Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Afghanistan played their first test match in 2018, becoming the 12th test nation. Since then, they have played 13 Test matches, compiling a record of 4 wins, 8 defeats, and 1 draw.
This list of Afghanistan Test cricket records is based on the List of Test cricket records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with Afghanistan Test cricket team, and any cricketers who have played for that team.
Key The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Afghanistan only, and are correct . + Key Symbol Meaning Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket * Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken ♠ Test cricket record d Innings was declared (e.g. 8/758d) Date Starting date of the Test match Innings Number of innings played Matches Number of matches played Opposition The team Afghanistan was playing against Period The time period when the player was active in Test cricket Player The player involved in the record Venue Test cricket ground where the match was played
Team records
Team wins, losses, draws and ties , Afghanistan has played 13 Test matches resulting in 4 victories, 8 defeats and 1 drawn match for a 30.76% winning percentage.
Opponent Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied NR % Won YTP YTP YTP YTP YTP Total 13 8 30.76 Last updated: 8 June 2026
First Test series wins
Opponent Year of first Home win Year of first Away win YTP YTP 2019 YTP - 2019 YTP YTP YTP - - YTP 2024–25 Last updated: 6 January 2025
First Test match wins
Opponent Home Away Venue Year Venue Year YTPYTP Chittagong 2019 YTP - Dehradun 2019 YTP YTP YTP - - YTP 2021 Bulawayo 2025 Last updated: 6 January 2025
Team scoring records
Most runs in an innings
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 2 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 3 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 4 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India Last updated: 5 January 2025
Highest successful run chases
Rank Score Target Opposition Venue Date 1 147 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 2 108 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE Last updated: 14 March 2021
Fewest runs in an innings
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 103M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 2 109 3 112 Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh, India 4 115 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 5 120 Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India Last updated: 8 June 2026
Most runs conceded in an innings
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 2 Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh, India 3 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 4 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 5 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh Last updated: 7 June 2026
Fewest runs conceded in an innings
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 172 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 2 173Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 3 205 4Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 5 243 Last updated: 6 January 2025
Result records
Greatest win margins (by runs)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 224 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 2 72 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Last updated: 6 January 2025
Greatest win margins (by wickets)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 7 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 2 6 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE Last updated: 14 March 2021
Narrowest win margins (by runs)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 72 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 2 224 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh Last updated: 6 January 2025
Narrowest win margins (by wickets)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 6 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2 7 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India Last updated: 14 March 2021
Greatest loss margins (by innings)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date1 Innings and 300 runsMaharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh, India6 June 2026 2 Innings and 262 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 3 Innings and 73 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe Last updated: 8 June 2026
Greatest loss margins (by runs)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 562 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh Last updated: 17 June 2023
Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)
Rank Number of Defeats Opposition Most Recent Venue Date 1 1 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Last updated: 05 February 2024
Individual records
Batting records Most career runs
Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Average 100 50 Period 1 1,043 12 23 45.34 3 62018–2026 2 796 12 23 44.22 2 2 3 602 8 16 37.62 1 4 2019–2025 4 440 6 10 44.00 1 3 2018–2021 5 378 10 17 23.62 1 0 2018–2026 Last updated: 8 June 2026
Most runs against each team
Opposition Runs Player Matches Innings Period Ref YTP 142 1 2 2019–2019 YTP 91Rahmat Shah 2 4 2018–2026 183 2019–2024 YTP 145 Rahmat Shah 1 2 2024–2024 101 2019–2019 487 4 7 2021–2025 Last updated: 8 June 2026.
Most runs in each batting position Batting positionBatsmanInningsRunsAverageTest Career SpanRef Opener Ibrahim Zadran 16 602 37.62 2019–2025 Number 3 Rahmat Shah 18 966 53.66 2018–2025 Number 4 Hashmatullah Shahidi 15 705 54.23 2019–2025 Number 5 Asghar Afghan 6 377 62.83 2019–2021 Number 6 Afsar Zazai 10 162 18.00 2019–2026 Number 7 Karim Janat 3 77 38.50 2023–2024 Number 8 7 130 18.57 2018–2025 Number 9 4 76 38.00 2019–2023 Number 10 9 51 5.66 2019–2025 Number 11 Fareed Ahmad 2 19 19.00 2025–2025 Last updated: 8 June 2026.
Highest individual score
Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date 1 246 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 2 234 3 200* Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 164 5 139 Rahmat Shah Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Last updated: 4 January 2025
Highest individual score – progression of record
RunsPlayerOpponentVenueDate 36* M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 98 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 102 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 200* Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 234 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 246 Last updated: 30 December 2024
Highest individual score against each team
Opposition Runs Player Venue Date RefYTP 102 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh YTP 60Rahmat Shah Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh, India 98 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India YTP 114 Ibrahim Zadran Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 62 Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India 246 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Last updated: 30 December 2024
Highest career average
Rank Average Player Innings Runs Not out Period 1 54.07 19 757 5 2018–2025 2 46.19 21 970 0 3 44.00 10 440 2018–2021 4 38.64 14 541 2019–2024 5 29.00 Afsar Zazai 13 348 1 2018–2025 Qualification: 10 innings. Last updated: 5 January 2025
Highest Average in each batting position Batting positionBatsmanInningsRunsAverageSpanRef Opener Ibrahim Zadran 16 602 37.62 2019–2025 Number 3 Rahmat Shah 18 966 53.66 2018–2025 Number 4 Hashmatullah Shahidi 15 705 54.23 2019–2025 Number 5 Asghar Afghan 6 377 62.83 2019–2021 Number 6 Nasir Jamal 5 74 18.50 2019–2024 Number 7 Karim Janat 3 77 38.50 2023–2024 Number 8 Rashid Khan 7 130 18.57 2018–2025 Number 9Yamin Ahmadzai 6 26 6.5 2018–2025 Number 10 9 51 5.66 2019–2025 Number 11Zahir Khan 10 4 0.80 2019–2024 Last updated: 8 June 2026. Qualification: Min 5 innings batted at position
Most half-centuries Rank Half centuries Player Innings Runs Period 1 5 Rahmat Shah 21 970 2018–2025 2 4 Ibrahim Zadran 14 541 2018–2024 3 3 Asghar Afghan 10 440 2018–2021 4 2Hashmatullah Shahidi19 7572018–2025 Last updated: 5 January 2025
Most centuries
Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period1 3 Rahmat Shah 21 9702018–20252 2 Hashmatullah Shahidi 19 75731 Ismat Alam 2 101 2025–2025 Asghar Afghan 10 440 2018–2021 Afsar Zazai 13 348 2018–2025 Ibrahim Zadran 14 541 2019–2024 Last updated: 6 January 2025
Most double centuries Rank Double Centuries Player Innings Runs Period1 2 Hashmatullah Shahidi 19 7572018–20242 1 Rahmat Shah 21 970 Last updated: 5 January 2025
Most Sixes
Rank Sixes Player Innings Runs Period 1 11 10 440 2018–2021 2 6 21 970 2018–2025 3 5 13 348 2018–2025 4 4 9 154 2018–2025 14 541 2019–2024 Last updated: 5 January 2025
Most Fours
Rank Fours Player Innings Runs Period 1 117 21 9702018–2025 2 85 19 757 3 64 14 541 2019–2024 4 37 10 440 2018–2021 5 31 13 348 2018–2025 Last updated: 5 January 2025
Most runs in a series
Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Series 1 392 Rahmat Shah 2 3 2 272 3 215 4 4 208 5 191 3 Last updated: 5 January 2025
Most ducks in career
Rank Ducks Player Matches Innings Period 1 5 Zahir Khan 6 11 2019–2024 2 4 Nijat Masood 3 6 2023–2024 Yamin Ahmadzai 7 13 2018–2025 Rahmat Shah 11 21 2018–2025 5 3 Mohammad Nabi 3 6 2018–2019 Last updated: 5 January 2025
Bowling records
Most career wickets
Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Average SR Period 1 45 6 11 20.44 41.42 2018–2025 2 18 4 8 28.72 54.66 2019–2023 3 16 7 12 26.62 48.56 2018–2025 4 15 6 10 46.60 60.00 2019–2024 5 11 Naveed Zadran 3 6 30.00 44.90 2024–2024 Zia-ur-Rehman 4 8 36.72 72.00 2024–2025 Last updated: 6 January 2025
Most wickets against each team
Opposition Wickets Player Matches Innings Average Period Ref YTP 11 1 2 9.45 2019–2019 YTP 6 Mohammad Saleem 1 1 23.33 2026–2026 7 2 14.57 2019–2019 YTP 4 Naveed Zadran 1 2 28.25 2024–2024 6 13.16 2019–2019 22 2 4 19.77 2021–2025 Last updated: 7 June 2026
Best figures in an innings
Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date 1 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 2 Ziaur Rahman Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 3 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE Last updated: 7 June 2026
Best bowling figures against each team
Opposition Figures Player Venue Date Ref YTP 6/49 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh YTP 6/140 Mohammad Saleem Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh, India 5/64 Zia-ur-Rehman Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE YTP 4/83 Naveed Zadran Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 5/74 Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India 7/66 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Last updated: 7 June 2026
Best figures in a match
Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date 1 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 2 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 3 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 5 Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India Last updated: 6 January 2025
Best career average
Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Balls Period 1 20.44 45 920 1,864 2018–2025 2 28.12 16 450 849 2018–2025 3 28.72 18 517 984 2019–2023 4 31.75 Mohammad Nabi 8 254 546 2018–2019 5 36.72 Zia-ur-Rehman 11 404 792 2024–2025 Qualification: 500 balls. Last updated: 5 January 2025
Best career economy rate