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{{short description|Afghan cricketer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Najibullah Zadran
| country = Afghanistan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|2|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kabul]], Afghanistan
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]
| role = [[Batting order (cricket)#Middle order|Middle-order batter]]
| club1 = [[Band-e-Amir Region cricket team|Band-e-Amir Region]]
| year1 = 2017
| club2 = [[Chittagong Vikings]]
| year2 = 2017–2018/19
| club3 = Montreal Tigers
| year3 = 2018
| club4 = Kandahar
| year4 = 2018
| club5 = [[Khulna Tigers]]
| year5 = 2019–20
| club6 = [[St Lucia Zouks]]
| year6 = 2020
| clubnumber6 = 10
| club7 = [[Dambulla Giants]]
| year7 = 2021
| club8 = [[Karachi Kings]]
| year8 = 2021
| club9 = [[Barbados Royals]]
| year9 = 2022
| club10 = [[Minister Dhaka]]
| year10 = 2022
| club11 = [[Kandy Falcons]]
| year11 = 2022
| club12 = [[Quetta Gladiators]]
| year12 = 2023
| club13 = [[Chattogram Challengers]]
| year13 = 2024
| club14 = [[Peshawar Zalmi]]
| year14 = 2025
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2012-2024
| odidebutdate = 5 July
| odidebutyear = 2012
| odidebutagainst = Ireland
| odicap = 27
| lastodidate = 11 October
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodiagainst = India
| odishirt = 1

| T20Idebutdate = 19 September
| T20Idebutyear = 2012
| T20Idebutagainst = India
| T20Icap = 21
| lastT20Idate = 20 June
| lastT20Iyear = 2024
| lastT20Iagainst = India
| T20Ishirt = 1

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 92
| runs1 = 2,060
| bat avg1 = 29.01
| 100s/50s1 = 1/15
| top score1 = 104[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 30
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 40/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 107
| runs2 = 1,830
| bat avg2 = 29.51
| 100s/50s2 = 0/8
| top score2 = 73
| deliveries2 = –
| wickets2 = –
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 44/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 5
| runs3 = 306
| bat avg3 = 30.60
| 100s/50s3 = 0/3
| top score3 = 99
| deliveries3 = 156
| wickets3 = 2
| bowl avg3 = 42.50
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 1/12
| catches/stumpings3 = 5/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 125
| runs4 = 2,997
| bat avg4 = 30.27
| 100s/50s4 = 1/23
| top score4 = 104[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 334
| wickets4 = 4
| bowl avg4 = 69.50
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 1/10
| catches/stumpings4 = 56/–
| date = 17 May 2025
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/524049.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Najibullah Zadran''' ({{langx|ps|{{Nastaliq|نجیب الله ځدراڼ}}}}; born 28 February 1993) is an Afghan [[cricket]]er and the vice captain of the [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) side. Zadran is a left-handed [[Batsman (cricket)|batsman]] who bowls right-arm [[off break]]s. He made his international debut in July 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Najibullah Zadran profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/najibullah-zadran-524049|access-date=2021-07-25|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
===T20 franchise career===
On 3 June 2018, Zadran was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers in the players' draft for the [[2018 Global T20 Canada|inaugural edition]] of the [[Global T20 Canada]] tournament.<ref name="Squads2">{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/global-t20-canada-league-full-squads-announced/ |title=Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced |work=CricTracker |access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref> In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the [[2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League|first edition]] of the [[Afghanistan Premier League]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/afghanistan-premier-league-2018-all-you-need-to-know-from-the-player-draft/ |title=Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft |work=CricTracker |access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref> The following month, he was named in the squad for the [[Chittagong Vikings]] team, following the draft for the [[2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2018/10/29/full-players-list-of-the-teams-following-players-draft-of-bpl-t20-2018-19/ |title=Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19 |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref>

In June 2019, Zadran was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise team in the [[2019 Global T20 Canada]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadacricket.com/?p=12755 |title=Global T20 draft streamed live |work=Canada Cricket Online |access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref> In November 2019, he was selected to play for the [[Khulna Tigers]] in the [[2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28105555/tamim-iqbal-team-coach-mohammad-salahuddin-dhaka |title=BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> In August 2020, he was named in the [[St Lucia Zouks]] squad for the [[2020 Caribbean Premier League]], replaced [[Colin Ingram]] who missing out the competition due to visa limitations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zouksonfire.com/news/squads-confirmed-for-st-lucia-zouks-for-cpl-2020|title=Squads confirmed for St. Lucia Zouks for CPL 2020|work=www.zouksonfire.com|date=14 August 2020|accessdate=31 January 2021}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Zadran was signed by [[Karachi Kings]] to play in the rescheduled matches in the [[2021 Pakistan Super League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/psl-2021-replacement-draft-lahore-qalandars-bag-shakib-al-hasan-quetta-gladiators-sign-andre-russell-1261441 |title=Lahore Qalandars bag Shakib Al Hasan, Quetta Gladiators sign Andre Russell |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref> In November 2021, he was selected to play for the [[Dambulla Giants]] following the players' draft for the [[2021 Lanka Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kusal-perera-angelo-mathews-miss-out-on-lpl-drafts-1288554 |title=Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>

===International career===
Zadran represented [[Afghanistan Under-19 cricket team|Afghanistan Under-19s]] in the [[2011 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2011 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier]] in [[Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/416/416953/Other_matches.html|title=Other matches played by Najibullah Zadran|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=30 September 2011|archive-date=7 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707230628/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/416/416953/Other_matches.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Zadran made his [[Twenty20]] debut for the [[Afghan Cheetahs]] in the [[Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup 2011-12|Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup]] against [[Rawalpindi Rams]]. He made two further appearances in that competition against [[Faisalabad Wolves]] and [[Multan Tigers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/416/416953/Twenty20_Matches.html|title=Twenty20 Matches played by Najibullah Zadaran|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> He scored 58 runs in this three appearances, at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 29.00, with a high score of 51 [[not out]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/416/416953/tt_Batting_by_Team.html|title=Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Najibullah Zadaran|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> This score came against Rawalpindi Rams, in a match in which he also claimed his maiden wicket when he dismissed [[Sohail Tanvir]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/353/353165.html|title=Afghan Cheetas v Rawalpindi Rams, 2011/12 Faysal Bank T-20 Cup|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=30 September 2011}}</ref>

In December 2018, Zadran was named the captain of Afghanistan's under-23 team for the [[2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1167699.html |title=Afghanistan Under-23s Squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 December 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, in the third ODI [[Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2018–19|against Ireland]], he scored his first ODI century.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/afghanistan-vs-ireland-2019-3rd-odi-najibullah-zadrans-unbeaten-century-carries-afghanistan-to-256-8-810978 |title=3rd ODI: Najibullah Zadran's unbeaten century carries Afghanistan to 256/8 |work=Cricket Country |access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>

Zadran was a member of [[2019 Cricket World Cup squads#Afghanistan|Afghanistan's 15-man squad]] for the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1181690.html |title=Hamid Hassan picked in Afghanistan's World Cup squad; Naib to captain |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1194077 |title=Asghar Afghan included in Gulbadin Naib-led World Cup squad |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref> In July 2021, Zadran was made vice-captain of the Afghanistan T20I team.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rashid Khan named Afghanistan T20I captain|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rashid-khan-named-afghanistan-t20i-captain-1268785|access-date=2021-07-06|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/118972/rashid-khan-steps-down-as-afghanistan-captain-over-team-selection |title=Rashid Khan steps down as Afghanistan captain over team selection|work=Cricbuzz |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref>

In May 2024, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan's squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/afghanistan-squad-icc-mens-t20i-world-cup-2024 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=524049}}
* https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/8375/najibullah-zadran
* https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/57991/najibullah-zadran

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{{Afghanistan Squad 2016 World Twenty20}}
{{Afghanistan Squad 2019 Cricket World Cup}}
{{Afghanistan Squad 2021 Men's T20 World Cup}}
{{Afghanistan Squad 2022 Men's T20 World Cup}}
{{Afghanistan 2023 Cricket World Cup squad}}
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[[Category:1993 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Afghan cricketers]]
[[Category:21st-century Afghan sportsmen]]
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[[Category:Afghanistan One Day International cricketers]]
[[Category:Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricketers]]
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[[Category:Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup]]
[[Category:Cricketers at the 2019 Cricket World Cup]]
[[Category:Band-e-Amir Dragons cricketers]]
[[Category:Chattogram Challengers cricketers]]
[[Category:Afghan expatriate cricketers in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Kandahar Knights cricketers]]
[[Category:Dambulla Sixers cricketers]]
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[[Category:Cricketers from Kabul]]
[[Category:Cricketers at the 2023 Cricket World Cup]]

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