All the shortlists across multiple categories for the annual ICC Awards 2024.

Ibrahim Zadran’s 177 and Azmatullah Omarzai’s five-wicket haul helped Afghanistan stay in contention for the semi-finals, while England’s defeat ended their chances of progressing.

Glenn Maxwell and Azmatullah Omarzai returned to the XI for the visitors at Eden GardensSee What Happened →

Afghanistan’s cricket stars Rashid Khan and Azmatullah Omarzai have maintained their positions at the top of the latest ICC Men’s ODI rankings. Rashid Khan remains the No. 1 ODI bowler in the world with 714 rating points. Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed is second with 675 points, while South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj has moved up to third […] The post Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai maintain top spots in ICC ODI rankings first appeared on Ariana News | Afghanistan News.

Afghanistan beat the United Arab Emirates by five wickets to secure their first win of the 2026 T20 World Cup

Afghanistan recorded their 17th win in 19 T20Is against ZimbabweSee What Happened →

Afghanistan National Cricket Team all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai has been awarded the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024. This comes after he displayed a staggering performance with the bat and ball in 50-over cricket last year for his team. Azmatullah Omarzai was the second-highest run-getter for the Afghanistan National Cricket Team in ODIs behind Rahmanullah Gurbaz and the second-highest wicket-taker behind AM Ghazanfar.

Afghanistan National Cricket Team player Azmatullah Omarzai has been awarded the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024. This comes after he put up a stellar performance with bat and ball in 50-over cricket for his team last year. Azmatullah Omarzai was the second highest wicket taker for the Afghanistan National Cricket Team in ODIs behind Rahmanullah Gurbaz and the second highest wicket taker after AM Ghazanfar.

Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzai stole the show in the Asia Cup 2025 match against Hong Kong, blasting a fiery 53 runs off just 21 balls at the Zayed International Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. This explosive innings made him the fastest Afghan batter to hit a T20I half-century, smashing Afghanistan's record books wide open. Omarzai shattered the previous mark shared by Mohammad Nabi and Gulbadin Naib, who both reached their fifties in 21 balls—Nabi against Ireland and Naib versus India.

The versatile Azmatullah Omarzai and Opener Sediqullah Atal launched the Asia Cup 2025 campaign on a clear note and played in Afghanistan's dominant exhibition against Hong Kong in Abu Dhabi in Afghanistan. While Sediqullah registered its highest T20i score with a 52-míček 73, Omarzai lit up in the evening with a 20-century blister. Afghanistan, widely considered a dark horses in the tournament, enjoyed the best of the beginnings, lost two goals in PowerPlay, and mined from some strange field in Hong Kong.

SEDIQULLAH ATAL'S gritty 85 and Azmatullah Omarzai’s explosive 67 powered Afghanistan to a competitive 273 against Australia in their Champions Trophy Group....

The SUV of the National Team of Critast of Afghanistan, Azmatullah Omarzai, has been awarded the prize of the male Critic Odi player of the year 2024 of the ICC. This occurs after he showed an amazing performance with the bat and the ball in the Cricket for people over 50 last year for his team. Azmatullah Omarzai was the second largest corridor of the National Team of Crits of Afghanistan in Odi behind Rahmanullah Gurbaz and the second largest land bearer behind Am Ghazar.

Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Azmatullah Omarzai give the tournament debutants every chance of backing up impressive recent World Cup outings

Afghanistan got the better of Hong Kong in the opening match of Asia Cup 2025. Azmatullah Omarzai bagged the Player of the Match award for his explosive batting display.

Notes on Zadran, Naveen, Omarzai and Australia's bowling