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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Afghanistan's head coach felt it was the execution of the fast bowlers, and not selection, that cost the team against New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/413000/413099.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1522908.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1522908.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-afghanistan-vs-new-zealand-trott-pleased-with-naib-at-no-3-defends-non-selection-of-noor-1522908 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:29:07 GMT Gulbadin Naib's half-century and Mujeeb Ur Rahman's double-strike had given Afghanistan hope but they fell well short in the end https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/413100/413101.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1522851.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1522851.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-afg-vs-nz-tim-seifert-and-glenn-phillips-conquer-afghanistan-spin-to-script-convincing-new-zealand-win-1522851 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:33:59 GMT Mystery spinner AM Ghazanfar part of ODI squad but has been demoted to reserves in the T20I side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/396600/396609.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1503825.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1503825.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/farooqi-naib-karim-janat-left-out-of-afghanistan-squad-for-white-ball-series-against-bangladesh-1503825 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:36:43 GMT Defending champions Dubai Capitals have signed Luke Wood, Waqar Salamkheil and Muhammad Jawadullah https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/393400/393460.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1493816.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1493816.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ilt20-powell-ghazanfar-retained-hales-livingstone-among-new-signings-1493816 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 08:20:47 GMT Or will Capitals continue their stunning turnaround and lift the trophy? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/396200/396230.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1472448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1472448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ilt20-2025-final-can-desert-vipers-break-the-dubai-capitals-hoodoo-and-secure-maiden-title-1472448 Sat, 08 Feb 2025 14:13:18 GMT The Afghanistan allrounder had apparent cramp just when Bangladesh had fallen behind the DLS par score and there was rain in the air https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/383700/383741.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1440831.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1440831.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/gulbadin-naibs-apparent-cramp-comes-under-scrutiny-1440831 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 08:03:20 GMT Earlier, Cummins had bagged a second consecutive hat-trick, but it would be overshadowed by Afghanistan's big day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/383500/383574.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1440412.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1440412.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/mens-t20-world-cup-2024-naib-orchestrates-afghanistans-historic-win-over-australia-1440412 Sun, 08 Sep 2024 17:42:31 GMT Captain Rashid Khan said a World Cup victory over Australia was something they had missed in the last two years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/383500/383575.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1440413.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1440413.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/afg-vs-aus-gulbadin-naib-after-historic-win-against-australia-our-journey-starts-now-1440413 Sun, 23 Jun 2024 06:01:03 GMT He was the wrecker-in-chief with the big wickets of Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell and Pat Cummins https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/383500/383572.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1440411.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1440411.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2024-how-naibs-four-for-scripted-afghanistans-win-over-australia-1440411 Sun, 23 Jun 2024 04:23:13 GMT It will be Naib's first stint in the IPL https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/349700/349758.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1430778.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1430778.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ipl-2024-dc-sign-gulbadin-naib-for-injured-mitchell-marsh-1430778 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:57:55 GMT Qais Ahmad will fill in for Rashid Khan; Naveed Zadran also gets a call-up after impressive Test debut https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/368700/368713.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1419717.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1419717.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/recovering-rashid-khan-to-miss-afghanistan-odi-series-against-sri-lanka-1419717 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 17:11:44 GMT After hitting his fifth T20I ton, Rohit starred again in the Super Overs to wrap up India's clean sweep https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/374100/374187.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1417021.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1417021.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rohit-121-rinku-69-helps-india-win-epic-contest-after-two-super-overs-1417021 Thu, 18 Jan 2024 02:30:47 GMT Both made fifties as India chased down 173 in just 15.4 overs after Axar throttled Afghanistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/374000/374023.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1416657.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1416657.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ind-vs-afg-2nd-t20i-report-1416657 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 03:44:37 GMT Shahidullah's 49 lifted Afghanistan after an early collapse before rain stopped play in the final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/368400/368413.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1401579.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1401579.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/asian-games-cricket-final-top-seeded-india-clinch-gold-medal-after-washout-1401579 Sat, 07 Oct 2023 10:24:03 GMT In the semi-finals, Bangladesh will face India and Afghanistan will be up against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/345100/345181.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1401000.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1401000.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/asian-games-2023-afghanistan-and-bangladesh-qualify-for-semi-finals-1401000 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:12:38 GMT Hasaranga counterattacked with a rapid fifty, but Sri Lanka still didn't get near their target https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/349700/349737.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1346441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1346441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-afg-2022-1st-odi-ibrahim-zadran-fazalhaq-farooqi-gulbadin-naib-lead-afghanistan-to-comfortable-win-1346441 Fri, 25 Nov 2022 17:15:40 GMT Hashmatullah Shahidi continues to lead, with Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman headlining the bowling unit https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/348700/348797.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1345491.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1345491.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-afg-afghanistan-include-gulbadin-naib-noor-ahmad-in-squad-for-three-odis-against-sri-lanka-1345491 Sat, 19 Nov 2022 12:27:03 GMT Mohammad Nabi's men take on Sri Lanka in a must-win match at the Gabba on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/345300/345302.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1342657.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1342657.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2022-hazratullah-zazai-ruled-out-with-abdomen-injury-gulbadin-naib-replaces-him-in-afghanistan-squad-1342657 Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:40:33 GMT Naveen-ul-Haq left out of T20I squad too, despite taking a break from ODIs to prepare for the T20 World Cup this year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/330100/330157.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1301177.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1301177.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/afghanistan-leave-out-mohammad-shahzad-gulbadin-naib-hashmatullah-shahidi-from-t20i-squad-for-bangladesh-tour-1301177 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 11:33:23 GMT Hamid Hassan, Waqar Salamkheil and Azmatullah Omarzai are also yet to join Afghanistan's squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/294800/294852.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1254985.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1254985.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/afg-vs-zim-t20i-series-mujeeb-ur-rahman-gulbadin-naib-wait-on-visa-issue-1254985 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The retiring allrounder also highlighted the importance of having a young player like Rashid leading the side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/294600/294661.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1200158.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1200158.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1200158 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan's captain blamed a shoddy fielding performance for his side's failure to claim their first scalp of the World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/291200/291205.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1190725.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1190725.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1190725 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Captain has faith in Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan against Bangladesh after pushing India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/291000/291090.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1190478.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1190478.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1190478 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rashid conceded 110 from nine overs in the last match but his captain says the legspinner will not let those figures torment him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/290900/290913.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1190086.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1190086.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1190086 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Is it England? Or India? Or Australia? Or is there a dark horse lurking? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289500/289501.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1185243.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1185243.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1185243 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Captain Gulbadin Naib also played a crucial hand, taking 6 for 43 - the third-best figures for Afghanistan in ODI cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289400/289444.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1185009.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1185009.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1185009 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Asghar Afghan, who was removed from captaincy earlier this month, was among the 15 players picked https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/280600/280682.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1181690.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1181690.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1181690 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The overhaul marks the end of Asghar Afghan's long stint as the captain across formats https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277400/277412.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1180037.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1180037.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1180037 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan lost their group games to Scotland, Zimbabwe and Hong Kong and entered the Super Six with no points, but victories over West Indies, UAE and Ireland - as well as helpful results in other games - meant that Friday's win took them to the 2019 Wo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/274200/274259.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1141414.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1141414.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1141414 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan gave West Indies a hint of the struggle that could be in store for them in their bid to reach the 2019 World Cup, after battling back from the brink of a crushing defeat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/273500/273551.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/1138090.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/1138090.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1138090 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Struggling against the short ball, Afghanistan slumped to 135 all out, but Rashid Khan ensured West Indies' chase would be far from straightforward https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/264200/264287.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-afghanistan-2017/content/story/1102915.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-afghanistan-2017/content/story/1102915.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1102915 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ODI cricket returns to St Lucia for the first time since the stadium was renamed the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium where Jason Holder returns to West Indies' limited-overs side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/260700/260738.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-afghanistan-2017/content/story/1102082.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-afghanistan-2017/content/story/1102082.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1102082 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Players from Pakistan, the West Indies, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe were among those who went under the hammer in the highest-profile auction yet for Afghanistan's domestic T20 league, the Shpageeza Cricket League, in Kabul on Thursday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/182200/182253.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1099850.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1099850.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1099850 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Stirling's 99 - his third consecutive fifty - and an unbeaten 85 from Andy Balbirnie took Ireland to a six-wicket victory in a must-win third ODI https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/260400/260466.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan-v-ireland-2016-17/content/story/1087667.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan-v-ireland-2016-17/content/story/1087667.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1087667 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dawlat Zadran held his nerve in the end to finish with 3 for 32 as Zimbabwe fell five short of Afghanistan's 187 for 7 in a heart-stopping thriller https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/230100/230157.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan-v-zimbabwe-2015-16/content/story/959641.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan-v-zimbabwe-2015-16/content/story/959641.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-959641 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gulbadin Naib produced a sensational knock to lift Afghanistan to a 3-2 series win against Zimbabwe after a two-wicket win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/230700/230797.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan-v-zimbabwe-2015-16/content/story/958737.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan-v-zimbabwe-2015-16/content/story/958737.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-958737 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan sealed another historic first with a 2-0 Twenty20 series victory over Zimbabwe in the second match at Queens Sports Club https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/189600/189613.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-afghanistan-2015-16/content/story/934524.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-afghanistan-2015-16/content/story/934524.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-934524 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Batsman Asghar Stanikzai and wicketkeeper Shafiqullah have both been named in Afghanistan's ODI squad for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/180700/180705.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/759371.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/759371.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-759371 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the Dhaka Premier Division matches that took place on September 26, 2013 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167900/167921.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/674633.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/674633.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674633 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan continued their unbeaten streak in the tournament, as they completed their fourth successive title win against Nepal https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/627842.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/627842.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-627842 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A collective bowling effort was backed up by a century from Kamran Akmal as Pakistan A clinched the second unofficial ODI against Afghanistan by seven wickets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154300/154326.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/604668.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/604668.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-604668 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The World Twenty20 continued to conform to expectation - disappointingly so, some will say - as England began the defence of their title with a 116-run hammering of Afghanistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/150000/150061.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/story/583264.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/story/583264.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-583264 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the matches from the fifth day of the Faysal Bank T20, 2011 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/faysal-2020-cup-2011/content/story/534341.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/faysal-2020-cup-2011/content/story/534341.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-534341 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the third day of the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 in Jersey https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl/content/story/352474.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl/content/story/352474.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352474 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT