[1] He made his first-class debut in Pakistan in August 1975,[2] scoring 71 not out for Hyderabad against Sukkur in the Sikandar Ali Bhutto Cup.
[2] In a Patron's Trophy match against Lahore B, he made 101 not out, which was to be his highest first-class score and only century.
[4] For the 1976–77 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, Afzal switched to Sindh B, although he played only a single game for that team (against the National Bank of Pakistan).
[2] Beginning in 1981, Afzal made occasional appearances for Cambridgeshire in England's Minor Counties Championship.
[5] Back in Pakistan, Afzal's final first-class appearances came in the 1981–82 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, when he represented the Industrial Development Bank team.