Afghanistan Cricket Team News &amp; Matches

8th Match, Group B (D/N), Lahore, February 26, 2025, ICC Champions Trophy

AFG

325/7

ENG

(49.5/50 ov, T:326) 317

Afghanistan won by 8 runs

3rd Match, Group B (D/N), Karachi, February 21, 2025, ICC Champions Trophy

315/6

AFG

(43.3/50 ov, T:316) 208

South Africa won by 107 runs

Warm-up (D/N), Karachi, February 16, 2025, ICC Champions Trophy Warm-up Matches

AFG

305/9

(47.5/50 ov, T:306) 308/8

New Zealand won by 2 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

Warm-up (D/N), Lahore, February 14, 2025, ICC Champions Trophy Warm-up Matches

SHA

314/8

AFG

(38.4/50 ov, T:315) 170

Shaheens won by 144 runs

2nd Test, Bulawayo, January 02 - 06, 2025, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe

AFG

157 & 363

ZIM

(T:278) 243 & 205

Afghanistan won by 72 runs

1st Test, Bulawayo, December 26 - 30, 2024, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe

ZIM

586 & 142/4

AFG

699

Match drawn

3rd ODI, Harare, December 21, 2024, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe

ZIM

127

AFG

(26.5/50 ov, T:128) 131/2

Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining)

2nd ODI, Harare, December 19, 2024, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe

AFG

286/6

ZIM

(17.5/50 ov, T:287) 54

Afghanistan won by 232 runs

NO RESULT

1st ODI, Harare, December 17, 2024, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe

ZIM

(9.2/28 ov) 44/5

AFG

No result

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Afghanistan Cricket Team News & Matches

BCCI, ECB, CA to help fund ICC's plan to support Afghan women cricketers

No money will be taken from the ICC's annual payments to the Afghanistan Cricket Board

ACB-contracted women cricketers could first benefit from ICC's new initiative

It's understood that ICC's willingness to engage with them comes as cricket prepares to make its Olympic comeback in 2028

ICC to formally support Afghan women cricketers

A dedicated fund and robust high-performance programme will be set up to help Afghan women cricketers

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Playing Rashid Khan even if you can't pick him feat. Ambati Rayudu

The former CSK and Mumbai Indians batter's insights on how to play one of the bowlers in the IPL

Williamson backs international windows and WTC 'tweaks'

The former New Zealand captain sees the current WTC structure as "not ideal"

Five-year agreement makes Abu Dhabi Afghanistan cricket's 'second home'

UAE will host all ACB training camps and all Afghanistan A and age-group matches for the next five years and, possibly, senior men's bilaterals in the future

Omarzai displaces Nabi to become No. 1 ranked ODI allrounder

Virat Kohli, meanwhile, moves up one spot to fourth on the batting charts, while Matt Henry enters the top three on the bowling list

How many bowlers have taken four wickets in five balls without taking a hat-trick?

And who has the highest individual ODI score against England?

Steyn: Afghanistan can win an ICC tournament in next decade

Wasim Jaffer said that they will need to find a way to win games at the start of tournaments going forward

Travis Head, Australia's everyman, enters his box-office era

The sharp end of a global tournament is looming, so guess who is getting back into his stride?

Team Fan Ratings

Tests

ODIs

T20Is

OTHERT20s

AFG

Runs: 154Wkts: 45

9.7

Rahmat Shah

AFG

Runs: 970Wkts: 1

9.2

Ismat Alam

AFG

Runs: 101Wkts: 0

8.2

Top Run Scorers

In last one year

Tests

ODIs

T20Is

Rahmat Shah

AFG, Rhb

392

Innings: 3Average: 130.66

Hashmatullah Shahidi

AFG, Lhb

272

Innings: 3Average: 90.66

Afsar Zazai

AFG, Rhb

134

Innings: 3Average: 44.66

Sediqullah Atal

AFG, Lhb

335

Innings: 8Average: 41.87

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

AFG, Rhb

318

Innings: 9Average: 35.33

Azmatullah Omarzai

AFG, Rhb

314

Innings: 10Average: 44.85

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

AFG, Rhb

307

Innings: 11Average: 27.90

Ibrahim Zadran

AFG, Rhb

231

Innings: 8Average: 28.87

Azmatullah Omarzai

AFG, Rhb

186

Innings: 11Average: 16.90

Top Wicket Takers

In last one year

Tests

ODIs

T20Is

AFG, Lbg

Innings: 2Average: 14.54

Zia-ur-Rehman

AFG, Sla

Innings: 4Average: 41.00

AM Ghazanfar

AFG, Ob

Innings: 2Average: 40.25

AM Ghazanfar

AFG, Ob

Innings: 9Average: 11.33

Azmatullah Omarzai

AFG, Rmf

Innings: 11Average: 15.15

AFG, Lbg

Innings: 8Average: 19.50

AFG, Lbg

Innings: 11Average: 10.95

Naveen-ul-Haq

AFG, Rmf

Innings: 11Average: 11.38

Fazalhaq Farooqi

AFG, Lfm

Innings: 9Average: 10.94