Afghanistan’s victory over England on Wednesday has given the side a real shot at qualifying for the Champions Trophy knockout stages. One person who is not surprised by the team’s progress is its former coach Lalchand Rajput. The former India cricketer, currently the UAE’s head coach, was pleased by his former team’s progress. “I recently … Read more
After claiming a historic One-Day International series win over South Africa in September last year, Afghanistan is now ready to start its Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against the Proteas in Karachi on Friday. While South Africa is the odds-on favourite heading into the clash, the Afghans are more than capable of pulling off an upset … Read more
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi on Thursday said calls from other nations for a boycott of their matches because of the treatment of women by the ruling Taliban did not affect his team. Afghanistan open its Group B campaign in the Champions Trophy against South Africa in Karachi on Friday. Last month South Africa Sports Minister … Read more
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy kicks off on February 19, with host Pakistan facing New Zealand in Karachi. The tournament is returning after a break of eight years. As the tournament approaches, teams have announced their squads. Here are all the updated squads for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy after the February 11 deadline: Group … Read more
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy kicks off on February 19, with host Pakistan facing New Zealand in Karachi. As the tournament approaches, teams have announced their squads. Here are the squads for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy: Group A India: TBA Bangladesh: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (c), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, MD … Read more
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), on Sunday, announced that Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead the national side in its maiden ICC Men’s Champions Trophy campaign which is scheduled to begin on February 19. Top-order batter, Ibrahim Zadran, who was away from action due to an ankle injury, has returned to the squad. However, Mujeeb Ur Rahman … Read more
When Ben Curran took to the field to make his international debut for Zimbabwe in an ODI against Afghanistan on December 17, the Curran’s became one of a few sets of siblings to have played for different international sides. While Ben is now the stalwart of three ODIs and a single Test, Sam Curran has … Read more
Captain Craig Ervine and Brian Bennett both scored centuries on Friday as Zimbabwe amassed a massive 586 runs on the second day of the first Test against Afghanistan at the Queens Sports Club. Afghanistan was 95 for two wickets in reply at stumps, trailing by 491, before bad light brought play to an early close. … Read more
Zimbabwe registered its highest total in Test matches during the first Test against Afghanistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Zimbabwe racked up 586 runs in 135.2 overs to set the record-breaking total in its first innings. Sean Williams was the innings’ top scorer with 154 from 174 balls, which included 10 fours and three … Read more
Teenage spinner AM Ghazanfar took 5-33 as Afghanistan defeated host Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the third and final one-day international on Saturday to claim the series 2-0 after the opening game was washed out by rain. After electing to field first, Afghanistan took advantage of Zimbabwe’s brittle batting line-up to bowl the home side … Read more