Sarafuddin Ashraf

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FULL NAME

Sarafuddin Ashraf

TEAMS

Sharjah Warriorz

The left-arm spinner in a spin-rich squad

Ashraf's craft is slow left-arm orthodox — the stock ball that turns away from the right-hander and the arm ball that goes straight on. In a Warriorz squad that already has five spin options, his left-arm variety is the point: Rashid turns it one way, Nabi and Raza the other, and Ashraf brings it back into the right-hander from over the wicket.

• Role: All-rounder
• Team: Sharjah Warriorz
• Batting: Left-handed
• Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox

For a young spinner, training every day with Adil Rashid and Mohammad Nabi is an education money cannot buy. Ashraf's job in Season 5 is to learn from them, impress in the nets, and be ready when the chance comes — because in a ten-game season with five spinners, the chance usually comes.

From Afghan domestic cricket to the ILT20

Ashraf has played for Afghanistan's Under-19 side and in Afghan domestic cricket, where he has taken wickets as a left-arm spinner and scored useful runs down the order. The ILT20 is a step up in standard, and the jump from domestic cricket to franchise cricket is the hardest one in the game — but it is also the one that makes careers.

His batting and bowling styles are the verified part of his game; where exactly he fits in the Warriorz XI is not settled yet, and this profile will not pretend otherwise. Once Ashraf plays, his role and his numbers will be added here after that first game.

The Sharjah Warriorz around him

Ashraf is the youngest spinner in the Warriorz squad, and the one with the most to learn from Rashid and Nabi in the nets every day.

The Afghan left-arm spinner has played for Afghanistan's Under-19 side and in Afghan domestic cricket, where he has taken wickets as a left-arm spinner and scored useful runs down the order. What he offers is variety inside an already crowded spin group: slow left-arm orthodox, the stock ball turning away from the right-hander, and an arm ball that goes straight on when batters expect turn.

What’s next

Three league games to start the season for Sharjah Warriorz, then the run to the playoffs. The full list of every ILT20 fixture is on the ILT20 Schedule page.

• Match 2 — Sharjah Warriorz vs Gulf Giants: Sunday 22 November 2026, afternoon session, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
• Match 4 — Sharjah Warriorz vs Desert Vipers: Monday 23 November 2026, evening session, Sharjah.
• Match 8 — Sharjah Warriorz vs Dubai Capitals: Friday 27 November 2026, evening session, Sharjah.

Qualifier 1 on Tuesday 16 December, the Eliminator on Wednesday 17 December, Qualifier 2 on Friday 18 December in Sharjah, and the final on Sunday 20 December in Dubai.

Follow every ILT20 result as it happens on SialTV, with the points table updated after every match day.