Afghanistan Players are always in high demand for T20 competitions. However, in LPL 2024, there are 8 Afghan Cricketers are featuring comparing to 3 in past season. Check below the details of Afghanistan Players in Lanka Premier League 2024.
Afghanistan Players in Lanka Premier League 2024
8 Afghanistan Players will seen in action during the LPL 2024. Although players are picked well before the T20 World Cup 2024 but the performance of Afghanistan players in WT20 will certainly increase the price tag in other leagues.
List of Afghanistani Cricketers in LPL 2024
| Players | LPL Team |
| Alaah Ghazanfar | Colombo Strikers |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | Jaffna Kings |
| Hazratullah Zazai | Dambulla Sixers |
| Ibrahim Zadran | Dambulla Sixers |
| Karim Jannat | Dambulla Sixers |
| Mujeeb ur Rahman | Galle Marvels |
| Noor Ahmed | Jaffna Kings |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Colombo Strikers |
Galle Marvels Afghanistan Players
A real globe trotter Mujeeb-ur-Rahman already featured in more than 240 T20 games across various leagues. He is maintaining exceptional economy rate of under 7 runs per over and his ability to bowl with the new ball make him a captain’s delight. He has more than 250 wickets in his T20 career.
Afghanistan Players in Jaffna Kings
Noor Ahmed is another scintillating talented spinner from Afghanistan, still not passed his teen 19 year old has played 99 T20 games in best T20 leagues. The left arm wrist spinner was roped in by Jaffna Kings for his variation. He has taken almost taken a wicket match in his career so far with an economy of under 7.5 runs per over.
All rounder Azmat Ullah OMarzai will also represent Jaffna in LPL 2024. A captain’s delight can hit the ball hard as he is maintaining batting strike rate of 128 in 95 T20 matches and also taken 85 wickets with his medium fast bowling.
Afghanistan Players in Colombo Strikers
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the wicket-keeper batter from Afghanistan, will be a part of Colombo for LPL 2024 edition. Gurbaz averages just 25 in the T20 format but maintaining strike rate of 146 runs at the top of the order. And thats why he is part of many T20 teams in global circuit. He has amassed more than 4300 runs in 176 games.
Alaah Ghazanfar is another Afghan spinner that got picket on potential rather than record. Just 16 years old he has only played 3 T20 games while offering his off spin bowling services.
Afghan Crickets in Dambulla Sixers
Trio of Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zardan and Karm Jannat will be part of Dambulla franchise in Lanka Premier League 2024 edition. First two are the opening batters whereas Karim Jannat is a bowling all-rounder with a T20 century under his belt.
Zazai is an explosive batter but lost his mojo after an explosive entry into the international level. This will be a chance for him to bring back his lost reputation. Ibrahim Zardan is still establishing himself at top level but can be a great pick.
