Afghanistan has been one of the best Asian teams in the shortest format of the game in recent times. They reached the semi-final of the last edition of the T20 World Cup after beating teams like New Zealand, Australia, and Bangladesh.
The team is currently ranked in ninth place in ICC rankings and defeated Pakistan in a game in the recently concluded tri-series that involved the UAE. Since the T20 World Cup last year, Afghanistan have won five out of eight T20I games. These wins have come against Zimbabwe, Pakistan, and the UAE.
Here are 3 Afghanistan players to watch out for in the Asia Cup 2025:
1. Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan has taken a total of 23 matches in the Asia Cup (both ODI and T20I) at an average of 21.86, an economy of 5.17, and a strike rate of 25.3. He is the leading wicket-taker in T20Is with 170 wickets to his name in 100 games at an average of 13.74. No bowler has taken more wickets in T20Is than Rashid in the UAE, and hence, he will be one of the most important players for Afghanistan in this multi-team tournament.
2. Ibrahim Zadran
Ibrahim Zadran has been one of the most consistent batters for Afghanistan in this format in the last few years. Since 2022, no batter has scored more runs for Afghanistan than him. He has made a total of 1299 runs at an average of 30.20 and a strike rate of 110.45 in T20Is.
3. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Rahmanullah Gurbaz is the other batter apart from Ibrahim who has scored tons of runs for Afghanistan in the last few years. They are the only two batters who have made over 1000 runs for Afghanistan since 2022. He has made 1781 runs in 71 matches for Afghanistan in T20Is at an average of 25.08 and a strike rate of 132.71. Gurbaz is one of the three batters who have scored a century for Afghanistan in T20Is.
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