Full name Najibullah Zadran
Born February 28, 1993, Logar
Current age 25 years 55 days
Major teams Afghanistan, Afghan Cheetas, Afghanistan Under-19s, Band-e-Amir Region, Boost Region
Playing role Middle-order batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs ![]() |
45 | 42 | 6 | 998 | 89* | 27.72 | 1150 | 86.78 | 0 | 8 | 79 | 41 | 28 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
42 | 34 | 13 | 667 | 60* | 31.76 | 455 | 146.59 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 35 | 20 | 0 |
First-class | 4 | 8 | 0 | 234 | 99 | 29.25 | 271 | 86.34 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
List A | 58 | 54 | 8 | 1314 | 89* | 28.56 | 1480 | 88.78 | 0 | 11 | 104 | 56 | 34 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
67 | 55 | 18 | 1046 | 61 | 28.27 | 722 | 144.87 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 58 | 33 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs ![]() |
45 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 0 | - | - | - | 6.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 4 | 2 | 84 | 42 | 1 | 1/34 | 1/42 | 42.00 | 3.00 | 84.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 58 | 8 | 132 | 118 | 2 | 1/10 | 1/10 | 59.00 | 5.36 | 66.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
67 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODI debut | Ireland v Afghanistan at Dublin, Jul 5, 2012 scorecard |
Last ODI | Afghanistan v West Indies at Harare, Mar 25, 2018 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Afghanistan v India at Colombo (RPS), Sep 19, 2012 scorecard |
Last T20I | Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Feb 6, 2018 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Ireland v Afghanistan at Dublin, Jul 9-12, 2012 scorecard |
Last First-class | Boost Region v Amo Region at Amanullah, Apr 15-17, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | Ireland v Afghanistan at Dublin, Jul 5, 2012 scorecard |
Last List A | Afghanistan v West Indies at Harare, Mar 25, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Afghan Cheetas v Rawalpindi Rams at Karachi, Sep 28, 2011 scorecard |
Last T20s | Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Feb 6, 2018 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0/8, 63, 1/34, 7 | Boost Region | v Amo Region | Amanullah | 15 Apr 2018 | FC |
- | Afghanistan | v West Indies | Harare | 25 Mar 2018 |
ODI # 4007 ![]() |
17* | Afghanistan | v Ireland | Harare | 23 Mar 2018 |
ODI # 4006 ![]() |
63* | Afghanistan | v U.A.E. | Harare | 20 Mar 2018 |
ODI # 4003 ![]() |
19 | Afghanistan | v West Indies | Harare | 15 Mar 2018 |
ODI # 3997 ![]() |
52* | Afghanistan | v Nepal | Bulawayo | 10 Mar 2018 | LA |
32 | Afghanistan | v Hong Kong | Bulawayo | 8 Mar 2018 |
ODI # 3990 ![]() |
4 | Afghanistan | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 6 Mar 2018 |
ODI # 3988 ![]() |
67 | Afghanistan | v Scotland | Bulawayo | 4 Mar 2018 |
ODI # 3983 ![]() |
3 | Afghanistan | v Netherlands | Harare | 1 Mar 2018 | Other OD |
Najibullah Zadran packs a punch with his bellicose left-hand batting, despite his slight frame. He has followed the same tried and tested route to the national side as many of his generation that came after the initial Afghan cricketing pioneers, with age-group cricket preparing him for the big stage. His ODI debut, against Ireland in Dublin in 2012, was possibly a little premature but Zadran's batting turned a corner in 2014 and he started to look more at home. In July, his second-innings 99 helped Afghanistan beat a strong Zimbabwe A side in an unofficial Test, and in November his unbeaten 32-ball 60 helped set up a 54-run win over Pakistan A in a Twenty match. He started 2015 well with a maiden ODI fifty, a boundary-laden 83 against Ireland, and cruised into Afghanistan's World Cup squad.
Liam Brickhill