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Afghanistan return from their first World Cup

Afghanistan have returned from their inaugural apearance at the World Cup with one victory and a generally spirited showing, displaying some real strengths and then some weaknesses that need to be addressed. After solid showings against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and a historic victory against Scotland, Afghanistan lost steam and couldn’t compete against the host…

Afghanistan win their first match in ICC Cricket World Cup

Afghanistan won their first match in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup as they defeated Scotland by 1 wicket with 3 balls remaining. The match was so intense and interesting that cricket fans all over the world tuned in to their TV sets to watch the match. The match trend #AFGvSCO became the no. 1…

Afghanistan give tough fight to Sri Lanka at Dunedin

Afghanistan played extremely well in their 3rd World Cup match as they nearly outplayed Sri Lanka at University Oval Grounds in Dunedin, New Zealand today. Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and put Afghanistan to bat. Afghanistan batsmen were far more disciplined today and there were useful contributions with the bat throughout the…

List of twitter accounts of Afghanistan players and officials

Many Afghanistan cricket players are active on Twitter nowadays. Twitter has now become the easiest way to follow and connect to your favorite players and celebrities. So, we have compiled a list of the official twitter accounts of Afghanistan players and related officials. Many of them are verified twitter accounts while some are not. We…

Afghanistan defeats U.A.E. in 2015 ICC World Cup warm-up match

Afghanistan defeated UAE by 14 runs today in a warmup match for the 2015 ICC cricket World Cup. Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi won the toss and decided to bat. Both the openers Javed Ahmadi and Usman Ghani went out cheaply scoring only 12 and 11 runs respectively. Nawroz Mangal and Asghar Stanikzai followed with scores…

Afghanistan beat host Bangladesh in Asia Cup 2014

Afghanistan Cricket Team pulled up their first major win against any test playing nation by beating hosts Bangladesh in the fifth match of the Asia Cup 2014 held at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah, Bangladesh. Playing in Asia Cup for the first time, Afghanistan not only beat the the test-playing hosts convincingly but also…

Afghanistan pull up spirited fight against India

Afghanistan pulled up a spirited fight against the current ICC ODI champions and 2007 ICC T20 World Cup winner India in their first match of the ICC T20 World Cup today. Afghanistan captain Nawroz Mangal won the toss and decided to field. India struggled early and the out of form openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender…