Full Name
Afsar Khan Zazai
Born
10 August 1993
Country
Afghanistan
Role
WK-Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Afsar Zazai
Afsar Zazai
Afsar Zazai
Afsar Khan Zazai is an Afghan wicket-keeper batter who holds a permanent place in cricket history as one of the eleven players to participate in Afghanistan's inaugural Test match. Known for his reliability behind the stumps and resilient batting, he has represented the national team across all major formats since his international debut in 2013.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Mis Ainak Knights · Match 20 | T20 | July 14, 2026 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109.09 |
| Boost Defenders vs Mis Ainak Knights · Match 14 | T20 | July 11, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Boost Defenders vs Mis Ainak Knights · Match 10 | T20 | July 6, 2026 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Amo Sharks vs Mis Ainak Knights · Match 7 | T20 | July 4, 2026 | 44 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Mis Ainak Knights · Match 5 | T20 | July 3, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| India vs Afghanistan · Only Test | Test | June 6, 2026 | 11 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 24.44 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mis Ainak Region vs Speen Ghar Region · Match 14 | List A | September 3, 2025 | 1.2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan tour of India 2026 | TEST | Jun 6, 2026 - Jun 20, 2026 | 11 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 24.44 |
| Ghazi Amanullah Khan One Day Tournament 2026 | LISTA | May 17, 2026 - Jun 4, 2026 | 284 | 329 | 26 | 4 | 86.32 |
| Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2025 | TEST | Oct 20, 2025 - Nov 2, 2025 | 19 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 48.72 |
| Afghanistan One day cup 2025 | LISTA | Aug 20, 2025 - Sep 6, 2025 | 219 | 258 | 15 | 5 | 84.88 |
| Shpageeza Cricket League 2025 | T20 | Jul 19, 2025 - Jul 31, 2025 | 121 | 127 | 7 | 3 | 95.28 |
| Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2024 | TEST | Dec 11, 2024 - Jan 6, 2025 | 134 | 208 | 8 | 3 | 64.42 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | Avg | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 9 | 15 | 367 | 711 | 113 | 26.2100 | 51.6100 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| ODI | 17 | 16 | 264 | 488 | 60 | 17.6000 | 54.0900 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T20 | 64 | 61 | 1207 | 1162 | 78 | 26.2300 | 103.8700 | 15 | 92 | 35 | 6 | 0 |
| T20I | 8 | 8 | 141 | 172 | 48 | 17.6200 | 81.9700 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 81 | 76 | 1822 | 2687 | 80 | 26.4000 | 67.8000 | 7 | 132 | 27 | 11 | 0 |
| First Class | 55 | 89 | 3075 | 5740 | 202 | 37.5000 | 53.5700 | 7 | 322 | 35 | 19 | 6 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 64 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 81 | 1 | 1.20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0.0000 | 9.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 55 | 4 | 8.10 | 49 | 33 | 2 | 16.5000 | 4.0400 | 24.5000 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band-e-Amir Region vs Boost Region · 6th Match | List A | May 22, 2026 | 121 | 120 | 15 | 2 | 100.83 |
| Speen Ghar Region vs Mis Ainak Region · Match 15 | T20 | May 9, 2024 | 54 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 131.71 |
| Mis Ainak Knights vs Boost Defenders · Match 23 | T20 | July 30, 2022 | 67 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 159.52 |
Major Teams Represented
- International: Afghanistan, Afghanistan A, Afghanistan Under-19s.
- Domestic/Franchise: Mis-e-Ainak Knights, Band-e-Amir Region, Amo Region, Boost Region, Kabul Zwanan, Pamir Legends, Hindukush Strikers, Maiwand Champions, and Mahipar Stars.
International Debuts
- Test Debut: vs India at Bengaluru (June 14, 2018) – Zazai was the first player to be capped in Test cricket for Afghanistan.
- ODI Debut: vs United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Dubai (November 28, 2014).
- T20I Debut: vs Kenya at Sharjah (October 11, 2013).
Records & Milestones
- First Test Cap for Afghanistan: Holds the historic honor of receiving the very first Test cap for the Afghanistan national team.
- Top Test Score: Scored a brilliant 113 runs against Zimbabwe in the Test format.
- Under-19 World Cup: Represented Afghanistan at the U-19 World Cups in both 2010 (New Zealand) and 2012 (Australia).
Trophies & Major Championships
- Asian Games (T20): Key member of the Afghanistan squad that secured a historic silver medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
