Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Afghanistan • Right Handed Bat
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
63 Mat
1657 Runs
135.48 S/R
26.30 Avg
100 H/S

Personal Information

Full Name Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Date of Birth November 28, 2001
Age 22 Years
Nationality Afghanistan
Birth Place Afghanistan
Height 5ft 8 inch
Current Team(s)
Role WK-Batsman/Right Handed Bat/Right-arm medium
Batting Style Right hand Bat
Bowling Style Wicketkeeper
Debut September 14, 2019
Jersey No. 21
Family Unknown

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
BAN vs AFG 101 120 5 7 84.17 0 0 0 0
BAN vs AFG 2 8 0 0 25.00 0 0 0 0
AFG vs BAN 5 7 1 0 71.43 0 0 0 0
GAW vs SLK 0 2 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0
BR vs GAW 40 18 2 4 222.22 0 0 0 0

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 45 45 1668 1879 1 37.90 88.77 7 6 151 154 60 22 2
TESTs 1 2 51 105 0 25.50 48.57 0 0 46 4 2 2 0
T20Is 63 63 1657 1223 0 26.30 135.48 1 10 100 125 95 35 4
T20s 198 190 4737 3219 4 25.46 147.15 2 30 121 377 306 110 15
LISTAs 75 71 2573 2794 5 38.98 92.09 10 9 151 235 100 53 7
FIRSTCLASS 13 21 992 1405 0 47.23 70.60 1 7 153 113 34 18 5
T10s 41 42 992 508 3 25.44 195.28 0 6 70 82 79 25 3

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TESTs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T20Is 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T20s 198 1 0.3 9 0 0 18.00 0 0 0
LISTAs 75 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T10s 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rahmanullah Gurbaz News

3 reasons why KKR must buy back Rahmanullah Gurbaz in IPL 2025 auction 3 reasons why KKR must buy back Rahmanullah Gurbaz in IPL 2025 auction
3 reasons why KKR must buy back Rahmanullah Gurbaz in IPL 2025 auction
[Watch] Rahmanullah Gurbaz kisses his helmet badge, does sajda as teammates give him standing ovation on his 100 in AFG vs BAN ODI series decider [Watch] Rahmanullah Gurbaz kisses his helmet badge, does sajda as teammates give him standing ovation on his 100 in AFG vs BAN ODI series decider
[Watch] Rahmanullah Gurbaz kisses his helmet badge, does sajda as teammates give him standing ovation on his 100 in AFG vs BAN ODI series decider
3 players who led Afghanistan to historic ODI series win vs South Africa ft. Rashid Khan 3 players who led Afghanistan to historic ODI series win vs South Africa ft. Rashid Khan
3 players who led Afghanistan to historic ODI series win vs South Africa ft. Rashid Khan
"Don’t ever dare to call them associate nation" - Fans react as Afghanistan secure a dominating ODI series win against South Africa "Don’t ever dare to call them associate nation" - Fans react as Afghanistan secure a dominating ODI series win against South Africa
"Don’t ever dare to call them associate nation" - Fans react as Afghanistan secure a dominating ODI series win against South Africa
[Watch] Afghanistan clinch historic ODI series victory over South Africa, win 2nd ODI by 177 runs [Watch] Afghanistan clinch historic ODI series victory over South Africa, win 2nd ODI by 177 runs
[Watch] Afghanistan clinch historic ODI series victory over South Africa, win 2nd ODI by 177 runs

Rahmanullah Gurbaz Videos

Pakistan को मिली लगातार तीसरी हार... Semi-Final की रेस से हुआ बाहर! | World Cup 2023
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Pakistan को मिली लगातार तीसरी हार... Semi-Final की रेस से हुआ बाहर! | World Cup 2023
World Cup के लिए क्या है Afghanistan की ताकत और कमजोरी? World Cup 2023
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World Cup के लिए क्या है Afghanistan की ताकत और कमजोरी? World Cup 2023
KKR के खिलाड़ी Rahmanullah Gurbaz ने किया कमाल... Bangladesh के खिलाफ रचा इतिहास | BAN VS AGF
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KKR के खिलाड़ी Rahmanullah Gurbaz ने किया कमाल... Bangladesh के खिलाफ रचा इतिहास | BAN VS AGF
अफ़ग़ानिस्तानी गुरबाज़ ने tweet कर dhoni को बोला thanks, धोनी ने गिफ्ट की अपनी jersey | Haris Rauf
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अफ़ग़ानिस्तानी गुरबाज़ ने tweet कर dhoni को बोला thanks, धोनी ने गिफ्ट की अपनी jersey | Haris Rauf
Vijay Shankar-David Miller ने Gujarat Titans को Points Table में नंबर-1 बनाया, कोलकाता को उनके घर पर हराया | KKR VS GT | IPL 2023
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Vijay Shankar-David Miller ने Gujarat Titans को Points Table में नंबर-1 बनाया, कोलकाता को उनके घर पर हराया | KKR VS GT | IPL 2023

Rahmanullah Gurbaz: A Brief Biography

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

Born on November 28, 2001, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz is an opening wicketkeeper-batter who plays for the Afghanistan cricket team at the international level. He is a right-handed bat and spearheads the Afghan batting line-up's attacking style of play.

Gurbaz has taken over the reigns of veteran Afghanistani wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Shahzad, both in terms of the role as well as the style of play he follows.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz - Along the Years

YearAgeAchievement
201715Made List-A debut for Afghanistan A
201715Made T20 debut for Mis Ainak Knights
201816 Made First-class debut for Mis Ainak Region
201816Played in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
201917Made T20I debut against Zimbabwe
202119Made ODI debut against Ireland
202119Scored maiden ODI century on debut
202119Played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021
202220Named as a replacement for Jason Roy in Gujarat Titans
202220Played in the ACC Asia Cup 2022
202220Played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022
202321Traded to Kolkata Knight Riders
202321Made IPL debut against Punjab Kings
202321Played in the ACC Asia Cup 2023
202321Played in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
202322Scored maiden T20I century against the United Arab Emirates
202422Made Test debut against Ireland
202422Selected for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024

Rahmanullah Gurbaz Records

  • Leading run-scorer in the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup 2018 (117)

  • First Afghanistani to score a century on ODI debut

  • Fastest Afghanistani batter to score 1,000 ODI runs (19 innings)

  • Joint-third fastest batter to score 5 centuries in ODIs (19 innings)

  • First Afghanistan batter to score a half-century in IPL

  • First wicketkeeper-batter to score 150 or more against Pakistan in an ODI

  • Highest individual score by an Afghanistani against Pakistan in ODIs (151)

  • First Afghanistani to score a century against Pakistan in ODIs

  • Third Afghanistani to score a T20I century

Rahmanullah Gurbaz Career

Rahmanullah Gurbaz has had a stellar start to his professional career at such a young age. With match-winning ability and wicket-keeping skills, he is a bright prospect for whichever team he represents.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz Domestic Career

Rahmanullah Gurbaz made his List-A debut for Afghanistan A against Zimbabwe A on January 27, 2017 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Although he kept the wickets, he did not get an opportunity to bat. Gurbaz made his First-Class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the Ahmad Shah Abdali tournament in 2018. He scored 14 off 46 balls and the match ended in a draw.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz IPL Career

Rahmanullah Gurbaz came into the IPL fray as a replacement for Jason Roy to represent the Gujarat Titans. However, he did not get to play for the Titans in what turned out to be a title-winning campaign in their debut season.

Before the IPL 2023 auction, Gurbaz was traded to the Kolkata Knight Riders and he made his IPL debut against the Punjab Kings in IPL 2023 as he donned the gloves for the Knight Riders. He became the first Afghanistani batter to score a half-century in the IPL as he scored 57 off 44 balls against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The wicketkeeper-batter scored his career-best score against his former side Gujarat Titans as he smashed 81 off just 39 balls at an explosive strike rate of 207.69, although his knock went in vain as the Titans cruised to victory by 7 wickets.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz International Career

Rahmanullah Gurbaz has become a vital cog in Afghanistan’s top order within a short span of his young career and will be looking to make it big for his nation.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz ODI Career

Rahmanullah Gurbaz made his ODI debut against Ireland in Abu Dhabi on January 21, 2021. He immediately set the stage on fire as he became the first Afghanistan batter to register a century on his ODI debut and was adjudged the ‘Player of the Match’ for scoring a run-a-ball 127 and effecting 2 stumpings.

Gurbaz was drafted into the 15-member squad for the ACC Asia Cup 2023 in Sri Lanka and the ICC Cricket World Cup held in India. He was pivotal in Afghanistan upsetting few big teams in the league stage of the Cricket World Cup and scored a total of 280 runs in 9 innings at an average of 31.11, including a highest score of 80 off just 57 balls against the defending champions England, which was cheekily termed as ‘GurBazBall’ by fans and a breezy 65 off 53 balls against neighbors Pakistan.

As of May 2024, Gurbaz has amassed 1467 runs in 40 matches at a healthy average of 37.61. He has scored 5 half-centuries and 6 centuries, including a record-breaking career-best of 151 against Pakistan.

Afghanistan v Pakistan - DP World Asia Cup
Afghanistan v Pakistan - DP World Asia Cup (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz Test Career

Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been an asset for the Afghanistani white-ball set-up and has played only a solitary Test in his international career. He made his Test debut in the one-off Test against Ireland held in Abu Dhabi in early 2024 and scored 51 runs in the match.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz T20I Career

Rahmanullah Gurbaz made his international debut in a T20I against Zimbabwe in a tri-series in Mirpur on September 14, 2019. He impressed with a quickfire knock of 43 off just 24 balls and aided in Afghanistan winning by a solid margin of 28 runs.

Gurbaz was selected for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 held in the United Arab Emirates but did not have a great outing with the bat. He featured in the ACC Asia Cup 2022, wherein he was the second-highest run-scorer for Afghanistan. He scored 152 runs in 5 innings, including 84 runs off 45 balls against Sri Lanka, where he was adjudged the ‘Player of the Match’ despite scoring in a losing cause.

Gurbaz was selected for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 held in Australia but once again could not create an impact with the bat as Afghanistan crashed out of the group stage. The 22-year-old has been included in Afghanistan’s provisional squad as a wicketkeeper-batter for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and will be looking to make a mark in the mega event.

Gurbaz’s only T20I century came against the United Arab Emirates in December 2023, when he smashed 100 off just 52 deliveries and helped Afghanistan win by a comprehensive margin of 72 runs.

Afghanistan v Scotland - ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021
Afghanistan v Scotland - ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz Under-19 Career

Rahmanullah Gurbaz featured in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018 and was the leading run-scorer for Afghanistan in the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup 2018, amassing 117 runs in 4 matches.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s Family

Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s father is a retired school principal while his mother is a homemaker. He has a brother named Afsar Ali Saadat.

FAQs on Rahmanullah Gurbaz

A. Rahamalullah Gurbaz made IPL debut for the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023.

A. Rahmanullah Gurbaz has played in four ICC tournaments. He represented Afghanistan in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2018, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, ICC T20 World Cup 2021 and 2022, and is all set to play in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

A. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored a century on his ODI debut against Ireland on January 21, 2021.

A. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 151 runs against Pakistan in an ODI, becoming the first wicketkeeper-batter to score 150+ runs in an ODI against Pakistan.

A. Rahmanullah Gurbaz played for the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024.

A. Rahmanullah Gurbaz has effected a total of 59 dismissals in international cricket, including 53 catches and 6 stumpings.