Ibrahim Zadran

Who is Ibrahim Zadran?

Ibrahim Zadran is one of Afghanistan's most dependable top-order batters. He came through the Afghan age-group system, played at the Under-19 level, and established himself in the senior side across all three formats.

He is a classical batter by Afghan standards: he likes to bat time, rotate the strike and then accelerate once he is set. That has made him the anchor around whom more aggressive hitters can play. He has made big hundreds for Afghanistan in ICC tournaments, including a record score for an Afghan batter at an ODI World Cup.

As captain of Team Balkh he leads a side with Moeen Ali as its Platinum signing. His job with the bat is to give the innings a stable base so that the hitters around him can attack.

Ibrahim has played 73 T20 internationals, 47 ODIs and 8 Tests for Afghanistan. In T20 internationals he has 2,005 T20I runs at a strike rate of 115.16.

Ibrahim Zadran's role at Team Balkh

Ibrahim is the captain and Afghan Icon of Team Balkh. 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 batters in the squad include Sediqullah Atal, Muhammad Waseem and Azizullah Miakhil.

T20 record explained

With the bat, Ibrahim scores at a strike rate of 121.24 in T20 cricket, which is steady by T20 standards, and averages 32.58. He has hit 111 sixes and 364 fours, about one six every 1.2 innings. His best is 101, with 1 hundred and 31 fifties.

With the ball, Ibrahim has taken 6 T20 wickets at an average of 44.33 and an economy rate of 8.72, which is on the expensive side, the cost of attacking for wickets for the format. He strikes once every 30.5 balls and his best figures are 3/42. He bowls right arm medium fast.

Ibrahim Zadran batting stats

Ibrahim Zadran 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.

Team Balkh fixtures

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

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue
1	Sun, 27 Dec, 7:30 PM	Team PaktiaPAK	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
4	Wed, 30 Dec, 7:30 PM	Kandahar WarriorsKAN	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
7	Fri, 1 Jan, 7:30 PM	Akcel United KabulKAB	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
8	Sat, 2 Jan, 3:30 PM	Nangarhar CosmicNAN	Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
11	Mon, 4 Jan, 7:30 PM	Team PaktiaPAK	Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
14	Thu, 7 Jan, 7:30 PM	Kandahar WarriorsKAN	Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
18	Sat, 9 Jan, 7:30 PM	Nangarhar CosmicNAN	Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
19	Sun, 10 Jan, 7:30 PM	Akcel United KabulKAB	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

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Last updated 13 November 2026