Onus on WI batsmen with series on the line
June 13th, 2017 | by
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Match facts June 14, 2017 Start time 1430 local (1830 GMT) Big Picture If there ever was a time to rally round the West Indies, it is now. They are ranked No. 9 – one spot below the bar for direct entry into the 2019...
West Indies survive Rashid scare to level series
June 11th, 2017 | by
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West Indies 138 for 6 (Hope 48*, Lewis 33, Rashid 3-26, Naib 2-15) beat Afghanistan 135 (Naib 51, Joseph 2-15, Gabriel 2-25) by four wickets Stung by their 63-run defeat in the first ODI, West Indies hit back via their fast...
Rashid Khan rips the fight out of West Indies
June 9th, 2017 | by
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Afghanistan 212 for 6 (Ahmadi 82, Nurse 2-34) beat West Indies 149 (Rashid 7-18) by 63 runs Afghanistan had won on four previous occasions when Rashid Khan had picked up four wickets or more. But Friday brought him one of his...
Afghanistan T20 league to feature Babar, Tamim, Akmal brothers
May 28th, 2017 | by
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Players from Pakistan, the West Indies, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe were among those who went under the hammer in the highest-profile auction yet for Afghanistan’s domestic T20 league, the Shpageeza Cricket League, in Kabul on...
Shahzad charged for doping violation
April 13th, 2017 | by
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Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad has been charged by the ICC for violating the anti-doping code. Shahzad was tested on January 17 at the ICC Academy in Dubai, in an out-of-competition test, and the sample was...
Kevin O’Brien 72* helps Ireland draw level
March 22nd, 2017 | by
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Ireland 224 for 7 (Kevin O’Brien 72*, Wilson 41, Nabi 4-30) beat Afghanistan 220 (Shafiqullah 42, Zadran 41*, Nabi 41, K O’Brien 4-26, Mulder 3-57) by three wickets Kevin O’Brien fought a hamstring injury to...
Stirling, Balbirnie keep series alive for Ireland
March 19th, 2017 | by
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Ireland 265 for 4 (Stirling 99, Balbirnie 85*, Dawlat 2-52) beat Afghanistan 264 for 8 (Rashid 56, Naib 51, Shafiqullah 50*, Murtagh 2-49) by six wickets Ireland’s hankering for a resistant middle order was finally...
Afghanistan raze Zimbabwe for 54 to seal series
February 26th, 2017 | by
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Afghanistan 253 for 9 (Rahmat 50, Nabi 48, Mpofu 3-46) beat Zimbabwe 54 (Nabi 3-14, Hamza 3-20) by 106 runs (D/L Method) Afghanistan’s bowlers combined to roll Zimbabwe over for 54, helping the visitors seal a 3-2 series...
Afghanistan win on D/L after Burl falls just before rain
February 16th, 2017 | by
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Afghanistan 215 (Stanikzai 50, Cremer 3-46) beat Zimbabwe 99 for 4 (Ervine 38*, Naib 1-12) by 12 runs (D/L method) A Zimbabwe wicket two balls before rain descended upon Harare helped Afghanistan complete a 12-run win courtesy...
Afghanistan appoint Simmons as consultant
February 3rd, 2017 | by
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The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has roped in former West Indies coach Phil Simmons as consultant for the next three series, against Zimbabwe, Ireland and West Indies. According to the ACB, he will assist head coach Lalchand...