List of Afghanistan Test cricket records

Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. ^[1] A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days, ^{[lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2]} and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC). ^{[5] [6]}

Afghanistan played their first test match in 2018, becoming the 12th test nation. Since then, they have played 9 test matches, compiling a record of 3 wins and 6 defeats. ^[7]

This list of Afghanistan Test cricket records is based on the List of Test cricket records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with Afghanistan Test cricket team, and any cricketers who have played for that team.

Key

The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Afghanistan only, and are correct as of June 2020 ^[update] .

Key

Symbol	Meaning
†	Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket
*	Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
♠	Test cricket record
d	Innings was declared (e.g. 8/758d)
Date	Starting date of the Test match
Innings	Number of innings played
Matches	Number of matches played
Opposition	The team Afghanistan was playing against
Period	The time period when the player was active in Test cricket
Player	The player involved in the record
Venue	Test cricket ground where the match was played

Team records

Team wins, losses, draws and ties

As of June 2023 ^[update] , Afghanistan has played 7 Test matches resulting in 3 victories and 4 defeats for an approximately 43% winning percentage. ^[8]

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied	% Won
Australia	YTP
Bangladesh	2	1	1	0	0	50.00
England	YTP
India	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
Ireland	2	1	1	0	0	50.00
New Zealand	YTP
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
West Indies	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
Zimbabwe	2	1	1	0	0	50.00
Total	8	3	5	0	0	37.50
Last updated: 05 February 2024 [9] [10]

First Test series wins

Opponent	Year of first Home win	Year of first Away win
Australia	YTP	YTP
Bangladesh		2019
England		YTP
India		-
Ireland	2019	YTP
New Zealand	YTP
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka	YTP	-
West Indies	-	YTP
Zimbabwe
Last updated: 05 February 2024 [11]

First Test match wins

Opponent	Home		Away
	Venue	Year	Venue	Year
Australia	YTP		YTP
Bangladesh			Chittagong	2019
England			YTP
India			-
Ireland	Dehradun	2019	YTP
New Zealand	YTP
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka	YTP		-
West Indies	-		YTP
Zimbabwe	Abu Dhabi	2021
Last updated: 05 February 2024 [12]

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	545/4d	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	10 March 2021
2	342	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	5 September 2019
3	314	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
4	295	Sri Lanka	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	5 February 2024
5	260	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	5 September 2019
Last updated: 05 February 2024 [13]

Highest successful run chases

Rank	Score	Target	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	149/3	147	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
2	108/4	108	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	10 March 2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021 [14]

Fewest runs in an innings

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	103	India	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	14 June 2018
2	109
3	115	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	14 June 2023
4	120	West Indies	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India	27 November 2019
5	131	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	2 March 2021
Last updated: 17 June 2023 [15]

Most runs conceded in an innings

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	474	India	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	14 June 2018
2	439	Sri Lanka	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2 February 2024
3	425/4d	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	14 June 2023
4	382
5	365	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	10 March 2021
Last updated: 4 February 2024 [16]

Fewest runs conceded in an innings

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	172	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
2	173	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	5 September 2019
3	205
4	250	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	2 March 2021
5	263	Ireland	Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE	28 February 2024
Last updated: 29 February 2024 [17]

Result records

Greatest win margins (by runs)

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	224 runs	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	5 September 2019
Last updated: 14 March 2021 [18]

Greatest win margins (by wickets)

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	7 wickets	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
2	6 wickets	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	10 March 2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021 [18]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	224 runs	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	5 September 2019
Last updated: 14 March 2021 [19]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	6 wickets	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	10 March 2021
2	7 wickets	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
Last updated: 14 March 2021 [19]

Greatest loss margins (by innings)

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	Innings and 262 runs	India	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	14 June 2018
Last updated: 14 March 2021 [20]

Greatest loss margins (by runs)

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	562 runs	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	14 June 2023
Last updated: 17 June 2023 [20]

Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)

Rank	Number of Defeats	Opposition	Most Recent Venue	Date
1	1	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	2 March 2021
		Sri Lanka	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	5 February 2024
Last updated: 05 February 2024 [20]

Individual records

Batting records

Most career runs

Rank	Runs	Player	Matches	Innings	Average	100	50	Period
1	578	Rahmat Shah †	9	18	32.11	1	5	2018–2024
2	541	Ibrahim Zadran †	7	14	38.64	1	4	2019–2024
3	485	Hashmatullah Shahidi †	8	16	45.49	1	2	2018–2024
4	440	Asghar Afghan	6	10	44.00	1	3	2018–2021
5	214	Afsar Zazai †	6	10	23.77	0	0	2018–2023
Last updated: 28 February 2024 [21]

Most runs against each team

Opposition	Runs	Player	Matches	Innings	Period	Ref
Australia	YTP
Bangladesh	142	Asghar Afghan	1	2	2019–2019	[22]
England	YTP
India	47	Hashmatullah Shahidi †	1	2	2018–2018	[23]
Ireland	183	Rahmat Shah †	2	4	2019–2024	[24]
New Zealand	YTP
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka	145	Rahmat Shah †	1	2	2024–2024	[25]
West Indies	101	Javed Ahmadi †	1	2	2019–2019	[26]
Zimbabwe	215	Hashmatullah Shahidi †	2	3	2021–2021	[27]
Last updated: 29 February 2024.

Most runs in each batting position

Batting position	Batsman	Innings	Runs	Average	Test Career Span	Ref
Opener	Ibrahim Zadran †	14	541	38.64	2019–2024	[28]
Number 3	Rahmat Shah †	15	574	38.26	2018–2024	[29]
Number 4	Hashmatullah Shahidi †	10	419	52.37	2019–2024	[30]
Number 5	Asghar Afghan	6	377	62.83	2018–2021	[31]
Number 6	Afsar Zazai †	5	127	31.75	2019–2023	[32]
Number 7	Karim Janat †	3	77	38.50	2023–2024	[33]
Number 8	Rashid Khan †	6	105	17.50	2018–2019	[34]
Number 9	Amir Hamza †	4	76	38.00	2019–2023	[35]
Number 10	Yamin Ahmadzai †	7	30	4.28	2019–2023	[36]
Number 11	Wafadar Momand	2	6	6.00	2018–2018	[37]
Last updated: 1 March 2024.

Highest individual score

Rank	Runs	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	200*	Hashmatullah Shahidi	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	10 March 2021
2	164	Asghar Afghan
3	114	Ibrahim Zadran	Sri Lanka	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2 February 2024
4	102	Rahmat Shah	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	5 September 2019
5	98		Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
Last updated: 05 February 2024 [38]

Highest individual score – progression of record

Runs	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
36*	Hashmatullah Shahidi	India	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	2018
98	Rahmat Shah	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	2018-19
102		Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	2019-20
200*	Hashmatullah Shahidi	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	2020-21
Last updated: 14 March 2021 [38]

Highest individual score against each team

Opposition	Runs	Player	Venue	Date	Ref
Australia	YTP
Bangladesh	102	Rahmat Shah	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	5 September 2019	[39]
England	YTP
India	36*	Hashmatullah Shahidi	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	14 June 2018	[40]
Ireland	98	Rahmat Shah	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019	[41]
New Zealand	YTP
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka	114	Ibrahim Zadran	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2 February 2024	[42]
West Indies	62	Javed Ahmadi	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India	27 November 2019	[43]
Zimbabwe	200*	Hashmatullah Shahidi	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	10 March 2021	[44]
Last updated: 05 February 2024

Highest career average

Rank	Average	Player	Innings	Runs	Not out	Period
1	44.09	Hashmatullah Shahidi †	16	485	5	2018–2024
2	44.00	Asghar Afghan	10	440	0	2018–2021
3	38.64	Ibrahim Zadran †	14	541		2019–2024
4	32.11	Rahmat Shah †	18	578		2018–2024
5	23.77	Afsar Zazai †	10	214	1	2018–2023
Qualification: 10 innings. Last updated: 05 February 2024 [45]

Highest Average in each batting position

Batting position	Batsman	Innings	Runs	Average	Career Span	Ref
Opener	Ibrahim Zadran †	14	541	38.64	2019–2024	[46]
Number 3	Rahmat Shah †	15	574	38.26	2018–2024	[47]
Number 4	Hashmatullah Shahidi †	10	419	52.37	2019–2024	[48]
Number 5	Asghar Afghan	6	377	62.83	2019–2021	[49]
Number 6	Afsar Zazai †	5	127	31.75	2019–2023	[50]
Number 7	Karim Janat †	3	77	38.50	2023–2024	[51]
Number 8	Rashid Khan †	6	105	17.50	2018–2019	[52]
Number 9	Amir Hamza †	4	76	38.00	2019–2023	[53]
Number 10	Yamin Ahmadzai †	7	30	4.28	2019–2023	[54]
Number 11	Zahir Khan †	9	4	1.00	2019–2024	[55]
Last updated: 1 March 2024. Qualification: Min 5 innings batted at position

Most half-centuries

Rank	Half centuries	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	5	Rahmat Shah †	18	578	2018–2024
2	4	Ibrahim Zadran †	14	541	2018–2024
3	3	Asghar Afghan	10	440	2018–2021
4	2	Hashmatullah Shahidi †	16	485	2018–2024
Last updated: 1 March 2024 [56]

Most centuries

Rank	Centuries	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	1	Asghar Afghan	10	440	2018–2021
		Ibrahim Zadran †	12	463	2019–2024
		Hashmatullah Shahidi †	13	392	2018–2024
		Rahmat Shah †	16	561
Last updated: 4 February 2024 [57]

Most double centuries

Rank	Double Centuries	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	1	Hashmatullah Shahidi †	9	347	2018-2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021 [58]

Most Sixes

Rank	Sixes	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	11	Asghar Afghan	10	440	2018–2021
2	4	Rashid Khan †	7	106	2018–2021
		Ibrahim Zadran †	10	362	2019–2023
4	3	Rahmat Shah †	14	424	2018–2023
5	2	Ihsanullah	6	110	2019–2029
		Afsar Zazai †	10	214	2018–2023
		Yamin Ahmadzai †	11	33	2018–2023
		Karim Janat †	2	41	2023–2023
Last updated: 17 June 2023 [59]

Most Fours

Rank	Fours	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	77	Rahmat Shah †	18	578	2018–2024
2	64	Ibrahim Zadran †	14	541	2019–2024
3	59	Hashmatullah Shahidi †	16	485	2018–2024
4	37	Asghar Afghan	10	440	2018–2021
5	23	Afsar Zazai †	10	214	2018–2023
Last updated: 4 February 2024 [60]

Most runs in a series

Rank	Runs	Player	Matches	Innings	Series
1	215	Hashmatullah Shahidi	2	4	Zimbabwe v Afghanistan in UAE in 2021
2	208	Ibrahim Zadran
3	191	Asghar Afghan		3
4	174	Rahmat Shah	1	2	Afghanistan v Ireland in India in 2019
5	142	Asghar Afghan			Afghanistan in Bangladesh in 2019
Last updated: 14 March 2021 [61]

Most ducks in career

Rank	Ducks	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	4	Nijat Masood †	3	6	2023–2024
		Zahir Khan †	5	10	2019–2024
		Yamin Ahmadzai †	6	11	2018–2023
		Rahmat Shah †	9	18	2018–2024
5	3	Mohammad Nabi	3	6	2018–2019
Last updated: 1 March 2024 [62]

Bowling records

Most career wickets

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Innings	Average	SR	Period
1	34	Rashid Khan †	5	9	22.35	45.11	2018–2021
2	18	Amir Hamza †	4	8	28.72	54.66	2019–2023
3	13	Yamin Ahmadzai †	6	11	28.00	51.46	2018–2023
4	11	Zahir Khan †	5	8	48.09	61.09	2019–2024
5	9	Naveed Zadran †	2	4	22.55	35.55	2024–2024
		Nijat Masood †	3	6	34.22	46.55	2023–2024
Last updated: 1 March 2024 [63]

Most wickets against each team

Opposition	Wickets	Player	Matches	Innings	Average	Period	Ref
Australia	YTP
Bangladesh	11	Rashid Khan †	1	2	9.45	2019–2019	[64]
England	YTP
India	3	Yamin Ahmadzai †	1	1	17.00	2018–2018	[65]
Ireland	7	Rashid Khan †	1	2	14.57	2019–2019	[66]
New Zealand	YTP
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka	4	Naveed Zadran †	1	2	28.25	2024–2024	[67]
West Indies	6	Amir Hamza †			13.16	2019–2019	[68]
Zimbabwe	11	Rashid Khan †			25.00	2021–2021	[69]
Last updated: 5 February 2024

Best figures in an innings

Rank	Figures	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	7/137	Rashid Khan	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	10 March 2021
2	6/49		Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	5 September 2019
3	6/75	Amir Hamza	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	2 March 2021
4	5/55	Rashid Khan	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	5 September 2019
5	5/64	Zia-ur-Rehman	Ireland	Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE	28 February 2024
Last updated: 29 February 2024 [70]

Best bowling figures against each team

Opposition	Figures	Player	Venue	Date	Ref
Australia	YTP
Bangladesh	6/49	Rashid Khan	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	5 September 2019	[71]
England	YTP
India	3/51	Yamin Ahmadzai	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	14 June 2018	[72]
Ireland	5/64	Zia-ur-Rehman	Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE	28 February 2024	[73]
New Zealand	YTP
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka	4/83	Naveed Zadran	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2 February 2024	[74]
West Indies	5/74	Amir Hamza	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India	27 November 2019	[75]
Zimbabwe	7/137	Rashid Khan	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	10 March 2021	[76]
Last updated: 29 February 2024

Best figures in a match

Rank	Figures	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	11/104	Rashid Khan	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	5 September 2019
2	11/275		Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	11 March 2021
3	7/102		Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
4	6/79	Amir Hamza	West Indies	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India	27 November 2019
5	6/86		Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	2 March 2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021 [77]

Best career average

Rank	Average	Player	Wickets	Runs	Balls	Period
1	22.35	Rashid Khan †	34	760	1,534	2018–2021
2	28.00	Yamin Ahmadzai †	13	364	669	2018–2023
3	28.72	Amir Hamza †	18	517	984	2019–2023
4	31.75	Mohammad Nabi	8	254	546	2018–2019
5	44.90	Zahir Khan †	10	449	570	2019–2023
Qualification: 500 balls. Last updated: 2 February 2024 [78]

Best career economy rate

Rank	Economy rate	Player	Wickets	Runs	Balls	Period
1	2.79	Mohammad Nabi	8	254	546	2018–2019
2	2.97	Rashid Khan †	34	760	1,534	2018–2021
3	3.15	Amir Hamza †	18	517	984	2019–2023
4	3.26	Yamin Ahmadzai †	13	364	669	2018–2023
5	4.72	Zahir Khan †	10	449	570	2019–2023
Qualification: 500 balls. Last updated: 2 February 2024 [79]

Best career strike rate

Rank	Strike rate	Player	Wickets	Runs	Balls	Period
1	45.1	Rashid Khan †	34	760	1,534	2018–2021
2	51.4	Yamin Ahmadzai †	13	364	669	2018–2023
3	54.6	Amir Hamza †	18	517	984	2019–2023
4	57.0	Zahir Khan †	10	449	570	2019–2023
5	68.2	Mohammad Nabi	8	254	546	2018–2019
Last updated: 2 February 2024 [80]

Most five-wicket hauls in an innings

Rank	Five-wicket hauls	Player	Innings	Balls	Wickets	Period
1	4	Rashid Khan †	9	1,534	34	2018–2021
2	2	Amir Hamza †	6	924	18	2019–2023
3	1	Nijat Masood †	2	130	5	2023–2023
Last updated: 16 June 2023 [81]

Most ten-wicket hauls in a match

Rank	Ten-wicket hauls	Player	Matches	Balls	Wickets	Period
1	2	Rashid Khan †	5	1,534	34	2018-2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021 [82]

Worst figures in an innings

Rank	Figures	Player	Overs	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	0/90	Zia-ur-Rehman	28.0	Sri Lanka	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2 February 2024
2	0/83	Nijat Masood	12.5	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	14 June 2023
3	0/61	Yamin Ahmadzai	13.0
4	0/58	Mohammad Nabi	20.0	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
5	0/57	Mohammad Saleem	12.1	Sri Lanka	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2 February 2024
Last updated: 4 February 2024 [83]

Worst figures in a match

Rank	Figures	Player	Overs	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	0/102	Zia-ur-Rehman	31.0	Sri Lanka	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2 February 2024
2	0/81	Karim Janat	19.0	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	14 June 2023
3	0/57	Mohammad Saleem	12.1	Sri Lanka	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2 February 2024
4	0/55	Wafadar Momand	16.0	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
5	0/32	Yamin Ahmadzai	11.0	West Indies	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India	27 November 2019
Last updated:5 February 2024 [84]

Most wickets in a series

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Series
1	11	Rashid Khan	1	Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh in 2019
			1	Zimbabwe v Afghanistan in UAE in 2021
3	10	Amir Hamza	2
4	7	Rashid Khan	1	Ireland v Afghanistan in India in 2019
5	6	Amir Hamza		West Indies v Afghanistan in India in 2019
		Yamin Ahmadzai		Ireland v Afghanistan in India in 2019
Last updated: 14 March 2021 [85]

Wicket-keeping records

Most career dismissals

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Matches	Innings	Catches	Stumping	Dis/Inn	Period
1	12	Afsar Zazai †	6	11	11	1	1.090	2018–2023
2	6	Ikram Ali Khil †	2	4	5	1	1.500	2019–2024
3	1	Rahmanullah Gurbaz †	1	1	1	0	1.000	2024–2024
Last updated:28 February 2024 [86]

Most career catches

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	11	Afsar Zazai †	6	11	2018–2023
2	5	Ikram Ali Khil †	2	4	2019–2024
3	1	Rahmanullah Gurbaz †	1	1	2024–2024
Last updated: 28 February 2024 [87]

Most career stumpings

Rank	Stumpings	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	1	Afsar Zazai †	6	11	2018–2023
		Ikram Ali Khil †	2	3	2019–2024
Last updated: 4 February 2024 [88]

Most dismissals in an innings

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	3	Ikram Ali Khil	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
2	2	Afsar Zazai †	India	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	14 June 2018
		Ikram Ali Khil	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
		Afsar Zazai	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	10 March 2021
					10 March 2021
			Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	14 June 2023
Last updated: 17 June 2023 [89]

Most dismissals in a match

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	5	Ikram Ali Khil	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
2	4	Afsar Zazai	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	10 March 2021
3	2		India	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	14 June 2018
			Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	5 September 2019
			West Indies	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India	27 November 2019
			Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	14 June 2023
Last updated: 17 June 2023 [90]

Most dismissals in a series

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Matches	Innings	Series
1	5	Ikram Ali Khil	1	2	Afghanistan v Ireland in India in 2019
2	4	Afsar Zazai	2	4	Afghanistan v Zimbabwe in UAE in 2021
3	2		1	1	Afghanistan in India in 2018
				2	Afghanistan in Bangladesh in 2019
					West Indies v Afghanistan in India in 2019
					Afghanistan in Bangladesh in 2023
Last updated: 17 June 2023 [91]

Fielding records

Most career catches

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Ct/Inn	Period
1	10	Ibrahim Zadran †	5	10	1.000	2019–2023
2	4	Abdul Malik †	2	4	1.000	2021–2023
		Ihsanullah	3	6	0.666	2019–2019
		Nasir Jamal †	3	6	0.666	2019–2023
		Rahmat Shah †	7	13	0.307	2018–2023
Last updated: 17 June 2023 [92]

Most catches in a series

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Series
1	4	Ibrahim Zadran	1	2	Afghanistan in Bangladesh in 2023
2	3				Afghanistan in Bangladesh in 2019
3	2	7 Afghanistan players on 10 occasions.
Last updated: 14 March 2021 [93]

Other records

Most career matches

See also: List of cricketers who have played 100 Tests

Rank	Matches	Player	Runs	Wkts	Period
1	9	Rahmat Shah †	569	1	2018–2024
2	8	Hashmatullah Shahidi †	430	-	2018–2024
3	7	Ibrahim Zadran †	529	1	2019–2024
4	6	Asghar Afghan	440	-	2018–2021
		Afsar Zazai †	214	-	2018–2023
		Yamin Ahmadzai †	33	13	2018–2023
Last updated: 28 February 2024 [94]

Most consecutive career matches

Rank	Matches	Player	Period
1	6	Asghar Afghan	2018-2021
		Rahmat Shah
3	5	Yamin Ahmadzai
		Afsar Zazai
		Hashmatullah Shahidi
Last updated: 3 June 2018 [95]

Most matches as captain

Rank	Matches	Player	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	%W	%L	Period
1	4	Asghar Afghan	2	2	0	0	50	50	2018–2021
2	2	Rashid Khan †	1	1	0	0	50	50	2019–2019
		Hashmatullah Shahidi †	0	2	0	0	0	100	2023–2024
Last updated: 2 February 2024 [96]

Youngest players on Debut

Rank	Age	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	17 years and 8 days	Mujeeb ur Rahman	India	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	14 June 2018
2	17 years and 164 days	Waqar Salamkheil	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
3	17 years and 267 days	Ibrahim Zadran	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	5 September 2019
4	18 years and 167 days	Ikram Ali Khil	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
5	18 years and 239 days	Abdul Wasi	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	2 March 2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021 [97] [98]

Oldest players on Debut

Rank	Age	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	35 years and 207 days	Noor Ali Zadran	Sri Lanka	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2 February 2024
2	33 years and 164 days	Mohammad Nabi	India	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	14 June 2018
3	31 years and 155 days	Mohammad Shahzad
4	30 years and 170 days	Asghar Afghan
5	28 years and 104 days	Amir Hamza	West Indies	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India	27 November 2019
Last updated: 2 February 2024 [99] [100]

Oldest players

Rank	Age	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	35 years and 233 days	Noor Ali Zadran	Ireland	Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE	28 February 2024
2	34 years and 247 days	Mohammad Nabi	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	5 September 2019
3	33 years and 74 days	Asghar Afghan	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	10 March 2021
4	32 years and 64 days	Mohammad Shahzad	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
5	31 years and 303 days	Amir Hamza	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	14 June 2023
Last updated: 28 February 2024 [101] [102]

Partnership records

Highest partnerships by wicket

Wicket	Runs	First batsman	Second batsman	Opposition	Venue	Date
1st wicket	106	Ibrahim Zadran	Noor Ali Zadran	Sri Lanka	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2 February 2024
2nd wicket	139	Ihsanullah	Rahmat Shah	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
3rd wicket	130	Hashmatullah Shahidi
4th wicket	307		Asghar Afghan	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	10 March 2021
5th wicket	117*		Nasir Jamal
6th wicket	81	Asghar Afghan	Afsar Zazai	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	5 September 2019
7th wicket	34	Ibrahim Zadran	Abdul Wasi	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	2 March 2021
8th wicket	54	Afsar Zazai	Amir Hamza	West Indies	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India	27 November 2019
9th wicket	31	Asghar Afghan	Wafadar	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
10th wicket	21	Mujeeb ur Rahman		India	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	14 June 2018
Last updated: 4 February 2024 [103]

Highest partnerships by runs

Wicket	Runs	First batsman	Second batsman	Opposition	Venue	Date
4th wicket	307	Asghar Afghan	Hashmatullah Shahidi	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	10 March 2021
2nd wicket	139	Ihsanullah	Rahmat Shah	Ireland	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	15 March 2019
3rd wicket	130	Hashmatullah Shahidi
4th wicket	120	Asghar Afghan		Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	5 September 2019
5th wicket	117*	Nasir Jamal	Hashmatullah Shahidi	Zimbabwe	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	10 March 2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021 [104]

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

Rank	Runs	Innings	Players	Highest	Average	100/50	span
1	359	3	Asghar Afghan & Hashmatullah Shahidi	307	119.66	1/0	2018–2021
2	285	7	Ibrahim Zadran & Rahmat Shah †	108	40.71	1/2	2019–2024
3	243	6	Hashmatullah Shahidi & Rahmat Shah †	130	48.60	1/1	2018–2024
4	149	3	Asghar Afghan & Rahmat Shah	120	49.66	1/0	2019–2019
		4	Hashmatullah Shahidi & Nasir Jamal †	117*	74.50	1/0	2021–2024
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 5 February 2024 [105]

Umpiring records

Most matches umpired

Rank	Matches	Umpire	Period
1	2	Ahmed Shah Pakteen	2021–2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021 [106]

Notes

1. For the first 50 years of Test cricket matches were played over three or four days ^[2] and until the 1930s some timeless Tests were played. ^[3]
2. In October 2017, the ICC Board approved a trial of four-day Test cricket to run through until the 2019 Cricket World Cup. ^[4]

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