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Hosts look to inject momentum into slow campaign

With one win, one loss and one draw from their first three games, Australia's start to the World Cup has been less than ideal, and Afghanistan may just run into a keyed-up outfit determined to bounce back in style

03-Mar-2015•The Preview by Abhishek Purohit in Perth

'Did my job to stay till the end' - Shenwari

Almost a year on from engineering a landmark win against a Test-playing nation, Samiullah Shenwari was the architect of yet another historical step in the growth of Afghanistan cricket - their first World Cup win

26-Feb-2015•Devashish Fuloria in Dunedin

History for Afghanistan, heartbreak for Scotland

Afghanistan's last-wicket pair hauled them to a famous one-wicket victory in Dunedin against Scotland, following an epic innings by Samiullah Shenwari

25-Feb-2015•The Report by Andrew McGlashan

Fortunes of well-matched teams to diverge

The two games where both came close to registering their respective maiden World Cup wins were played at the University Oval in Dunedin. It will be in Dunedin where one team will walk ahead

25-Feb-2015•The Preview by Devashish Fuloria

Shenwari disappointed with batting slump

Sri Lanka were 51 for 4 and were teetering in chase of 233, but Afghanistan's inability to capitalise in their final few overs with the bat came back and prevented them from creating history

22-Feb-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Dunedin

Mahela, Thisara douse Afghanistan hopes

Afghanistan glimpsed the greatest victory of their short international history before Sri Lanka dragged themselves over the line in Dunedin by four wickets with 10 balls to spare - and the finish was tenser than that suggests

21-Feb-2015•The Report by Andrew McGlashan

Sri Lanka aim to get campaign on track

Sri Lanka should not have too many problems opening their World Cup account in Dunedin, but it will be the manner of the performance that will be closely watched

21-Feb-2015•The Preview by Andrew McGlashan

Moles plans to extract more from his team

As next opponents Sri Lanka took a rest day on Friday, Afghanistan were focused and intense in the nets under the watchful eyes of coach Andy Moles

20-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Umpiring confusion reigns again

It took only seven balls for Samiullah Shenwari's delight at Afghanistan's first appearance in a World Cup to descend into personal disaster as the focus turned once again onto umpiring confusion

18-Feb-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Shakib, Mortaza spoil Afghanistan's debut

Afghanistan's World Cup debut was the story of the day in Canberra but Mashrafe Mortaza's Bangladesh won by 105 runs to assuage worries of an early meltdown at the hands of the newcomers

18-Feb-2015•The Report by Mohammad Isam

'Pressure is totally on Bangladesh' - Nabi

Bangladesh are expected to win over a side that, as Afghanistan coach Andy Moles pointed out, was not even in the ICC when Bangladesh played in their first World Cup in 1999

17-Feb-2015•Abhishek Purohit in Canberra

Bangladesh eye opener as confidence-booster

Mashrafe Mortaza was optimistic of receiving backing from the stands during their World Cup opening match against Afghanistan, but Bangladesh's form in the warm-ups has not generated the same confidence

17-Feb-2015•The Preview by Abhishek Purohit in Canberra

Afghanistan edge high-scoring thriller

UAE kept pace with the asking rate in their chase of 309 but regular wickets ensured Afghanistan wrapped up a 14-run win with 10 balls still left to play

13-Feb-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

'We need consistent 50-over performances' - Nabi

Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi acknowledged that his side were unable to sustain their level of skill and composure during the warm-up game against India, which they lost by 153 runs

10-Feb-2015•Daniel Brettig at the Adelaide Oval

'Difficult to guarantee Associates games' - Richardson

ICC chief executive David Richardson has conceded that it is hard to guarantee large numbers of games for leading Associate teams Ireland and Afghanistan in their attempts to qualify for the 2019 World Cup in England

10-Feb-2015•Brydon Coverdale

Rohit 150 powers India's win

Rohit Sharma's 150 underpinned India's surge to 364 for 5 against Afghanistan in the World Cup warm-up match at Adelaide Oval, allowing MS Dhoni's team to go on to win their first match on the tour

10-Feb-2015•The Report by Daniel Brettig at the Adelaide Oval

Afghanistan have pace to test India

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"

09-Feb-2015•Daniel Brettig

Ireland a great example with limited resources - Dravid

Rahul Dravid and Graeme Smith reflect on the chances of Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the four Associate teams to make an impact in the 2015 World Cup

06-Feb-2015

Newbies Afghanistan aim to make a splash

Afghanistan are mixing with the big boys for the first time on cricket's biggest stage. They have the raw talent to steal the spotlight for a while

30-Jan-2015•Peter Della Penna

Ireland 'expect matches' against Full Members

Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom has said that Ireland and Afghanistan must get matches against Full Members to give credibility to their addition to the ICC ODI rankings table

29-Jan-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

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