Azmatullah Omarzai: Profile, Stats, Age, T20 Teams, Career Highlights, And More

Azmatullah Omarzai is right-handed batsman and medium-fast bowler, from Afghanistan, In 2024, played for Rajasthan Royals, In 2025, played for Punjab Kings. In the year 2021, he made his international debut, In the year 2024, rewarded as ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the year.

In the below blog we are going to learn about Azmatullah Omarzai stats, IPL journey, age, family, Ipl Teams, price and More.

Azmatullah Omarzai Profile

Azmatullah Omarzai is a talented batting All- rounder, who was born on 24 March 2000, in Nurgal District in Kunar Province, located in Afghanistan. his bowling speed is 145–147 km/h.

Field	Details
Full Name	Azmatullah Omarzai
Date of Birth	24 March 2000
Age	25 years (as of June 2025)
Place of Birth	Nurgal District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Batting Style	Right-handed
Bowling Style	Right-arm medium-fast
Azmatullah Omarzai bowling speed	145–147 km/h
Role	All-rounder
National Team	Afghanistan
Education	Not publicly available
Family	Not publicly available

Azmatullah Omarzai Age, and Physique

Azmatullah is 25 years old (As per 2025), and his height is around 5 feet 9 inches (177cm), weight is around 67 kg, and he has black hairs and as well as black eyes. 

Age	25 Years Old
Height (In Feet)	5 feet 9 inches
Height (In cm)	177 Mm
Weight (In Kg)	67 Kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Azmatullah Omarzai Debut Matches In all format

Given below are the names of the matches of Azmatullah Omarzai in all formats. Have a look at the names of the matches: 

Debut Date	Format	Opponent	Team	Venue
21 Jan 2021	ODI	Ireland	Afghanistan	Abu Dhabi, UAE
3 Mar 2022	T20I	Bangladesh	Afghanistan	Mirpur, Bangladesh
14 Jun 2023	Test	Bangladesh	Afghanistan	Mirpur, Bangladesh
24 Mar 2024	IPL	Mumbai Indians	Gujarat Titans	Ahmedabad, India
10 Aug 2017	List A	Amo Region	Mis Ainak Region	Khost, Afghanistan
25 Mar 2018	First-Class	Band-e-Amir Reg.	Speen Ghar Region	Amanullah, Afghanistan
7 Oct 2018	T20 Domestic	Balkh Legends	Paktia Panthers	Sharjah, UAE

Azmatullah Omarzai Career highlights

Here are the highlights of the Azmatullah Omarzai cricket career: 

• ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024: He  became the first and Afghan to win this one of the prestigious ICC award after an outstanding year. He has scored 417 runs at 52.12 and had taken 17 wickets at 20.47 in total 14 ODIs. 

• Historic Champions Trophy 2025 Performance: He made the history by scoring a fifty through taking a five wicket haul in the same edition.

• Match Winning All Round Displays: He has produced a memorable all round performance in the 2024 ODI Series against Bangaldesh.

• Important Role In Afghanistan’s ODI Success:  He has played an instrumental role in Afghanistan and helped the country to win four out of five ODI series in 2024. It also includes victories over Ireland, South Africa, Bangladesh and Zimbawe. 

Azmatullah Omarzai Domestic Teams

Given below are the names of the teams at the domestic level. Most of them are from Afghanistan, so all the teams are from this country: 

Team Name	Format/Level
Afghanistan Under-19	Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Youth ODIs
Afghanistan Emerging	ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
Afghanistan (Senior National Team)	ODI, Test, ICC Cricket World Cup, Asia Cup
Kabul Eagles	Shpageeza Cricket League
Band-e-Amir Dragons	Shpageeza Cricket League
Speen Ghar Region	Shpageeza Cricket League
Mis-e-Ainak Region	Shpageeza Cricket League
Amo Region	Shpageeza Cricket League
Amo Sharks	Shpageeza Cricket League
Maiwand Defenders	Afghanistan Premier League
Paktia Panthers	Afghanistan Premier League

Azmatullah Omarzai Stats

Batting Stats

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ODIs	39	31	9	1033	149*	46.95	1	8	69	45	8	0
T20Is	47	37	4	474	34	14.36	0	0	30	18	18	0
FC	6	7	3	149	40*	37.25	0	0	21	3	1	0
List A	71	56	17	1749	149*	44.84	1	12	115	80	23	0

Bowling Stats

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	SR	4w	5w	10w
Tests	1	2	132	74	1	132	0	0	0
ODIs	39	38	1209	1112	37	32.6	2	1	0
T20Is	47	42	670	935	31	21.6	1	0	0
FC	6	9	732	401	17	43	2	0	0
List A	71	69	2372	2148	66	35.9	2	1	0

Azmatullah Omarzai T20 Stats

Given below are the stats of Azmatullah Omarzai in T20 format. He has played for a lot of franchises in a lot of countries. Have a look at the stats of bowling and batting: 

Batting Stats

T	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
IPL	16	9	1	99	21*	12.37	0	0	8	5	1	0
SA20	5	4	1	18	13	6	0	0	2	0	2	0
LPL	9	7	5	123	35*	61.5	0	0	6	12	2	0
BPL	20	17	6	260	47*	23.63	0	0	15	15	5	0
PSL	6	3	1	26	16*	13	0	0	3	1	2	0
APL	3	3	1	22	11*	11	0	0	2	1	0	0

Bowling Stats

T	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	SR	4w	5w	10w
IPL	16	15	288	465	12	24	0	0	0
SA20	5	5	72	96	2	36	0	0	0
LPL	9	9	156	289	8	19.5	0	0	0
BPL	20	20	386	473	22	17.5	0	0	0
PSL	6	6	140	229	10	14	0	0	0
APL	3	2	48	73	2	24	0	0	0

Azmatullah Omarzai T20 League Teams Worldwide

Given below are the names of the Azmatullah Omarzai teams in the T20 format. He has been part of different teams for different tournaments: 

Team Name	Country	Tournament/League
Rangpur Riders	Bangladesh	Bangladesh Premier League
Dhaka Capitals	Bangladesh	Bangladesh Premier League
Jaffna Kings	Sri Lanka	Lanka Premier League
Lalitpur Patriots	Nepal	Everest Premier League
Kathmandu Knights	Nepal	Nepal T20 League
Gujarat Titans	India	Indian Premier League
Punjab Kings	India	Indian Premier League
Peshawar Zalmi	Pakistan	Pakistan Super League
MI Cape Town	South Africa	SA20
Montreal Tigers	Canada	Global T20 Canada
Northern Warriors	UAE	Abu Dhabi T10 League
Qalandars	UAE	Abu Dhabi T10 League
Durban Wolves	South Africa	SA20
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons	West Indies	Caribbean Premier League

Azmatullah Omarzai IPL Stats

Given below are the stats of Azmatullah Omarzai in the Indian Premier League: 

Batting 

T	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
IPL 2025	9	5	1	57	21*	14.25	0	0	6	3	1	0
IPL 2024	7	4	0	42	17	10.5	0	0	2	2	0	0

Bowling 

T	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	SR	4w	5w	10w
IPL 2025	9	8	162	279	8	20.2	0	0	0
IPL 2024	7	7	126	186	4	31.5	0	0	0

IPL Performances

Azmatullah has participated in the IPL league, only two season, In the year 2024, he has played for Gujarat Titans, and in the year 2025, played for Punjab Kings –

2025

• In the IPL 2025, he played for Punjab Kings after being bought for INR 2.4 crore. He was purchased for this price because he has contributed as a fast bowler in crucial matches. 

• He has scored 16 runs off 15 balls, which he made against the Gujarat Titans, and 21 runs against the team of Rajasthan Royals. 

• He has also taken 2 wickets for 44 runs, which is also against the Rajasthan Royals. Along with it, he has also taken 2 wickets of Lucknow Super Giants on 33 runs.

• He had an economy rate above 9, which indicates room for improvement in the bowling and spinning style. 

• He has finished the season with 98 runs and 12 wickets in a total of 16 matches. This has helped the team to reach the finale as the top 2. 

2024

• 2024 is the year when he made his IPL debut with the franchise of the Gujarat Titans. He was purchased as a batsman as well as a bowler in his first season. 
• He has scored 42 runs in a total of 7 matches, in which he made the highest score of 17 runs while maintaining a strike rate above 120.
• He has claimed a total of 4 wickets, with the best bowling figure of 2 for 27 against of Mumbai Indians. 
• He has bowled with good pace, but he has an economy rate of 8.86. With that, he has shown room for improvement. This we saw in his 2025 performance. 
• He has contributed valuable lower-order runs and a breakthrough, which has helped him earn a contract with Punjab Kings for the IPL season 2025. 

Highest Score

Given below are the details of the highest scores he ever made in Major cricket formats: 

Format	Year	Opponent	Highest Score	Venue/Occasion
One Day Internationals	2025	England	177	ICC Champions Trophy
One Day Internationals	2024	Sri Lanka	149*	Pallekele
T20 Internationals	–	–	33	–
First-Class	–	–	34	–
List A	2024	Sri Lanka	149*	Pallekele

Conclusion 

In the end of the blog, we just say seeing his performance in his entire career he is a very strong player and has awarded with some prestigious award. He has played an Important role in Punjab Kings to the finale of the 2025 IPL. there are many achievement he has in his career which we mentioned in the above blog. Although the blog is based on the information present on the different sources. So before believing on us make sure to do conduct your own research too. 

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