Azmatullah Omarzai

Azmatullah Omarzai

Afghanistani AllRounder
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
399 Runs
112.39 S/R
13.30 Avg
28 W
8.49 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Azmatullah Omarzai
Date of Birth March 24, 2000
Age 24 Years
Nationality Afghanistani
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.77 m)
Current Team(s)
Role All-rounder
Batting Style Right-hand Bat
Bowling Style Right-arm Medium-fast
Debut January 21, 2021
Jersey No. 9

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
NW vs AD 4 7 0 0 57.14 2 21 1 10.50
AB vs NW 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 2 5.00
NW vs NYS 2 2 0 0 100.00 2 13 1 6.50
NW vs BT 4 5 0 0 80.00 1 15 0 15.00
NW vs UPN 2 3 0 0 66.67 1.1 21 0 18.00

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 33 27 902 918 9 50.11 98.25 1 7 149 64 37 6 0
T20Is 44 34 399 355 4 13.30 112.39 0 0 33 27 15 12 0
T20s 112 84 1183 879 22 19.08 134.58 0 1 62 75 65 27 0
LISTAs 65 52 1618 1540 17 46.22 105.06 1 11 149 110 72 21 0
FIRSTCLASS 5 6 149 262 3 49.66 56.87 0 0 40 21 3 1 0
T10s 24 11 57 43 5 9.50 132.56 0 0 13 2 5 6 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 33 32 165.2 920 24 38.33 5.56 4/37 0 0
T20Is 44 39 103.4 881 28 31.46 8.49 4/9 0 0
T20s 112 106 332.4 2756 101 27.28 8.28 4/9 0 0
LISTAs 65 63 359.1 1956 53 36.90 5.44 4/37 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 5 7 100.0 327 16 20.43 3.27 8/155 0 0
T10s 24 24 38.5 414 15 27.60 10.66 0 0 0

Azmatullah Omarzai News

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[Watch] Azmatullah Omarzai hits a six to seal series win for Afghanistan in AFG vs BAN 2024 3rd ODI [Watch] Azmatullah Omarzai hits a six to seal series win for Afghanistan in AFG vs BAN 2024 3rd ODI
[Watch] Azmatullah Omarzai hits a six to seal series win for Afghanistan in AFG vs BAN 2024 3rd ODI
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Azmatullah Omarzai: A Brief Biography

ICC T20 World Cup 2024 West Indies & USA Photoshoot - Afghanistan (Image Credits: Azmatullah Omarzai's Instagram)
ICC T20 World Cup 2024 West Indies & USA Photoshoot - Afghanistan(Image Credits: Azmatullah Omarzai's Instagram)

Born on March 24, 2000, Azmatullah Omarzai is an all-rounder who bats right-handed in the middle order and bowls right-arm medium-fast pace. He is a budding prospect in the pool of talent in the cricketing nation of Afghanistan and is a rising star in the making.

Omarzai is one of those rare breed of cricketers who can bat in the middle order solidly and can bowl at a decently good medium-fast pace. This gives him the potential to savor if Afghanistan is to make it big in the cricketing world.

Azmatullah Omarzai: Along the Years

YearAgeAchievement
201717Made List-A debut for Mis Ainak Region
201817Played in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018
201818Made First-Class debut for Speen-Ghar Region
201818Made T20 debut for Paktia Panthers
202120Made ODI debut against Ireland
202221Made T20I debut against Bangladesh
202222Played in ACC T20 Asia Cup 2022
202222Played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022
202323Played in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
202323Bought by Gujarat Titans for INR 50 lakhs
202423Scored maiden ODI century against Sri Lanka
202424Made IPL debut against Mumbai Indians
202424Played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024

Azmatullah Omarzai Records

  • First Afghanistani batter to be unbeaten in the 90s in a completed innings in CWC history (97)

  • Highest runs in an innings at No.5 (97*) for Afghanistan in Cricket World Cups

  • Highest runs in an innings at No.5 (149*) for Afghanistan

  • Sixth-highest runs in an innings at No.5 among full-member nations after Heinrich Klaasen (RSA), AB de Villiers (RSA), Andrew Symonds (AUS) twice, and Jos Buttler (ENG)

  • Involved in the second-highest partnership for Afghanistan in ODIs with Mohammad Nabi (242) after Rahmanullah Gurbaz-Ibrahim Zadran’s partnership of 256 runs

  • Involved in the highest sixth-wicket partnership with Mohammad Nabi for Afghanistan

  • Involved in the second-highest sixth-wicket partnership with Mohammad Nabi after Luke Ronchi-Grant Elliott’s (NZ) partnership of 267* runs

Azmatullah Omarzai Awards and Accolades

  • Joint Player of The Tournament Award in the Shpageeza Cricket League in 2020

Azmatullah Omarzai Career

Azmatullah Omarzai offers a multi-dimensional option that enables the team to adjust the combination with easier effect.

Azmatullah Omarzai Domestic Career

Azmatullah Omarzai made his List-A debut for Mis Ainak Region on August 10, 2017. He impressed on his domestic debut by taking 3 wickets and bowling a maiden as well.

Omarzai made his First-Class debut for the Speen Ghar Region on March 25, 2018. He picked a solitary wicket and scored 27 runs in the first innings, but did not contribute in the second innings.

The 24-year-old all-rounder made his T20 debut for the Paktia Panthers in the Afghanistan Premier League. He had a debut to forget as he was dismissed for a golden duck by Australian all-rounder Ben Cutting.

Azmatullah Omarzai IPL Career

Following his exploits in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India, Azmatullah Omarzai was bought by the Gujarat Titans for his base price of INR 50 lakhs. He had a forgettable maiden IPL season as he could not replicate his international form and eventually, the IPL 2023 runners-up finished 8th on the table.

Azmatullah Omarzai bowling in the nets for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024 (Image Credits: Azmatullah Omarzai's Instagram)
Azmatullah Omarzai bowling in the nets for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024 (Image Credits: Azmatullah Omarzai's Instagram)

Azmatullah Omarzai International Career

Azmatullah Omarzai has been a valuable asset within the limited time he has played for Afghanistan and would be looking to contribute more with his all-round abilities.

Azmatullah Omarzai ODI Career

Azmatullah Omarzai made his ODI debut against Ireland in Abu Dhabi on January 21, 2021. He did not have a memorable debut, as he scored just 2 runs and went wicketless.

He was drafted into the Afghanistan squad to play in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.

Australia v Afghanistan - ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023
Australia v Afghanistan - ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 (Image Credits: Getty Images)

He picked 7 wickets and had a good tournament with the bat by scoring 353 runs in 9 games, including an unbeaten 97 against South Africa when he was left stranded as Afghanistan was bowled out for 244 in 50 overs.

Australia v Afghanistan - ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023
Australia v Afghanistan - ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Omarzai shattered records with Mohammad Nabi in their valiant fight against Sri Lanka in an ODI in January 2024. They stitched a partnership of 242 runs for the sixth wicket as Omarzai scored an unbeaten 149 and Nabi scored 136 runs with Afghanistan going down fighting by a margin of 42 runs.

Azmatullah Omarzai celebrating his maiden ODI century against Sri Lanka in January 2024 (Image Credits: Afghanistan Cricket Board's Instagram)
Azmatullah Omarzai celebrating his maiden ODI century against Sri Lanka in January 2024 (Image Credits: Afghanistan Cricket Board's Instagram)

Azmatullah Omarzai T20I Career

Azmatullah Omarzai made his T20I debut against Bangladesh in Mirpur on March 03, 2022. He had a decent outing as he took 2 wickets and scored 20 runs.

Omarzai played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and was drafted into the Afghanistani squad to play in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. He posted an unwanted record when he conceded 36 runs off an over, becoming the second bowler to do so after Stuart Broad in the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007, with Nicholas Pooran smashing 26 runs and 10 runs being conceded of extras.

England v Afghanistan - ICC Men's T20 World Cup
England v Afghanistan - ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Azmatullah Omarzai Under-19 Career

Azmatullah Omarzai played in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018. He scored 99 runs in 4 innings and took 5 wickets.

FAQs on Azmatullah Omarzai

A. Azmatullah Omarzai made his international debut in an ODI against Ireland in Abu Dhabi in 2021.

A. Azmatullah Omarzai made his IPL debut for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024.

A. Azmatullah Omarzai’s highest score of 149* came against Sri Lanka in an ODI in Kandy in 2024.

A. Azmatullah Omarzai’s best figures of 4/9 came against Ireland in a T20I in Sharjah in 2024.

A. Azmatullah Omarzai played for Afghanistan in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

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