Afghanistan cricket

Dubai: Haider Ali was put to the sword as Afghanistan struggled for a hard-fought five-wicket win over UAE in Group D of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Delhi on Monday. Afghanistan had chased down 161 with four balls to spare. After being set 161, Afghanistan recovered from the early loss of Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Gulbadin Naib and Ibrahim Zadran put on 40 for the second wicket to stabilise the innings. Zadran attacked Haider Ali in the fourth over, hitting four boundaries on his way to 18 off

Azmatullah stars in Afghanistan win over UAE Afghanistan kept alive their hopes of reaching the Super Eight phase of the Twenty20 World Cup after all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai's heroics guided them to a five-wicket Group D victory over UAE on Monday. The result saw group leaders South Africa (six points, three games) make the Super Eight along with defending champions India and two-time winners West Indies. New Zealand, who are four points ahead with a game in hand against bottom-placed Canada on Tuesday. appear set to snatch

On Thursday in Abu Dhabi, Sri Lanka historically defeated Afghanistan by six wickets and thus qualified for the Asia Cup Super Four stage. Sri Lanka's innings came to a close in just 18.4 overs and were able to achieve a modest 170 target, in large part due to Kusal Mendis, who scored an astonishing 74 runs in just 52 balls. Mohammad Nabi's stunning performance was Afghanistan's greatest achievement during the match. The veteran all-rounder scored 60 runs off 22 balls, 30 of which

Mohammad Nabi, the cricketer from the Afghanistan team has confirmed to retire from One Day Internationals after the ICC Champions trophy 2025 scheduled to take place in Pakistan. Such reports have also been confirmed by the Chairman of Afghanistan Cricket Board’s CEO Naseeb Khan adding that Nabi communicated in articulating his plan to retire some time in April this year. The 39-year-old Nabi who had previously announced his retirement from Test matches in 2019 has become an attractive prospect since his ODI debut

Rashid Khan Ruled Out of T20I Series Against India Afghanistan's star spinner, Rashid Khan, will miss the upcoming three-match T20I series against India due to ongoing recovery from lower-back surgery. The Afghanistan captain, Ibrahim Zadran, confirmed Rashid's absence, stating that although he is traveling with the team, he is not yet match-fit. Rashid's experience will be missed, but the team is prepared for any situation in his absence. This development follows Rashid's withdrawal from the BBL and the SA20 due to the back