Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup

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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 six editions that they have participated, the team has 7 wins in 24 matches.

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T20 World Cup record

ICC T20 World Cup record Qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWLTNRCap.PldWLTNR
Flag of South Africa.svg 2007 Did not qualifyNo qualifiers held
Flag of England.svg 2009 Did not participate
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2010 Group stage12/1220200 Nowroz Mangal 76100
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012 11/1220200 Nowroz Mangal 98100
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014 First round14/1631200 Mohammad Nabi 97200
Flag of India.svg 2016 Super 109/1674300 Asghar Afghan 95202
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Oman.svg 2021 Super 127/1652300 Mohammad Nabi Did not participate (qualified automatically)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2022 Super 1212/1650302 Mohammad Nabi
Flag of the United States.svg WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2024 Qualified Rashid Khan
Flag of India.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2026 Qualified
Total0 Titles6/824715023426602

Record by opponents

OpponentMWLT+WT+LNRWin %First played
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1010000.002022
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1010000.002014
Flag of England.svg  England 3030000.002012
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2200001002014
Flag of India.svg  India 3030000.002010
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1000010.002022
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1100001002021
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1010000.002014
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 31100133.332021
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1010000.002021
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1100001002024
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2200001002021
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2020000.002010
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2020000.002016
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1100001002024
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1100001002016
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1100001002016
Total27101500237.04-
Source: [1] Last Updated: 13 June 2024

Tournament results

West Indies 2010

Squad
Results
EventGroup stage (Group C)Super 8sSemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2012 Flag of India.svg  India
L by 7 wickets
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
L by 59 runs
3Did not advanceGroup stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [2]

Sri Lanka 2012

Squad
Results
EventGroup stage (Group A)Super 8sSemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2012 Flag of India.svg  India
L by 23 runs
Flag of England.svg  England
L by 116 runs
3Did not advanceGroup stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [3]

Bangladesh 2014

Squad
Results
EventFirst stage (Group A)Super 10SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2014 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
L by 9 wickets
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
W by 7 wickets
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
L by 9 runs
3Did not advanceFirst stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [4]

India 2016

Squad
Results
EventFirst stage (Group B)Super 10 (Group 1)SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2016 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
W by 14 runs
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
W by 6 wickets
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
W by 59 runs
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
L by 6 wickets
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
L by 37 runs
Flag of England.svg  England
L by 15 runs
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
W by 6 runs
5Did not advanceSuper 10
Source: ESPNcricinfo [5]

Oman & UAE 2021

Squad
Results
EventSuper 12 (Group 2)SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2021 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
W by 130 runs
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
L by 5 wickets
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
W by 62 runs
Flag of India.svg  India
L by 66 runs
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L by 8 wickets
4Did not advanceSuper 12
Source: ESPNcricinfo [6]

Australia 2022

Squad
Results
EventSuper 12 (Group 1)SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2022 Flag of England.svg  England
L by 5 wickets
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Match abandoned
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
Match abandoned
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
L by 6 wickets
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
L by 4 runs
6Did not advanceSuper 12
Source: ESPNcricinfo [7]

United States & West Indies 2024

Squad
Results
EventGroup stage (Group C)Super 8 (Group A)Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
2024 Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
W by 125 runs
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
W by 84 runs
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
W by 7 wickets
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
TBDFlag of India.svg  India
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
TBD
TBDTBD
Source: ESPNcricinfo [8]

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.PlayerMatchesYears
1 Mohammad Nabi 222010-2022
2 Mohammad Shahzad 192010-2021
3 Najibullah Zadran 182012-2022
4 Gulbadin Naib 172012-2022
5 Asghar Afghan 162010-2021
Last updated: 4 November 2022 [9]

Most runs

No.PlayerRunsAverageHS100504s6sYears
1 Mohammad Shahzad 40221.1568-241182010–2021
2 Najibullah Zadran 31626.3373-228132012–2022
3 Mohammad Nabi 29116.1652-12572010–2022
4 Asghar Afghan 28722.0762-213132010–2021
5 Gulbadin Naib 24720.5844--2482012–2022
Last updated: 4 November 2022 [10]

Most wickets

No.PlayerWicketsBBIYears
1 Rashid Khan 234/92016–2022
2 Mohammad Nabi 194/202010–2022
3 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 115/202021–2022
4 Hamid Hassan 103/92010–2021
5 Shapoor Zadran 92/192010–2016
Last updated: 4 November 2022 [11]

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