[9][10] In May 2018, Rahmat was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India.

[13] In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Ireland in India.

[18] In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) named Shah as the team's new Test captain, replacing Asghar Afghan.

[25] In December 2024, he made his maiden Test match double century in the first of a two-match series against against Zimbabwe.

[30] In September 2018, Rahmat was named in Nangarhar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.