| Name | Yamin Ahmadzai |
| Date of Birth | 25-07-1992 |
| Age | 34 |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Player Status | Available |
| Playing Role | Bowler (Seam) |
| Bowling Style | RA Fast Medium |
| Batting Style | RH Lower Order Bat |
| Entry Route (US/CAN) | |
| Major Teams | Afghanistan, Afghanistan A, Speen Ghar Region, Amo Sharks, Pamir Legends, Speen Ghar Tigers, Maiwand Defenders, Maiwand Champions, Paktia Royals, Mis Ainak Knights |
Yamin Ahmadzai has been part of Afghanistan's fast-bowling stocks for over a decade now, and at 34 he's still very much in the frame at international level.
Ahmadzai came through Afghanistan's age-group system and was picked for the Under-19 World Cup squad back in 2010 — a group that produced a fair chunk of the current national side. He bats right-handed but makes his living with the ball, a right-arm medium-fast bowler who idolised Mohammad Asif growing up, and it shows in a skiddy, hit-the-deck style that's given him success across formats.
His senior international career began in late 2015 — a T20I debut against Oman that November, followed by an ODI debut against Zimbabwe a month later — but the defining moment of his career came on 14 June 2018, when he was one of the eleven Afghans who walked out for the country's first-ever Test match, against India in Bengaluru. Ahmadzai had the honour of taking Afghanistan's first-ever Test wicket, removing Shikhar Dhawan shortly after lunch on day one, and finished that innings with 3 for 51 as India piled up 474. It's the kind of line that belongs in any conversation about him — a genuine piece of Afghan cricket history, not just a personal milestone. He kept his place in the Test picture into 2019, named in the squad for the away Test against Ireland, and remains part of the senior setup now: he was included in Afghanistan's squad for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in October 2025 under Hashmatullah Shahidi, which says plenty about how highly he's still regarded as a Test option.
Domestically, he's had an interesting and varied road. He's played first-class cricket outside Afghanistan too, turning out for Habib Bank Limited in Pakistan's Quaid-e-Azam Trophy — not a common route for an Afghan international, and a nod to how well-travelled and adaptable he is as a bowler. More recently, he was a key wicket-taker for Maiwand Champions in the 2024/25 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-Day Tournament, Afghanistan's premier first-class competition, finishing among the tournament's leading wicket-takers with 36 scalps — proof his pace and control still trouble the best domestic batters. In white-ball franchise cricket he's turned out for Amo Sharks in the Shpageeza (Kabul Premier) League, a side that has won back-to-back titles, and he remains a regular fixture in that setup. In 2026, playing for Speen Ghar Region, he topped the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament wicket-charts (15 wickets at 13.86), and was amongst the chart-toppers in Afghanistan's Shpageeza T20 Tournament (12 wickets at 21.91).
The numbers back up the eye test. In Tests he's played 7 matches for 16 wickets at 28.12, with a best of 3 for 41 in an innings and 6 for 93 in a match — tidy, disciplined figures at the highest level. His ODI record stands at 9 matches and 7 wickets at 43.42, best of 2 for 34, while in T20Is he's taken 5 wickets from just 2 appearances at an excellent average of 13.00, including a best of 3 for 34. His first-class career average of 21.49 (economy 3.14, strike rate 41.0) is genuinely outstanding for a seam bowler across a long career, and he averages 28.64 in List A cricket with an economy of 5.12.
There are no overseas stats available for this player.
| Name | Yamin Ahmadzai |
| Date of Birth | 25-07-1992 |
| Age | 34 |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Playing Role | Bowler (Seam) |
| Player Status | |
| Bowling Style | RA Fast Medium |
| Batting Style | RH Lower Order Bat |
| Entry Route (US/CAN) | |
| Major Teams | Afghanistan, Afghanistan A, Speen Ghar Region, Amo Sharks, Pamir Legends, Speen Ghar Tigers, Maiwand Defenders, Maiwand Champions, Paktia Royals, Mis Ainak Knights |
Yamin Ahmadzai has been part of Afghanistan's fast-bowling stocks for over a decade now, and at 34 he's still very much in the frame at international level.
Ahmadzai came through Afghanistan's age-group system and was picked for the Under-19 World Cup squad back in 2010 — a group that produced a fair chunk of the current national side. He bats right-handed but makes his living with the ball, a right-arm medium-fast bowler who idolised Mohammad Asif growing up, and it shows in a skiddy, hit-the-deck style that's given him success across formats.
His senior international career began in late 2015 — a T20I debut against Oman that November, followed by an ODI debut against Zimbabwe a month later — but the defining moment of his career came on 14 June 2018, when he was one of the eleven Afghans who walked out for the country's first-ever Test match, against India in Bengaluru. Ahmadzai had the honour of taking Afghanistan's first-ever Test wicket, removing Shikhar Dhawan shortly after lunch on day one, and finished that innings with 3 for 51 as India piled up 474. It's the kind of line that belongs in any conversation about him — a genuine piece of Afghan cricket history, not just a personal milestone. He kept his place in the Test picture into 2019, named in the squad for the away Test against Ireland, and remains part of the senior setup now: he was included in Afghanistan's squad for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in October 2025 under Hashmatullah Shahidi, which says plenty about how highly he's still regarded as a Test option.
Domestically, he's had an interesting and varied road. He's played first-class cricket outside Afghanistan too, turning out for Habib Bank Limited in Pakistan's Quaid-e-Azam Trophy — not a common route for an Afghan international, and a nod to how well-travelled and adaptable he is as a bowler. More recently, he was a key wicket-taker for Maiwand Champions in the 2024/25 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-Day Tournament, Afghanistan's premier first-class competition, finishing among the tournament's leading wicket-takers with 36 scalps — proof his pace and control still trouble the best domestic batters. In white-ball franchise cricket he's turned out for Amo Sharks in the Shpageeza (Kabul Premier) League, a side that has won back-to-back titles, and he remains a regular fixture in that setup. In 2026, playing for Speen Ghar Region, he topped the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament wicket-charts (15 wickets at 13.86), and was amongst the chart-toppers in Afghanistan's Shpageeza T20 Tournament (12 wickets at 21.91).
The numbers back up the eye test. In Tests he's played 7 matches for 16 wickets at 28.12, with a best of 3 for 41 in an innings and 6 for 93 in a match — tidy, disciplined figures at the highest level. His ODI record stands at 9 matches and 7 wickets at 43.42, best of 2 for 34, while in T20Is he's taken 5 wickets from just 2 appearances at an excellent average of 13.00, including a best of 3 for 34. His first-class career average of 21.49 (economy 3.14, strike rate 41.0) is genuinely outstanding for a seam bowler across a long career, and he averages 28.64 in List A cricket with an economy of 5.12.
There are no overseas stats available for this player.