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40-year-old Nabi will be in action for Afghanistan against Hong Kong on Tuesday, September 9, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Mohammad Nabi is on the cusp of creating history. (Picture Credit: AFP)
The first match of the 2025 edition of the Asia Cup will be played between Afghanistan and Hong Kong at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, September 9. In the 20-over match scheduled to start at 8:00 PM IST, legendary Afghanistani all-rounder and former captain Mohammad Nabi will have a chance to create history. If the 40-year-old manages to score at least 51 runs, then he will become the first player from Afghanistan to score 6000 runs in international cricket.
As of now, Nabi has 5949 runs to his credit in 312 matches. He has scored 33 runs in three Tests, 3667 runs in 173 ODIs and 2249 runs in 136 T20I matches. Nabi is Afghanistan’s highest run-getter in T20Is and second-leading run scorer in the 50-over format of the game.
Most runs for Afghanistan in international cricket
| PLAYER | MATCHES | RUNS | BEST SCORE | AVERAGE | 100/50 | 4/6s |
| Mohammad Nabi | 312 | 5949 | 136 | 24.48 | 2/23 | 402/223 |
| Rahmat Shah | 135 | 4948 | 234 | 36.65 | 8/36 | 461/46 |
| Mohammad Shahzad | 159 | 4844 | 131* | 31.25 | 7/26 | 564/132 |
| Asghar Afghan | 195 | 4246 | 164 | 24.83 | 2/19 | 287/145 |
| Najibullah Zadran | 199 | 3890 | 104* | 29.24 | 1/23 | 304/165 |
Mohammad Nabi’s record in international cricket for Afghanistan
| Tests | ODIs | T20Is | |
| MATCHES | 3 | 173 | 136 |
| INNINGS | 6 | 151 | 127 |
| RUNS | 33 | 3667 | 2249 |
| AVERAGE | 5.50 | 27.16 | 22.04 |
| STRIKE RATE | 48.52 | 87.39 | 135.23 |
| BEST SCORE | 24 | 136 | 89 |
| 100/50 | 0/0 | 2/17 | 0/6 |
| 4/6s | 4/1 | 241/113 | 157/109 |
| WICKETS | 8 | 176 | 101 |
| BEST FIGURES | 3/36 | 5/17 | 4/10 |
| 5-WICKET HAULS | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CATCHES | 2 | 83 | 74 |
In the T20I format of the Asia Cup, he has scored 51 runs in seven innings of eight matches played so far across two editions and picked up seven wickets.
Apart from Nabi, his captain Rashid Khan will also have a chance to enter his name in the record books by becoming the highest wicket-taker in the T20I format of the Asia Cup. Rashid, who is the highest wicket-taker in T20Is, has picked up 11 wickets in eight Asia Cup T20I matches played so far. He needs to dismiss at least three Hong Kong batters on Tuesday to break Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s record.
Most wickets in Asia Cup T20Is
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India | 6 | 13 | 5/4 |
| Amjad Javed | UAE | 7 | 12 | 3/25 |
| Mohammad Naveed | UAE | 7 | 11 | 3/14 |
| Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 8 | 11 | 3/22 |
| Hardik Pandya | India | 8 | 11 | 3/8 |
| Al-Amin Hossain | Bangladesh | 5 | 11 | 3/25 |
Bhuvneshwar played six matches for India and dismissed 13 batters, which included the best bowling figures of 5 for 4 in four overs against Afghanistan in Dubai on September 8, 2022.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
September 09, 2025, 07:35 IST
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