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Zahir Khan
- Born
- 20 December 1998
- Batting
- Left-handed
- Bowling
- Left-arm unorthodox spin
Zahir Khan is an Afghan cricketer whose international record includes Test cricket, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. His recorded date of birth is 20 December 1998. He bats left-handed and bowls left-arm unorthodox spin.
His Test debut came against Bangladesh on 5 September 2019. His T20I debut came against United Arab Emirates on 19 February 2023.
Contract categories & grades
Central Contract · 2025 · Jan-Jun · Grade B
- Test · Red BallGrade B
Career statistics
Records are dated snapshots. See each format’s source and update date below. A dash means the value is unavailable.
Batting
| Format | Matches | Runs | Highest | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 6 | 8 | 4* | 1.60 | — | — | — |
| ODI | 1 | – | – | – | — | – | – |
| T20I | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Format | Matches | Balls | Wickets | Best | Average | Economy | Strike rate | 5 wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 6 | 900 | 15 | 3/59 | 46.60 | — | — | — |
| ODI | 1 | 60 | 2 | 2/55 | 27.50 | — | — | 0 |
| T20I | 4 | 48 | 3 | 2/20 | 16.66 | — | — | — |
Statistics sources
Test · Historical snapshot · As of 6 June 2026 · Historical international records (Wikipedia; ESPNcricinfo references)
ODI · Historical snapshot · As of 20 June 2026 · Historical international records (Wikipedia; ESPNcricinfo references)
T20I · Historical snapshot · As of 19 February 2026 · Historical international records (Wikipedia; ESPNcricinfo references)