afghanistan cricket

In Afghanistan's heartbreaking loss to South Africa in a double Super Over, Azmatullah Omarzai had a decent performance, scoring 16 with the bat in the first Super Over. However, when he was tasked with bowling in the second one, Omarzai conceded 23 runs, including three sixes, as Afghanistan...

New Delhi, February 16 Azmatullah Omarzai turned personal disappointment into a statement performance, delivering a match-winning all-round show to underline his growing stature in international cricket.Two days after Afghanistan's agonizing double Super Over defeat to South Africa, the...

New Delhi, February 16 – Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan expressed relief after his team secured its first win of the T20 World Cup through a five-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates in a Group D clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, adding that he now hopes for the best for his team's...

New Delhi, February 16 Even after defeating the UAE here on Monday, Afghanistan's fate in qualifying for the T20 World Cup's Super Eights stage is not entirely in their control, but captain Rashid Khan said his team wants to make the country proud with its brand of cricket, even if it makes an...

New Delhi, Feb 16 – Azmatullah Omarzai's brilliant bowling of 4-15 and a superb unbeaten innings of 40 off 21 balls propelled Afghanistan to their first victory of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup with a five-wicket win over the UAE at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday.The pitch had some...

New Delhi, February 16 – Afghanistan overcame early jitters to secure a five-wicket win over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and secure their first victory of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday. The result also means that Afghanistan has kept its slim hopes of...

Afghanistan:Rahmanullah Gurbaz c Sohaib Khan b Junaid Siddique 0Ibrahim Zadran c Muhammad Waseem b Muhammad Arfan 53Gulbadin Naib c Kaushik b Muhammad Arfan 13Sediqullah Atal b Muhammad Jawadullah 16Darwish Rasooli b Junaid Siddique 33Azmatullah Omarzai not out 40Mohammad Nabi not...

New Delhi, February 16 All-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai delivered a match-winning performance, taking four wickets before smashing an unbeaten 40 to guide Afghanistan to a five-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates in their must-win T20 World Cup clash here on Monday.The win opened...

New Delhi, February 16 Sohaib Khan scored a brilliant half-century, but Azmatullah Omarzai took four wickets as Afghanistan restricted the United Arab Emirates to 160 for nine in their must-win T20 World Cup match here on Monday.Bowling first, Afghanistan reduced UAE to 13 for 2 early on, but...

New Delhi, February 16 Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and chose to bowl in their T20 World Cup match against the United Arab Emirates here on Monday.Afghanistan made one change to their previous playing XI, with Ziaur Rahman Sharifi replacing Fazalhaq Farooqi.The UAE...

New Delhi, February 15 Top batter Alishan Sharma believes the UAE have "figured out" how to play against Afghanistan, and wants the batters to counter the spinners by hitting straight in their must-win T20 World Cup match here on Monday.The UAE secured their first victory of the tournament...

New Delhi, February 15 – Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan admitted that narrow defeats, such as the recent double Super Over loss to South Africa in the Men’s T20 World Cup, never leave your mind, and he recalled the heartbreak experienced in the 2023 ODI World Cup when Glenn Maxwell’s unbeaten...

Karachi, February 12 The Afghan players withdrew their names from the first-ever player auction held ahead of the 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).A franchise owner initially confirmed that players like Mujeeb ur Rehman, Seddiqullah Atal, Muhammad Nabi, Waqar Salamkheil, and...

Ahmedabad, February 11 South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Ryan Rickelton struggled to describe his side's thrilling T20 World Cup win over Afghanistan after two Super Overs, saying that he was just pleased to get over the line in the end.In a game for the ages, South Africa managed to get past a...

Afghanistan:Rahmanullah Gurbaz c George Linde b Keshav Maharaj 84Ibrahim Zadran b Lungi Ngidi 12Gulbadin Naib c and b Lungi Ngidi 0Sediqullah Atal c Marco Jansen b Kagiso Rabada 0Darwish Rasooli run out (George Linde/Quinton de Kock/Keshav Maharaj) 15Azmatullah Omarzai c Tristan...

Ahmedabad, February 11 Ryan Rickelton and Quinton de Kock smashed quick half-centuries to put together a century partnership, powering South Africa to 187 for six against Afghanistan in their second Group D match of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday.Rickelton was the aggressor, scoring 61...

Ahmedabad, February 10 With only two teams set to make the Super Eight stage from each group, Afghanistan find themselves in a must-win situation when they take on a strong South Africa in their Group D match of the T20 World Cup, here on Wednesday.South Africa are currently at the top, with a...