Gulbadin Naib is an experienced Afghan batting all-rounder known for his power-hitting and right-arm medium-fast bowling. Currently representing the Dubai Capitals in the ILT20, Naib has been a key figure for Afghanistan since 2011, having played over 80 ODIs and numerous T20Is, including captaining the side in the 2019 ODI World Cup.
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan vs Canada · 39th Match, Group D | T20I | February 19, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates · 28th Match, Group D | T20I | February 16, 2026 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 108.33 |
| South Africa vs Afghanistan · 13th Match, Group D | T20I | February 11, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| New Zealand vs Afghanistan · 4th Match, Group D | T20I | February 8, 2026 | 63 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 180.00 |
| Afghanistan vs West Indies · Match 8 | T20 | February 4, 2026 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Afghanistan vs Scotland · Match 1 | T20 | February 2, 2026 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates · 28th Match, Group D | T20I | February 16, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Afghanistan vs Scotland · Match 1 | T20 | February 2, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Afghanistan vs West Indies · 3rd T20I | T20I | January 22, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Afghanistan vs West Indies · 2nd T20I | T20I | January 21, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.00 |
| Afghanistan vs West Indies · 1st T20I | T20I | January 19, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Dubai Capitals vs Desert Vipers · Match 1 | T20 | December 2, 2025 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20I | Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 77 | 51 | 4 | 5 | 150.98 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026 | T20 | Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Afghanistan v West Indies in UAE 2026 | T20I | Jan 19, 2026 - Jan 22, 2026 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 77.78 |
| International League T20 2025 | T20 | Dec 2, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 | 38 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 82.61 |
| Nepal Premier League 2025 | T20 | Nov 17, 2025 - Dec 13, 2025 | 90 | 59 | 6 | 6 | 152.54 |
| Hong Kong Sixes 2025 | T10 | Nov 7, 2025 - Nov 9, 2025 | 83 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 296.43 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026 | T20 | Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1/20 | 10.00 |
| International League T20 2025 | T20 | Dec 2, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1/28 | 9.33 |
| Nepal Premier League 2025 | T20 | Nov 17, 2025 - Dec 13, 2025 | 16 | 0 | 125 | 5 | 2/20 | 7.81 |
| Hong Kong Sixes 2025 | T10 | Nov 7, 2025 - Nov 9, 2025 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 3 | 2/32 | 14.60 |
| Asia Cup 2025 | T20I | Sep 9, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2/8 | 2.67 |
| Shpageeza Cricket League 2025 | T20 | Jul 19, 2025 - Jul 31, 2025 | 24.3 | 0 | 269 | 8 | 4/41 | 10.98 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL | 2 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 126.67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 89 | 78 | 1332 | 1767 | 82 | 19.8800 | 75.3800 | 11 | 115 | 33 | 5 | 0 |
| T20 | 181 | 158 | 2639 | 1988 | 91 | 22.3600 | 132.7400 | 40 | 194 | 124 | 13 | 0 |
| T20I | 85 | 72 | 1070 | 871 | 63 | 20.5700 | 122.8400 | 20 | 78 | 49 | 4 | 0 |
| List A | 136 | 118 | 2389 | 2862 | 100 | 23.8900 | 83.4700 | 18 | 197 | 72 | 10 | 1 |
| First Class | 5 | 7 | 313 | 379 | 88 | 52.1600 | 82.5800 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 89 | 80 | 480.30 | 2883 | 2676 | 74 | 36.1600 | 5.5600 | 38.9000 | 6/43 | 6/43 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| T20 | 181 | 128 | 331.40 | 1990 | 2812 | 102 | 27.5600 | 8.4700 | 19.5000 | 4/12 | 4/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 85 | 50 | 116.10 | 697 | 925 | 35 | 26.4200 | 7.9600 | 19.9000 | 4/20 | 4/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 136 | 120 | 748.20 | 4490 | 4135 | 129 | 32.0500 | 5.5200 | 34.8000 | 6/43 | 6/43 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| First Class | 5 | 7 | 76.40 | 460 | 326 | 14 | 23.2800 | 4.2500 | 32.8000 | 5/29 | 5/29 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa XI vs Afghanistan XI · Match 7 | T10 | November 7, 2025 | 50 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 416.67 |
| Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Boost Defenders · Match 15 | T20 | July 28, 2025 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 141.67 |
| Desert Vipers vs Dubai Capitals · Qualifier 1 | T20 | February 5, 2025 | 62 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 158.97 |
| Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Dubai Capitals · Match 20 | T20 | January 26, 2025 | 80 | 47 | 4 | 5 | 170.21 |
| Dubai Capitals vs Desert Vipers · Match 13 | T20 | January 20, 2025 | 78 | 51 | 3 | 5 | 152.94 |
| Dubai Capitals vs MI Emirates · Match 1 | T20 | January 11, 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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Gulbadin Naib’s first love in the sporting world was amateur bodybuilding, not cricket.
