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Afghanistan Under-23s secured a consolation victory over India Under-23s, through a spirited bowling performance in the teams' final group game at the Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams cup Singapore

Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi's 23-ball 46 ensured Mohammad Shahzad's half-century and Hamid Hassan's 4 for 32 were match-winning efforts despite a middle-order collapse against Namibia in Windhoek

Mohammad Nabi's all-round performance handed Namibia a crushing 190-run loss in the WCL Championship in Windhoek, giving Afghanistan two points and keeping them at fifth place in the points table, one point behind UAE

The World Twenty20 Qualifiers, from which six of the 16 teams will progress to the main tournament in Bangladesh next year, is scheduled to take place between 15 and 30 November in the UAE

Medium-pacer Izatullah Dawlatzai capped off a perfect day for Afghanistan's bowlers with a hat-trick as Afghanistan pummelled Namibia by ten wickets in Windhoek

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

Mohammad Nabi ran through the Namibia line-up with a six-wicket haul and Nawroz Mangal's unbeaten fifty tightened Afghanistan's grip on the opening day in Windhoek

Afghanistan will play Pakistan in a Twenty20 match in Sharjah, on December 8, the Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced

Afghanistan will look to strengthen their chances of qualifying for the 2015 World Cup on their tour of Namibia, which begins on August 4

Afghanistan have been granted the Associate membership of the ICC to become the 37th country to get that status

The father of Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi, Khobai Isakhel, has been kidnapped on the outskirts of Jalalabad in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Tuesday

The Afghanistan Cricket Board has been allocated $422,000 by the ICC's targeted assistance and performance programme, as part of a $1 million request for assistance by the board

Afghanistan continued their unbeaten streak in the tournament, as they completed their fourth successive title win against Nepal

Afghanistan have received a boost after a deal was signed between the Afghanistan Cricket Board and Pakistan Cricket Board for the development of Afghanistan cricket ahead of the 2015 World Cup.

Izatullah Dawlatzai took eleven wickets in the match as Afghanistan defeated Scotland by an innings and five runs in Abu Dhabi

Scotland ended day two battling to avoid an innings defeat after a second slump with the bat against Izatullah Dawlatzai.

Izatullah Dawlatzai took career-best figures of 6 for 57 to dismiss Scotland for a paltry 125 in the Intercontinental Cup in Abu Dhabi

Afghanistan drew level with Scotland in second in the ICC's WCL Championship table after a five-wicket win that boosted their hopes of securing automatic qualification for the 2015 World Cup

Afghanistan wrapped up the Twenty20 series against Scotland 2-0 with another thumping win in Sharjah

Afghanistan began their series against Scotland with a comfortable win in the first of two Twenty20 internationals in Sharjah