PNG, Hong Kong seek first World Cup spot

Five years worth of fluctuating fortunes in the World Cricket League Championship culminates in the 2014 ICC World Cup Qualifier, beginning in New Zealand on Monday

The Afghanistan Cricket Board chief has hailed his team's achievement of qualifying for the 2015 World Cup and said it was the start of a new journey during which he wanted Afghanistan to be compared with Full Member nations

Afghanistan secured their passage to Australia and New Zealand in 2015 by beating Kenya comprehensively for the second time in succession in Sharjah

A look at some of the milestones in Afghanistan's remarkable journey from being nowhere on the cricket map to securing a place in World Cup 2015

Afghanistan need just one more win in the World Cricket League (WCL) Championship to secure a first ever World Cup berth and write another heartwarming chapter in the nation's cricketing story

Hamid Hassan's four-for and Mangal's unbeaten 52 scripted an eight-wicket win for Afghanistan over Kenya in Sharjah

United Arab Emirates leapfrogged into second place on the World Cricket League Championship table with a resounding win over Namibia, giving themselves a shot at direct qualification into the 2015 World Cup

Afghanistan coach Kabir Khan is looking for a direct qualification for the 2015 World Cup when his team takes on Kenya on Wednesday and Friday in what are must-win matches for them to qualify

Steve Massiah has stepped down as USA captain on Thursday after seven years in the role for his adopted country