Sharafuddin Ashraf

Sharafuddin Ashraf

Personal information
Born	(1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 30) Kabul, Afghanistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Afghanistan (2014–present)
ODI debut(cap  32)	18 July 2014 v  Zimbabwe
Last ODI	14 February 2024 v  Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	17
T20I debut(cap  26)	9 July 2015 v  Netherlands
Last T20I	21 February 2024 v  Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.	17
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20 Matches 20 19 65 76 Runs scored 70 46 882 619 Batting average 8.75 7.66 25.20 17.68 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/1 Top score 21 18 106 66 Balls bowled 884 276 3257 1335 Wickets 13 8 74 68 Bowling average 50.15 42.75 33.05 23.07 5 wickets in innings 0 0 3 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/29 3/27 6/29 4/13 Catches/stumpings 6/– 4/– 23/– 26/–
Medal record Representing Afghanistan Men's Cricket Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Team
Source: Cricinfo, 27 March 2025

Sharafuddin Ashraf (born 10 January 1995) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in July 2014.

Domestic career

In July 2018, Ashraf was the leading wicket-taker for Amo Sharks in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with twelve dismissals in five matches. ^[1] He was named the player of the tournament for his all-round performance. ^[2]

In September 2018, Ashraf was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. ^[3]

International career

He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe in July 2014, ^[4] and his Twenty20 International debut against the Netherlands in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in July 2015. ^[5]

In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Ireland in India, but was not selected in the playing eleven. ^{[6] [7]} In July 2021, he was named as one of four reserve players in Afghanistan's ODI squad for their series against Pakistan. ^[8] In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. ^[9]

References

1. "2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, Amo Region: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
2. "Buoyant Bost clinch the title". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
3. "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
4. "Afghanistan in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Bulawayo, Jul 18, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
5. "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2nd Match, Group B: Afghanistan v Netherlands at Edinburgh, Jul 9, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
6. "Mujeeb left out for Ireland Test, Shahzad out of T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
7. "No Mujeeb in Tests as Afghanistan announce squads for Ireland series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
8. "Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad in Afghanistan squad for their first bilateral ODI series against Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
9. "Rashid Khan steps down as Afghanistan captain over team selection". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

External links

• Sharafuddin Ashraf  at ESPNcricinfo