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 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, and they have qualified for every edition of the tournament since then. In the 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 recordQualification recordYearRoundPosition 2007Did not qualify Did not participate 2009 2010 Group stage 12/12 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Nowroz Mangal 7 6 1 0 0 2012 Group stage 11/12 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Nowroz Mangal 9 8 1 0 0 2014 First round 14/16 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 Mohammad Nabi 9 7 2 0 0 2016 Super 10 9/16 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 Asghar Afghan 9 5 2 0 2 2021 Super 12 7/16 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 Mohammad Nabi Did not participate (qualified automatically) 2022 Super 12 12/16 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 Mohammad Nabi 2024 Semi-finals 4/20 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 Rashid Khan Qualified via T20I rankings (10th place) 2026 Group Stage 10/20 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 Rashid Khan Did not participate (qualified automatically)Total0 Titles8/103614200102 — 3426602
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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2026 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 4 1 2 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 2016 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 2010 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2016 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2024 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2026 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 50.00 2016 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2016Total 36 14 20 0 1 0 2 41.18 —Source: Last Updated: 8 March 2026
Tournament results
2010 World Cup
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 Group stage (Group C)Super 8sSemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 7 wicketsLost by 59 runs3Did not advanceGroup stageSource: Cricinfo Scorecards
2012 World Cup
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 Group stage (Group A)Super 8sSemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 23 runsLost by 116 runs3Did not advanceGroup stageSource: Cricinfo Scorecards
2014 World Cup
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 First stage (Group A)Super 10SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 9 wicketsWon by 7 wicketsLost by 9 runs3Did not advanceFirst stageSource: Cricinfo Scorecards
2016 World Cup
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 First stage (Group B)Super 10 (Group 1)SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultWon by 14 runsWon by 6 wicketsWon by 59 runs1Lost by 6 wicketsLost by 37 runsLost by 15 runsWon by 6 runs5Did not advanceSuper 10Source: Cricinfo Scorecards
2021 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 Super 12 (Group 2)SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultWon by 130 runsLost by 5 wicketsWon by 62 runsLost by 66 runsLost by 8 wickets4Did not advanceSuper 12Source: Cricinfo Scorecards
2022 World Cup
Squad and kit 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 Super 12 (Group 1)SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 5 wicketsMatch abandonedMatch abandonedLost by 6 wicketsLost by 4 runs6Did not advanceSuper 12Source: Cricinfo Scorecards
2024 World Cup
Squad and kit 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 Group stage (Group C)Super 8 (Group 1)SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultWon by 125 runsWon by 84 runsWon by 7 wicketsLost by 104 runs2Lost by 47 runsWon by 21 runsWon by 8 runs (DLS)2Lost by 9 wicketsDid not advanceSemifinalSource: Cricinfo Scorecards
2026 World Cup
Squad and kit Rashid Khan (c) Ibrahim Zadran (vc) Fazalhaq Farooqi Mohammad Nabi Azmatullah Omarzai Gulbadin Naib Noor Ahmad Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) Shahidullah Sediqullah Atal Mohammad Ishaq (wk) Abdullah Ahmadzai Ziaur Rahman Mujeeb Ur Rahman Darwish Rasooli Reserve players: Fareed Ahmad Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai Allah Ghazanfar
Note: Ziaur Rahman replaced Naveen ul Haq due to an injury.
Results Group stage (Group D)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 5 wicketsTied (Lost the 2nd S/O)Won by 5 wicketsWon by 82 runs3 Did not advanceGroup stageSource: Cricinfo Scorecards
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 1 Mohammad Nabi 22 2010-2022 2 Mohammad Shahzad 19 2010-2021 3 Najibullah Zadran 18 2012-2022 4 Gulbadin Naib 17 2012-2022 5 Asghar Afghan 16 2010-2021Last updated: 4 November 2022
Most runs
No. Player Runs Average HS 100 50 4s 6s Years 1 Mohammad Shahzad 402 21.15 68 - 2 41 18 2010–2021 2 Najibullah Zadran 316 26.33 73 - 2 28 13 2012–2022 3 Mohammad Nabi 291 16.16 52 - 1 25 7 2010–2022 4 Asghar Afghan 287 22.07 62 - 2 13 13 2010–2021 5 Gulbadin Naib 247 20.58 44 - - 24 8 2012–2022Last updated: 4 November 2022
Most wickets
No. Player Wickets Years 1 Rashid Khan 23 4/9 2016–2022 2 Mohammad Nabi 19 4/20 2010–2022 3 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 11 5/20 2021–2022 4 Hamid Hassan 10 3/9 2010–2021 5 Shapoor Zadran 9 2/19 2010–2016Last updated: 4 November 2022
See also
Afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup ICC Men's T20 World Cup
References
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