Afghanistan at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup explained

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
2007	Did not qualify										Did not participate
2009
	Group stage	12/12	2	0	2	0	0	0			7	6	1	0	0
		11/12	2	0	2	0	0	0			9	8	1	0	0
	First round	14/16	3	1	2	0	0	0			9	7	2	0	0
	Super 10	9/16	7	4	3	0	0	0			9	5	2	0	2
	Super 12	7/16	5	2	3	0	0	0			Did not participate (qualified automatically)
	Super 12	12/16	5	0	3	0	0	2	Mohammad Nabi
	Semi-finals	3/20	8	5	3	0	0	0	Rashid Khan
	Qualified
Total	0 Titles	7/9	32	12	18	0	0	2	—		34	26	6	0	2

Record by opponents

Opponent	M	W	L	T+W	T+L	NR	Ab	Win %	First played
	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	50.00	2022
	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	50.00	2014
	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	2012
	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	100	2014
	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	2010
	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	—	2022
	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2021
	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2014
	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	33.33	2021
	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2021
	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2024
	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	100	2021
	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	2010
	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	2016
	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2024
	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	50.00	2016
	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

Tournament results

West Indies 2010

See 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	L by 7 wickets	L by 59 runs	3	Did not advance				Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[2]

Sri Lanka 2012

See 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	L by 23 runs	L by 116 runs	3	Did not advance				Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[3]

Bangladesh 2014

See 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	L by 9 wickets	W by 7 wickets	L by 9 runs	3	Did not advance				First stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[4]

India 2016

See 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	W by 14 runs	W by 6 wickets	W by 59 runs	1	L by 6 wickets	L by 37 runs	L by 15 runs	W by 6 runs	5	Did not advance		Super 10
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[5]

Oman & UAE 2021

See 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	W by 130 runs	L by 5 wickets	W by 62 runs	L by 66 runs	L by 8 wickets	4	Did not advance		Super 12
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[6]

Australia 2022

See 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	L by 5 wickets	Match abandoned	Match abandoned	L by 6 wickets	L by 4 runs	6	Did not advance		Super 12
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[7]

United States & West Indies 2024

See 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	W by 125 runs	W by 84 runs	W by 7 wickets	L by 104 runs	2	L by 47 runs	W by 21 runs	W by 8 runs (DLS)	2	L by 9 wickets	Did not advance	Semifinal
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.	Player	Matches	Years
align=center	1		align=center	22	2010-2022
align=center	2		align=center	19	2010-2021
align=center	3		align=center	18	2012-2022
align=center	4		align=center	17	2012-2022
align=center	5		align=center	16	2010-2021
Last updated: 4 November 2022^[9]

Most runs

No.	Player	Runs	Average	HS	100	50	4s	6s	Years
align=center	1		align=center	402	21.15	68	-	2	41	18	2010–2021
align=center	2		align=center	316	26.33	73	-	2	28	13	2012–2022
align=center	3		align=center	291	16.16	52	-	1	25	7	2010–2022
align=center	4		align=center	287	22.07	62	-	2	13	13	2010–2021
align=center	5		align=center	247	20.58	44	-	-	24	8	2012–2022
Last updated: 4 November 2022^[10]

Most wickets

No.	Player	Wickets		Years
align=center	1		align=center	23	4/9	2016–2022
align=center	2		align=center	19	4/20	2010–2022
align=center	3		align=center	11	5/20	2021–2022
align=center	4		align=center	10	3/9	2010–2021
align=center	5		align=center	9	2/19	2010–2016
Last updated: 4 November 2022^[11]

See also

• Afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup
• ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aggregate/overall records Twenty20 Internationals Cricinfo Statsguru ESPNcricinfo.com. Cricinfo. 8 August 2024.
2. Web site: Records ICC World T20, 2010 Records Team Match Results - Afghanistan. Cricinfo. 6 June 2024.
3. Web site: Records ICC World T20, 2012/13 Records Team Match Results - Afghanistan. Cricinfo. 6 June 2024.
4. Web site: Records ICC World T20, 2013/14 Records Team Match Results - Afghanistan. Cricinfo. 6 June 2024.
5. Web site: Records ICC World T20, 2015/16 Records Team Match Results - Afghanistan. Cricinfo. 6 June 2024.
6. Web site: Records ICC World T20, 2021/22 Records Team Match Results - Afghanistan. Cricinfo. 6 June 2024.
7. Web site: Records ICC World T20, 2022/23 Records Team Match Results - Afghanistan. Cricinfo. 6 June 2024.
8. Web site: Records ICC World T20, 2024 Records Team Match Results - Afghanistan. Cricinfo. 6 June 2024.
9. Web site: Individual Most Matches Career - Afghanistan. ESPNcricinfo. 2 June 2024.
10. Web site: Batting Most Runs Career - Afghanistan. ESPNcricinfo. 2 June 2024.
11. Web site: Bowling Most Wickets Career - Afghanistan. ESPNcricinfo. 2 June 2024.