |
 Papua New Guinea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 |
 Scotland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2021 |
| South Africa |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2010 |
| Sri Lanka |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2016 |
 Uganda |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 |
| West Indies |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2016 |
 Zimbabwe |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2016 |
| Total | 32 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37.50 | - |
| Source: Last Updated: 26 June 2024 | |||||||||
Tournament results
West Indies 2010
Main article: 2010 ICC World Twenty20- Squad
- Nawroz Mangal (c)
- Asghar Afghan
- Dawlat Ahmadzai
- Raees Ahmadzai
- Noor Ali Zadran
- Mirwais Ashraf
- Hamid Hassan
- Mohammad Nabi
- Gulbadin Naib
- Nasratullah Nasrat
- Shabir Noori
- Karim Sadiq (wk)
- Shafiqullah (wk)
- Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
- Samiullah Shenwari
- Shapoor Zadran
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group C) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||||
| 2012 | India L by 7 wickets |
South Africa L by 59 runs |
3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | ||||||||||
Sri Lanka 2012
Main article: 2012 ICC World Twenty20- Squad
- Nawroz Mangal (c)
- Karim Sadiq (vc, wk)
- Javed Ahmadi
- Mohammad Nasim Baras
- Izatullah Dawlatzai
- Hamid Hassan
- Mohammad Nabi
- Gulbadin Naib
- Shafiqullah (wk)
- Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
- Samiullah Shenwari
- Asghar Afghan
- Dawlat Zadran
- Najibullah Zadran
- Shapoor Zadran
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group A) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||||
| 2012 | India L by 23 runs |
England L by 116 runs |
3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | ||||||||||
Bangladesh 2014
Main article: 2014 ICC World Twenty20- Squad
- Mohammad Nabi (c)
- Asghar Afghan
- Aftab Alam
- Mirwais Ashraf
- Hamza Hotak
- Nawroz Mangal
- Gulbadin Naib
- Karim Sadiq (wk)
- Shafiqullah (wk)
- Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
- Samiullah Shenwari
- Najib Taraki
- Dawlat Zadran
- Najibullah Zadran
- Shapoor Zadran
- Results
| Event | First stage (Group A) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| 2014 | Bangladesh L by 9 wickets |
Hong Kong W by 7 wickets |
Nepal L by 9 runs |
3 | Did not advance | First stage | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | ||||||||||
India 2016
Main article: 2016 ICC World Twenty20- Squad
- Asghar Afghan (c)
- Usman Ghani
- Amir Hamza
- Hamid Hassan
- Rashid Khan
- Mohammad Nabi
- Gulbadin Naib
- Karim Sadiq (wk)
- Shafiqullah Shafaq (wk)
- Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
- Samiullah Shenwari
- Noor Ali Zadran
- Dawlat Zadran
- Najibullah Zadran
- Shapoor Zadran
- Results
| Event | First stage (Group B) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| 2016 | Scotland W by 14 runs |
Hong Kong W by 6 wickets |
Zimbabwe W by 59 runs |
1 | Sri Lanka L by 6 wickets |
South Africa L by 37 runs |
England L by 15 runs |
West Indies W by 6 runs |
5 | Did not advance | Super 10 | ||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||||||||||
Oman & UAE 2021
Main article: 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup- Squad
- Mohammad Nabi (c)
- Fareed Ahmad
- Sharafuddin Ashraf
- Usman Ghani
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
- Hamid Hassan
- Karim Janat
- Rashid Khan
- Gulbadin Naib
- Hashmatullah Shahidi
- Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
- Naveen-ul-Haq
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Najibullah Zadran
- Hazratullah Zazai
- Results
| Event | Super 12 (Group 2) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||||||
| 2021 | Scotland W by 130 runs |
Pakistan L by 5 wickets |
Namibia W by 62 runs |
India L by 66 runs |
New Zealand L by 8 wickets |
4 | Did not advance | Super 12 | |||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||||||||||
Australia 2022
Main article: 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup- Squad
- Mohammad Nabi (c)
- Najibullah Zadran (vc)
- Fareed Ahmad
- Qais Ahmad
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Usman Ghani
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
- Rashid Khan
- Gulbadin Naib
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Darwish Rasooli
- Mohammad Saleem
- Naveen-ul-Haq
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Results
| Event | Super 12 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||||||
| 2022 | England L by 5 wickets |
New Zealand Match abandoned |
Ireland Match abandoned |
Sri Lanka L by 6 wickets |
Australia L by 4 runs |
6 | Did not advance | Super 12 | |||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||||||||||
United States & West Indies 2024
Main article: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup- Squad
- Rashid Khan (c)
- Fareed Ahmad
- Noor Ahmad
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
- Mohammad Ishaq (wk)
- Karim Janat
- Mohammad Nabi
- Gulbadin Naib
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Nangialai Kharoti
- Naveen-ul-Haq
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Najibullah Zadran
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group C) | Super 8 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| 2024 | Uganda W by 125 runs |
New Zealand W by 84 runs |
Papua New Guinea W by 7 wickets |
West Indies L by 104 runs |
2 | India L by 47 runs |
Australia W by 21 runs |
Bangladesh W by 8 runs (DLS) |
2 | South Africa L by 9 wickets |
Did not advance | Semifinal | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||||||||||
Records and statistics
Most appearances
This list consists top five players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup. Mohammad Nabi has played a total of 22 matches, out of which he has captained the team in 11 matches.
| No. | Player | Matches | Years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Nabi | 22 | 2010-2022 | |||
| 2 | Mohammad Shahzad | 19 | 2010-2021 | |||
| 3 | Najibullah Zadran | 18 | 2012-2022 | |||
| 4 | Gulbadin Naib | 17 | 2012-2022 | |||
| 5 | Asghar Afghan | 16 | 2010-2021 | |||
| Last updated: 4 November 2022 | ||||||
Most runs
| No. | Player | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Shahzad | 402 | 21.15 | 68 | - | 2 | 41 | 18 | 2010–2021 |
| 2 | Najibullah Zadran | 316 | 26.33 | 73 | - | 2 | 28 | 13 | 2012–2022 |
| 3 | Mohammad Nabi | 291 | 16.16 | 52 | - | 1 | 25 | 7 | 2010–2022 |
| 4 | Asghar Afghan | 287 | 22.07 | 62 | - | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2010–2021 |
| 5 | Gulbadin Naib | 247 | 20.58 | 44 | - | - | 24 | 8 | 2012–2022 |
| Last updated: 4 November 2022 | |||||||||
Most wickets
| No. | Player | Wickets | BBI | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashid Khan | 23 | 4/9 | 2016–2022 | ||
| 2 | Mohammad Nabi | 19 | 4/20 | 2010–2022 | ||
| 3 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 11 | 5/20 | 2021–2022 | ||
| 4 | Hamid Hassan | 10 | 3/9 | 2010–2021 | ||
| 5 | Shapoor Zadran | 9 | 2/19 | 2010–2016 | ||
| Last updated: 4 November 2022 | ||||||
See also
References
- "Aggregate/overall records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- "Records | ICC World T20, 2010 Records | Team Match Results - Afghanistan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- "Records | ICC World T20, 2012/13 Records | Team Match Results - Afghanistan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- "Records | ICC World T20, 2013/14 Records | Team Match Results - Afghanistan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- "Records | ICC World T20, 2015/16 Records | Team Match Results - Afghanistan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- "Records | ICC World T20, 2021/22 Records | Team Match Results - Afghanistan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- "Records | ICC World T20, 2022/23 Records | Team Match Results - Afghanistan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- "Records | ICC World T20, 2024 Records | Team Match Results - Afghanistan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- "Individual Most Matches Career - Afghanistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- "Batting Most Runs Career - Afghanistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- "Bowling Most Wickets Career - Afghanistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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