2 https://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espncinew.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ https://www.cricinfo.com/ Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb Jason Holder, Hazratullah Zazai, David Miller, Najibullah Zadran, Faf du Plessis among the star performers on the day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/372100/372184.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1411465.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1411465.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/abu-dhabi-t10-jason-holder-faf-du-plessis-najibullah-zadran-end-delhi-bulls-run-1411465 Mon, 04 Dec 2023 03:24:40 GMT Left-arm spin-bowling allrounder Sharafuddin Ashraf also makes a comeback https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296900/296909.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1394391.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1394391.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/asia-cup-karim-janat-sharafuddin-ashraf-back-in-afghanistan-odi-squad-1394391 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 07:38:35 GMT Nabi helped ice another chase under tough circumstances and conditions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/356900/356979.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1365373.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1365373.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/pakistan-bat-against-afghanistan-with-mohammad-nawaz-in-for-faheem-ashraf-1365373 Sun, 26 Mar 2023 20:19:40 GMT Last-over finish leaves Gladiators on the cusp of their fourth straight elimination https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/355600/355637.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1361955.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1361955.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/colin-munro-azam-khan-faheem-ashraf-seal-islamabad-uniteds-psl-playoff-spot-1361955 Sun, 05 Mar 2023 18:48:22 GMT Ibrahim Zadran's 162 and Rashid Khan's four-for in vain as hosts get over the line by four wickets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/349900/349997.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1347074.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1347074.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-afg-2022-3rd-odi-sri-lanka-level-series-1-1-after-charith-asalanka-dunith-wellalage-help-ace-314-chase-1347074 Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:22:24 GMT The duo lifted Afghanistan from 76 for 5 to set a stiff target for Ireland in a rain-hit match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/344200/344275.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1329294.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1329294.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ire-vs-afg-2022-4th-t20i-rashid-khan-all-round-effort-najibullah-zadran-fifty-set-up-series-decider-1329294 Tue, 16 Aug 2022 03:32:13 GMT They overcame a 74-run stand for the eighth wicket between Dockrell and Hand to keep the series alive https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/344100/344119.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1328921.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1328921.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ire-vs-afg-2022-3rd-t20i-bowlers-rahmanullah-gurbaz-najibullah-zadran-star-in-afghanistan-win-1328921 Sat, 13 Aug 2022 09:02:05 GMT Three players from Afghanistan - Najibullah Zadran, Zahir Khan and Fazalhaq Farooqi - as well as Samit Patel have been snapped up too https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/344000/344099.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1328884.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1328884.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/uae-ilt20-league-kieron-pollard-trent-boult-nicholas-pooran-dwayne-bravo-imran-tahir-among-mi-emirates-signing-1328884 Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:03:52 GMT Two new teams - Pamir Zalmi and Hindukush Stars - have joined the league, making it an eight-team competition this year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/340900/340934.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1319843.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1319843.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/afghanistan-shpageeza-cricket-league-2022-rashid-khan-rahmanullah-gurbaz-najibullah-zadran-among-players-retained-1319843 Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:56:43 GMT Afghanistan will want to fix gaping holes in their batting https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/334800/334898.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1302937.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1302937.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ban-vs-afg-2022-bangladesh-look-to-strengthen-top-spot-of-odi-super-league-table-1302937 Sun, 27 Feb 2022 09:24:38 GMT Afghanistan in joint-fifth place, with Australia, on the ODI Super League points table https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/312900/312983.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298762.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298762.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/afg-vs-neth-3rd-odi-afghanistan-seal-3-0-sweep-netherlands-penalised-for-ball-tampering-1298762 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 08:14:47 GMT Southee-Boult strike with the ball, Williamson-Conway see the chase through as New Zealand enter semifinals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/330100/330185.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1288112.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1288112.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-afg-vs-nz-all-star-new-zealand-knock-out-afghanistan-and-india-1288112 Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:49:46 GMT Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Najibullah Zadran added 87 for the third wicket before Rashid Khan bagged 4 for 9 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/329200/329278.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1285186.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1285186.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-afg-vs-sco-mujeeb-ur-rahman-five-for-batters-help-afghanistan-crush-scotland-by-130-runs-1285186 Mon, 25 Oct 2021 21:13:00 GMT Middle-order batter Najibullah Zadran has been named his deputy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/318000/318086.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1268785.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1268785.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rashid-khan-named-afghanistan-t20i-captain-1268785 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Islamabad United two points clear of Lahore Qalandars at the top of the PSL standings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/323200/323228.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1266533.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1266533.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/psl-2021-colin-munro-ifthikar-ahmed-stun-karachi-kings-in-tall-chase-1266533 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Asghar Afghan tops MS Dhoni, becomes most successful men's T20I captain of all time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/318100/318139.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1255846.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1255846.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/afg-vs-zim-3rd-t20i-najibullah-zadran-leads-afghanistan-to-series-sweep-1255846 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ACB wants its players to return for the Shpageeza League, which starts three days before the IPL https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/308000/308060.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1230441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1230441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1230441 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pooran leads lower-order rally with 67, while Chase prises out Afghanistan top order in excellent spell https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/291900/291950.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1206214.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1206214.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1206214 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Maratha Arabians role is Flower's first in franchise cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295800/295859.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1203800.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1203800.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1203800 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT They turned a sleepy old T20I - the score was a mere 123 after 16 overs - into an absolute firecracker https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/294800/294802.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1200826.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1200826.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1200826 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The omission of Najibullah Zadran, their batsman of the tournament, summed up a team that is not giving the best account of themselves https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/290700/290756.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1189079.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1189079.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1189079 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 Afghanistan recovered from 74 for 5 on the back of Najibullah Zadran's maiden ODI hundred to post 256 for 8 but as it panned out, it wasn't enough https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/274200/274245.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1176773.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1176773.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1176773 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan's hopes of qualifying hinge on a Nepal win over Hong Kong in the final group fixture on Monday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/260500/260557.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1139747.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1139747.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1139747 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Continuing their dominance over Zimbabwe, Afghanistan piled up their second-highest ODI total of 333 with Rahmat Shah's 114 off 110 balls the centerpiece of a resounding victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/260600/260601.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1136068.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1136068.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1136068 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India A put on a challenging 322 for 5 and restricted Afghanistan A to 209 for 9 with only one opposition batsman - Najibullah Zadran (62) - scoring more than 30 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/232100/232179.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1114238.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1114238.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1114238 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan continued their puppet-mastery of UAE in Twenty20 cricket with a gritty five-wicket win in front of 8000 fans at Sheikh Zayed Stadium https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/257800/257856.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/desert-t20-challenge/content/story/1078044.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/desert-t20-challenge/content/story/1078044.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1078044 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Najibullah Zadran's unbeaten 55 helped Afghanistan overcome a wobble and secure a final-over win that gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/246600/246657.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/uae/content/story/1072962.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/uae/content/story/1072962.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1072962 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Najibullah Zadran, who was the fifth wicket to fall for Afghanistan as Bangladesh fought back in the final ten overs, said that the match was in Afghanistan's control but the batsmen failed to execute at the death https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252600/252695.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-afghanistan-2016-17/content/story/1059169.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-afghanistan-2016-17/content/story/1059169.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1059169 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Half-centuries from Mohammad Shahzad and Najibullah Zadran set the base for Afghanistan's 39-run win in the second ODI against Ireland at Stormont in Belfast on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/246700/246789.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/1033943.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/1033943.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1033943 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Scotland's first ODI at home in more than two years ended in frustrating fashion, with the first ODI of the two-match series against Afghanistan finishing with a no result https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/246600/246647.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/scotland/content/story/1032325.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/scotland/content/story/1032325.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1032325 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England survived a major scare against Afghanistan to sustain their World T20 hopes, recovering from 85 for 7 to steal home by 15 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/237900/237947.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/988149.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/988149.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-988149 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Career-best T20I performances from Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi ensured that Afghanistan stayed in the hunt for the main draw of the Asia Cup, but only briefly as UAE won the second match later in the day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/225400/225422.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/content/story/975263.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/content/story/975263.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-975263 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan finished fifth in the World T20 Qualifier with a comfortable five-wicket win against Oman in Dublin https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218600/218629.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/903137.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/903137.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-903137 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan responded to their heavy defeat against Scotland by inflicting a 71-run loss on Ireland which means the final match on Monday will decide who comes out on top https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/203800/203843.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/821717.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/821717.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-821717 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Najibullah Zadran's blistering half-century helped Afghanistan A crush a star-studded Pakistan A by 54 runs in a Twenty20 match in Islamabad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/173700/173731.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/799715.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/799715.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-799715 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Five-wicket hauls from the seamers Yamin Ahmadzai and Fareed Ahmad, followed by an unbeaten 98 from Najibullah Zadran helped Afghanistan wrest the advantage on the second day in Harare https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/173700/173731.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/765111.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/765111.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-765111 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A score of 137 wouldn't have appeared a match-winning one at the halfway stage of the match, but Afghanistan's bowlers made Pakistan fight till the final ball https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/173700/173707.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/698609.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/698609.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-698609 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of Group B games in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier on November 21, 2013 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2013/content/story/690889.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2013/content/story/690889.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-690889 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of matches on August 14 during the Under-19 World Cup 2012 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148500/148599.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-under19-world-cup-2012/content/story/577298.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-under19-world-cup-2012/content/story/577298.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577298 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT