Khaama Press: The Afghanistan Under-19 cricket team defeated Fiji by 226 runs during a play-off match for the ninth place in the quarter-final of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Seven Afghan national cricketers have been registered for the Caribbean Premier League’s player draft which is set to take place on February 11. CPL is West Indies’s biggest annual T20 league. Representatives of Afghanistan are: Nawroz Mangal, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Shahzad, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Asghar Stanikzai, Shappor Zadran. Click here to read more (external
AOPNEWS | February 1, 2016 After back to back losses, Afghanistan’s U19 (Under-19) came back today and defeated Canada by 4 wickets ICC (International Cricket Council) in a Under-19 World Cup match. Canada won the coin toss and chose to bat first. Canada scored 147 runs (all out; 50 overs; 190 mins). Afghanistan reach the
Khaama Press: Canada won the toss and decided to bat first making 147 runs in 50 overs. Afghanistan chased the target very easily. It made 149 runs in 24.1 overs by losing six players. Tariq Stanikzai was announced player-of-the-match or Man of the Match for his all-round performance. Click here to read more (external link).
AOPNEWS | January 30, 2016 Cricket: U19 team loses to Sri Lanka; A team defeats Zimbabwe Afghanistan’s U19 (Under 19) team registered their second loss at the ICC (International Cricket Council) U19 World Cup today in Bangladesh when they lost to Sri Lanka by 33 runs. Sri Lanka won the coin toss and chose to
1TV: Afghanistan under-19s were defeated by 33 runs in their second match of World Cup at Sylhet of Bangladesh on Saturday. Sri Lanka who chose to bat first after winning the toss, were restricted to 184 with their Charith Asalanka top-scoring 71. Click here to read more (external link).
AOPNEWS | January 28, 2016 Afghanistan’s U19 (under 19) team lost to Pakistan today by 6 wickets (with 111 balls remaining) in a ICC U19 World Cup match. The 50-over match was played at Bangladesh’s Sylhet Stadium. Pakistan won the coin toss and chose to field. Afghanistan managed to only score 126 runs, at a
Khaama Press: Afghan U-19s set a target of 278 runs for Ireland after winning the toss and electing to bat first with the top and middle order batsmen elevating the Afghan team despite losing one of the openers in initial overs of the match. Click here to read more (external link). Related Afghanistan a threat for
Khaama Press: The Cricket Board said construction work of the ground will kick off this week and will take at least one for the completion of the work. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Chief Executive Nasimullah Danish told reporters in Kabul that the cricket ground will provide facilities for cricket athletes in southern and southwestern provinces. According to
The Himalayan Times: Nepal U-19 team suffered a 83-run defeat at the hands of Afghanistan in their practice match at the St Stephen College Ground in New Delhi on Monday. Click here to read more (external link).