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Rashid Khan took a career-best 6 for 43 as he ripped through Ireland's middle order yet again after Paul Stirling's 6 for 55 and 95 had kept them in the game in the second ODI

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

Bowlers and records were all over the place in Greater Noida as Afghanistan trumped Ireland by 28 runs to seal a 3-0 whitewash in a 438-run slugfest

In February, the 18-year old Afghanistan legspinner was picked up in the IPL auction. In March, he took five wickets in nine balls against Ireland in a T20I and hours later he was bought in the CPL draft as well

The 18-year old legspinner picked up five wickets in only two overs to ensure Afghanistan beat Ireland by 17 runs in a rain-shortened match and furthered their record-breaking winning streak

South Africa's AB de Villiers has displaced Australia's David Warner at the top of the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen

Afghanistan's spinners Amir Hamza and Rashid Khan joined forces with batsmen Mohammad Shahzad and Samiullah Shenwari to deliver the side a six-wicket win over Ireland

Afghanistan's bowlers shot Zimbabwe out for 54 in a rain-curtailed final ODI to help the visitors seal the series 3-2

Solomon Mire and Peter Moor made light work of a rain-adjusted target of 105 in 42 overs, to square the five-match series against Afghanistan.

Zimbabwe completed a stunning comeback to clinch a three-run win over Afghanistan in a low-scoring thriller in Harare

Mohammad Nabi's successful bid in the IPL auction lit up the ACB headquarters in Kabul after the first two Afghan players had gone unsold in the auction in Bangalore

The 18-year-old Afghanistan legspinner was thrilled after his selection at the IPL auction, where Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him for INR 4 crore (USD 595,000 approx)

Afghanistan went 2-0 up in the five-match ODI series against Zimbabwe after their bowlers ran through the hosts' batting to complete a 54-run win

Afghanistan completed a 12-run win via Duckworth-Lewis calculations after the rain arrived in Harare with Zimbabwe on 99 for 4, chasing 216

If the proposed 9-3 Test system comes to fruition, Zimbabwe, unlike Afghanistan, stand to lose heavily, which makes their upcoming series at home vital to figure out their best XI and improve their ranking

Afghanistan's progress towards Test status and Full Membership at the ICC took a big step forward after the country's domestic four-day and Twenty20 tournaments were awarded first-class and List A status respectively

The Afghanistan Cricket Board has roped in former West Indies coach Phil Simmons as consultant for the next three series, against Zimbabwe, Ireland and West Indies

The two teams are hoping their performances at ICC's limited-overs world events and the Intercontinental Cup first-class tournament can push their case

The two teams are set to play five ODIs in Harare starting from February 16

The former Afghanistan captain said he hoped his decision would set a good precedent for the senior players in the side, to pass the mantle on to the younger cricketers