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(c)Cricinfo en-gb The former Afghanistan captain said he hoped his decision would set a good precedent for the senior players in the side, to pass the mantle on to the younger cricketers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/258000/258082.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/desert-t20-challenge/content/story/1078853.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/desert-t20-challenge/content/story/1078853.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1078853 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan bulldozed rivals Ireland by 10 wickets in the final of the inaugural Desert T20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/258000/258086.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/desert-t20-challenge/content/story/1078715.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/desert-t20-challenge/content/story/1078715.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1078715 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nawroz Mangal, who announced his retirement from cricket earlier this month, played in what could be his last match for the Afghanistan side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/257900/257982.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/desert-t20-challenge/content/story/1078494.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/desert-t20-challenge/content/story/1078494.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1078494 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Afghanistan captain Nawroz Mangal has retired from international cricket to take up a role as a national selector https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/207600/207635.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1075488.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1075488.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1075488 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nawroz Mangal's second consecutive Man-of-the-Match performance put Afghanistan back in the World Twenty20 as the side coasted to a six-wicket win over Papua New Guinea https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218400/218489.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/902585.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/902585.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-902585 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At 43 years and 162 days, UAE captain Khurram Khan became the oldest player to score an ODI hundred, his unbeaten 132 helping the team to a six-wicket victory against Afghanistan in Dubai https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/181300/181367.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/uae/content/story/805967.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/uae/content/story/805967.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-805967 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nepal have provided the fairytale story at this World Twenty20 Qualifier but they were no match for Afghanistan, who set the template for Affiliate and Associate Members on the rise https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/172700/172799.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2013/content/story/694351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2013/content/story/694351.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-694351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hamid Hassan's four-for and Mangal's unbeaten 52 scripted an eight-wicket win for Afghanistan over Kenya in Sharjah https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141000/141047.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2011-13/content/story/676203.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2011-13/content/story/676203.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-676203 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan cruised to a seven-wicket win over Scotland at an ICC World Cricket League championship match in Dubai on Wednesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2011-13/content/story/623782.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2011-13/content/story/623782.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623782 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the Group A World Twenty20 match between Afghanistan and England in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149900/149993.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/story/583085.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/story/583085.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-583085 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nawroz Mangal, the Afghanistan captain, wants to show the world his team can compete at the highest level in international cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149900/149945.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/story/582814.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/story/582814.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582814 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan captain Nawroz Mangal has termed Saturday's one-day match against Australia a "big occasion" for the team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142342.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/579178.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/579178.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579178 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nawroz Mangal will lead Afghanistan against Australia in their one-off ODI in Sharjah on Saturday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/579113.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/579113.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579113 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After 16 wickets fell on the second day, Netherlands ended firmly in the driver's seat and will look to wrap up the match early on the third day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/559708.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/559708.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-559708 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Day one of the Afghanistan-Netherlands Intercontinental Cup clash in Sharjah belonged to the bowlers. Twenty-one wickets fell and Netherlands, driven by a career-best 6 for 43 from Mudassar Bukhari, secured a four-run first-innings lead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144200/144228.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/559581.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/559581.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-559581 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan captain Nawroz Mangal has said that his side's tour of Pakistan would help in re-opening the gates of international cricket to the country https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133300/133336.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/516532.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/516532.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516532 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Allrounder Mohammad Nabi has been named Afghanistan captain, replacing batsman Nawroz Mangal https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113600/113676.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/485992.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/485992.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-485992 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan captain Nawroz Mangal powered his side to a formidable position with a bristling unbeaten 168 on the opening day of the Intercontinental Cup game against Kenya in Nairobi https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/icccont2010/content/story/479630.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icccont2010/content/story/479630.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-479630 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the fifth day's action of the ICC World Cricket League Division One in Netherlands https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119000/119071.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wcldiv1/content/story/466476.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wcldiv1/content/story/466476.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-466476 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the matches on the first day of the ICC World Cricket League Division 1 tournament in the Netherlands https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116700/116748.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wcldiv1/content/story/465657.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wcldiv1/content/story/465657.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-465657 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan's rapid rise up the world rankings, and ultimately a place at the World Twenty20, has captured the hearts and minds of the cricket world https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116600/116689.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/457809.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/457809.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-457809 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A triumphant Afghanistan team returned home to a joyous welcome from hundreds of fans after securing a place at the World Twenty20 tournament in West Indies. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114600/114695.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/449981.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/449981.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-449981 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There is no challenge too daunting for Afghanistan cricket at the moment. Riding on the momentum that won the World Twenty20 Qualifier they pulled off a sensational chase of 494 to beat Canada in the Intercontinental Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113300/113394.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icccont2010/content/story/449712.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icccont2010/content/story/449712.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-449712 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland, Scotland, USA and Afghanistan all warmed up for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers with victories https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/2010iccwt20/content/story/447304.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/2010iccwt20/content/story/447304.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447304 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan seized the initiative on the second day of their Intercontinental Cup game against Ireland at Dambulla, reaching 263 for 3 at stumps with Shabir Noori, on 44 not out, and Mohammad Shahzad, unbeaten on 60 from only 62 balls, holding firm. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/icccont2010/content/story/445447.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icccont2010/content/story/445447.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445447 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Twenty wickets fell on the first day of Netherlands and Afghanistan's ICC Intercontinental Cup clash at Amstelveen, as the home side gained a 74-run lead https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/icccont2010/content/story/421994.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icccont2010/content/story/421994.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-421994 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Will Luke gives marks out of ten to the top six Associates in the World Cup Qualifiers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101300/101361.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/iccwcq2009/content/story/399981.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/iccwcq2009/content/story/399981.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399981 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of matches from the final round in the Super Eights of the World Cup Qualifiers tournament in South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102400/102417.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/iccwcq2009/content/story/400117.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/iccwcq2009/content/story/400117.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-400117 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan held their own against one of the pre-tournament favourites, Scotland, in a tense and impressive 42-run win in Benoni, successfully defending 280 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102100/102149.gif https://www.cricinfo.com/iccwcq2009/content/story/399696.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/iccwcq2009/content/story/399696.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399696 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan's unquenchable confidence drove them unerringly to a convincing 60-run win over Bermuda, condemning them to their second loss in as many days https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101500/101588.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/iccwcq2009/content/story/397872.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/iccwcq2009/content/story/397872.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397872 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nawroz Mangal has been suspended for two matches for maintaining a slow over rate during his team's 13-run win against Hong Kong at Belgrano https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl/content/story/387993.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl/content/story/387993.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-387993 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Round-up of the fifth day's matches from the Asian Cricket Council Elite Trophy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/other/content/story/362911.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/other/content/story/362911.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362911 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Round-up of the third day's matches from the Asian Cricket Council Elite Trophy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/other/content/story/362755.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/other/content/story/362755.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362755 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The one remaining semi-final place in the World Cricket League Division Five went to Afghanistan after Singapore failed to beat Japan by a convincing enough margin https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl/content/story/352888.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl/content/story/352888.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352888 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT