Afghanistan have confirmed their place at next year’s Cricket World Cup after their ODI against Sri Lanka was abandoned on Sunday due to rain. The five extra points that Afghanistan receive in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup…
Kandahar Khpalwak team clinched the provincial interclub cricket tournament title at the Bost zone level in southern Helmand province. Helmand Cricket official Janan Foladwal told Pajhwok Afghan News ten teams from seven provinces participated in the 25-over tournament…
Afghanistan will play their fourth match in the ICC Twenty20 Word Cup against Sri Lanka tomorrow (Tuesday) and both sides need crucial points to continue their campaigns. The match in the stadium of Brisbane city, Australia, will start…
Zimbabwe’s almost miraculous one run victory over Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup surprised cricket fans and sent murmurs around the world. It was another slim defeat for the Green Shirts, who had lost their tournament opener…
England and Australia match in the ongoing Men's T20 World Cup in Melbourne was washed out without a ball being bowled leaving Group 1 wide open. England are currently second in the table, level on points with leaders…
Afghanistan and Ireland skippers expressed their frustration after their match was abandoned due to persistent rain at the Twenty20 World Cup on Friday. Showers are forecast for much of the day in Melbourne, also threatening the blockbuster evening…
Afghanistan will play their third match in the ICC T20 World Cup against Ireland tomorrow at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The match will commence at 8:30am Afghanistan time. Yesterday, Afghanistan and New Zealand won a point each as…
Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 62 runs in a warm-up match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first in the 20-over game, scoring 160 runs with the…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to introduce the slow-over rate penalty in One Day Internationals as well after it was introduced in the Twenty-Twenty game last year, according to ESPNCricinfo on Wednesday. It will come into…
A fine performance from the spinners and an impactful cameo from Najibullah Zadran helped Afghanistan record a seven wicket win over Bangladesh on Tuesday in Sharjah. After registering second win in Asia Cup, Afghanistan became the first team…
Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by four wickets in their third one-day international match to seal the series 3-0 after the hosts were bundled out for a modest total of 135 runs. Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and…
Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe by 61 runs in their first one-day international match on Saturday. Afghanistan batted first and scored 276 runs in the 50 overs game for the loss of five wickets. Rahmat Shah made 94, Hashmatullah Shahidi…
Afghanistan and Zimbabwe will play three ODIs and three twenty20 matches in June this year. The matches will begin on June 4 and continue until June 15. The matches were previously scheduled to be held in 2020 but…
Afghanistan Cricket Board has confirmed its continued commitment to developing women’s cricket, ICC announced on Sunday. The ICC Board received an update from the Afghanistan Working Group which recommended Mirwais Ashraf as the ACB’s appointed representative to the…
The International Cricket Council has officially recognized Mirwais Ashraf, the ACB Chairman, as a member of the board of directors in its quarterly meeting that was held in UAE. The leadership of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has…
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) is seeking UAE residency visas for about two dozen players and officials, says a news report. On the face of it, the ACB decision is aimed at eschewing visa glitches for members of…
Interior Minister Serajuddin Haqqani has termed cricket players as the ambassadors of peace and representatives of the nation, according to a statement on Friday. During a meeting with national cricket heroes Haqqani said after political change in the…
The cricket team returned to Afghanistan this morning after playing several matches against Bangladesh. The Afghan national cricket team left for Bangladesh last February to play three ODIs and two T20 International matches against the hosts. Bangladesh won…
Afghanistan beat Bangladesh in their second T20I match by eight wickets to level the series 1-1 after Fazalhaq Farooqi and Azmatullah Omarzai kept the home side down to 115. Bangladesh opted to bat first after winning the toss…
Australian cricket legend Shane Warne has died of suspected cardiac arrest at the age of 52 years. Warne's manager released a brief statement that he passed away in Thailand of a suspected heart attack. “Shane was found unresponsive…
A dumb batting display saw Afghanistan crashing to a humiliating rout in the opener of the T20 series against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Thursday. The tourists made a heavy weather of what initially looked like an attainable target.…
New Zealand beat Afghanistan by eight wickets in the ICC Twenty-Twenty World Cup Super-12 match played in Sharja, United Arab Emirate. New Zealand reached the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with this comfortable eight-wicket on Sunday, a result that…
Afghan bowlers deliver another massive win by 62 over Namibia to stay second on point table. Mohammad Nabi’s side went against the grain and chose to bat first in Abu Dhabi, posting 160 for five from their 20 overs…
