Dawlat Zadran is an Afghan right-arm fast-medium bowler whose international career helped establish Afghanistan as a competitive limited-overs side. Born on March 19, 1988, in what major cricket profiles identify as Khost/Paktia Province, Zadran made his ODI debut against Canada in August 2011 and his T20I debut against the Netherlands in March 2012. He became known for genuine pace, movement and an aggressive bowling style influenced by Waqar Younis. His international career ran from 2011 to 2019, during which he played 82 ODIs and 34 T20Is, taking 115 and 40 wickets respectively. He also represented Afghanistan at major global tournaments, including the 2015 and 2019 Cricket World Cups and the 2016 T20 World Cup.
Dawlat Zadran Career Stats
| Format | Career | Matches | Innings | Runs | HS | Bat Avg | 50s | 100s | Wickets | BBI | Bowl Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIReconciled source snapshot | 2011–2019 | 82 | 56 | 513 | 47* | 17.68 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 4/22 | 29.76 |
| T20ICareer source | 2012–2019 | 34 | — | 68 | 13 | 0.00 | 0 | — | 40 | 4/44 | 24.50 |
This compact table is rendered directly from the shared per-format source selection; recorded-only rows are explicitly labelled. Detailed opponent, venue, year and dismissal analysis remains on the full stats page.
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Dawlat Zadran Quick Facts
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dawlat Zadran |
| Date of birth | March 19, 1988 |
| Birthplace | Khost/Paktia Province, Afghanistan |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Role | Bowler |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast / fast-medium |
| International career | 2011–2019 |
| ODI debut | August 7, 2011 vs Canada |
| T20I debut | March 14, 2012 vs Netherlands |
| ODI appearances | 82 |
| ODI wickets | 115 |
| T20I appearances | 34 |
| T20I wickets | 40 |
| ODI best bowling | 4/22 |
| T20I best bowling | 4/44 |
| ODI highest score | 47* |
| T20I highest score | 13 |
| 2015 World Cup | Afghanistan squad |
| 2019 World Cup | Afghanistan squad |
| 2021 T20 World Cup | Afghanistan reserves |
| Recent domestic activity | Shpageeza Cricket League 2026 |
The international statistics are supported by Cricket Australia, Cricbuzz and ESPNcricinfo-derived records.
Dawlat Zadran’s Childhood, Paktia Roots and Cricket in Pakistan
Zadran’s early cricket story is closely connected with the Afghan refugee community in Pakistan. Sources describing Afghanistan’s early cricket development place him in Peshawar alongside Mohammad Nabi, Asghar Stanikzai and Shapoor Zadran. Their generation developed through informal and local cricket before Afghanistan had the international infrastructure it has today.
The refugee-camp environment was particularly important to Afghanistan’s early cricket story. A detailed historical account of Afghan cricket describes players from the Peshawar camps moving into local club cricket and eventually helping carry the sport back into Afghanistan. Dawlat Zadran was part of that wider generation rather than emerging from an established national cricket academy system comparable with those available in major Test-playing countries.
Reliable public sources reviewed for this biography do not establish a sufficiently authoritative record of Zadran’s parents’ names, occupations, siblings, schooling or university education. Those details should therefore not be presented as fact merely because they appear on low-authority biography websites.
Dawlat Zadran’s Early Cricket and Route to Afghanistan
Zadran’s senior breakthrough came during the period when Afghanistan was rapidly moving through international cricket’s developmental structure.
He played in Afghanistan’s early representative cricket and made his List A debut during Afghanistan’s tour of Pakistan, a historically significant trip because Afghanistan became the first international side to tour Pakistan after the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan team. In the three unofficial ODIs against Pakistan A, Zadran took six wickets, with best figures of 3/45.
He subsequently made his first-class debut against Canada in the ICC Intercontinental Cup structure before making his ODI debut against the same opposition.
His ODI debut came on August 7, 2011. Zadran took 3/49 against Canada, immediately establishing himself as a wicket-taking fast bowler.
Early Career Timeline
| Date / Period | Stage | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Early development | Afghan refugee cricket in Pakistan | Developed alongside several future Afghanistan internationals |
| 2011 | List A cricket | Represented Afghanistan in Pakistan |
| 2011 | First-class debut | Played against Canada |
| Aug. 7, 2011 | ODI debut | 3/49 vs Canada |
| Mar. 14, 2012 | T20I debut | vs Netherlands |
| 2014 | Asia Cup breakthrough period | Recorded international pace and important performances |
| 2015 | Cricket World Cup | Established member of Afghanistan’s pace attack |
| 2018 | World Cup Qualifier | Took a decisive warm-up hat-trick against West Indies |
| 2019 | Cricket World Cup | Played in Afghanistan’s campaign |
| Sept. 20, 2019 | Last T20I | vs Zimbabwe |
| July 4, 2019 | Last ODI | vs West Indies |
| 2020 onward | Domestic/franchise-style cricket | Continued playing in Afghanistan and other T20 competitions |
| July 2026 | Shpageeza Cricket League | Recent domestic T20 appearances |
The international endpoint is particularly clear in current database records: his last ODI was against West Indies on July 4, 2019, while his last T20I was against Zimbabwe on September 20, 2019.
Dawlat Zadran’s Bowling Style and Waqar Younis Influence
Zadran became recognizable for pace rather than subtle spin or all-round utility. Contemporary descriptions repeatedly highlighted his speed, swing and an action reminiscent of Pakistan fast-bowling great Waqar Younis. Afghanistan’s coach Kabir Khan also described Zadran in that context during the 2014 Asia Cup period.
The Cricketer’s 2019 profile described Zadran as one of Afghanistan’s outlets for express pace and noted that he had reached around 90 mph during the 2014 Asia Cup. Another contemporary IPL auction profile reported a measured speed of 145.3 kph during that tournament.
His bowling profile was built around:
- Right-arm fast-medium pace
- Ability to swing the ball
- Aggressive wicket-taking intent
- Use of pace against lower-ranked and established opponents
- A lower-order batting role
- A bowling action strongly associated with Waqar Younis
The available evidence supports describing him as a genuine pace bowler. It does not support assigning him a rigid technical label such as a particular release-point or biomechanical classification without specialist evidence.
Dawlat Zadran’s ODI Career: 115 Wickets for Afghanistan
Zadran’s ODI career is the central statistical part of his international record. He played 82 ODIs and took 115 wickets at an average of 29.76, with an economy rate of about 5.44 and a best of 4/22. He also scored 513 runs, with a highest score of 47*.
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His best ODI bowling performance, 4/22, came against Zimbabwe. He also produced three four-wicket hauls in ODI cricket.
ODI Career Summary
| Category | Dawlat Zadran |
|---|---|
| Matches | 82 |
| Innings bowled | 80 |
| Overs | 628.1 |
| Runs conceded | 3,423 |
| Wickets | 115 |
| Bowling average | 29.76 |
| Economy | 5.44 |
| Strike rate | 32.70 |
| Best bowling | 4/22 |
| Four-wicket hauls | 3 |
| Five-wicket hauls | 0 |
| Runs | 513 |
| Highest score | 47* |
His ODI record places him among the more productive fast bowlers of Afghanistan’s formative international era.
Dawlat Zadran’s T20I Career
Zadran made his T20I debut against the Netherlands on March 14, 2012. He eventually played 34 T20Is, taking 40 wickets at an average of 24.50 and an economy rate of 7.93. His best T20I figures were 4/44 against the United Arab Emirates.
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His T20I batting contribution was limited, but he occasionally provided late-order runs. He finished his T20I career with 68 runs from 17 innings and a highest score of 13.
T20I Career Summary
| Category | Dawlat Zadran |
|---|---|
| Matches | 34 |
| Overs | 123.3 |
| Wickets | 40 |
| Bowling average | 24.50 |
| Economy | 7.93 |
| Strike rate | 18.50 |
| Best bowling | 4/44 |
| Four-wicket hauls | 1 |
| Five-wicket hauls | 0 |
| Runs | 68 |
| Highest score | 13 |
Dawlat Zadran at the 2014 Asia Cup
The 2014 Asia Cup was an important stage in Zadran’s development as Afghanistan’s pace attack gained greater visibility.
He was repeatedly identified as one of Afghanistan’s main fast-bowling threats alongside Shapoor Zadran and Hamid Hassan. Contemporary coverage highlighted his pace and his resemblance to Waqar Younis.
The tournament also contributed to his reputation for raw speed, with reports recording him reaching 145.3 kph.
Dawlat Zadran and the 2015 Cricket World Cup
Zadran was part of Afghanistan’s 2015 World Cup campaign, when the country was making its first appearance at the tournament. Afghanistan’s pace attack included Zadran, Hamid Hassan and Shapoor Zadran, a trio that had already attracted attention during Afghanistan’s rise through international cricket.
His World Cup campaign also produced one of his memorable moments against Australia. He was photographed celebrating a wicket during Afghanistan’s match against the eventual tournament hosts and finalists, while Afghanistan’s participation itself represented an important stage in the country’s development.
Across Afghanistan’s World Cup history from 2015 through 2019, Zadran took 14 wickets in 10 matches. His best World Cup bowling was 3/29 against New Zealand in the 2015 tournament.
Dawlat Zadran’s 2018 World Cup Qualifier Hat-Trick
One of the defining performances of Zadran’s international career came during Afghanistan’s successful 2018 World Cup Qualifier campaign.
In a warm-up match against the West Indies, he removed Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell and Carlos Brathwaite in successive deliveries to complete a hat-trick. He finished with 4/26, helping Afghanistan defeat the West Indies by 29 runs.
The performance became particularly significant because Afghanistan went on to win the World Cup Qualifier and secure a place at the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Defining Performance Snapshot
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Competition | 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier warm-up |
| Opposition | West Indies |
| Bowling | 4/26 |
| Key achievement | Hat-trick |
| Consecutive wickets | Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Carlos Brathwaite |
| Significance | Helped Afghanistan defeat a major international opponent |
| Career context | One of Zadran’s most memorable spells |
Dawlat Zadran’s Injuries and Selection Setbacks
Injuries interrupted Zadran’s international career at important moments.
Ahead of Afghanistan’s 2018 Asia Cup campaign, he was recovering from a knee injury suffered in June. The ICC reported that he needed another six weeks of rehabilitation before returning to action. As a result, he missed Afghanistan’s Asia Cup squad.
His injury history was particularly frustrating because Afghanistan was simultaneously entering major milestones. Zadran also missed Afghanistan’s inaugural Test against India in Bengaluru, a match that marked the country’s arrival in Test cricket. The Cricketer noted that his knee injury and a back-related problem contributed to his absence from major occasions.
In September 2018, Afghanistan’s Asia Cup squad was announced without him. The ICC described him as the only omission from the side that had won its preceding ODI series against Ireland, although he had not played in those three ODIs.
Dawlat Zadran’s 2019 Cricket World Cup Campaign
Zadran returned to Afghanistan’s major-event plans for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Afghanistan’s campaign included matches against Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, England, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and the West Indies.
His tournament statistics were modest compared with his earlier reputation. He took wickets against Sri Lanka, England, Bangladesh and the West Indies, with his best figures of 3/35 coming against Ireland shortly before the World Cup. During the World Cup itself, he recorded 2/34 against Sri Lanka and 3/85 against England.
He remained part of Afghanistan’s pace-bowling group as the national side entered a period of rapid transition.
Dawlat Zadran’s Final Afghanistan Matches
Zadran’s international career effectively ended in 2019.
His final ODI came against West Indies at Headingley on July 4, 2019. Afghanistan lost the match by 23 runs, and Zadran’s final ODI campaign closed with 82 appearances and 115 wickets.
His final T20I came against Zimbabwe on September 20, 2019, in the Bangladesh Tri-Series. Afghanistan lost by seven wickets.
Although he was later included as a reserve in Afghanistan’s 2021 T20 World Cup squad, he did not return to the Afghanistan playing XI at senior international level. The ICC’s official tournament squad information lists him among Afghanistan’s reserves.
Dawlat Zadran’s Domestic and T20 Career After International Cricket
The end of his international career did not mean the immediate end of his cricket career.
Zadran continued to appear in Afghan domestic and franchise-style T20 competitions. He represented sides including Mis-e-Ainak Knights, Boost Defenders, Speen Ghar Tigers, Pamir Zalmi and other domestic or short-format teams recorded in cricket databases.
His 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League campaign produced several notable spells.
In the final against Kabul Eagles on September 16, 2020, Zadran took 3/12 from 3.3 overs. He struck twice in the opening over, including the wicket of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, as Kabul were restricted to 139. Mis Ainak Knights eventually lost the final by nine runs.
Earlier in the tournament, he produced an outstanding 5/9 against Amo Sharks, one of the strongest individual bowling performances of the competition.
Domestic T20 Career Snapshot
| Period | Team / Competition | Notable contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mis Ainak Knights | 5/9 against Amo Sharks |
| 2020 | Mis Ainak Knights | 2/38 in Qualifier 2 |
| 2020 | Mis Ainak Knights | 3/12 in Shpageeza final |
| 2022 | Pamir Zalmi | Domestic T20 appearances |
| 2023 | Afghanistan domestic cricket | 4/30 in GAK Cup |
| 2024–25 | Afghan domestic/T20 competitions | Continued appearances |
| July 2026 | Shpageeza Cricket League | Recent T20 appearances |
The Afghanistan Cricket Board published video of Zadran taking 4/30 in the 2023 GAK Cup, confirming that he remained active in domestic cricket well after his international career.
Recent statistical databases also record Zadran playing in the 2026 Shpageeza Cricket League, including appearances for Mis Ainak Knights in July 2026.
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Dawlat Zadran and the IPL Auction
Dawlat Zadran entered the IPL auction pool in 2017, but he did not become an IPL player.
The official IPL auction material listed him as an Afghanistan bowler with a base price of INR 30 lakh. The final auction records show him as unsold.
This distinction matters because some player-profile pages list the IPL among his career searches, but his record does not show an IPL appearance.
IPL Auction Snapshot
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Auction | IPL 2017 |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Role | Bowler |
| Base price | INR 30 lakh |
| Result | Unsold |
| IPL matches | 0 |
| IPL wickets | 0 |
The IPL auction therefore belongs in Zadran’s career story as a selection opportunity rather than as an IPL playing career.
Dawlat Zadran’s Other Domestic and Franchise Cricket
After establishing himself internationally, Zadran appeared for a range of domestic and short-format teams. Databases list associations including Mis-e-Ainak Region, Amo Region, Boost Defenders, Mis-e-Ainak Knights, Speen Ghar Tigers, Punjabi Legends, Hindukush Strikers and Pamir Zalmi, alongside other T20 teams.
Because records for some franchise-style competitions differ between databases, the safest approach is to distinguish verified appearances from simple squad or registration associations.
His broader T20 record is substantially larger than his T20I record. Current statistical databases list more than 80 domestic T20 appearances and more than 100 wickets, although totals vary slightly according to competition coverage and database scope.
Dawlat Zadran’s First-Class and List A Record
Zadran’s international reputation can obscure the amount of cricket he played outside Tests and T20Is.
Available career databases record first-class and List A cricket alongside his international career. One ESPNcricinfo-derived statistical snapshot lists 11 first-class matches with 47 wickets and 95 List A matches with 131 wickets as of July 2022. Broader current databases now show additional domestic matches, so these figures should be understood as database snapshots rather than immutable lifetime totals.
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Dawlat Zadran’s Major Records and Milestones
Zadran’s most useful career milestones include:
- 82 ODI appearances for Afghanistan.
- 115 ODI wickets.
- 40 T20I wickets.
- ODI best of 4/22.
- T20I best of 4/44.
- Three ODI four-wicket hauls.
- One T20I four-wicket haul.
- Hat-trick against West Indies in the 2018 World Cup Qualifier warm-up.
- 14 Cricket World Cup wickets across the 2015 and 2019 tournaments.
- 145.3 kph reported during the 2014 Asia Cup.
- 5/9 in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League.
- 3/12 in the 2020 Shpageeza final.
- Continued domestic cricket after his international career ended.
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Dawlat Zadran’s Discipline Record
Zadran had two documented ICC Code of Conduct incidents during his international career.
In January 2016, he was warned and fined 15 percent of his match fee after a send-off gesture toward Zimbabwe’s Graeme Cremer. He admitted the Level 1 offence and accepted the sanction.
In April 2017, Zadran received another official warning for throwing the ball at Ireland batsman Peter Chase in an inappropriate manner during an Intercontinental Cup match. The incident resulted in three demerit points. Zadran admitted the offence and accepted the proposed sanction.
These are documented disciplinary incidents rather than evidence of a broader legal controversy.
Dawlat Zadran’s Partnerships and Afghanistan Pace Attack
Zadran’s career developed alongside a generation of Afghan fast bowlers and all-rounders who helped transform the country’s international cricket.
His best-known bowling partnerships included working within Afghanistan attacks containing:
- Hamid Hassan
- Shapoor Zadran
- Aftab Alam
- Mohammad Nabi
- Rashid Khan
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
The Zadran-Hassan-Shapoor pace combination was particularly visible during Afghanistan’s early World Cup appearances. ICC’s 2016 tournament preview described Dawlat, Hamid and Shapoor as the core of Afghanistan’s pace attack.
Dawlat Zadran’s Awards and Recognition
No comprehensive authoritative record of a major ICC individual award or national government honour for Zadran was found during the research.
His strongest documented recognition is therefore performance-based:
- Regular Afghanistan international selection during the country’s rise.
- Participation in two Cricket World Cups.
- Selection for the 2021 T20 World Cup squad as a reserve.
- Recognition as a major pace option during Afghanistan’s formative limited-overs era.
- Notable domestic bowling performances after international cricket.
Dawlat Zadran’s Family, Education, Height and Personal Life
Public cricket sources provide limited authoritative information about Zadran’s private life.
Research did not establish sufficiently reliable primary or high-quality secondary evidence for:
- Father’s name and occupation
- Mother’s name and occupation
- Complete sibling list
- Wife or partner
- Children
- School
- University qualification
- Verified height
- Verified weight
- Net worth
- Endorsement income
- Private business holdings
These fields should not be populated from generic biography websites or copied from unsourced player-profile pages.
His publicly documented personal story is stronger around the Afghan refugee cricket community and his early cricket development in Pakistan than around private family details.
Dawlat Zadran’s Net Worth, Salary and Earnings
No dependable public source was found that establishes Dawlat Zadran’s current net worth.
The 2017 IPL auction provides a useful financial fact: his listed base price was INR 30 lakh, but he was unsold, so that amount was not an IPL salary or payment.
It would therefore be misleading to calculate his net worth by adding hypothetical cricket salaries, franchise values or estimated endorsement income.
What is Dawlat Zadran’s net worth?
A dependable public net-worth figure could not be independently verified from authoritative financial, corporate or official cricket sources reviewed for this biography.
Dawlat Zadran’s Current Status in 2026
As of October 3, 2026, Zadran should be described as a former Afghanistan international cricketer who has continued playing domestic cricket, rather than as an active Afghanistan international.
His last ODI was in July 2019 and his last T20I was in September 2019. However, recent domestic records show him playing in Afghanistan’s T20 and List A competitions, including Shpageeza Cricket League matches in July 2026.
The latest available 2026 domestic records list appearances for Mis Ainak Knights in the Shpageeza Cricket League. In July 2026, he recorded bowling figures including 1/24 in a match against Speenghar Tigers and another 1/24 against the same side in the competition’s available recent-match data.
This makes his current career position unusual: his Afghanistan international chapter ended years ago, but he has remained involved in competitive domestic cricket.
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Dawlat Zadran Career Significance
Zadran’s career is closely tied to Afghanistan’s transition from an emerging cricket nation into a regular international competitor.
He belonged to the refugee-generation group that developed cricket in Pakistan before Afghanistan possessed the infrastructure of an established international side. He then became a fast bowler capable of operating at genuine pace for Afghanistan against Test-playing nations.
His 115 ODI wickets, 40 T20I wickets, World Cup appearances and 2018 World Cup Qualifier hat-trick provide the clearest statistical markers of his international contribution. His later domestic career shows that his involvement with Afghan cricket did not end when his international selection disappeared.
Frequently Asked Questions About Dawlat Zadran
When did Dawlat Zadran make his Afghanistan debut?
He made his ODI debut against Canada on August 7, 2011, taking 3/49. His T20I debut came against the Netherlands on March 14, 2012.
How many wickets did Dawlat Zadran take in ODIs?
He took 115 wickets in 82 ODIs, with best figures of 4/22.
How many T20I wickets did Dawlat Zadran take?
He took 40 wickets in 34 T20Is, with best figures of 4/44.
Did Dawlat Zadran play in the IPL?
No. He entered the 2017 IPL auction at a base price of INR 30 lakh but was unsold and never made an IPL appearance.
What was Dawlat Zadran’s best ODI bowling performance?
His best ODI figures were 4/22.
Did Dawlat Zadran play in the Cricket World Cup?
Yes. He represented Afghanistan in the 2015 and 2019 Cricket World Cups and took 14 World Cup wickets across 10 matches.
What was Dawlat Zadran’s famous hat-trick?
He took a hat-trick against the West Indies during a 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier warm-up, dismissing Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell and Carlos Brathwaite in successive deliveries.
Is Dawlat Zadran still playing cricket?
He is no longer an Afghanistan international, but recent domestic records show him continuing to play competitive Afghan cricket, including the Shpageeza Cricket League in 2026.
Why did Dawlat Zadran miss the 2018 Asia Cup?
He missed the tournament after a knee injury sustained in June 2018 required further rehabilitation.
What is Dawlat Zadran’s net worth?
No dependable public estimate could be independently verified from authoritative financial sources reviewed for this biography.
What is Dawlat Zadran’s bowling style?
He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler known for pace, movement and an action often compared with Waqar Younis.
Conclusion
Dawlat Zadran has been an important fast-bowling figure in Afghanistan cricket, particularly during the country’s rise on the international stage. Known for his pace, aggressive bowling, and ability to take wickets at crucial moments, he represented Afghanistan across formats and played in major international tournaments. His career reflects the development of Afghanistan from an emerging cricket nation into a competitive international side. Dawlat Zadran’s contribution remains part of Afghanistan’s cricket history and the generation of players that helped establish the team on the world stage.