Afsar Zazai

Afghanistan|Wicketkeeper Batter
Afsar Zazai
INTL CAREER: 2013 - 2023
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Full Name

Afsar Khan Zazai

Born

August 10, 1993, Kabul

Age

29y 227d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Playing Role

Wicketkeeper Batter

Afsar Zazai's talent as a wicketkeeper-batsman was identified early and he was just 16 years old when he was included in Afghanistan's squad for the 2010 Under-19 World Cup. He'd already been on the age group radar for a while, having played for the Under-17 side at the Asian Cricket Council Challenge Cup, and had assured his place in the Under-19 squad with nine dismissals in six games at the U19 World Cup qualifiers in 2009. A developing talent, he went to his second Youth World Cup in 2012, the same year he made his First Class debut for the full Afghan national side in the Intercontinental Cup.

Displaying a maturity beyond his years, he helped Afghanistan overcome Netherlands with six catches and a measured, unbeaten second innings 84. Mohammad Shahzad's presence in the senior team meant he was made to wait for his opportunities, but he made the most of them when they came. Zazai made his ODI debut against United Arab Emirates in November 2014, starting with a tidy 60, a catch and a stumping. He followed that up with 51 in his second ODI, and leapt ahead of Shahzad to be included as Afghanistan's first choice 'keeper for the 2015 World Cup.
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Career Averages
Batting & Fielding
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Test58117248*24.5741241.740017291
ODI171612646017.6048854.0902150202
T20I5501124822.4012887.50007302
FC34496143812433.44282850.8429189137810
List A5451411117523.63177462.620677105013
T203230961367*29.19584104.96025414148
Bowling
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test5------------
ODI17------------
T20I5------------
FC34230240---4.80-000
List A54------------
T2032------------
Afsar Khan Zazai
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Recent Matches - Player
MatchBatWktDateGroundFormat
Afghanistan vs U.A.E.130c/0s19-Feb-2023Abu DhabiT20I # 1995
Afghanistan vs U.A.E.18--18-Feb-2023Abu DhabiT20I # 1994
Afghanistan vs U.A.E.480c/0s16-Feb-2023Abu DhabiT20I # 1993
BDD vs SGT140c/0s04-Aug-2022KabulT20
BDD vs SGT--2c/0s02-Aug-2022KabulT20
Photos
Rahmat Shah comes down the track as Afsar Zazai watches from behind
Afsar Zazai plays a defensive stroke
Kraigg Brathwaite plays one on the off side as Afsar Zazai looks on
The Band-e-Amir Dragons players celebrate a wicket
Rashid Khan sets off on a celebratory run, with Afsar Zazai in pursuit, after the last wicket
Rashid Khan and Afsar Zazai walk back to the pavilion