SHARJAH: Rahmat Shah hit a career best 114 while leg-spin wizard Rashid Khan took four wickets as Afghanistan trounced Zimbabwe by 154 runs in the first one-day international on Friday in a huge boost ahead of next month´s World Cup qualifiers. Rahmat smashed his runs off just 110 balls with eight boundaries and four sixes as Afghanistan piled up 333-5 ...
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U-19 World :Afghanistan crush NZ to storm into Cup semis
Afghanistan crushed hosts New Zealand by 202 runs to storm into the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup semifinals at Christchurch on Thursday. After opting to bat, four Afghanistan batsmen smashed half-centuries – Rahmanullah Gurbaz (69), Ibrahim Zadran (68), Bahir Shah (67 not out) and Azmatullah Omarzai (66 off just 23). Azmatullah smashed 66 from 23 balls/ICC Twitter Having posted a ...
Read More »Asia Cup finalists face off again to kick off the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup
The 2017 Under 19 Asia Cup finalists face off again to kick off the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup In the space of two weeks in November 2017 in the Under 19 Asia Cup, Afghanistan beat Pakistan twice, but were also beaten by Sri Lanka, who in turn succumbed to Pakistan. All three will again face off in Group ...
Read More »Afghan teenager breaks Don Bradman’s record
NEW DELHI: Afghanistan teen cricketer Baheer Shah has achieved an exceptional feat which no other batsman in the history has managed to do. The 18-year-old Shah amassed 1,096 runs from seven matches and 12 innings with whopping average of 121.77, bettering Australian legend Sir Don Bradman’s average of 95.14 in First Class cricket, the highest for cricketers with more than ...
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