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Afghans give tough time as Pakistan win T20

KABUL by six wickets at Sharjah on Sunday. Putting up a brave fight, Afghanistan posted a challenging 137-8 in their 20 overs, which Pakistan managed to overhaul for the loss of four wickets off the penultimate ball of the match.…

Afghanistan face Pakistan in historic T20 on Sunday

KABUL in a historic Twenty20 international in the UAE on Sunday. Afghanistan Cricket Board’s spokesman Farid Hotak told Pajhwok Afghan News the national side had started brief exercises in Dubai. "We have resolved our problems and we hope to defeat…

KP team in Nangarhar to warm up Afghan U-19s

KABUL’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has arrived in eastern Nangarhar province to play friendly matches with Afghan under-19 squad, an official said Friday. ACB spokesman Farid Hotak told Pajhwok Afghan News the visiting Malik Sports Club from KP arrived via…

Afghanistan earn 2014 T20 World Cup spot

KABUL Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to find their way to next year's mega event, an official said. Batting first at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, the national squad posted a total of 148 runs for the…

Afghanistan maul Nepal for 5th consecutive triumph

KABUL Twenty20 Qualifiers in the UAE, an official said on Friday. Batting first in the rain-shortened seven overs match, Nepal’s openers put on 34 runs for the first wicket before wicketkeeper Subash Khakurel was dismissed for 16, the Afghanistan Cricket…

Afghanistan notch up 4th consecutive win

KABUL Twenty20 Qualifiers by defeating Denmark by two wickets in the UAE, an official said on Thursday. Afghanistan, which previously outclassed Scotland, PNG and Bermuda, elected to field against Denmark after winning the toss, said Afghanistan Cricket Board’s spokesman, Farid…

Afghans post 3rd win in a row, beat Bermuda

KABUL Twenty20 Qualifiers in the UAE, an official said on Wednesday. Afghanistan, which earlier defeated Scotland and Papua New Guinea (PNG) in a rain-reduced match, chose to field against Bermuda after winning the toss, said Farid Hotak, a spokesman for…

Afghanistan win rain-curtailed match

KABUL Twenty20 Qualifiers by defeating Papua New Guinea (PNG) in a rain-reduced encounter in the UAE, an official said on Sunday. PNG, after winning the toss, chose to bat in the 20 overs game in Sharjah and managed to score…

Afghanistan thrash Scotland in T20 encounter

KABUL T20 Qualifiers match that began on Friday in the UAE, an official said. Along with Scotland, Afghanistan are placed together with the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Kenya and Bermuda in Group B of the qualifiers. Similarly, Ireland, Canada, the…

Nabi eyes winning T20 qualifying tournament

KABUL Twenty20 qualifying tournament that begins in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday (today). Scheduled to continue until November 30, the event features holders Ireland, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, Namibia, Uganda, the US and the host United Arab Emirates…

ACB gets control of Kabul Stadium land

KABUL Cricket Board (ACB). The Office of Administrative Affairs (OAA) said on Tuesday said the Cabinet meeting was also attended by the presidential advisor on tribal affairs, ACB President Shahzada Massoud and Kabul Mayor Muhammad Yunus Nawandesh. A statement from…

Zazai steers Rangers to emphatic win

KABUL): A gutsy knock of 107 runs by Fazal Zazai led Rangers to trounce Tigers in the opener of the Million Cricket Cup in Kabul on Friday, an official said. Organised by the Loba Cricket Club (LCC), the event began…

Triumphant cricket team arriving home this afternoon

KABUL Cup. The returning players will be met by celebrations, including music and speeches, at the Kabul Cricket Stadium and a heroes’ welcome and an official reception at the airport, where their plane will land at 4pm, according to Afghanistan…

Rahmat stars as Afghans humiliate Kenya

KABUL’s emphatic victory against Kenya in a four-day International Cricket Council (ICC) Intercontinental Cup match in Dubai on Tuesday. In a 284-ball knock studded with 14 boundaries and five sixes, Shah scored 144 on the second day of the encounter…

ICC to give ACB $1m preparation fee

KABUL Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the game’s global governing body announced on Sunday. The windfall is in addition to the $422,000 awarded to the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) by the ICC Board in April this year as part…

Afghanistan earn World Cup spot

KABUL Cup on Friday when they trounced Kenya by seven wickets in the second one-day match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League in Sharjah. Skipper Mohammad Nabi smashed a superb unbeaten 46, as Afghanistan produced a second…

Afghanistan move a step closer to WC spot

KABUL on Wednesday outclassed Kenya by eight wickets in the first of the two one-day matches in the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League (WCL) in Sharjah, an official said. Kenya, which won the toss and chose to bat…

Afghanistan crush Kenya in first T20 match

KABUL routed Kenya by 106 runs in their first T20 series encounter at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium in the United Arab Emirates on Monday night. Afghanistan won the toss and set the opposition a formidable target of 163 runs…

Australia assures long-term assistance to ACB

KABUL Cricket Board (ACB) officials of his country’s long-term assistance and promised efforts for promoting links between ACB and the Australian Cricket Board, an official said. Australian Ambassador to Afghanistan, Jon Philp, who visited the ACB office at the Kabul…

Cricketers to attend anti-illiteracy drive launch

KABUL Cricket Board (ACB) on Thursday said players would participate in a ceremony marking the launch of a campaign against illiteracy at the Kabul International Cricket Stadium. The board in a statement said it would assist the Afghan National Party…

Mis Ainak beat Spin Ghar in test match

KABUL): The Ainak Club defeated Spin Ghar by five wickets in a test match as part of the Ahmad Shah Abdali tournament underway at the Kabul International Stadium, an official said on Sunday. Spin Ghar decided to bat after winning…

Cricketers return home from Singapore

KABUL): The national cricket team was welcomed by a cheering crowd upon its arrival at the Kabul International Airport on Tuesday from Singapore, where they defeated India and Nepal in the Asian Cricket Council's Emerging Teams Cup, but failed to…

Afghanistan down India but fail to reach semis

KABUL upset India Under-23 in their match of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Teams Cup in Singapore on Thursday, an official said. However, the winners failed to find their way to semi-finals. Coming two days after Afghanistan blanked Pakistan…

Pakistanis struggle for win over Afghans

KABUL Under-23 to struggle for a sensational win in a low-scoring match of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Teams Cup in Singapore on Monday, an official said. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesman Farid Hotak told Pajhwok Afghan News the…

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