List of Afghanistan Test cricket records explained

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, and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[2] [3]

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. [4]

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 .

Key
scope=col Symbolscope=col Meaning
scope=row Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket
scope=row Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
scope=row style=background:#cee0f2; ♠Test cricket record
scope=row dInnings was declared (e.g. 8/758d)
scope=row DateStarting date of the Test match
scope=row InningsNumber of innings played
scope=row MatchesNumber of matches played
scope=row OppositionThe team Afghanistan was playing against
scope=row PeriodThe time period when the player was active in Test cricket
scope=row PlayerThe player involved in the record
scope=row VenueTest cricket ground where the match was played

Team records

Team wins, losses, draws and ties

, Afghanistan has played 7 Test matches resulting in 3 victories and 4 defeats for an approximately 43% winning percentage.[5]

Opponent Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied % Won
scope=row YTP
scope=row
scope=row YTP
scope=row
scope=row
scope=row YTP
scope=row
scope=row
scope=row
scope=row
scope=row
Total9637.50
Last updated: 05 February 2024[6] [7]

First Test series wins

Opponent Year of first Home win Year of first Away win
YTP YTP
2019
YTP
-
YTP
YTP
YTP-
rowspan=2- YTP
Last updated: 05 February 2024[8]

First Test match wins

Opponent Home Away
Venue Year Venue Year
YTPYTP
2019
YTP
colspan=2-
YTP
YTP
YTP-
colspan=2- YTP
2021
Last updated: 05 February 2024[9]

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

scope=col Rankscope=col Scorescope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
4Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
5Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Last updated: 05 February 2024[10]

Highest successful run chases

scope=col Rankscope=col Scorescope=col Targetscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 147Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 108Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Last updated: 14 March 2021[11]

Fewest runs in an innings

scope=col Rankscope=col Scorescope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 103M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 109
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 115Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 120Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 131Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Last updated: 17 June 2023[12]

Most runs conceded in an innings

scope=col Rankscope=col Scorescope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center;
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Last updated: 4 February 2024[13]

Fewest runs conceded in an innings

scope=col Rankscope=col Scorescope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 172Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 173Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 205
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 250Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 263Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Last updated: 29 February 2024[14]

Result records

Greatest win margins (by runs)

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 224 runsZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Last updated: 14 March 2021

Greatest win margins (by wickets)

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center 7 wicketsRajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center 6 wicketsSheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Last updated: 14 March 2021[15]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 224 runsZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Last updated: 14 March 2021[16]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center 6 wicketsSheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center 7 wicketsRajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
Last updated: 14 March 2021

Greatest loss margins (by innings)

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style="text-align:center;" Innings and 262 runsM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
Last updated: 14 March 2021[17]

Greatest loss margins (by runs)

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style="text-align:center;" 562 runsSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
Last updated: 17 June 2023

Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)

scope=col Rankscope=col Number of Defeatsscope=col Oppositionscope=col Most Recent Venuescope=col Date
11Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last updated: 05 February 2024

Individual records

Batting records

Most career runs

scope=col Rankscope=col Runsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Averagescope=col 100scope=col 50scope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style="text-align:center;" 578align=center 9align=center 18align=center 32.11align=center 1align=center 52018–2024
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 541align=center 7align=center 14align=center 38.64align=center 1align=center 42019–2024
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 485align=center 8align=center 16align=center 45.49align=center 1align=center 22018–2024
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 440align=center 6align=center 10align=center 44.00align=center 1align=center 32018–2021
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 214align=center 6align=center 10align=center 23.77align=center 0align=center 02018–2023
Last updated: 28 February 2024[18]

Most runs against each team

scope=col Oppositionscope=col Runsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Periodscope=col Ref
style=text-align:left; scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6YTP
style=text-align:left; scope=row style="text-align:center;" 142align=center 1align=center 22019–2019[19]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6YTP
style=text-align:left; scope=row style="text-align:center;" 47align=center 1align=center 22018–2018[20]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style="text-align:center;" 183align=center 2align=center 42019–2024[21]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6 rowspan=3YTP
style=text-align:left;
style=text-align:left;
style=text-align:left; scope=row style="text-align:center;" 145Rahmat Shahalign=center 1align=center 22024–2024[22]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style="text-align:center;" 101align=center 1align=center 22019–2019[23]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style="text-align:center;" 215align=center 2align=center 32021–2021[24]
Last updated: 29 February 2024.

Most runs in each batting position

Batting positionBatsmanInningsRunsAverageTest Career SpanRef
Opener14 541 38.64 2019–2024[25]
Number 315 574 38.26 2018–2024[26]
Number 410 419 52.37 2019–2024[27]
Number 5Asghar Afghan6 377 62.83 2018–2021[28]
Number 65 127 31.75 2019–2023[29]
Number 73 77 38.50 2023–2024[30]
Number 86 105 17.50 2018–2019[31]
Number 94 76 38.00 2019–2023[32]
Number 107 30 4.28 2019–2023[33]
Number 11Wafadar Momand2 6 6.00 2018–2018[34]
Last updated: 1 March 2024.

Highest individual score

scope=col Rankscope=col Runsscope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 200*Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 164
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 114Ibrahim ZadranSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 102Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 98Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
Last updated: 05 February 2024[35]

Highest individual score – progression of record

scope=col Runsscope=col Playerscope=col Opponentscope=col Venuescope=col Season
36*M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 2018
98Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 2018-19
102Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 2019-20
200*Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2020-21
Last updated: 14 March 2021

Highest individual score against each team

scope=col Oppositionscope=col Runsscope=col Playerscope=col Venuescope=col Datescope=col Ref
style=text-align:left; style=text-align:center; colspan=5YTP
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 102Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh[36]
style=text-align:left; style=text-align:center; colspan=5YTP
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 36*M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India[37]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 98Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India[38]
style=text-align:left; style=text-align:center; colspan=5 rowspan=3YTP
style=text-align:left;
style=text-align:left;
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 114Ibrahim ZadranSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka[39]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 62Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India[40]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 200*Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE[41]
Last updated: 05 February 2024

Highest career average

scope=col Rankscope=col Averagescope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Not outscope=col Period
align=center 1 44.09 16 485 5 2018–2024
align=center 2 44.00 10 440 02018–2021
align=center 3 38.6414 541 2019–2024
align=center 4 32.1118 578 2018–2024
align=center 5 23.77Afsar Zazai10 214 1 2018–2023
Qualification: 10 innings. Last updated: 05 February 2024[42]

Highest Average in each batting position

Batting positionBatsmanInningsRunsAverageCareer SpanRef
OpenerIbrahim Zadran14 541 38.64 2019–2024[43]
Number 3Rahmat Shah15 574 38.26 2018–2024[44]
Number 410 419 52.37 2019–2024[45]
Number 5Asghar Afghan6 377 62.83 2019–2021[46]
Number 65 127 31.75 2019–2023[47]
Number 73 77 38.50 2023–2024[48]
Number 86 105 17.50 2018–2019[49]
Number 94 76 38.00 2019–2023[50]
Number 107 30 4.28 2019–2023[51]
Number 119 4 1.00 2019–2024[52]
Last updated: 1 March 2024. Qualification: Min 5 innings batted at position

Most half-centuries

scope=col Rankscope=col Half centuriesscope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Period
align=center 1 5Rahmat Shahalign=center 18align=center 5782018–2024
align=center 24Ibrahim Zadranalign=center 14align=center 5412018–2024
align=center 33align=center 10 align=center 440 2018–2021
align=center 42Hashmatullah Shahidialign=center 16align=center 4852018–2024
Last updated: 1 March 2024[53]

Most centuries

scope=col Rankscope=col Centuriesscope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Period
align=center rowspan=41 1 Asghar Afghanalign=center 10 align=center 440 2018–2021
Ibrahim Zadranalign=center 12align=center 4632019–2024
Hashmatullah Shahidialign=center 13align=center 3922018–2024
Rahmat Shahalign=center 16align=center 561
Last updated: 4 February 2024[54]

Most double centuries

scope=col Rankscope=col Double Centuriesscope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Period
align=center 1 1 9 347 2018-2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021[55]

Most Sixes

scope=col Rankscope=col Sixesscope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style="text-align:center;" 11align=center 10align=center 4402018–2021
align=center rowspan=22scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=24align=center 7align=center 1062018–2021
align=center 10align=center 3622019–2023
align=center 4scope=row style="text-align:center;" 3align=center 14align=center 4242018–2023
align=center rowspan=45scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=42align=center 6align=center 1102019–2029
align=center 10align=center 2142018–2023
align=center 11align=center 332018–2023
align=center 2align=center 412023–2023
Last updated: 17 June 2023[56]

Most Fours

scope=col Rankscope=col Foursscope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style="text-align:center;" 77align=center 18align=center 5782018–2024
align=center 2scope=row style="text-align:center;" 64align=center 14align=center 5412019–2024
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 59align=center 16align=center 4852018–2024
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 37align=center 10align=center 4402018–2021
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 23align=center 10align=center 2142018–2023
Last updated: 4 February 2024[57]

Most runs in a series

scope=col Rankscope=col Runsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Series
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 215align=center rowspan=32align=center rowspan=24
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 208
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 191align=center 3
align=center 4scope=row style="text-align:center;" 174align=center rowspan=21align=center rowspan=22
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 142
Last updated: 14 March 2021[58]

Most ducks in career

scope=col Rankscope=col Ducksscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Period
align=center rowspan=414Nijat Masoodalign=center 3align=center 62023–2024
align=center 5align=center 102019–2024
Yamin Ahmadzaialign=center 6align=center 112018–2023
Rahmat Shahalign=center 9align=center 182018–2024
align=center 53align=center 3align=center 62018–2019
Last updated: 1 March 2024[59]

Bowling records

Most career wickets

scope=col Rankscope=col Wicketsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Averagescope=col SRscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 34align=center 5align=center 9align=center 22.35align=center 45.112018–2021
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 18align=center 4align=center 8align=center 28.72align=center 54.662019–2023
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 13align=center 6align=center 11align=center 28.00align=center 51.462018–2023
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 11align=center 5align=center 8align=center 48.09align=center 61.092019–2024
align=center rowspan=25scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=29Naveed Zadranalign=center 2align=center 4align=center 22.55align=center 35.552024–2024
Nijat Masoodalign=center 3align=center 6align=center 34.22align=center 46.552023–2024
Last updated: 1 March 2024[60]

Most wickets against each team

scope=col Oppositionscope=col Wicketsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Averagescope=col Periodscope=col Ref
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; colspan=7YTP
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 11align=center 1align=center 2align=center 9.452019–2019[61]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; colspan=7YTP
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 3align=center 1align=center 1align=center 17.002018–2018[62]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 7align=center 1align=center 2align=center 14.572019–2019[63]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; colspan=7 rowspan=3YTP
style=text-align:left;
style=text-align:left;
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 4Naveed Zadranalign=center rowspan=31align=center rowspan=32align=center 28.252024–2024[64]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 6align=center 13.162019–2019[65]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 11align=center 25.002021–2021[66]
Last updated: 5 February 2024

Best figures in an innings

scope=col Rankscope=col Figuresscope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Zia-ur-RehmanTolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Last updated: 29 February 2024[67]

Best bowling figures against each team

scope=col Oppositionscope=col Figuresscope=col Playerscope=col Venuescope=col Datescope=col Ref
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; colspan=5YTP
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 6/49Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh[68]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; colspan=5YTP
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 3/51M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India[69]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 5/64Zia-ur-RehmanTolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE[70]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; colspan=5 rowspan=3YTP
style=text-align:left;
style=text-align:left;
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 4/83Naveed ZadranSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka[71]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 5/74Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India [72]
style=text-align:left; scope=row style=text-align:center; 7/137Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE [73]
Last updated: 29 February 2024

Best figures in a match

scope=col Rankscope=col Figuresscope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Last updated: 14 March 2021[74]

Best career average

scope=col Rankscope=col Averagescope=col Playerscope=col Wicketsscope=col Runsscope=col Ballsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 22.35align=center 34align=center 760align=center 1,5342018–2021
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 28.00align=center 13align=center 364align=center 6692018–2023
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 28.72align=center 18align=center 517align=center 9842019–2023
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 31.75Mohammad Nabialign=center 8align=center 254align=center 5462018–2019
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 44.90Zahir Khanalign=center 10align=center 449align=center 5702019–2023
Qualification: 500 balls. Last updated: 2 February 2024 [75]

Best career economy rate

scope=col Rankscope=col Economy ratescope=col Playerscope=col Wicketsscope=col Runsscope=col Ballsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 2.79Mohammad Nabialign=center 8align=center 254align=center 5462018–2019
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 2.97align=center 34align=center 760align=center 1,5342018–2021
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 3.15align=center 18align=center 517align=center 9842019–2023
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 3.26align=center 13align=center 364align=center 6692018–2023
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 4.72Zahir Khanalign=center 10align=center 449align=center 5702019–2023
Qualification: 500 balls. Last updated: 2 February 2024[76]

Best career strike rate

scope=col Rankscope=col Strike ratescope=col Playerscope=col Wicketsscope=col Runsscope=col Ballsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 45.1align=center 34align=center 760align=center 1,5342018–2021
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 51.4align=center 13align=center 364align=center 6692018–2023
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 54.6align=center 18align=center 517align=center 9842019–2023
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 57.0Zahir Khanalign=center 10align=center 449align=center 5702019–2023
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 68.2Mohammad Nabialign=center 8align=center 254align=center 5462018–2019
Last updated: 2 February 2024[77]

Most five-wicket hauls in an innings

scope=col Rankscope=col Five-wicket haulsscope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Ballsscope=col Wicketsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 4align=center 9align=center 1,534align=center 342018–2021
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 2align=center 6align=center 924align=center 182019–2023
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 1Nijat Masoodalign=center 2align=center 130align=center 52023–2023
Last updated: 16 June 2023[78]

Most ten-wicket hauls in a match

scope=col Rankscope=col Ten-wicket haulsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Ballsscope=col Wicketsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 2align=center 5align=center 1,534align=center 342018-2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021[79]

Worst figures in an innings

scope=col Rankscope=col Figuresscope=col Playerscope=col Oversscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Zia-ur-Rehmanalign=center 28.0Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Nijat Masoodalign=center 12.5Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Yamin Ahmadzaialign=center 13.0
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 20.0Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Mohammad Saleemalign=center 12.1Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last updated: 4 February 2024[80]

Worst figures in a match

scope=col Rankscope=col Figuresscope=col Playerscope=col Oversscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Zia-ur-Rehmanalign=center 31.0Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Karim Janatalign=center 19.0Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Mohammad Saleemalign=center 12.1Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
scope=row style=text-align:center; 4scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 16.0Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center;align=center 11.0Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India
Last updated:5 February 2024[81]

Most wickets in a series

scope=col Rankscope=col Wicketsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Series
align=center rowspan=21scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=211align=center 1
align=center 1
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 10align=center 2
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 7align=center rowspan=31
align=center rowspan=25scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=26
Last updated: 14 March 2021[82]

Wicket-keeping records

Most career dismissals

scope=col Rankscope=col Dismissalsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Catchesscope=col Stumpingscope=col Dis/Innscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 12align=center 6align=center 11align=center 11align=center 1align=center 1.0902018–2023
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 6align=center 2align=center 4align=center 5align=center 1align=center 1.5002019–2024
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 1Rahmanullah Gurbazalign=center 1align=center 1align=center 1align=center 0align=center 1.0002024–2024
Last updated:28 February 2024[83]

Most career catches

scope=col Rankscope=col Catchesscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 11align=center 6align=center 112018–2023
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 5align=center 2align=center 42019–2024
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 1Rahmanullah Gurbazalign=center 1align=center 12024–2024
Last updated: 28 February 2024[84]

Most career stumpings

scope=col Rankscope=col Stumpingsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Period
align=center rowspan=21scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=21align=center 6align=center 112018–2023
align=center 2align=center 32019–2024
Last updated: 4 February 2024[85]

Most dismissals in an innings

scope=col Rankscope=col Dismissalsscope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 3Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
align=center rowspan=52scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=52M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
Last updated: 17 June 2023[86]

Most dismissals in a match

scope=col Rankscope=col Dismissalsscope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 5Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 4Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
align=center rowspan=43scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=42M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
Last updated: 17 June 2023[87]

Most dismissals in a series

scope=col Rankscope=col Dismissalsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Series
align=center 1scope=row style="text-align:center;" 5align=center 1align=center 2
align=center 2scope=row style="text-align:center;" 4align=center 2align=center 4
align=center rowspan=43scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=42align=center rowspan=41align=center 1
align=center rowspan=32
Last updated: 17 June 2023[88]

Fielding records

Most career catches

scope=col Rankscope=col Catchesscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Ct/Innscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style="text-align:center;" 10align=center 5align=center 10align=center 1.0002019–2023
align=center rowspan=42scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=44align=center 2align=center 4align=center 1.0002021–2023
align=center 3align=center 6align=center 0.6662019–2019
align=center 3align=center 6align=center 0.6662019–2023
align=center 7align=center 13align=center 0.3072018–2023
Last updated: 17 June 2023[89]

Most catches in a series

scope=col Rankscope=col Catchesscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Series
align=center 1scope=row style="text-align:center;" 4align=center rowspan=21align=center rowspan=22
align=center 2scope=row style="text-align:center;" 3
align=center 3scope=row style="text-align:center;" 27 Afghanistan players on 10 occasions.
Last updated: 14 March 2021[90]

Other records

Most career matches

See also: List of cricketers who have played 100 Tests.

scope=col Rankscope=col Matchesscope=col Playerscope=col Runsscope=col Wktsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 9align=center 569align=center 12018–2024
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 8align=center 430align=center -2018–2024
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 7Ibrahim Zadranalign=center 529align=center 12019–2024
align=center rowspan=3 4scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=3 6align=center 440align=center -2018–2021
align=center 214align=center -2018–2023
align=center 33align=center 132018–2023
Last updated: 28 February 2024[91]

Most consecutive career matches

scope=col Rankscope=col Matchesscope=col Playerscope=col Period
align=center rowspan=21scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=262018-2021
align=center rowspan=33scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=35
Last updated: 3 June 2018[92]

Most matches as captain

scope=col Rankscope=col Matchesscope=col Playerscope=col Wonscope=col Lostscope=col Tiedscope=col Drawscope=col %Wscope=col %Lscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 42 2 0 0 50 50 2018–2021
align=center rowspan=22scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=221 1 0 0 50 50 2019–2019
0 2 0 0 0 100 2023–2024
Last updated: 2 February 2024[93]

Youngest players on Debut

scope=col Rankscope=col Agescope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Last updated: 14 March 2021[94] [95]

Oldest players on Debut

scope=col Rankscope=col Agescope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Noor Ali ZadranSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center;
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center;
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India
Last updated: 2 February 2024[96] [97]

Oldest players

scope=col Rankscope=col Agescope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Noor Ali ZadranTolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE
align=center 2Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
Last updated: 28 February 2024[98] [99]

Partnership records

Highest partnerships by wicket

scope=col Wicketscope=col Runsscope=col First batsmanscope=col Second batsmanscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
1st wicket106Noor Ali ZadranSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2nd wicket139IhsanullahRahmat ShahRajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
3rd wicket130Hashmatullah Shahidi
4th wicket307Asghar AfghanSheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
5th wicket117*Nasir Jamal
6th wicket81Asghar AfghanAfsar ZazaiZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
7th wicket34Ibrahim ZadranAbdul WasiSheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
8th wicket54Afsar ZazaiAmir HamzaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India
9th wicket31Asghar AfghanWafadarRajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
10th wicket21Mujeeb ur RahmanM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
Last updated: 4 February 2024[100]

Highest partnerships by runs

scope=col Wicketscope=col Runsscope=col First batsmanscope=col Second batsmanscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
4th wicket307Asghar AfghanHashmatullah ShahidiSheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2nd wicket139IhsanullahRahmat ShahRajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India
3rd wicket130Hashmatullah Shahidi
4th wicket120Asghar AfghanZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
5th wicket117*Nasir JamalHashmatullah ShahidiSheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Last updated: 14 March 2021[101]

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

RankRunsInningsPlayersHighestAverage100/50span
align=center 1scope-"row" 3593 307 119.66 1/0 2018–2021
align=center 22857 108 40.71 1/2 2019–2024
align=center 32436 130 48.60 1/1 2018–2024
align=center rowspan=241493 120 49.66 1/0 2019–2019
4 117* 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[102]

Umpiring records

Most matches umpired

scope=col Rankscope=col Matchesscope=col Umpirescope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 22021–2021
Last updated: 14 March 2021[103]

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