Rahmat Shah

Rahmat Shah
Shah in 2021
Personal information
Full name
Rahmat Shah Zurmatai
Born (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993
Zurmat, Paktia, 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
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 10 120 29 184
Runs scored 812 3,869 1,829 6,143
Batting average 42.73 35.17 42.53 37.68
100s/50s 2/5 5/30 4/11 10/43
Top score 234 114 234 114
Balls bowled 84 543 950 1,836
Wickets 1 15 17 60
Bowling average 53.00 35.46 29.29 28.60
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/34 5/32 3/30 5/32
Catches/stumpings 8/– 27/– 19/– 47/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 January 2025

Rahmat Shah Zurmatai (Pashto: رحمت 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. He made his international debut in an ODI against Scotland in March 2013. 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.