Azmatullah Omarzai

Who is Azmatullah Omarzai?

Azmatullah Omarzai has become one of Afghanistan's most valuable white-ball players. He started as a promising seam-bowling all-rounder and has grown into a regular in both the ODI and T20I sides, with franchise contracts following.

He bowls seam at a lively pace, can swing the new ball and also bowls through the middle and at the death. With the bat he is a clean striker who can finish an innings or rebuild after early wickets, which gives Afghanistan rare balance as a genuine pace-bowling all-rounder.

He captains Akcel United Kabul, where Johnson Charles is the Platinum pick and Fazalhaq Farooqi leads the pace attack. Omarzai's overs and lower-middle-order hitting make him one of the most complete players in the league.

Azmatullah has played 74 T20 internationals, 49 ODIs and 2 Tests for Afghanistan. In T20 internationals he has 1,122 T20I runs at a strike rate of 134.37 and 64 T20I wickets at an economy of 8.53.

Azmatullah Omarzai's role at Akcel United Kabul

Azmatullah is the captain and Afghan Icon of Akcel United Kabul. Each franchise was built around one Afghan Icon, so the team's plans start with him: he leads on the field, and the draft picks around him were made to fit his side. Other all-rounders in the squad include D'Arcy Short, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Shamim Hossain and Abdul Rahman Rahmani.

T20 record explained

With the bat, Azmatullah scores at a strike rate of 136.22 in T20 cricket, which is attacking by T20 standards, and averages 20.66. He has hit 119 sixes and 136 fours, about one six every 1.2 innings. His best is 62, with 0 hundreds and 3 fifties.

With the ball, Azmatullah has taken 169 T20 wickets at an average of 25.21 and an economy rate of 8.4, which is about par for the format. He strikes once every 17.9 balls, has 6 four-wicket and 0 five-wicket hauls, and his best figures are 4/9. He bowls right arm medium fast.

Azmatullah Omarzai batting stats

Azmatullah Omarzai bowling stats

"All T20s" covers T20 internationals plus domestic and franchise T20 cricket. Stats from EntitySport, refreshed daily.

How UAE conditions suit him

UAE pitches can be slow, so pace bowlers rely on early swing with the new ball, cutters and change of pace. Most APL games start at 7:30 PM GST, and dew later in the evening can help batting sides chase, which puts extra value on accurate death bowling.

Akcel United Kabul fixtures

Where to watch Azmatullah Omarzai in the league stage (tentative, times in GST). Full dates on the APL 2026-27 schedule.

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue
3	Tue, 29 Dec, 7:30 PM	Team PaktiaPAK	Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
5	Thu, 31 Dec, 7:30 PM	Nangarhar CosmicNAN	Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
7	Fri, 1 Jan, 7:30 PM	Team BalkhBAL	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
9	Sat, 2 Jan, 7:30 PM	Kandahar WarriorsKAN	Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
13	Wed, 6 Jan, 7:30 PM	Team PaktiaPAK	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
15	Fri, 8 Jan, 3:30 PM	Nangarhar CosmicNAN	Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
17	Sat, 9 Jan, 3:30 PM	Kandahar WarriorsKAN	Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
19	Sun, 10 Jan, 7:30 PM	Team BalkhBAL	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

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Last updated 13 November 2026