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(c)Cricinfo en-gb After Suthar helped skittle Afghanistan for 152 in their first innings, Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav sealed the win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/418000/418038.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1540115.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1540115.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ind-vs-afg-only-test-3rd-day-afghanistan-crumble-and-stare-at-massive-defeat-1540115 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:31:06 GMT Rahmat Shah picked up the injury in the 15th over, retired hurt, came out to bat again at the fall of the ninth wicket, but couldn't carry on https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/407600/407660.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1506772.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1506772.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/afg-vs-ban-2nd-odi-rahmat-shah-leaves-the-field-in-a-wheelchair-after-suffering-calf-injury-1506772 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 16:11:18 GMT Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and Wiaan Mulder shared seven wickets, even as Rahmat Shah scored 90 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/396900/396965.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1474172.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1474172.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/champions-trophy-2025-ryan-rickelton-hundred-middle-order-help-sa-beat-afghanistan-1474172 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:33:01 GMT Ismat remained unbeaten on 64 with rain forcing early stumps https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/393800/393870.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1467806.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1467806.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/zim-vs-afg-rahmat-shah-gritty-hundred-extends-afghanistan-lead-past-200-1467806 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:26:01 GMT Only 31 overs were possible in which Nyamhuri picked up his maiden Test wicket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/375100/375144.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1467132.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1467132.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/zim-vs-afg-2024-25-shahidi-179-cuts-down-afghanistan-deficit-on-rain--curtailed-day-1467132 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:13:24 GMT Rahmat became Afghanistan's highest run-scorer in Tests with an unbeaten 231 while Shahidi struck his second Test ton https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/393800/393884.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1467001.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1467001.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/zim-vs-afg-rahmat-shah-hashmatullah-shahidi-bat-through-the-day-in-record-show-1467001 Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:32:30 GMT "I thought I'm able to play, I'm able to bowl, I'm able to stay in the field till the end, why not, I should go for it," Rashid said after match-winning five-for https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/387700/387769.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1452045.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1452045.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/afg-vs-sa-chance-at-historic-series-win-kept-rashid-khan-on-field-despite-hamstring-issue-1452045 Sat, 21 Sep 2024 08:08:25 GMT Afghanistan have nine wickets left as they seek to wipe out the 42 runs remaining in their deficit https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/375400/375402.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1419619.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1419619.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ibrahim-zadrans-maiden-hundred-leads-afghanistans-fightback-1419619 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:42:33 GMT Afghanistan were shot out for 198 on their first day of Test cricket in Sri Lanka despite Rahmat Shah's 91 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/375100/375179.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1419243.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1419243.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/prabath-jayasuriya-vishwa-fernando-and-asitha-fernando-make-it-sri-lanka-day-1419243 Fri, 02 Feb 2024 12:39:55 GMT Rashid is also part of the side but is unlikely to play as he continues to recover from a back surgery https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/368700/368717.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1415836.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1415836.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/mujeeb-ur-rahman-back-in-afghanistan-squad-for-t20i-series-in-india-1415836 Sat, 06 Jan 2024 13:54:59 GMT Their 111-ball win was swiftly wrapped up after Netherlands crashed to 179 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/370500/370574.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1407004.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1407004.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-nabi-shahidi-rahmat-boost-afghanistans-semi-final-chances-with-big-win-1407004 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:25:38 GMT Head coach Jonathan Trott breaks down the reasons behind the change in Afghanistan's batting approach https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/368700/368760.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1406797.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1406797.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/jonathan-trott-says-afghanistan-batters-have-adapted-to-pace-of-odis-1406797 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:40:05 GMT Sri Lanka have gone to the brink of elimination while two struggling teams meet in Kolkata https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/370300/370308.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1406311.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1406311.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/2023-odi-world-cup-digest-afghanistan-maintain-semi-final-push-off-field-drama-for-pakistan-1406311 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 23:48:23 GMT Sri Lanka were restricted to a sub-par total and a trio of fifties from Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai then powered an ice-cool chase https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/370300/370306.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1406287.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1406287.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-afg-vs-sl-fazalhaq-farooqi-and-co-bring-more-glory-to-afghanistan-1406287 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 19:45:36 GMT It was Afghanistan's highest successful chase in ODIs, and took them to their first win over Pakistan in the format in eight attempts https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/369700/369763.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1405018.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1405018.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-rahmanullah-gurbaz-ibrahim-zadran-rahmat-shah-take-afghanistan-past-pakistan-1405018 Tue, 24 Oct 2023 05:20:59 GMT Afghanistan's second-wicket pair added a match-winning 212 after Mendis' sensational 158 singlehandedly led Sri Lanka to 294 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/368100/368150.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1400954.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1400954.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/world-cup-warm-up-gurbaz-rahmat-trump-mendis-as-afghanistan-cruise-past-sri-lanka-1400954 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:44:52 GMT Asalanka's 91 takes Sri Lanka to 268, but a new-look attack fails to trouble the visitors, who go 1-0 up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/360900/360971.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1379373.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1379373.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/afg-vs-sl-ibrahim-zadran-and-seamers-help-afghanistan-go-1-0-up-in-first-odi-1379373 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:44:59 GMT Afghanistan make as many as seven changes from last year's T20 World Cup squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/349900/349990.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1359028.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1359028.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/mohammad-nabi-left-out-of-afghanistan-squad-for-uae-t20is-zahir-khan-rahmat-shah-included-1359028 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 08:46:14 GMT SL's hopes of automatic qualification dwindle further after heavy rains force washout in Pallekele https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/349800/349818.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1346661.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1346661.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-afg-2022-2nd-odi-heavy-rains-force-washout-in-pallekele-after-afghanistan-post-228-1346661 Sun, 27 Nov 2022 19:35:14 GMT Ibrahim, Rahmat added a record 195 for the second wicket after left-armers Fareed, Farooqi shared five wickets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/334800/334800.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1318643.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1318643.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/zim-vs-afg-2022-2nd-odi-bowlers-ibrahim-zadran-rahmat-shah-help-afghanistan-seal-series-against-zimbabwe-1318643 Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:07:13 GMT Four wickets from Muzarabani and a fighting 67 from Raza couldn't prevent Zimbabwe from sinking to a 60-run defeat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/340300/340388.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1318419.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1318419.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/zim-vs-afg-1st-odi-rahmat-shah-hashmatullah-shahidi-rashid-khan-and-mohammad-nabi-star-in-60-run-win-1318419 Sat, 04 Jun 2022 16:44:58 GMT Half-centuries from both batters ensured they had enough on the board for Rashid Khan to work his magic https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/290400/290432.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298277.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298277.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/hashmatullah-shahidi-rahmat-shah-prop-up-afghanistan-as-they-defend-222-against-netherlands-1298277 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:18:22 GMT Karim Janat, Ikram Alikhil return among a host of changes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/299900/299976.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1270774.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1270774.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/fazalhaq-farooqi-noor-ahmad-in-afghanistan-squad-for-their-first-bilateral-odi-series-against-pakistan-1270774 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hashmatullah Shahidi is the new ODI and Test captain; T20I captaincy decision to be made soon https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/317700/317762.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1264723.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1264723.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/asghar-afghan-sacked-as-afghanistan-opt-for-split-captaincy-1264723 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Naveen-ul-Haq and Mujeeb Ur Rahman played key roles to restrict Ireland to 259 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/315600/315684.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1249050.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1249050.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/afg-vs-ire-2nd-odi-rahmat-shah-103-trumps-paul-stirling-128-as-afghanistan-go-2-0-up-1249050 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan's No. 3 has flown under the radar but is now etched forever in their history https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/286800/286809.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1199708.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1199708.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1199708 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He becomes country's first Test centurion after battling past Bangladesh's all-spin attack https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/286800/286808.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1199662.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1199662.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1199662 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Teenager Ikram Alikhil and Rahmat Shah struck half-centuries, but it was not enough for Afghanistan to earn their first points https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/291700/291734.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1192725.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1192725.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1192725 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan kept up with the asking rate as the rains came in after Scotland had posted a challenging 325 for 7 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289000/289086.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184006.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184006.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1184006 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 Captain praises Rashid Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai and Waqar Salamkheil for setting up the victory by bowling Ireland out for 172 in the first innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/286800/286811.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1178293.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1178293.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1178293 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rahmat Shah made his second fifty of the match and put on a century stand for the second wicket with Ihsanullah as Afghanistan registered their first Test win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/286800/286809.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1178281.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1178281.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1178281 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fifties from Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, and Asghar Afghan helped them go 142 ahead before getting the wicket of William Porterfield https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270200/270220.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1178190.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1178190.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1178190 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan put up 249 on a slow pitch and their spinners did the rest https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/280200/280299.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159673.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159673.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1159673 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Shahzad's adventurous 84 led the way after teenager Mujeeb Ur Rahman had helped restrict West Indies to 204 in the final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/274300/274367.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1141651.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1141651.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1141651 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fifties from Javed Ahmadi and Rahmat Shah, and the all-round brilliance of Rashid Khan, consigned Zimbabwe to a 146-run loss https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/263800/263893.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1137219.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1137219.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1137219 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The legspinner's variations skittled Zimbabwe for 154 in 34.3 overs, after which Rahmat Shah and Nasir Jamal secured the chase with fifties each https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/264200/264210.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1136488.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1136488.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1136488 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 They added 197 for the second wicket, eclipsing the their country's previous best stand in the Intercontinental Cup made by Mohammad Nabi and Mohammad Shahzad in 2010 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270200/270225.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2015-17/content/story/1127840.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2015-17/content/story/1127840.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1127840 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the Dhaka Premier League matches held on April 13, 2017 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/208900/208997.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/1092013.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/1092013.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1092013 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan sealed a 3-2 ODI series win over Ireland in Greater Noida by chasing down 230 with the help of an unbeaten century from Rahmat Shah https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/260500/260599.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan-v-ireland-2016-17/content/story/1088288.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan-v-ireland-2016-17/content/story/1088288.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1088288 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan's bowlers shot Zimbabwe out for 54 in a rain-curtailed final ODI to help the visitors seal the series 3-2 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/259500/259505.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-afghanistan-2016-17/content/story/1084513.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-afghanistan-2016-17/content/story/1084513.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1084513 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 Con de Lange struck with his first ball as a Scotland player and took three wickets to help reduce Afghanistan to 96 for 8 on the third day in Stirling https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/214800/214825.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2015-17/content/story/884287.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2015-17/content/story/884287.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-884287 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the Dhaka Premier Division matches played on December 14, 2014 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/dhaka-premier-division-2014-15/content/story/810249.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/dhaka-premier-division-2014-15/content/story/810249.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-810249 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up for ACC Premier League matches played on May 2, 2014 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/182000/182035.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/741125.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/741125.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-741125 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan took firm control of the Intercontinental match against Kenya in Dubai after a maiden century from Rahmat Shah and quick wickets by their bowlers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/168500/168575.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/677523.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/677523.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-677523 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT