Gulbadin Naib
84Afghanistan · AR · 2011 to 2025
BATTING
- Matches
- 89
- Innings
- 78
- Runs
- 1332
- Average
- 19.88
- Strike rate
- 75.38
- High score
- 82*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 5
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 74
- Average
- 36.16
- Economy
- 5.56
- Strike rate
- 38.9
- Best figures
- 6/43
- 4w / 5w
- 3 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 28 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 3
CAREER IN BRIEF
Gulbadin Naib played 82 ODIs for Afghanistan in CricArcade's archive, from 2011 to 2024. The first came against Canada at Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, with a score of 0, and the last against Ireland at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 2024.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 1,041 runs at 21.7 in 65 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 82 not out from 68 balls against Zimbabwe at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 2016, in a match Afghanistan won. The best bowling is 6 for 43 against Ireland at Civil Service Cricket Club in 2019.
In all: 5 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. The most runs came against Ireland: 351 runs at 18.5 in 23 ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 14 ODIs and 176 runs at 25.1. Gulbadin Naib captained Afghanistan in 12 ODIs, winning 2 and losing 10. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. Afghanistan won 38 of the ODIs Gulbadin Naib played and lost 40.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 82 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82* | 68 | Zimbabwe | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2016 | Won |
| 74* | 97 | United Arab Emirates | Old Hararians | 2018 | Won |
| 64 | 98 | Ireland | Civil Service Cricket Club | 2018 | Won |
| 51 | 76 | Ireland | Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground | 2017 | Lost |
| 51 | 73 | West Indies | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | 2017 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/43 | 9.2 | Ireland | Civil Service Cricket Club | 2019 | Won |
| 4/27 | 6 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2017 | Lost |
| 4/31 | 9 | Scotland | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2013 | Won |
| 4/60 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Gaddafi Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
| 3/34 | 8 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2022 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 351 | 18.47 | 0/2 | 21 | 33.90 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 174 | 24.86 | 0/1 | 11 | 27.45 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 121 | 13.44 | 0/0 | 10 | 33.70 |
| Scotland | 7 | 32 | 10.67 | 0/0 | 10 | 23.70 |
| West Indies | 7 | 138 | 27.60 | 0/1 | 5 | 26.20 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 121 | 40.33 | 0/0 | 5 | 50.40 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 19 | 6.33 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 4 | 32 | 10.67 | 0/0 | 3 | 56.67 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 102 | 51.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 84.00 |
| Australia | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 50.00 |
| India | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 46.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| England | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 22.67 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 29.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 30 | 453 | 18.88 | 0/2 | 33 | 27.00 |
| Neutral | 52 | 778 | 20.47 | 0/3 | 40 | 42.70 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65 | 1,041 | 21.69 | 0/5 | 59 | 33.36 |
| 2020s | 17 | 190 | 13.57 | 0/0 | 14 | 45.07 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 14 | 176 | 25.14 | 0/1 | 9 | 39.22 |
| Harare Sports Club | 8 | 107 | 13.38 | 0/0 | 10 | 16.20 |
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 8 | 94 | 23.50 | 0/0 | 8 | 40.25 |
| Civil Service Cricket Club | 6 | 96 | 19.20 | 0/1 | 10 | 20.30 |
| Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground | 5 | 60 | 15.00 | 0/1 | 3 | 65.33 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0/0 | 3 | 63.67 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Canada, 2011 at Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
- Latest in the archive: v Ireland, 2024 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 4 June 1991
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,767
- Ducks
- 7
- Four-wicket hauls
- 3
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