Ariana: Afghanistan will play all three formats in a tour of Bangladesh for the first time, from June 10. They will play a one-off Test, three ODIs and two T20Is. The tour, however, will be split into two parts. Afghanistan will play the one-off Test in Dhaka from June 14 to 18, after which they
Mehr: Shahdab Yazd defeated their Afghan opponents in three straight sets ( 25-17, 25-21 and 25-18). The 23rd Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship started on May 14 in Manama, Bahrain and will run until May 21. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Cricket: Afghanistan name strong 15-member squad for ODI series
Ariana: Gujarat Titans’ Rashid Khan smashed a quickfire and unbeaten 32-ball 79 to register the highest-ever score by a No. 8 batter in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: Bangladesh will play a two-part multi-format series against Afghanistan after both boards agreed to host the final Test before Eid al Adha. The white ball series will also be played before the Eid holiday. The development has been verified by Jalal Yunus, chairman of the operations committee for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Even
Ariana: Sri Lanka Cricket have announced the dates of a three-match ODI series at home against Afghanistan. The hosts will up their preparations for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier matches in Zimbabwe in June and July by playing Afghanistan in a three-match ODI series. Afghanistan will arrive in Sri Lanka on May 29
Tolo News: Afghanistan Under-19 Cricket Team defeated Sri Lanka in a two-match One Day International series in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on Sunday. Cricket Board officials said that Afghanistan defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets. Earlier, Afghanistan’s Under-19 Cricket Team also played three T20I matches against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Click here to
Khaama: Afghanistan star Rashid Khan regained the No.1 T20I bowling position in the most recent ICC rankings following his three wickets at less than a run a ball in Afghanistan’s historic 2-1 series win over Pakistan in Sharjah this week. Rashid has displaced Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga to grab the top rank. Rashid took one
Ariana: Afghanistan’s skipper Rashid Khan said on Saturday that he was “feeling super proud to have led my nation to this historic win.” Taking to twitter after Friday night’s historic win against Pakistan in their first T20I series match in Sharjah, Rashid also said: “Couldn’t have asked for a better performance from our bowlers.” Click
Wisden: The ICC have failed to support women in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover, it’s time for the ECB and Cricket Australia to withdraw from the governing body completely – write Raf Nicholson and Megan Maurice. Sport can be a powerful tool in international diplomacy – it is now widely acknowledged that the sporting boycott
Ariana: Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday named a 17-member squad, led by Rashid Khan, for the three-match T20I series against Pakistan, which starts in Sharjah later this week. According to the ACB, Mohammad Nabi, the team’s former captain, has been recalled while left-handed opener Sediqullah Atal has been added to the squad. Atal could