| Ibrahim Zadran | |
| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Khost, Afghanistan |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Role: | Opening batter |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2019-present |
| Testdebutdate: | 5 September |
| Testdebutyear: | 2019 |
| Testdebutagainst: | Bangladesh |
| Testcap: | 15 |
| Lasttestdate: | 2 February |
| Lasttestyear: | 2024 |
| Lasttestagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| Odidebutdate: | 11 November |
| Odidebutyear: | 2019 |
| Odidebutagainst: | West Indies |
| Odicap: | 48 |
| Lastodidate: | 10 November |
| Lastodiyear: | 2023 |
| Lastodiagainst: | South Africa |
| Odishirt: | 18 |
| T20idebutdate: | 14 November |
| T20idebutyear: | 2019 |
| T20idebutagainst: | West Indies |
| T20icap: | 41 |
| Lastt20idate: | 25 June |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2024 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Bangladesh |
| T20ishirt: | 18 |
| Club1: | Mis Ainak Knights |
| Year1: | 2017–present |
| Clubnumber1: | 109 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 6 |
| Runs1: | 476 |
| Bat Avg1: | 39.66 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/3 |
| Top Score1: | 114 |
| Deliveries1: | 12 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 13.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/13 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 11/– |
| Column2: | ODI |
| Matches2: | 28 |
| Runs2: | 1287 |
| Bat Avg2: | 51.48 |
| 100S/50S2: | 5/5 |
| Top Score2: | 162 |
| Deliveries2: | – |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 9/– |
| Column3: | T20I |
| Matches3: | 31 |
| Runs3: | 766 |
| Bat Avg3: | 28.28 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/5 |
| Top Score3: | 67 |
| Deliveries3: | – |
| Wickets3: | – |
| Bowl Avg3: | – |
| Fivefor3: | – |
| Tenfor3: | – |
| Best Bowling3: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 9/– |
| Column4: | FC |
| Matches4: | 20 |
| Runs4: | 1276 |
| Bat Avg4: | 38.73 |
| 100S/50S4: | 3/7 |
| Top Score4: | 114 |
| Deliveries4: | 150 |
| Wickets4: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 24.66 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 1/13 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 25/– |
| Date: | 9 February 2024 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ibrahim-zadran-921509 Cricinfo |
Ibrahim Zadran (ps|ابراهیم ځدراڼ; born 12 December 2001) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his Test match debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in September 2019.[1] He is the current vice-captain of Afghanistan Cricket Team in T20I cricket.
He made his List A debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 11 August 2017.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 12 September 2017.[3]
In September 2018, he was named in Nangarhar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[4]
In 2021, Ibrahim played for Boyne Hill in Berkshire. He played as an opener and scored 479 runs in 15 matches.[5]
In December 2017, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6] He was the leading run-scorer for Afghanistan in the tournament, with 186 runs.[7]
In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[8]
In August 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Bangladesh.[9] [10] He made his Test debut, in the one-off match against Bangladesh, on 5 September 2019.[11] The following month, he was named in Afghanistan's squads for their series against the West Indies.[12] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut, against the West Indies, on 11 November 2019.[13] He made his T20I debut for Afghanistan, also against the West Indies, on 14 November 2019.[14]
In December 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[15] He was the leading run-scorer for Afghanistan in the tournament, with 240 runs in five matches.[16] In June 2022, in the second match against Zimbabwe, Zadran scored his first century in ODI cricket, with an unbeaten 120 runs.[17] In November 2022, he scored his second ODI century (106), against Sri Lanka in Pallekelle.[18] He won the player of the match award. In the third match of the same series, he smashed 162 runs, breaking the record for highest score by a player from his country in this format.[19] He ended the series with 278 runs at an average of 92.66, and won the player of the series award.[20]
Six months later, in June 2023, he made 98 against Sri Lanka in the first match of the 2023 series, in Hambantota, winning the player of the match award.[21] In four innings in Sri Lanka, he has scored 106, 10, 162 and 98.
He made his World Cup debut on 7 October 2023 against Bangladesh in India in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. He scored 22 runs off 24 balls in a losing cause.[22] He played a match-winning knock against Pakistan, scoring 87 runs off 113 balls.[23] He was declared payer of the match, which he dedicated to the Afghan refugees.[24] Zadran made the highest ever score by an Afghan player in the ICC World Cup on 7 November 2023 against Australia at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai by scoring 129 runs not out from 147 balls. This was Afghanistan's first century in a World Cup game.[25]
In May 2024, he was named in Afghanistan’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[26]