Rahmat Shah


 Rahmat Shah Zurmatai (Pashtoرحمت شاه زرمتی; born 6 July 1993) is an Afghan cricketer who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional leg break bowler.[1] He made his international debut in an ODI against Scotland in March 2013.[2] He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match, against India, in June 2018. In September 2019, in the one-off Test between Afghanistan and Bangladesh, Rahmat scored Afghanistan's first century in Test cricket.




Personal information
Full name
Rahmat Shah Zurmatai
Born6 July 1993 (age 31)
ZurmatPaktia, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 8)14 June 2018 v India
Last Test2 January 2025 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 29)6 March 2013 v Scotland
Last ODI21 December 2024 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.8
Only T20I (cap 54)11 January 2024 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013Afghan Cheetahs
2013/14–2014/15Mohammedan Sporting Club
2017Mis Ainak Region
Career statistics
CompetitionTestODIFCLA
Matches1012029184
Runs scored8123,8691,8296,143
Batting average42.7335.1742.5337.68
100s/50s2/55/304/1110/43
Top score234114234114
Balls bowled845439501,836
Wickets1151760
Bowling average53.0035.4629.2928.60
5 wickets in innings0102
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling1/345/323/305/32
Catches/stumpings8/–27/–19/–

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