Asghar Afghan
69Afghanistan · BAT · 2009 to 2021
BATTING
- Matches
- 114
- Innings
- 108
- Runs
- 2424
- Average
- 24.73
- Strike rate
- 66.77
- High score
- 101
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 12
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 3
- Average
- 30.33
- Economy
- 3.92
- Strike rate
- 46.3
- Best figures
- 1/1
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 24 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Asghar Afghan played 114 ODIs for Afghanistan in CricArcade's archive, from 2009 to 2021. The first came against Scotland at Willowmoore Park, with a score of 9, and the last against Ireland at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in 2021.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 2,294 runs at 24.7 in 108 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 101 from 90 balls against Ireland at Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground in 2017, in a match Afghanistan won. In all: 1 hundred, 12 fifties.
The most runs came against Ireland: 797 runs at 31.9 in 30 ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 22 ODIs and 235 runs at 13.1. Asghar Afghan captained Afghanistan in 59 ODIs, winning 34 and losing 21. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Afghanistan won 56 of the ODIs Asghar Afghan played and lost 54.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 114 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 90 | Ireland | Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground | 2017 | Won |
| 90* | 103 | Bangladesh | Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium | 2014 | Won |
| 86 | 85 | West Indies | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium | 2019 | Lost |
| 82* | 111 | Ireland | 2019 | Lost | |
| 75 | 109 | Ireland | 2019 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1 | 1 | Ireland | Civil Service Cricket Club | 2018 | Won |
| 1/22 | 10 | Netherlands | Sportpark Westvliet | 2010 | Won |
| 1/33 | 6 | Scotland | Cambusdoon New Ground | 2010 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 30 | 797 | 31.88 | 1/3 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 278 | 14.63 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 11 | 121 | 13.44 | 0/0 | 1 | 33.00 |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 226 | 32.29 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 8 | 177 | 29.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 6 | 93 | 23.25 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 6 | 177 | 44.25 | 0/1 | 1 | 22.00 |
| Canada | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| India | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 3 | 149 | 49.67 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 82 | 27.33 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 2 | 70 | 35.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| England | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 49 | 1,012 | 24.10 | 0/5 | 3 | 28.33 |
| Neutral | 65 | 1,412 | 25.21 | 1/7 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 108 | 2,294 | 24.67 | 1/12 | 3 | 30.33 |
| 2020s | 3 | 68 | 34.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 22 | 235 | 13.06 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Civil Service Cricket Club | 9 | 172 | 21.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 8 | 185 | 26.43 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Harare Sports Club | 7 | 163 | 32.60 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Queens Sports Club | 6 | 122 | 20.33 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| 5 | 226 | 75.33 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Scotland, 2009 at Willowmoore Park
- Latest in the archive: v Ireland, 2021 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 26 December 1987
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 3,630
- Ducks
- 7
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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