Abdullah Ahmadzai

Abdullah Ahmadzai
Personal information
Born (2003-06-26) 26 June 2003
Nangarhar, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 60)5 September 2025 v UAE
Last T20I11 November 2025 v Qatar
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2023/24Speenghar Tigers
2024/25Pamir Legends
2024Band-e-Amir Dragons
2025Maiwand Champions
2025Hindukush Strikers
2025Amo Sharks
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 6 3 7 11
Runs scored 13 93 11
Batting average 3.25 18.60 11.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 9 43 6*
Balls bowled 106 502 304 210
Wickets 9 7 8 15
Bowling average 31.00 45.00 33.62 16.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/42 3/20 3/40 4/7
Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/– 2/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 September 2025

Abdullah Ahmadzai (born 26 June 2003) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in September 2025 against United Arab Emirates in the 2025 United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Nation Series. In domestic cricket, he plays for the Amo Sharks and Hindukush Strikers.[1]

Career

Ahmadzai made his List A debut for Speenghar Tigers on 3 November 2023, in the 2023 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Band-e-Amir Dragons on 18 August 2024, in the 2024 Shpageeza Cricket League.[3] He made his first-class debut for Pamir Legends on 22 September 2025, in the 2024–25 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament.[4]

In August 2025, Ahmadzai was named in Afghanistan's T20I squad for the tri-series against Pakistan and UAE.[5] He made his T20I debut against United Arab Emirates on 5 September 2025, in the tri-series.[6] In September 2025, He was replaced Naveen-ul-Haq in 2025 Asia Cup squad.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Abdullah Ahmadzai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Mis-Ainak vs Speen-Ghar at Amanullah- November 03, 2023, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  3. ^ "BEAD vs SGT at Kabul- August 18, 2024, Shpageeza Cricket League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Hindukush vs Pamir at Nangarhar- September 22 - 25, 2024, Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Afghanistan pick 16 of 17 Asia Cup squad members for UAE tri-series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  6. ^ "U.A.E. vs Afghanistan at Sharjah- September 05, 2025, United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Naveen Ul Haq ruled out of Asia Cup due to shoulder injury". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Naveen-ul-Haq ruled out of Asia Cup, Abdollah Ahmadzai named replacement". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2025.