Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran hit hundreds as Afghanistan clinched a 142 run victory over Bangladesh to seal their three-match one-day international series.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran put together a run of 256-run as Afghanistan hit up a score of 331-9 against Bangladesh in Saturday's second one-day international in Chittagong.
Afghanistan have included five uncapped players in their extended 19-member squad for the three-match one-day international series against Bangladesh next month.
Taskin Ahmed claimed a career-best 4-37 as Bangladesh crushed Afghanistan by 546 runs in the fourth day of their one-off Test to secure the format's biggest victory margin by runs in nearly 90 years.
Before deciding if Tamim Iqbal is ready to play in the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Dhaka on Wednesday, Bangladesh will watch how he does in practice.
Sri Lanka kept their Twenty20 World Cup hopes alive with a six-wicket win over Afghanistan at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Afghanistan wicketkeeper Shafiqullah Shafaq has copped a six-year ban from the game for breaches of match-fixing. (more…)
South Africa have to beat Afghanistan well in Cardiff on Saturday in order to boost their net run rate and keep their slim playoff hopes alive, writes JON CARDINELLI. (more…)
Indian spinners Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, who took 11 wickets between them, gave Afghanistan a harsh lesson in top-level cricket when they were bowled out twice in 67 overs in their inaugural Test match. (more…)
Farhaan Behardien will be in the South Africa A side to face India A and Afghanistan A from 26 July till 8 August. (more…)