Afghan cricket team in Qatar in 2025–26
| Afghan cricket team in Qatar in 2025–26 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | Afghanistan | ||
| Date | 11 November 2025 | ||
| Captains | Mirza Mohammed Baig | Darwish Rasooli | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Mirza Mohammed Baig (26) | Darwish Rasooli (66) | |
| Most wickets | Owais Ahmed (4) |
Abdullah Ahmadzai (2) Farmanullah Safi (2) | |
The Afghanistan cricket team toured Qatar in November 2025 to play the Qatar cricket team.[1][2] The tour consisted of three Twenty20 (T20) matches, the last of which played with official Twenty20 International (T20I) status.[3] All the matches were played at West End Park International Cricket Stadium at Doha.[4] These matches were played to prepare Afghanistan for the 2025 Asia Cup Rising Stars held at the same venue.[5]
The series marked Qatar's first-ever matches against a full member team.[6] It also marked Afghanistan's first T20I match in Qatar, while they have played against Netherlands at the same venue in an ODI series in 2022.[7]
The first match of the series had a delayed start due to "technical problem". Initially, there was confusion regarding the T20I status of these matches with contradicting reports from the boards; it was confirmed that only the final match of the series would have T20I status.[8][9]
Squads
| Qatar[10] | Afghanistan[11] |
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Tour matches
1st Match
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Mohammad Ahnaff 17 (17)
Bilal Sami 4/24 (3.3 overs) |
- Qatar won the toss and elected to field first.
2nd Match
Only T20I
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Darwish Rasooli 66 (37)
Owais Ahmed 4/29 (4 overs) |
Mirza Mohammed Baig 26 (21)
Farmanullah Safi 2/19 (3 overs) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bilal Sami, Farmanullah and Imran Mir (Afg) all made their T20I debuts.
- Owais Ahmed (Qat) took his second hat-trick in T20Is.[12]
References
- ^ "Afghanistan to host West Indies ahead of T20 World Cup 2026". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Qatar Cricket to host Afghanistan Men for T20I series in November 2025". Czarsportz Global. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Qatar to face Afghanistan in landmark T20I series; check full schedule". One Cricket. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Afghanistan Tour of Qatar 2025 - Teams, Player Squads, Fixtures, Schedule and All you need to know". Cricket World. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ Joshi, D (9 November 2025). "Qatar vs Afghanistan 2025: What Happened After "Technical Problem" Delayed The Match". Outlook India. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (8 November 2025). "QAT vs AFG Live Streaming Info, 1st T20I: When and where to watch Afghanistan tour of Qatar 2025; full squads". Sportstar. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Qatar vs Afghanistan T20Is, Where To Watch Live: TV Channels, Streaming And Live Score | QAT vs AFG | Cricket News Today". Wisden. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Qatar v Afghanistan Match Delayed By Two-And-A-Half Hours After Confusion Over T20I Status | QAT vs AFG | Cricket News Today". Wisden. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "RESULT | AFGHANABDALYAN WON BY 20 RUNS - Afghanistan Cricket Board @ACBofficials". X. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Afghanistan Tour Of Qatar 2025 Guide: Live Streaming, Schedule, Timings, Squads, Venues - All You Need To Know". Outlook. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "ACB Name Squad for the Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Qatar spinner takes T20I hat-trick against Afghanistan in losing cause, joins Pat Cummins in rare list". Sportstak. Retrieved 14 November 2025.