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Afghan U-19 squad beat Lahore club

KABUL under-19 squad outclassed a Pakistani club in a friendly cricket match in the eastern city of Lahore, an official said on Saturday. The Afghans are visiting the neighbouring country as part of their preparations in the lead-up to the…

Pakistan to train Afghan cricketers, coaches

KABUL under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the neighbours on Friday. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said under the agreement with the game’s regulating body in Afghanistan it would lend technical and professional help to the war-devastated country.…

Cricketers return home to rousing welcome (video)

 KABUL (PAN): The national cricket squad returned home from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to a rousing welcome on Saturday evening. At the Kabul International Airport, government officials, the Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) chairman and scores of fans greeted the…

Cricketers return home to rousing welcome

KABUL): The national cricket squad returned home from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to a rousing welcome on Saturday evening. At the Kabul International Airport, government officials, the Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) chairman and scores of fans greeted the triumphant…

Scotland succumb to Daulatzai blitz

KABUL defeated Scotland by one innings and five runs on day three of their four day match in the Intercontinental Cricket Championship in Abu Dubai on Thursday, thanks to Izatullah Daulatzai's 11 wicket haul, an official said. Put into bat,…

Afghanistan win 2nd ODI against Scotland

KABUL Cricket League Championship in Sharjah on Friday. Afghanistan won the toss and chose to field, the cricket board spokesman Farid Hotak told Pajhwok Afghan News. Scotland made 259 runs after losing nine wickets, but Afghanistan chased the target with…

ACB, PCB to sign MoU on cooperation

KABUL would technically support Afghan players and arrange trial camps for them under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that would be signed soon, officials said on Tuesday. "The MoU between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)…

Afghans clinch T20 series against Scots

KABUL mauled Scotland by seven wickets in the second T20 match to clinch the series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates on Monday night, a board official said on Tuesday. Scotland won the toss and elected…

Afghans score morale-boosting triumph

KABUL national cricket team defeated Scotland by 27 runs in the first T20 match of their series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium last night, a board official said on Monday. Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first in…

Nawroz, Shahpur won’t play against Scotland

KABUL): Former captain Nawroz Mangal and Shahpur Zadran would not be able to play against Scotland in the ICC Intercontinental Cup, an official said on Tuesday. Afghanistan Cricket Board spokesman Farid Hotak told Pajhwok Afghan News the two had been…

ACB honours ex-captain Mangal

KABUL and several career-defining memorable performances.    Mangal, who captained Afghanistan for the last four years, was replaced on Sunday by Mohammad Nabi as the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced an 18-man squad for the ICC Intercontinental Cup beginning next month…

Nabi vows to inspire cricket squad

KABUL's captain on Sunday, has promised he would try his level best to galvanise the team into proving its mettle in upcoming international events. The game's regularity authority named Nabi as skipper for the Asian Games campaign, replacing Mangal, under…

Positive talks held with India, Pakistan: ACB officials

KABUL): Senior cricket board officials on Sunday said their talks with Indian and Pakistani counterparts had gone well, ruling out any intention to mix cricket and politics. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Director General Shehzad Massoud told reporters in Kabul he…

Nabi to captain national side against Scotland

KABUL): The cricket board on Sunday announced an 18-man squad led by newly-appointed captain Mohammad Nabi for the ICC Intercontinental Cup, beginning next month in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).  The team would play matches against Scotland in the sixth…

Kapisa, Kunduz win Etisalat Cup matches

JALALABAD (PAN): Kapisa and Kunduz provinces won their matches against Kunduz and Paktika in Etisalat Cricket Cup matches played in Nangarhar province, a cricket board official said on Wednesday. The matches were played in Behsud Pul and Ghazi Amanullah Khan…

ACB seeks India’s help in promoting cricket

KABUL in the war-torn country, the game’s regulatory body said on Monday. Afghan officials held a productive meeting with members of the Board for Cricket Control in India on Sunday and discussed various issues, such as coaching, umpiring and scoring,…

Afghanistan taste 8-wicket defeat in Lahore

KABUL by eight wickets during a one-day match played in Pakistan's culture city of Lahore on Monday, an official said. Pakistan elected to field after they won the toss in the 50-over game, Afghan team manager Shafiqullah Stanikzai told Pajhwok…

Hotak pulls out 9-wicket win against Afridi-led side

KABUL's southern Sindh province, on Wednesday, thanks to left-arm spinner Hamza Hotak's five-wicket haul. Afridi won the toss and chose to bat in the 50-overs game at the Niaz Stadium, seeing his side collapsed in the 36th over for 112…

Afghan club beat Rawalpindi in DPL mach

KABUL)): An Afghan cricket club called 'Kunduz-Kabul Eagles' on Friday beat Rawalpindi cricket team in the Desert Premier League (DPL) in the UAE, officials said. The twenty-20 event started on Friday among 32 teams from Pakistan, Sari Lanka, India, Bangladesh,…

ACB issues revised schedule for Pakistan tour

KABUL A and other squads during their current tour of the neighbouring country, the game’s regulatory body said on Thursday. Giving a revised schedule for the tour that began on Wednesday and would end on Feb. 16, a statement from…

Afghan club off to UAE for DPL

KABUL): An Afghan cricket club called 'Kunduz-Kabul Eagles' on Wednesday left for the UAE to participate in the Desert Premier League (DPL) beginning this month, officials said. The twenty-20 event is aimed at providing amateur players with an opportunity to…

Shinwari, Zadran to play in BPL

KABUL): Following in Mohammad Nabi's footsteps, two more Afghan cricketers on Saturday left for Dhaka to play in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in response to an invitation from the Bangladesh Cricket Board to avail a chance of being signed,…

Inter-provincial cricket event next month

KABUL): An inter-provincial cricket tournament -- the Etisalat Challenge Cup -- is scheduled to kick off next month in the eastern province of Nangarhar, the game's regularity authority announced in Kabul on Wednesday. Divided into four groups, teams from 20…

ACB launches talent hunt

JALALABAD (PAN): The national cricket team will face the under-19 crew during a three-day tournament all set to begin Wednesday in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday. In an exclusive chat with Pajhwok Afghan News, Afghanistan Cricket Board…

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