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We have faith that we can beat any team in the world - Nabi (2:01)
The nomads who went above and beyond for Test cricket
Many of Afghanistan's key players were dealing with great adversity, but they wouldn't let it affect them as they hunted down a maiden Test win
Rahmat Shah, Ihsanullah see Afghanistan through to historic maiden Test win
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
Afghanistan celebrate maiden Test win (0:27)
'A historic day for Afghanistan' - Asghar Afghan
Captain praises Rashid Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai and Waqar Salamkheil for setting up the victory by bowling Ireland out for 172 in the first innings
Rashid Khan rises above pain to stall Ireland's resurgence
A finger injury was dulling his impact, and a stubborn Ireland were overcoming their first-innings disadvantage, but Afghanistan's talisman couldn't be kept down for too long
'Was tough for me to grip the new ball' - Rashid Khan (1:49)
Rahmat Shah misses landmark but puts Afghanistan on the road to history
He fell agonisingly short of becoming his country's first Test centurion, but by then he had set them on track for a momentous maiden win
Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan and Hashmatullah Shahidi put Afghanistan in dominant position
Fifties from Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, and Asghar Afghan helped them go 142 ahead before getting the wicket of William Porterfield
Afghanistan on top after Ireland fold for 172
Ireland's last-wicket pair of George Dockrell and Tim Murtagh put together 87 to keep them in the contest after Afghan bowlers run riot
A deferred dream, a win on the line for Afghanistan, Ireland
In the second Test for both sides, only one will win and for some, it could be the sole Test triumph of their career
'Better prepared for Test cricket now' - Shahzad (2:43)
Not everyone gets the chance to score a Test hundred - Kevin O'Brien (1:34)
Ireland, Afghanistan get a shot at glory as they meet in whites
Barring the possibility of a draw, one of these teams will become the joint-quickest to their first Test win besides Australia back in 1877
Afghanistan v Ireland - the ESPNcricinfo reader
A selection of some of our best articles on the two newest Test nations, who are set to play each other in their teams' second Tests
Afghanistan, Ireland and their many clashes in whites
It will be the first time the two sides meet each other in Test cricket, but it's far from the first occasion that they will be in a red-ball clash
Afghanistan add Zahir Khan and Sayed Shirzad to Test squad
After passing a fitness test, the left-arm wristspinner Zahir was one of two bowlers added to Afghanistan's Test squad
Afghanistan's proposed tour of Zimbabwe called off
Afghanistan have pulled out over a disagreement about broadcasting the five ODIs
Stirling, Balbirnie lead Ireland to series-levelling win
The feature of their 81-run stand that brought Ireland within sniffing distance of their target was the manner in which they negotiated Afghanistan's spinners
Afghanistan turn the tables with come-from-behind win
Afghanistan rose from being 81 for 6 in the 18th over thanks to fifties from Asghar, Nabi, and Rashid as they beat Ireland by 109 runs
Andy Balbirnie's 145* helps Ireland level the series
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
Second ODI washed out after Ireland show fight
Hazmatullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, and Hashmatullah Shahidi made fifties for Afghanistan before rain stopped play towards the end of their innings
Mujeeb Ur Rahman the star as Afghanistan go 1-0 up
Paul Stirling's fighting 89 went in vain as Afghanistan chased down their target of 162 with 8.1 overs to spare
Meet Hazrat Zazai, Afghanistan's Chris Gayle
He came up in cricket idolising the West Indian superstar. Last year, he equalled Gayle's record for fastest T20 fifty. Last week, he made 162 not out in a game
Rashid hat-trick, Nabi 81, Afghanistan win 3-0
Ireland fought hard with Kevin O'Brien's rapid half-century but once he fell in the 16th over, their challenge was done
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Afghanistan seal historic Test win
The top stories from around the world in our round-up from March 18
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