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Gulbadin Naib’s gutsy pinch-hitting powered Afghanistan to a sensational win over Zimbabwe in the last One-Day International (ODI) at the Sharjah International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday night. With the two-wicket triumph in the hard-fought encounter, Afghanistan clinched the five-match series against the Test-playing Zimbabweans. The winners, surviving early jitters, staged …

Months after putting up a spirited display in the cricket World Cup, Afghanistan’s national team left the football field as national heroes, despite losing to India in the South Asia Football Federation (SAFF) Championship final on January 3. The two teams did not score any goals until the last minutes …

Riding on the back of a sensational unbeaten century from Mohammad Shahzad, Afghanistan chased down 254 with four wickets in hand in the second One-Day International against Zimbabwe in Sharjah. Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first. The openers Richmond Mutumbami (21) and Peter Moor (50) got Zimbabwe …

Noida: Greater Noida Sports complex hosted an international cricket series between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) shifted its base from Sharjah to Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Noida after signing an MoU with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Greater Noida Industrial …

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Afghanistan Cricket Board signed an agreement this week permitting the use of the Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Noida as the home ground for Afghanistan cricket team. “BCCI will be happy to help any ICC member …

Dashing Afghan cricketer Mohammad Shehzad has topped others in scoring runs in T20 format of the game in 2015. The right-handed batsman, who also serves as wicketkeeper for his team, has made 297 out of 11 matches he played in 2015. He is followed by Faf du Plessis of South …

The Afghanistan national cricket team defeated Oman by 27 runs in the first Twenty20 match of Afghanistan Tour of United Arab Emirates. Afghanistan set a target of 160 runs from 20 overs and by losing 8 wickets after Oman won the toss and elected to field first. Despite losing opener …

The Afghan National Cricket Team returned home on Friday after making two big records in the cricket history during their victorious tour to Zimbabwe. Dozens of citizens cheered and danced while welcoming the national team at the Hamid Karzai International Airport of Kabul. Afghanistan for the first time won a …

Mohammad Nabi’s maiden one-day international century powered Afghanistan to a series-leveling win in the second ODI against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club. Nabi, shunted up the order to No. 3, overcame a few early jitters to raise to his century at close to a run a ball. Most notable was …

On Thursday, Andrew Strauss, the former England skipper and newly-appointed director of England Cricket, will lead a Help for Heroes XI against a Rest of the World XI at the Kia Oval in the inaugural international Help for Heroes fundraiser, Cricket for Heroes. Some of the world’s finest cricketers, including …