Usman Ghani’s 69 runs helps Afghanistan beat Oman in first UAE T20
The Afghanistan national cricket team defeated Oman by 27 runs in the first Twenty20 match of Afghanistan Tour of United Arab Emirates. Afghanistan set a target of 160 runs from 20 overs and by losing...
View ArticleShahzad of Afghanistan highest T20 run scorer in 2015
Dashing Afghan cricketer Mohammad Shehzad has topped others in scoring runs in T20 format of the game in 2015. The right-handed batsman, who also serves as wicketkeeper for his team, has made 297 out...
View ArticleIndia gives a boost to Afghan cricket
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Afghanistan Cricket Board signed an agreement this week permitting the use of the Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Noida as...
View ArticleIndia hosts Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe international cricket series
Noida: Greater Noida Sports complex hosted an international cricket series between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) shifted its base from Sharjah to Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik...
View ArticleMohammad Shahzad century powers Afghanistan to four-wicket win
Riding on the back of a sensational unbeaten century from Mohammad Shahzad, Afghanistan chased down 254 with four wickets in hand in the second One-Day International against Zimbabwe in Sharjah....
View ArticleAfghanistan’s national football team the pride of a nation, even in defeat
Months after putting up a spirited display in the cricket World Cup, Afghanistan’s national team left the football field as national heroes, despite losing to India in the South Asia Football...
View ArticleFortune favours the brave: Afghanistan clinch ODI series
Gulbadin Naib’s gutsy pinch-hitting powered Afghanistan to a sensational win over Zimbabwe in the last One-Day International (ODI) at the Sharjah International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday night. With...
View ArticleBelligerent Shahzad ton propels Afghanistan to series win
Mohammad Shahzad displayed trademark brute force and incredible timing in his record-breaking ton to lead Afghanistan to a comfortable 81-run win against Zimbabwe in the second T20I in Sharjah. The...
View ArticleAfghanistan’s Shahzad and Dawlat break into the top 10
Opportunity for both New Zealand and Pakistan to top ICC T20I Rankings New Zealand and Pakistan will have an opportunity to achieve number-one T20I ranking for the first time when they lock horns in...
View ArticlePakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Canada gear for wide-open Group B
Two-time champion Pakistan, strong contender Sri Lanka, fast-improving Afghanistan and Canada make Group B the toughest preliminary round in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup which will be played in...
View ArticleAfghanistan U-19s cruise to massive win
Afghanistan Under-19s eased to an eight-wicket win against New Zealand Under-19s in Cox’s Bazar, to move to the ninth-place playoff final. New Zealand were reduced to 35 for 6 by the 19th over, after...
View ArticleAfghanistan announce squads for Asia Cup and World T20
The Afghanistan selectors have announced 15-man squads for the upcoming Asia Cup and the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 which will be played in Bangladesh and India respectively. Fast bowlers Shapoor Zadran...
View ArticleNikpai aims for a hat-trick in Rio Olympics
Inside the quiet ambience of North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) here, a 13-member-strong men and women taekwondo teams from Afghanistan are...
View ArticleDawlat muscles Afghanistan to first win
Afghanistan reinvigorated their hopes of qualifying for the main round of the Asia Cup T20 with a thrilling three-wicket win over Oman in Fatullah on Saturday. The star of the show was Dawlat Zadran,...
View ArticleAfghan boy bags real Messi shirt – finally
The Afghan boy who became an online hit after wearing a homemade shirt bearing Lionel Messi’s famous number 10 has finally received the real thing – from the Argentine footballer himself. BBC Trending...
View ArticleWorld T20: Mohammad Shahzad stars as Afghanistan beat Scotland
Nagpur, March 8: Opener Mohammad Shahzad top-scored with a sparkling 39-ball 61 as Afghanistan defeated Scotland by 14 runs in their ICC World Twenty20 qualifying game here today (March 8). Opting to...
View ArticleWorld T20 Qualifiers: Afghanistan beat Hong Kong to stay in the hunt
Afghanistan, powered by Mohammad Nabi (4/20) and Mohammad Shahzad (41) romped to a six-wicket win over Hong Kong in the World T20 qualifier game on Thursday. The Asian minnows and Zimbabwe will now...
View ArticleAfghanistan reach World T20 main draw
Afghanistan has roared into the main draw of the World Twenty20 with an emphatic 59-run victory over Zimbabwe in a first round Group B match. Mohammad Shahzad (40) gave Afghanistan a flying start on...
View ArticleWe know how to beat top sides in World T20: Stanikzai
KOLKATA: Growing in confidence with every opportunity that has come their way, Afghanistan cricket captain Asghar today said his team knows how to beat the big guns of the game but the ICC has to give...
View ArticleNineteen minutes of Shahzad that rattled South Africa
On Saturday afternoon, as the sun beat down on the Wankhede Stadium and security guards and tournament organisers searched for opportunities to retreat into the shade, Mohammad Shahzad was practicing...
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