Afghanistan Cricket Team 2024
The Afghanistan National Cricket Team represents Afghanistan in men's international cricket. The Afghanistan Cricket team is administered by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). Afghanistan is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and plays all three formats.
Afghanistan National Cricket Team Bio
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Full Name |
Afghanistan National Cricket Team |
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Nickname |
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Founded |
2001 |
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Team Owner |
Afghanistan Cricket Board |
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President |
Dr. Ahmad Khalid Hatam |
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Head Coach |
Jonathan Trott |
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Captain (s) |
Hashmatullah Shahidi (ODI & Test), Rashid Khan (T20), |
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Website & Social Media |
Facebook: Afghanistan Cricket |
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Instagram: Afghanistan Cricket |
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Twitter: Afghanistan Cricket |
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Website: https://cricket.af/ |
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Email Address |
chairman@afghancricket.af |
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Full Address |
National Youth Cricket Stadium Kabul Nandari, Kabul, Afghanistan, Mob: +93 788133144 |
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Net Worth (2023-24) |
$7.15 Million (₹59,60,82,272) |
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Sponsors |
Etisalat, Super Cola, TYKA Sports, Amul |
Afghanistan National Cricket Team History:
- The game of cricket was made popular in Afghanistan by the Afghan expatriates in Pakistan during the post-Soviet invasion era.
- Most of the early national team members grew up in Pakistan and participated in domestic cricket with PCB support. The Afghanistan Cricket Federation (now ACB) was founded in 1995. Taliban initially banned cricket but made an exception in 2000, and the ACF received ICC recognition in 2001
- The Afghanistan National Cricket Team entered Pakistan's domestic setup in the 2001-02 season, participating in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and Cornelius Trophy. They started playing in Asian regional tournaments in 2004, finishing sixth in their first ACC Trophy.
- The Afghanistan Cricket Team entered the World Cricket League, winning Division Five and Division Four in 2008. While they failed to qualify for the 2011 Cricket World Cup, they earned ODI status for four years. They played their first ODI against Scotland in 2011 and won the game by 89 runs.
- Afghanistan won the ACC T20 Cup in 2010 and qualified for the 2010 ICC T20 World Cup.
- Qualified for the 2015 Cricket World Cup by securing second place in the ICC World Cricket League Championship.
- On 22 June 2017, the ICC awarded Afghanistan full Test status, along with Ireland. In 2018, Afghanistan played its first Test against India.
Afghanistan National Cricket Team ODI Squad
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PLAYER NAME |
ROLE |
STYLE |
JERSEY NUMBER |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
77 |
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Fareed Ahmad |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast medium |
14 |
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Fazalhaq Farooqi |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast medium |
5 |
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Ikram Alikhil |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Left-hand bat |
46 |
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Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain) |
Batter |
Batting: Left-hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
50 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
17 |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
7 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
88 |
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Najibullah Zadran |
Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
1 |
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Riaz Hassan |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
76 |
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: – |
21 |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly |
8 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly |
19 |
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Gulbadin Naib |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium |
24 |
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Abdul Rahman |
Bowler |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium |
11 |
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Noor Ahmad |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
15 |
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Nangyal Kharoti |
Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
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Qais Ahmad |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Legbreak |
32 |
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Naveed Zadran |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
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Bilal Sami |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
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Allah Ghazanfar |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
Afghanistan National Cricket Team Test Squad
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Player Name |
Role |
Batting/Bowling |
Jersey No |
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Batter |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Slow left arm orthodox |
50 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium |
17 |
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Nasir Jamal |
Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak, Legbreak Googly |
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Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
8 |
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Bahir Shah |
Batter |
Batting: Right-handed Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium fast |
11 |
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Abdul Malik |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-handed Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
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Nijat Masood |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium fast |
12 |
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Ikram Alikhil |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Left Hand bat |
15 |
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right hand bat |
21 |
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Khalil Gurbaz |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-handed Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
19 |
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Zahir Khan |
Bowler |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Slow left arm orthodox |
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Zia-ur-Rahman |
Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Slow left arm orthodox |
18 |
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Mohammad Ibrahim |
Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium |
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Naveed Zadran |
Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium |
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Yamin Ahmadzai |
Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium |
99 |
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Qais Ahmad |
Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
32 |
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Mohammed Saleem |
Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium |
24 |
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Mohammed Ishaq |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right hand bat |
Afghanistan National Cricket Team T20 Squad
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PLAYER NAME |
ROLE |
STYLE |
JERSEY NUMBER |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
40 |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
9 |
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Darwish Rasooli |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
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Fareed Ahmad |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast medium |
56 |
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Fazalhaq Farooqi |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast medium |
5 |
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Gulbadin Naib |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
14 |
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Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
50 |
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Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
3 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
17 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly |
8 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
11 |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
7 |
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Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
88 |
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Najibullah Zadran |
Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
1 |
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Naveen-ul-Haq |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
78 |
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Nangyal Kharoti |
Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
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Noor Ahmad |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Wrist spin |
15 |
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Qais Ahmad |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
32 |
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
21 |
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Rashid Khan (Captain) |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly |
19 |
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Samiullah Shinwari |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
45 |
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Sharafuddin Ashraf |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
17 |
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Usman Ghani |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
87 |
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Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
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Mohammad Ibrahim |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
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Mohammad Shahzad |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
77 |
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Mohammad Saleem |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm fast |
24 |
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Sediqullah Atal |
Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat |
26 |
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Shahidullah |
Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
25 |
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Zahir Khan |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
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Zubaid Akbari |
Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
59 |
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Wafadar Momand |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
99 |
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Wafiullah Tarakhil |
Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
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Mohammed Ishaq |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
Afghanistan National Cricket Team ICC World Cup record:
Afghanistan qualified for the first ICC ODI World Cup in 2015 and made it to the next two editions as well. In 2015, they managed just 1 win from 6 games whereas they lost all of their nine league games in 2019. In 2013, they won four games as they beat the likes of England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Afghanistan National Cricket Team Records In ICC Event
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Format |
Matches Played |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
No Results |
Best Result |
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Test |
9 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
12th |
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ODI |
166 |
79 |
82 |
1 |
4 |
6th place |
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T20I |
130 |
79 |
48 |
2 |
1 |
Super 10 |
Major Cricket Stadium of Afghanistan
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Stadium Name |
Location |
Capacity |
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Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium |
Ghazi Amanullah Town, Jalalabad |
14,000 |
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Kandahar International Cricket Stadium |
Kandahar |
9,000 |
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Khost Cricket Stadium |
Khost |
8,000 |
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Helmand Cricket Stadium |
Lashkar Gah |
8,000 |
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Sherzai Cricket Stadium |
Jalalabad |
8,000 |
Most Runs Of Afghanistan Cricket
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Player |
Runs |
Matches |
Innings |
Average |
100 |
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3,724 |
109 |
105 |
36.87 |
5 |
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3,359 |
159 |
140 |
26.87 |
2 |
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Mohammad Shahzad |
2,727 |
84 |
84 |
33.66 |
6 |
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Asghar Afghan |
2,424 |
114 |
108 |
24.73 |
1 |
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2,106 |
76 |
76 |
32.9 |
0 |
Most Wickets Of Afghanistan Cricket
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Player |
Wickets |
Matches |
Innings |
Average |
SR |
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183 |
103 |
98 |
20.48 |
28.96 |
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164 |
159 |
154 |
32.66 |
45.67 |
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Dawlat Zadran |
115 |
82 |
80 |
29.76 |
32.77 |
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101 |
75 |
74 |
28.34 |
39.28 |
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Gulbadin Naib |
72 |
81 |
75 |
35.56 |
38.54 |
SCHEDULED / 3rd ODI / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
SCHEDULED / 2nd ODI / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
SCHEDULED / 1st ODI / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
COMPLETED / 1st Semi-Final / Brian Lara Stadium
60/1 (8.5 ov)
56/10 (11.5 ov)
South Africa won by 9 wickets
COMPLETED / 52 Match, Super 8 Group 1 / Arnos Vale Ground
115/5 (20 ov)
105/10 (17.5 ov)
Afghanistan won by 8 runs (DLS method)
COMPLETED / 48 Match, Super 8 Group 1 / Arnos Vale Ground
148/6 (20 ov)
127/10 (19.2 ov)
Afghanistan won by 21 runs.
COMPLETED / 43 Match, Super 8 Group 1 / Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
134/10 (20 ov)
181/8 (20 ov)
India won by 47 runs.
COMPLETED / Match 40 / Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St Lucia
218/5 (20 ov)
114/10 (16.2 ov)
West Indies won by 104 runs.
COMPLETED / Match 29 / Brian Lara Stadium
101/3 (15.1 ov)
95/10 (19.5 ov)
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / Warm-up Match / Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
178/8 (20 ov)
123/9 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 55 runs.
COMPLETED / Match 14 / Providence Stadium
75/10 (15.2 ov)
159/6 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 84 runs.
COMPLETED / Warm-up Match / Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
154/3 (20 ov)
Match Abandoned due to rain
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
155/7 (20 ov)
98/10 (17.2 ov)
Afghanistan won by 57 runs.
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
206/6 (20 ov)
209/5 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 3 runs.
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
152/9 (20 ov)
142/8 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 10 runs.
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
187/6 (20 ov)
115/10 (17 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 72 runs.
COMPLETED / Match 5 / Providence Stadium
183/5 (20 ov)
58/10 (16 ov)
Afghanistan won by 125 runs.
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
111/10 (18.4 ov)
149/6 (20 ov)
Ireland won by 38 runs.
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
236/9 (50 ov)
119/10 (35 ov)
Afghanistan won by 117 runs.
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
267/3 (35.2 ov)
266/10 (48.2 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
169/10 (34 ov)
170/3 (33.0 ov)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
308/6 (50 ov)
153/10 (33.5 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 155 runs.
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
311/4 (50 ov)
134/10 (34.2 ov)
Afghanistan won by 177 runs.
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
310/5 (50 ov)
275/8 (50 ov)
Afghanistan won by 35 runs.
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
381/3 (50 ov)
339/6 (50 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 42 runs.
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
107/4 (26 ov)
106/10 (33.3 ov)
Afghanistan won by 6 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st Test / Tolerance Oval
155/10 (54.5 ov)
263/10 (83.4 ov)
Ireland won by 6 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
160/10 (19 ov)
156/9 (20 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 4 runs.
Afghanistan Squad
Nangeyalia kharote
All Rounder
Mohammad Ishaq
Wicket-Keeper
Afsar Zazai
Wicket-Keeper
Shamsurrahman Khail
Bowler
Nijat Masood
Bowler
Bahir Shah
Batter
Shahidullah Kamal
Batter
Abdul Malik
Batter
Khalil Ahmad
Bowler
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