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BD trounce Afghanistan in World T20 opener

KABUL Twenty20 (T20) tournament in Mirpur on Sunday. Farid Hotak, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan New the hosts won the toss and put the Afghans in. Afghanistan were bundled them out for a paltry 72 in…

Afghanistan beat Holland in rain-hit warm up

KABUL Twenty20 tournament beginning in Bangladesh in four days, an official said on Wednesday. Starting from Sunday, the tournament has been split into two stages – a qualifying leg, which involves eight countries (six associate nations, plus Zimbabwe and Bangladesh)…

ACB signs Anderson for new cricket academy in Kabul

Former Papua New Guinea National coach Peter Anderson has been appointed as the coach of the newly established National Cricket Academy in Kabul, the cricket board announced on Wednesday.  “We are pleased to be welcoming a person of…

ACB hails entry into main ICC rankings table

KABUL entry into the main Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings table for the first time ever, calling it a big achievement. ACB chairman Shahzada Massoud said cricket had progressed a lot in Afghanistan, hoping the national squad would keep moving…

Afghanistan thrash Sari Lanka, secure 7th slot

KABUL Cup on Thursday. Sri Lanka chose to bat first after winning the toss and were bundled out for a paltry 114 runs, thanks to outstanding bowling by Usman Ghani and Syed Sherzad, both clinching three wickets apiece, said Farid…

Afghanistan wins 2 top cricket awards

KABUL Twenty20 2014 and the Cricket World Cup 2015, the board said on Friday. The Best Overall Cricket Development and the Best Junior Participation Initiative awards were conferred on Afghanistan in recognition of its work to introduce cricket into the…

Afghanistan beat Namibia by 4 wickets

KABUL Cup quarterfinals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday, an official said. Electing to first at the Abu Dhabi Oval 2 Stadium, Namibia posted a total of 192 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the stipulated…

BD trounce Afghanistan in U19 WC match

KABUL Cup match in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, an official said. Asked to bat, the national side was bowled out for 212 runs in the stipulated 50 overs, Afghanistan Cricket Board spokesman Farid Hotak told Pajhwok Afghan News.…

Afghans defeat Scots to boost U-19 WC hopes

KABUL Cup beginning on Friday, as excitement for the mega event has reached its peak. Trained hard under the watchful eyes of their coaches, all the 16 squads, including defending champions India have been in the UAE playing warm up…

Afghan U-19 trounce Punjab University

KABUL Cup, an official said on Wednesday. Asked to bat in the one-day encounter, the visitors posted a formidable total of 260 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the stipulated 44 overs, the Afghanistan Cricket Board spokesman said.…

Afghans stun Lahore National Academy

KABUL Cup, an official said on Saturday. The Afghans won the toss against the Lahore National Academy team and chose to bat in the 45 overs encounter at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday, said Farid Hotak, the Afghanistan Cricket Board…

Afghanistan shock Green Shirts in Lahore U-19 friendly

KABUL in a 45 overs friendly game in Lahore, Pakistan's cultural capital in Punjab province, on Friday. Invited to bat first at the Gaddafi Stadium, Afghanistan set Pakistan a 267 runs target, with Hashmatullah Shaheedi hammering an unbeaten ton. Usman…

Khost cricket stadium construction launched

The construction of a cricket stadium with the capacity of 30,000 audiences inaugurated on Thursday in the southeastern Khost province, officials said. Khost Governor Abdul Jabar Naeemi laid the foundation stone of the stadium and said the…

Afghan cricket team off to Sri Lanka

KABUL Twenty-20 Cup in Bangladesh. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesman Farid Hotak said the side would play warm-up matches with Sri Lankan local clubs as part of the training session. He said Indian and Sari Lankan coaches would be available…

20 probables named for Asia Cup, T20 Cup

KABUL Twenty20 Cup both scheduled to be held in Bangladesh, an official said. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesman Farid Hotak told Pajhwok Afghan News the probables had been picked by the board’s selection committee keeping in view their ability and…

Afgan A cricket team thrash KPK team

KABUL’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) - A cricket team by 78 runs in an exciting 40 over match in Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP province, officials said Tuesday. Fareed Hotak, spokesman of Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), told Pajhwok Afghan News…

Indian, Lankan coaches to train Afghans

KABUL Cup in Bangladesh, officials said on Tuesday. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)’s spokesman Farid Hotak told Pajhwok Afghan News the side would reach Sri Lanka on January 23. He said the players would receive training from Indian and Sri Lankan…

Afghanistan U-19 team to train Lahore

The Afghanistan Cup, the game’s regulatory body said on Friday. The three-week high performance coaching camp would be held under the supervision of NCA’s elite coaches from January 13 to February 4, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said.…

Afghanistan A clean-sweep 3 matches series

JALALABAD (PAN-A cricket team cruised to a five-wicket win over touring Tajikistan, claiming the series 3-0 at the Ghazi Amanullah Khan International Cricket Stadium in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday. Both sides had previously played two one-day matches at the…

Afghanistan score big win in U-19 Cup Asia

KABUL has defeated Malaysia in their Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-19 Asia Cup match in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, an official said. The national team won the toss and put the opposition in, a decision that apparently paid…

Afghan-A thrash tourists in opener

KABUL-A to a convincing win over Tajikistan in a one-day match at the Ghazni Amanullah Khan International Stadium in Nangarhar on Friday. The hosts won the toss and elected to bat first in the 50-over match, posting a formidable total…

Tajikistan wants to learn cricket from Afghans

JALALABAD (PAN, an official of the visiting contingent said on Friday. Naeem, the deputy chief of the Tajikistan Cricket Federation, told a gathering at a hotel in Jalalabad that his country wanted to promote the sport with the support of…

Tajikistan cricket team due this week

KABUL this week to play two one-day and one twenty-20 matches against the Afghanistan-A team, an official said on Monday. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesman Farid Hotak told Pajhwok Afghan News that the neighbours had reached an agreement on strengthening…

SLC vows help to improve Afghan cricketers

KABUL): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) high-ups have agreed with their Afghan colleagues to extend cooperation in all departments of the game to further improve the Afghan national side, an official said on Wednesday. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesman Farid Hotak…

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