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.
ICC T20 World Cup record | Qualification record [a] | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab [b] | Cap. | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
2007 | Did not qualify | Did not participate | |||||||||||||
2009 | |||||||||||||||
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 |
Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
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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: [1] Last Updated: 26 June 2024 | |||||||||
Event | Group stage (Group C) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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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 [2] |
Event | Group stage (Group A) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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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 [3] |
Event | First stage (Group A) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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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 [4] |
Event | First stage (Group B) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||||
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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 [5] |
Event | Super 12 (Group 2) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
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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 [6] |
Event | Super 12 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
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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 [7] |
Event | Group stage (Group C) | Super 8 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||||
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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 [8] |
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 | |||
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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 [9] |
No. | Player | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Years |
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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 [10] |
No. | Player | Wickets | BBI | Years | ||
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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 [11] |
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