Azmatullah Omarzai
85Afghanistan · AR · 2021 to 2026
BATTING
- Matches
- 48
- Innings
- 40
- Runs
- 1254
- Average
- 40.45
- Strike rate
- 98.5
- High score
- 149*
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 9
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 52
- Average
- 28.28
- Economy
- 5.57
- Strike rate
- 30.4
- Best figures
- 5/58
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 8 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 3
CAREER IN BRIEF
Azmatullah Omarzai played 27 ODIs for Afghanistan in CricArcade's archive, from 2021 to 2024. The first came against Ireland at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, with a score of 2, and the last against Ireland at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 2024.
The highest score in the archive is 149 not out from 115 balls against Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2024, in a defeat. The best bowling is 3 for 56 against Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2024. In all: 1 hundred, 5 fifties.
The most runs came against Sri Lanka: 307 runs at 102.3 in 6 ODIs. Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 5 ODIs and 67 runs at 22.3. Afghanistan won 15 of the ODIs Azmatullah Omarzai played and lost 12.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 27 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149* | 115 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2024 | Lost |
| 97* | 107 | South Africa | Narendra Modi Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
| 73* | 63 | Sri Lanka | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 2023 | Won |
| 62 | 69 | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
| 56 | 71 | Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/56 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2024 | Lost |
| 2/47 | 10 | Ireland | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2024 | Won |
| 2/52 | 7 | Australia | Wankhede Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
| 2/56 | 7 | New Zealand | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
| 1/9 | 2 | Bangladesh | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 6 | 89 | 22.25 | 0/1 | 3 | 51.67 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 307 | 102.33 | 1/2 | 5 | 52.00 |
| Ireland | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0/0 | 2 | 42.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 9 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 33.00 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 46 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 34.00 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 16 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 62.00 |
| Australia | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 26.00 |
| England | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| India | 1 | 62 | 62.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 28.00 |
| South Africa | 1 | 97 | – | 0/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 14 | 372 | 46.50 | 1/3 | 8 | 58.63 |
| Neutral | 13 | 347 | 49.57 | 0/2 | 10 | 35.50 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 5 | 67 | 22.33 | 0/1 | 2 | 73.00 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 3 | 206 | 103.00 | 1/1 | 3 | 46.67 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 3 | 44 | 44.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 95.00 |
| Harare Sports Club | 3 | 9 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 33.00 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2 | 81 | 40.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2 | 27 | 27.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 35.33 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Ireland, 2021 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Ireland, 2024 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 24 March 2000
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,273
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
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