T20 franchise career

On 3 June 2018, Zadran was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.^[2] In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.^[3] The following month, he was named in the squad for the Chittagong Vikings team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.^[4]

In June 2019, Zadran was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.^[5] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Khulna Tigers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.^[6] 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.^[7]

Zadran was signed by Karachi Kings to play in the rescheduled matches in the 2021 Pakistan Super League.^[8] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.^[9]

International career

Zadran represented Afghanistan Under-19s in the 2011 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier in Ireland.^[10] Zadran made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against Rawalpindi Rams. He made two further appearances in that competition against Faisalabad Wolves and Multan Tigers.^[11] He scored 58 runs in this three appearances, at an average of 29.00, with a high score of 51 not out.^[12] This score came against Rawalpindi Rams, in a match in which he also claimed his maiden wicket when he dismissed Sohail Tanvir.^[13]

In December 2018, Zadran was named the captain of Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.^[14] In March 2019, in the third ODI against Ireland, he scored his first ODI century.^[15]

Zadran was a member of Afghanistan's 15-man squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.^[16][17] In July 2021, Zadran was made vice-captain of the Afghanistan T20I team.^[18] In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[19]

In May 2024, he was named in Afghanistan’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[20]