Bangladesh news

Mustafizur Rahman ruled out of T20I series against Afghanistan

May 28, 2018: Mustafizur Rahman will miss Bangladesh's three-match T20 series against Afghanistan due to a toe injury sustained during the IPL

Afghanistan v West Indies, ICC WCQ warm-up, Harare

Afghanistan stun West Indies in warm-up win

Feb 27, 2018: 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

Afghanistan news

Shahzad back in Afghanistan squad for Zimbabwe series

Jan 7, 2018: Samiullah Shenwari is back after being rested for the ODIs against Ireland, while Hamid Hassan, who last played international cricket in July 2016, makes a comeback to the T20I squad

Afghanistan v Ireland, 1st ODI, Sharjah, December 5, 2017

Teenager Mujeeb Zadran spins out Ireland

Dec 5, 2017: The 16-year old debutant turned heads in Sharjah, routing Ireland for 100 in 31.4 overs with figures of 4 for 24

ICC Intercontinental Cup

Nabi, Dawlat warned for conduct breach

Apr 2, 2017: No formal hearing was needed since both players accepted the sanctions proposed by Graeme La Brooy, the ICC match referee

Afghanistan v Ireland, 1st ODI, Greater Noida

Dawlat, Rashid fire Afghanistan to fighting win

Mar 15, 2017: Dawlat Zadran and Rashid Khan took four wickets each as Ireland faltered from a dominant position in a chase of 293 to concede the first ODI to Afghanistan by 30 runs

Netherlands v Afghanistan, ICC Intercontinental Cup 2016, Voorburg

Zahir, Dawlat seal Afghanistan's innings win

Jul 30, 2016: Afghanistan's pace pair of Dawlat Zadran and Yamin Ahmadzai and chinaman bowler Zahir Khan played key roles in the side's innings-and-36-run win over Netherlands within two days in Voorburg.

Know Your Associates

Time to set the record straight

Mar 1, 2016: Afghanistan have fallen short of expectations in ICC tournaments, but recent form makes them favourites to qualify

ICC news

Shahzad, Dawlat break into ICC top 10 rankings

Jan 11, 2016: Afghanistan opener Mohammad Shahzad's whirlwind 118 last night has lifted him 12 places to No. 8 in the ICC rankings for T20 batsmen. His team-mate and fast bowler Dawlat Zadran is ranked at No. 8 as well among the bowlers

Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 1st T20, Sharjah

Afghanistan hold nerve to clinch high-scoring thriller

Jan 8, 2016: 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

Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, 5th ODI, Bulawayo

Nabi lauds Afghanistan for 'making history'

Oct 24, 2015: Mohammad Nabi was thrilled that he was part of cricket history after Afghanistan recorded the first instance of an Associate Nation beating a Full Member in a bilateral ODI series

Assessing the Associates - Afghanistan

A lesson in pragmatism for passionate Afghanistan

Mar 16, 2015: Afghanistan's rapid climb up cricket's world order created plenty of excitement and expectations around the team. The World Cup gave them a chance to gauge their strengths and they strengthened their case for more exposure

Australia v Afghanistan, Group A, Perth

Highest World Cup total, highest Australian partnership

Mar 4, 2015: Stats highlights from the match in Perth, where Australia blasted their way to the highest ever World Cup total, against Afghanistan

World Cup 2015

Afghanistan have pace to test India

Feb 9, 2015: Mohammad Nabi said Afghanistan have learned some lessons from the World T20 and believes a squad tailored to Australian and New Zealand conditions can "hopefully go to the second round"

Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, 3rd ODI, Bulawayo

Afghanistan keep series alive with team performance

Jul 22, 2014: Afghanistan kept the four-match series alive with a win in the tightly-contested third ODI in Bulawayo

ACC Premier League 2014

All-round Afghanistan cruise to title win

May 7, 2014: A round-up of the last round of the ACC Premier League matches played on May 7, 2014

Afghanistan v Pakistan, Asia Cup, Fatullah

Afghanistan bowl with pace and promise

Feb 27, 2014: Afghanistan's bowlers may have been fighting it out mainly at Associate level in the past, but for large periods on Thursday, Pakistan had no answer to their pace or accuracy

Afghanistan v Ireland, Intercontinental Cup final, Dubai, 1st day

Dawlat puts Afghanistan on top

Dec 10, 2013: Four wickets for Dawlat Zadran put Afghanistan on the front foot against Ireland after the first day's play in Dubai

Nam v Afg, Intercontinental Cup, Windhoek, 2nd day

Afghanistan build lead courtesy Stanikzai ton

Aug 5, 2013: Asghar Stanikzai scored an unbeaten 127 to take Afghanistan to 345 for 8, and build a lead of 155 against Namibia

Afghanistan v Netherlands, Intercontinental Cup, Sharjah, 1st day

Netherlands secure slim lead on bowlers' day

Apr 2, 2012: 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