Trott appointed Afghanistan coach
Former England batsman Jonathan Trott has been named as the new coach of Afghanistan.
Former England batsman Jonathan Trott has been named as the new coach of Afghanistan.
Debutant teenager Noor Ahmad was the four-wicket star as Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 35 runs in Harare on Tuesday to complete a 3-0 T20I series win.
Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi steered Afghanistan to a 21-run win over Zimbabwe in the second T20I in Harare on Sunday.
Najibullah Zadran slammed a six off the second ball of the final over to give Afghanistan a six-wicket win over Zimbabwe on Saturday after a thrilling run chase in the first of three T20Is.
Ibrahim Zadran scored an unbeaten 120 as Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the second ODI on Monday.
Afghanistan climbed to third in the World Cup Super League after a 60-run ODI victory over Zimbabwe in Harare on Saturday.
Hazratullah Zazai struck an unbeaten half-century to help Afghanistan thrash Bangladesh by eight wickets in the second T20I in Dhaka on Saturday.
Nasum Ahmed and Liton Das helped Bangladesh halt an eight-match losing streak in T20Is with a resounding 61-run win over Afghanistan in Dhaka.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rashid Khan starred as Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets in the third ODI on Monday to avoid a series whitewash.
Liton Das struck a hundred and shared a record 202-run stand with Mushfiqur Rahim to set up an 88-run win for Bangladesh in the second ODI against Afghanistan in Chittagong on Friday.
Bangladesh recovered from a top-order collapse to beat Afghanistan by four wickets in the first ODI of a three-match series in Chittagong.
New Zealand beat Afghanistan by eight wickets on Sunday to qualify for the T20 World Cup semi-finals.
Cricket Australia has postponed a first-ever Test against Afghanistan, amid fears the country’s ruling Taliban regime has banned women from playing the sport.
India beat Afghanistan by 66 runs in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday to remain in T20 World Cup semi-final contention.
Former captain Asghar Afghan, making his last appearance for his country, hit 31 as Afghanistan beat Namibia by 62 runs at the T20 World Cup.