Gayle, bowlers give West Indies win
West Indies opener Chris Gayle scored an unbeaten 65 to take his side to a comfortable eight-wicket win against Afghanistan in Colombo
View ArticleAfghanistan build lead courtesy Stanikzai ton
Asghar Stanikzai scored an unbeaten 127 to take Afghanistan to 345 for 8, and build a lead of 155 against Namibia
View ArticleAfghanistan pull off landmark upset
Playing in the Asia Cup for the first time, Afghanistan not only defeated Bangladesh, the Test-playing hosts, they almost managed to sneak out a bonus point too
View ArticleCricket will grow even more now - Stanikzai
Asghar Stanikzai believes that Afghanistan's win against Bangladesh will help cricket grow in their country
View ArticleStanikzai returns for Zimbabwe tour
Batsman Asghar Stanikzai and wicketkeeper Shafiqullah have both been named in Afghanistan's ODI squad for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe
View ArticleUAE top order guns down 249
UAE's top three batsmen all raised half-centuries, helping the hosts to a five-wicket victory against Afghanistan in Dubai
View ArticleMahela, 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...
View ArticleEyes on Tests as major Associates begin Intercontinental Cup campaign
Ireland, UAE, Afghanistan and Scotland are set to kick off their respective campaigns to attain Test status by 2018 with their first round of ICC Intercontinental Cup matches
View ArticleAfghanistan overturn deficit for 201-run win
Afghanistan completed a stunning comeback win as they overcame a 151-run first-innings deficit to thrash Papua New Guinea by 201 runs in Sharjah
View ArticleOnly by playing Full Members can we learn how to beat them - Stanikzai
Asghar Stanikzai, the Afghanistan captain, has joined the chorus of Associate voices calling for more opportunities to play against Full Members
View ArticleWe are out to beat South Africa - Stanikzai
Afghanistan's captain, Asghar Stanikzai, has said that his team will be in it to win it when they face South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday
View ArticleStanikzai calls for Full Members to front up
Asghar Stanikzai, the Afghanistan captain, has welcomed the call from a trio of former international captains for greater opportunities to be given to Associate nations
View ArticleWill use spin to restrict WI - Stanikzai
A slow surface that makes strokeplay difficult and large outfields in Nagpur can be turned into Afghanistan's favour
View ArticleStanikzai, spinners topple Bangladesh
Afghanistan earned a hard-fought two-wicket win in the second ODI against Bangladesh in Mirpur to level the three-match series
View ArticleRoland-Jones keeps Lions in the hunt
Toby Roland-Jones led from the front as England Lions battled for a first-innings lead on the second day of their first-class match against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi
View ArticleAfghanistan win on D/L after Burl falls just before rain
Afghanistan completed a 12-run win via Duckworth-Lewis calculations after the rain arrived in Harare with Zimbabwe on 99 for 4, chasing 216
View ArticleRashid six-for outshines Stirling heroics in Afghanistan win
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
View ArticleStanikzai leads way as Ireland feel the heat
Asghar Stanikzai's century and fifties from Mohammad Shahzad and Nasir Jamal helped Afghanistan into a dominant position against Ireland
View ArticleRashid rips through Ireland as Test cricket beckons for Afghanistan
Asghar Stanikzai's century and fifties from Mohammad Shahzad and Nasir Jamal helped Afghanistan into a dominant position against Ireland
View ArticleAhmadi, Stanikzai tons lead Hong Kong rout
Hong Kong were bowled out twice under 150 runs within the first two days of the four-day Intercontinental Cup match
View ArticleStanikzai and Rashid propel Afghanistan forward
The captain made his fourth century of the season while the legspinner wreaked havoc over the UAE batting line-up
View ArticleStanikzai to miss start of World Cup Qualifier
Afghanistan will be without their captain, Asghar Stanikzai, for the start of the World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe after he was forced to undergo surgery for appendicitis
View ArticleMohammad Shahzad suspended from World Cup Qualifier matches
The wicketkeeper-batsman was guilty of causing damage to a part of the ground during their two-run defeat to hosts Zimbabwe in Bulawayo
View ArticleStanikzai back for Afghanistan
The captain returns to action, having been cleared fit after a bout of appendicitis that kept him out of the World Cup Qualifier till now
View Article'This victory is for the people of Afghanistan' - Stanikzai
Captain thanks team's supporters as Afghanistan battle back from brink of elimination with typical resilience
View Article'We have better spinners than India' - Asghar Stanikzai
Ahead of Afghanistan's inaugural Test match, their captain, coach and other players spoke to ESPNcricinfo to share their views on their gifted spin attack
View ArticleNerves? What nerves - Asghar Stanikzai
Phil Simmons, the Afghanistan coach, was pleased with the side's preparation but stressed on channeling white-ball temperament in Test cricket
View ArticleShoaib Malik the hero as Pakistan survive serious scare
Afghanistan fought valiantly until the very end, but could not dislodge Pakistan's most experienced batsman
View ArticleHasan Ali, Rashid Khan, Asghar Afghan fined for separate incidents
The players also received one demerit point each for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct
View ArticleAndy Balbirnie's 145* helps Ireland level the series
Afghanistan recovered from 74 for 5 on the back of Najibullah Zadran's maiden ODI hundred to post 256 for 8 but as it panned out, it wasn't enough
View ArticleAfghanistan turn the tables with come-from-behind win
Afghanistan rose from being 81 for 6 in the 18th over thanks to fifties from Asghar, Nabi, and Rashid as they beat Ireland by 109 runs
View ArticleStirling, Balbirnie lead Ireland to series-levelling win
The feature of their 81-run stand that brought Ireland within sniffing distance of their target was the manner in which they negotiated Afghanistan's spinners
View ArticleRahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan and Hashmatullah Shahidi put Afghanistan in...
Fifties from Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, and Asghar Afghan helped them go 142 ahead before getting the wicket of William Porterfield
View Article'A historic day for Afghanistan' - Asghar Afghan
Captain praises Rashid Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai and Waqar Salamkheil for setting up the victory by bowling Ireland out for 172 in the first innings
View ArticleRahmat, Naib, Rashid given leadership roles in Afghanistan revamp
The overhaul marks the end of Asghar Afghan's long stint as the captain across formats
View ArticleAfghanistan's World Cup of self-inflicted chaos
The omission of Najibullah Zadran, their batsman of the tournament, summed up a team that is not giving the best account of themselves
View ArticleRashid to captain Afghanistan across formats, Asghar appointed his deputy
The changes come after Afghanistan lost all their World Cup 2019 matches under Gulbadin Naib, who had taken charge just before the tournament
View ArticleRahmat ton, Afghan 88* make it Afghanistan's day
He becomes country's first Test centurion after battling past Bangladesh's all-spin attack
View ArticleAfghanistan hold all the aces after Ibrahim Zadran, Asghar Afghan fifties
Bangladesh are already 374 runs behind with two second-innings wickets left to pick
View ArticleAsghar Afghan reappointed Afghanistan captain across formats
The 31-year-old will replace Rashid Khan in the role
View ArticleAsghar Afghan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman give Afghanistan unassailable 2-0 lead
The captain's 28-ball 49 helped the side to a formidable total before the spinner picked up three wickets to restrict Ireland
View ArticleHashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan in record stand as Afghanistan grind...
They added 186 for the fourth wicket after Ibrahim Zadran set the base with his third Test fifty
View ArticleHashmatullah Shahidi gets to landmark 200 as Afghanistan batsmen dominate
He overtook his captain Asghar Afghan's 164 to register the first double-century for Afghanistan
View ArticleRahmanullah Gurbaz, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan put Afghanistan 1-0 up
Afghanistan have now won nine out of 10 T20Is against Zimbabwe
View ArticleNajibullah Zadran, bowlers drive Afghanistan to series sweep
Asghar Afghan tops MS Dhoni, becomes most successful men's T20I captain of all time
View ArticleAsghar Afghan sacked as Afghanistan opt for split captaincy
Hashmatullah Shahidi is the new ODI and Test captain; T20I captaincy decision to be made soon
View ArticleFazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad in Afghanistan squad for their first bilateral...
Karim Janat, Ikram Alikhil return among a host of changes
View ArticleAsghar Afghan to retire from all formats after T20 World Cup game against...
If selected, he will finish with 75 T20I appearances, to go with six Tests and 114 ODIs
View ArticleAfghan bowlers deliver another massive win to stay second on table
Hamid Hassan finished with 3 for 9 and Naveen-ul-Haq took 3 for 26 to crush Namibia
View ArticleSharafuddin Ashraf to replace Asghar Afghan in Afghanistan T20 World Cup squad
The event technical committee approved the replacement following concerns over Asghar's mental wellbeing
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