Afghanistan in World Cup
Afghanistan continued their fairytale rise in world cricket by securing a place in the 2019 World Cup by beating Ireland.
Afghanistan continued their fairytale rise in world cricket by securing a place in the 2019 World Cup by beating Ireland.
Zimbabwe were unable to seal their place in next year’s World Cup on Monday, but with one game left to play, their fate remains firmly in their own hands.
Rahman Shah scored 68 runs to help Afghanistan to a three-wicket victory over the West Indies at the Harare Sports Club in their first Super Sixes clash in World Cup qualifiers on Thursday.
The West Indies continued their cruise to the ICC World Cup in 2019 when they beat Ireland by 52 runs.
Hosts Zimbabwe made it two wins in their World Cup Qualifiers as they beat Afghanistan by two runs in Bulawayo on Tuesday.
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan will become the youngest captain in the history of international cricket in their World Cup Qualifier campaign in Zimbabwe this weekend.
Afghanistan made their intentions clear on Tuesday when they defeated World Cup qualification favourites, the West Indies by 28 runs in a warm-up game in Harare.
Watch Afghanistan U19’s make history by beating Pakistan U19 to win their first-ever Asia Cup trophy on Sunday.
Despite the ongoing violence in their country, Afghanistan cricket fans still flock to the stadiums to watch the Shpageeza T20 Cricket League.
Reeza Hendricks scored 173 and Tabraiz Shamsi took 4-19 as South Africa A beat Afghanistan by 164 runs in Pretoria.
Veteran left-arm-spinner Daniel Vettori holds the key to New Zealand’s success against South Africa in the semi-final on Tuesday, says former Black Caps captain Stephen Fleming.
The Afghan fairytale hit reality when they were crushed by 105 runs in their Group A World Cup match by Bangladesh in Canberra on Wednesday.