Kenya
Irfan Ali Karim
Key facts
- Age
- 34
- Born
- 25/9/1992
- Position
- Wicketkeeper batter
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
Official profile
Every game we hold
Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.
| Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 T20IsKenya | 5 | 143 | 123 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 42 | – | 3 | – | 51 | 15 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 T20IsKenya | 6 | 64 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 32 | – | 4 | – | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 2023 T20IsKenya | 6 | 195 | 184 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 57 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 94 | 17 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| 2022 T20IsKenya | 13 | 277 | 256 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 8 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 108 | 1 | 21 | – | 97 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 7 |
| 2021 T20IsKenya | 11 | 279 | 259 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 8 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 98 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 108 | 24 | 1 | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | 7 |
| 2019 T20IsKenya | 8 | 225 | 210 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 82 | – | 11 | 1 | 88 | 12 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 ODIsKenya | 2 | 131 | 123 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 55 | – | 2 | 1 | 41 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 T20IsKenya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2012 T20IsKenya | 1 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2012 ODIsKenya | 1 | 65 | 108 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 66 | – | 2 | – | 30 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Career10 seasons | 54 | 1,394 | 1,355 | 132 | 15 | 47 | 31 | 57 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 550 | 5 | 82 | 4 | 544 | 110 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
Recent innings
5 matches, 4 innings: 143 runs at 71.5, SR 116, HS 69*, 1 × 50
| Match | Bat | How out |
|---|---|---|
| v Ivory Coast30 May · T20Is | DNB | |
| v Botswana29 May · T20Is | 47* (31) | not out |
| v Sierra Leone26 May · T20Is | 10 (19) | caught |
| v Rwanda25 May · T20Is | 17 (27) | run out |
| v Mali23 May · T20Is | 69* (46) | not out |
Game log, 2026 T20Is
| Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 20 v Ivory CoastW 19-18 30 May | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Match 18 v BotswanaW 193-131 29 May | 47 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 15 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Match 11 v Sierra LeoneW 135-97 26 May | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Match 7 v RwandaL 101-102 25 May | 17 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 17 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Match 3 v MaliW 247-75 23 May | 69 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 21 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Splits, T20Is
| Split | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WinsResult | 31 | 23.3 | 21.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | – | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | – | – | 0.4 |
| LossesResult | 18 | 24.6 | 24.6 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | – | 0.1 | 0.3 | – | 10.6 | – | 1.2 | – | 9.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | – | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Regular seasonStage · won 30 of 48 | 48 | 23.5 | 22.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | – | 0.2 | 0.3 | – | 8.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| FinalsStage · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 23.0 | 21.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.0 | 0.3 | 11.7 | – | 1.7 | – | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | 0.3 |
| UgandaOpponent · won 3 of 7 | 7 | 30.4 | 29.9 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 0.0 | – | 13.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | – | 11.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 0.9 | – | – | 0.1 |
| NigeriaOpponent · won 5 of 6 | 6 | 23.5 | 22.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | – | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | 8.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | – | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.7 |
| RwandaOpponent · won 3 of 4 | 4 | 27.8 | 28.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | – | 0.3 | 0.8 | – | 11.5 | – | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| TanzaniaOpponent · won 2 of 4 | 4 | 21.3 | 18.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | – | – | 0.5 | – | 5.8 | 0.3 | 2.8 | – | 8.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | – | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.0 |
| NepalOpponent · won 0 of 3 | 3 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | – | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | 17.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 16.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.7 | 0.3 | – | 0.7 |
| SeychellesOpponent · won 3 of 3 | 3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | – | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | – | – | – | – | – |
| BotswanaOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 38.5 | 25.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | 6.0 | – | 0.5 | – | 11.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| CanadaOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – |
| MaliOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 34.5 | 23.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | – | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | 4.5 | – | 3.0 | – | 10.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | 0.5 |
| NamibiaOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 0.5 | – | 11.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 12.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | 0.5 | – |
| ZimbabweOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | – | 1.0 | – | – | 0.5 | – | 9.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 12.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | – | 0.5 | – | – | – | 1.0 |
| BermudaOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | 8.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – |
| CameroonOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.0 | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 1.0 |
| GambiaOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | 4.0 | – | – | – | 10.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – |
| GhanaOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 24.0 | 31.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 17.0 | – | 5.0 | – | 10.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 |
| Ivory CoastOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| LesothoOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 2.0 | – | 2.0 | – | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | 1.0 |
| MalawiOpponent · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 32.0 | 29.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | 15.0 | – | – | – | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – |
| MozambiqueOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| NetherlandsOpponent · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Papua New GuineaOpponent · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 29.0 | 22.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | 10.0 | – | 3.0 | – | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – |
| ScotlandOpponent · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 51.0 | 46.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | 0.0 | – | 16.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 23.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Sierra LeoneOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 10.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 |
| SingaporeOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 71.0 | 50.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | 8.0 | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | 29.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St HelenaOpponent · won 0 of 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali CityGround · won 4 of 7 | 7 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.6 | – | 5.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | – | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – | 0.3 |
| Gymkhana Club Ground, NairobiGround · won 2 of 6 | 6 | 30.2 | 32.3 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | – | 0.2 | 0.3 | – | 13.8 | – | 0.7 | – | 13.2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | – | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | – | 0.5 |
| Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre, Kigali, Kigali CityGround · won 5 of 6 | 6 | 18.3 | 15.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | – | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | 5.7 | – | 3.0 | – | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.8 |
| Entebbe Cricket OvalGround · won 3 of 5 | 5 | 31.8 | 29.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | – | 0.4 | 0.2 | – | 11.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 0.6 | – | – | 0.6 |
| United Cricket Club Ground, WindhoekGround · won 2 of 4 | 4 | 39.3 | 36.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | – | 0.3 | 0.8 | – | 10.8 | – | 2.3 | 0.3 | 18.5 | 3.5 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.3 | – | – | 0.5 |
| Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, GaboroneGround · won 3 of 3 | 3 | 38.7 | 25.7 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | – | – | 0.3 | 0.7 | – | 5.0 | – | 0.7 | – | 12.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| ICC Academy, DubaiGround · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | 6.3 | – | 0.7 | – | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.7 | – | – | – |
| Willowmoore Park, BenoniGround · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 21.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | – | – | 0.3 | – | 9.7 | – | 2.3 | – | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | 0.3 | – | – | 0.7 |
| Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, GaboroneGround · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 13.5 | 23.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | 0.5 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 13.5 | – | 0.5 | – | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.5 | – | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Dubai International Cricket StadiumGround · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | 7.0 | – | 1.5 | – | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | – | – | 0.5 | – | 0.5 | – |
| ICC Academy Ground No 2, DubaiGround · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 61.0 | 48.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | 0.5 | – | 12.0 | – | 1.0 | 0.5 | 26.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | – | 0.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, NairobiGround · won 2 of 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wanderers Cricket Ground, WindhoekGround · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 7.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | – | 10.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | – | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | – | 0.5 |
| Kyambogo Cricket Oval, KampalaGround · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 24.0 | 31.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 17.0 | – | 5.0 | – | 10.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 |
| Lugogo Cricket Oval, KampalaGround · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 28.0 | 37.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | 17.0 | – | – | – | 16.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – |
| Sharjah Cricket StadiumGround · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – |
| Sikh Union Club Ground, NairobiGround · won 1 of 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.