# Afghanistan at the Men's T20 World Cup

The Afghanistan national cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). They became an affiliate member of ICC from 2001, and were granted associate membership in 2013. In 2017, Afghanistan was inducted as a full member. The team qualified for their first T20 World Cup in 2010, after winning the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, and they have qualified for every edition of the tournament since then. In the seven editions that they have participated, the team has 12 wins in 32 matches. Their best performance came in 2024 when they reached the semifinals of the tournament.

## T20 World Cup record

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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab | Cap. | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2010 | Group stage | 12/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nowroz Mangal | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Group stage | 11/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nowroz Mangal | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | First round | 14/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mohammad Nabi | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Super 10 | 9/16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Asghar Afghan | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | Super 12 | 7/16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mohammad Nabi | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) |
| 2022 | Super 12 | 12/16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Mohammad Nabi | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) |
| 2024 | Semi-finals | 3/20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rashid Khan | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) |
| 2026 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | | | | | | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) |
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/9 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 34 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
* ↑ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
* ↑ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

### Record by opponents

| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2022 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2014 |
| England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2012 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2014 |
| India | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2022 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2021 |
| Nepal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2014 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.33 | 2021 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2021 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 |
| Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2021 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2010 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2016 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 |
| West Indies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2016 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2016 |
| Total | 32 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37.50 | - |
| Source: Last Updated: 26 June 2024 |||||||||

## Tournament results
### West Indies 2010
#### Squad

* Nawroz Mangal (c)
* Asghar Afghan
* Dawlat Ahmadzai
* Raees Ahmadzai
* Noor Ali Zadran
* Mirwais Ashraf
* Hamid Hassan
* Mohammad Nabi
* Gulbadin Naib
* Nasratullah Nasrat
* Shabir Noori
* Karim Sadiq (wk)
* Shafiqullah (wk)
* Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
* Samiullah Shenwari
* Shapoor Zadran

#### Results

| Event | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Super 8s | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2012 | India L by 7 wickets | South Africa L by 59 runs | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Group stage |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||

### Sri Lanka 2012
#### Squad

* Nawroz Mangal (c)
* Karim Sadiq (vc, wk)
* Javed Ahmadi
* Mohammad Nasim Baras
* Izatullah Dawlatzai
* Hamid Hassan
* Mohammad Nabi
* Gulbadin Naib
* Shafiqullah (wk)
* Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
* Samiullah Shenwari
* Asghar Afghan
* Dawlat Zadran
* Najibullah Zadran
* Shapoor Zadran

#### Results

| Event | Group stage (Group A) | Group stage (Group A) | Group stage (Group A) | Super 8s | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2012 | India L by 23 runs | England L by 116 runs | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Group stage |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||

### Bangladesh 2014
#### Squad

* Mohammad Nabi (c)
* Asghar Afghan
* Aftab Alam
* Mirwais Ashraf
* Hamza Hotak
* Nawroz Mangal
* Gulbadin Naib
* Karim Sadiq (wk)
* Shafiqullah (wk)
* Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
* Samiullah Shenwari
* Najib Taraki
* Dawlat Zadran
* Najibullah Zadran
* Shapoor Zadran

#### Results

| Event | First stage (Group A) | First stage (Group A) | First stage (Group A) | First stage (Group A) | Super 10 | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2014 | Bangladesh L by 9 wickets | Hong Kong W by 7 wickets | Nepal L by 9 runs | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | First stage |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||

### India 2016
#### Squad

* Asghar Afghan (c)
* Usman Ghani
* Amir Hamza
* Hamid Hassan
* Rashid Khan
* Mohammad Nabi
* Gulbadin Naib
* Karim Sadiq (wk)
* Shafiqullah Shafaq (wk)
* Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
* Samiullah Shenwari
* Noor Ali Zadran
* Dawlat Zadran
* Najibullah Zadran
* Shapoor Zadran

#### Results

| Event | First stage (Group B) | First stage (Group B) | First stage (Group B) | First stage (Group B) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2016 | Scotland W by 14 runs | Hong Kong W by 6 wickets | Zimbabwe W by 59 runs | 1 | Sri Lanka L by 6 wickets | South Africa L by 37 runs | England L by 15 runs | West Indies W by 6 runs | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Super 10 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||||

### Oman & UAE 2021
#### Squad

* Mohammad Nabi (c)
* Fareed Ahmad
* Sharafuddin Ashraf
* Usman Ghani
* Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
* Hamid Hassan
* Karim Janat
* Rashid Khan
* Gulbadin Naib
* Hashmatullah Shahidi
* Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
* Naveen-ul-Haq
* Mujeeb Ur Rahman
* Najibullah Zadran
* Hazratullah Zazai

#### Results

| Event | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2021 | Scotland W by 130 runs | Pakistan L by 5 wickets | Namibia W by 62 runs | India L by 66 runs | New Zealand L by 8 wickets | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Super 12 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||

### Australia 2022
#### Squad

* Mohammad Nabi (c)
* Najibullah Zadran (vc)
* Fareed Ahmad
* Qais Ahmad
* Fazalhaq Farooqi
* Usman Ghani
* Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
* Rashid Khan
* Gulbadin Naib
* Azmatullah Omarzai
* Darwish Rasooli
* Mohammad Saleem
* Naveen-ul-Haq
* Mujeeb Ur Rahman
* Ibrahim Zadran

#### Results

| Event | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2022 | England L by 5 wickets | New Zealand Match abandoned | Ireland Match abandoned | Sri Lanka L by 6 wickets | Australia L by 4 runs | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Super 12 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||

### United States & West Indies 2024
#### Squad

* Rashid Khan (c)
* Fareed Ahmad
* Noor Ahmad
* Fazalhaq Farooqi
* Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
* Mohammad Ishaq (wk)
* Karim Janat
* Mohammad Nabi
* Gulbadin Naib
* Azmatullah Omarzai
* Nangialai Kharoti
* Naveen-ul-Haq
* Mujeeb Ur Rahman
* Ibrahim Zadran
* Najibullah Zadran

#### Results

| Event | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Super 8 (Group 1) | Super 8 (Group 1) | Super 8 (Group 1) | Super 8 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2024 | Uganda W by 125 runs | New Zealand W by 84 runs | Papua New Guinea W by 7 wickets | West Indies L by 104 runs | 2 | India L by 47 runs | Australia W by 21 runs | Bangladesh W by 8 runs (DLS) | 2 | South Africa L by 9 wickets | Did not advance | Semifinal |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||||

## Records and statistics
### Most appearances

This list consists top five players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup. Mohammad Nabi has played a total of 22 matches, out of which he has captained the team in 11 matches.
| No. | Player | Matches | Years |
| 1 | Mohammad Nabi | 22 | 2010-2022 |
| 2 | Mohammad Shahzad | 19 | 2010-2021 |
| 3 | Najibullah Zadran | 18 | 2012-2022 |
| 4 | Gulbadin Naib | 17 | 2012-2022 |
| 5 | Asghar Afghan | 16 | 2010-2021 |
| Last updated: 4 November 2022 ||||

### Most runs

| No. | Player | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Years |
| 1 | Mohammad Shahzad | 402 | 21.15 | 68 | - | 2 | 41 | 18 | 2010–2021 |
| 2 | Najibullah Zadran | 316 | 26.33 | 73 | - | 2 | 28 | 13 | 2012–2022 |
| 3 | Mohammad Nabi | 291 | 16.16 | 52 | - | 1 | 25 | 7 | 2010–2022 |
| 4 | Asghar Afghan | 287 | 22.07 | 62 | - | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2010–2021 |
| 5 | Gulbadin Naib | 247 | 20.58 | 44 | - | - | 24 | 8 | 2012–2022 |
| Last updated: 4 November 2022 |||||||

### Most wickets

| No. | Player | Wickets | BBI | Years |
| 1 | Rashid Khan | 23 | 4/9 | 2016–2022 |
| 2 | Mohammad Nabi | 19 | 4/20 | 2010–2022 |
| 3 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 11 | 5/20 | 2021–2022 |
| 4 | Hamid Hassan | 10 | 3/9 | 2010–2021 |
| 5 | Shapoor Zadran | 9 | 2/19 | 2010–2016 |
| Last updated: 4 November 2022 |||||