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Hazratullah Zazai

Hazratullah Zazai is an Afghan international cricketer confirmed to play for the Sylhet Titans in the 2025-26 Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) season. Known as an aggressive left-handed opening batter, Zazai brings significant T20 experience to the team, including a history of playing in various global franchise leagues and high-profile T20I performances for Afghanistan.

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Full Name
Hazratullah Zazai
Date Of Birth
March 23, 1998
Birthplace
Paktia, Afghanistan
Batting Style
Left-handed
Bowling Style
Left-arm orthodox
Role
Batsman
Place Of Birth
Paktia
Born
23 March 1998
Country
Afghanistan
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Stats

Match Format Date Runs BF 4s 6s SR
Sylhet Titans vs Chattogram Royals · Match 7 (Rescheduled) T20 January 4, 2026 4 7 1 0 57.14
Sylhet Titans vs Rajshahi Warriors · Match 1 T20 December 26, 2025 20 18 2 1 111.11
Northern Warriors vs Vista Riders · Match 17 T10 November 23, 2025 5 5 1 0 100.00
Northern Warriors vs Deccan Gladiators · Match 13 T10 November 22, 2025 8 9 1 0 88.89
Aspin Stallions vs Northern Warriors · Match 3 T10 November 19, 2025 8 7 1 0 114.29
Quetta Qavalry vs Northern Warriors · Match 1 T10 November 18, 2025 31 28 3 0 110.71

Matches

Rajshahi Warriors Rajshahi Warriors
Sylhet Titans Sylhet Titans
Rangpur Riders Rangpur Riders
Sylhet Titans Sylhet Titans
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Major Teams Represented

  • Current/Recent Team: Sylhet Titans (BPL 2025/26).
  • International Side: Afghanistan (2016–2024).
  • Other Recent Teams: Northern Warriors (Abu Dhabi T10 2025), Speen Ghar Tigers (Shpageeza T20 2025), Mah-e-Par Stars (Afghanistan T20 Cup 2025), Peshawar Zalmi (PSL), Galle Gladiators (LPL), Dhaka Dynamites (BPL)

International Debuts

  • T20I: December 16, 2016, against the UAE
  • ODI: August 27, 2018, against Ireland

Records And Key Achievements

  • Highest T20I Individual Score for Afghanistan: 162 not out against Ireland in 2019 (2nd highest overall in T20I history).
  • Most Sixes in a T20I Innings: Hit 16 sixes in his 162* knock against Ireland.
  • Fastest T20 Fifty (Tied): Equalized the record with a 12-ball fifty against Balkh Legends in the 2018 Afghanistan Premier League (APL).
  • Six Sixes in an Over: Achieved this feat in the 2018 APL against Left-arm spinner Abdullah Mazari.
  • Highest Partnership in T20I: 236 runs with Usman Ghani (vs Ireland, 2019). 

Awards And Honors

  • Best New Corner Award: Won in the Shpageeza Cricket League (2014) early in his career.
  • Leading Run Scorer: Kabul Zwanan (2018 Afghanistan Premier League). 
  • Part of the Afghanistan squad that reached the semi-finals of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (as a reserve).
  • Participated in the 2019 Cricket World Cup. 

Statistics (international And Major T20)

  • T20I Stats: 45 matches, 1160 runs, with a highest score of 162* against Ireland. He holds the record for the fastest T20I fifty by an Afghan player (22 balls).
  • ODI Stats: 16 matches, 361 runs, with a highest score of 67 against Ireland.
  • T20 Franchise Stats: 144 Matches, 3488 Runs, 3 Centuries, 18 Fifties, 190 Sixes.