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Gulbadin Naib

Cricket player · Batting all-rounder · Afghanistan

Gulbadin Naib

Gulbadin Naib appears in 45 matches with a full FairPlay scorecard (7 Nov 2025 to 1 Nov 2026). 648 runs in 39 innings. 30 wickets from 76.3 overs. 213 matches in FairPlay's recorded career data.

Player profile

Country
Afghanistan
Role
Batting all-rounder
Batting
Right-hand bat
Bowling
Right-arm fast-medium
Born
16 Mar 1991 Age 35
Recorded matches
21399 internationals

Gulbadin Naib is a batting all-rounder from Afghanistan with 213 matches in FairPlay's recorded data, including 99 internationals (51 ODIs, 48 T20Is).

Batting: 3,279 runs across all recorded formats, with 0 hundreds and 15 fifties; the most runs came in T20 (league and domestic) cricket (1,443) and the highest recorded score is 80.

Bowling: 143 wickets in recorded matches, 66 of them in T20 (league and domestic) cricket, with 1 five-wicket haul.

Career figures by format

Summed over the seasons in FairPlay's data provider's records, mostly recent ones. Older seasons can be missing, so these totals may be lower than the official career record.

Gulbadin Naib: batting and bowling figures by format in FairPlay's recorded data
FormatMatInnsRunsHSAvgSR100/50WktsBowl avgEcon5w
ODI51497895118.7977.80/14637.045.731
T20I48416596920.59128.70/42320.837.350
T20 (league and domestic)95781,4438025.32138.80/66629.599.020
T1019173885529.85223.00/4841.2515.470

Avg is runs per dismissal; SR is runs per 100 balls; Bowl avg is runs per wicket; Econ is runs per over; 5w is five or more wickets in an innings.

Gulbadin Naib at a glance

FairPlay holds 45 complete scorecards featuring Gulbadin Naib, most recently for Afghanistan (T20 and shorter).

In those matches Gulbadin Naib batted 39 times for 648 runs at a strike rate of 165.73. The highest score was 63 off 35 balls against New Zealand.

With the ball: 30 wickets from 76.3 overs, an economy rate of 10.00. Best figures: 3 for 30 against Band-e-Amir Dragons.

How the 30 dismissals happened: caught 22, LBW 5, bowled 2, run out 1.

These matches were played at 13 different grounds.

Figures in FairPlay's scorecards

Batting
3996486321.60165.733/0
Bowling
3476.30765303/3010.00

Match by match

Newest first. Dates in India Standard Time. * means not out.

DateMatch
1 Nov 2026Australia v AfghanistanBat 17 (6) · Bowl 0/25 (1)
31 Oct 2026Afghanistan v ScotlandBat 51* (16) · Bowl 1/17 (1)
31 Oct 2026Oman v AfghanistanBat 21 (7) · Bowl 1/45 (2)
30 Oct 2026South Africa v AfghanistanBat 31 (10) · Bowl 1/24 (2)
15 Sept 2026Afghanistan v IndiaBat 10 (8) · Bowl –
13 Sept 2026Afghanistan v IndiaBat 2 (6) · Bowl –
2 Aug 2026Jaffna Kings v Dambulla SixersBat 20 (18) · Bowl –
29 Jul 2026Colombo Kaps v Dambulla SixersBat 33* (13) · Bowl 0/27 (2)
26 Jul 2026Galle Gallants v Dambulla SixersBat 15 (13) · Bowl 0/24 (2)
25 Jul 2026Dambulla Sixers v Colombo KapsBat 28 (13) · Bowl 1/15 (2)
22 Jul 2026Dambulla Sixers v Galle GallantsBat 20* (6) · Bowl 1/23 (3)
21 Jul 2026Dambulla Sixers v Kandy RoyalsBat 0 (1) · Bowl 0/14 (1)
19 Jul 2026Dambulla Sixers v Jaffna KingsBat 1 (5) · Bowl 0/18 (2)
18 Jul 2026Kandy Royals v Dambulla SixersBat 46* (23) · Bowl 2/19 (2)
15 Jul 2026Speen Ghar Tigers v Amo SharksBat – · Bowl 2/32 (3.3)
13 Jul 2026Amo Sharks v Mis Ainak KnightsBat 2 (6) · Bowl 0/26 (3)
12 Jul 2026Amo Sharks v Boost DefendersBat – · Bowl –
11 Jul 2026Speen Ghar Tigers v Amo SharksBat – · Bowl 3/37 (4)
6 Jul 2026Amo Sharks v Band-e-Amir DragonsBat 10 (8) · Bowl 0/11 (2)
5 Jul 2026Amo Sharks v Speen Ghar TigersBat 6 (5) · Bowl 1/39 (4)
4 Jul 2026Amo Sharks v Mis Ainak KnightsBat 32* (19) · Bowl 1/22 (2)
2 Jul 2026Boost Defenders v Amo SharksBat 2* (2) · Bowl 3/31 (4)
1 Jul 2026Amo Sharks v Band-e-Amir DragonsBat – · Bowl 3/30 (4)
19 Feb 2026Afghanistan v CanadaBat 1 (2) · Bowl –
16 Feb 2026Afghanistan v United Arab EmiratesBat 13 (12) · Bowl 0/8 (1)
11 Feb 2026Afghanistan v South AfricaBat 0 (2) · Bowl –
8 Feb 2026Afghanistan v New ZealandBat 63 (35) · Bowl –
4 Feb 2026Afghanistan v West IndiesBat 3 (5) · Bowl –
2 Feb 2026Afghanistan v ScotlandBat 3 (8) · Bowl 1/20 (2)
22 Jan 2026Afghanistan v West IndiesBat 7* (9) · Bowl 0/8 (1)
21 Jan 2026Afghanistan v West IndiesBat – · Bowl 0/15 (1)
19 Jan 2026Afghanistan v West IndiesBat – · Bowl 0/9 (1)
1 Jan 2026Dubai Capitals v Abu Dhabi Knight RidersBat 7 (10) · Bowl –
14 Dec 2025Desert Vipers v Dubai CapitalsBat 21 (20) · Bowl –
6 Dec 2025Dubai Capitals v Gulf GiantsBat 10 (15) · Bowl –
2 Dec 2025Dubai Capitals v Desert VipersBat 0 (1) · Bowl 1/28 (3)
29 Nov 2025Pokhara Avengers v Lumbini LionsBat 17 (11) · Bowl 1/20 (4)
27 Nov 2025Lumbini Lions v Sudurpaschim RoyalsBat 11 (9) · Bowl 0/27 (3)
25 Nov 2025Kathmandu Gurkhas v Lumbini LionsBat 11 (6) · Bowl 2/20 (3)
22 Nov 2025Karnali Yaks v Lumbini LionsBat 7 (9) · Bowl 0/25 (2)
20 Nov 2025Lumbini Lions v Chitwan RhinosBat 44* (24) · Bowl 2/33 (4)
9 Nov 2025Hong Kong v AfghanistanBat 4 (2) · Bowl 1/14 (1)
8 Nov 2025Afghanistan v KuwaitBat 7 (4) · Bowl 2/32 (2)
7 Nov 2025South Africa v AfghanistanBat 50* (12) · Bowl 0/8 (1)
7 Nov 2025Afghanistan v NepalBat 22 (10) · Bowl 0/19 (1)

Afghanistan's next match

Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, Test Series, 5 Nov 2026 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

The playing XI is named at the toss, so this does not mean Gulbadin Naib has been selected.

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