The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has rejected Rashid Latif’s proposal of a ODI series against Afghanistan in October. An official from the PCB cited Pakistan’s busy schedule as the main reason they will unable to host the series in the troubled country. “We’ve turned down the proposal because of series against South Africa in UAE this October,” the official said. “We have... 

  Afghanistan ended a good tour on a bad note as Scotland levelled the series with a thumping win. Having won the toss, the Afghan batsmen could only manage a paltry 120 all-out in 40.2, and only four men made it to double figures. Despite the loss of early wickets, Scotland got to the target with only 4 wickets down and with 97 balls to spare. Afghanistan made two changes to the winning line-up... 

Amazing batting from Karim Sadiq and Mohammad Shahzad helped Afghanistan to a massive 9-wicket win against Scotland in the first ODI. The two top-order batsmen scored centuries as Afghanistan had no trouble in overcoming Scotland’s score of 224-9 in 50 overs. Scotland won the toss and elected to bat, hoping for a big total that would put pressure on the Afghan batsmen. However, they were immediately... 

Afghanistan will aim to repeat the success they had in beating Scotland in the four-day game, when they face the same opponents in two ODIs. The first match starts later today, while the second game – and the final game of the tour – is tomorrow. Both games will be played in Ayr, at the same ground where Afghanistan thrashed Scotland by 229 runs in the Intercontinental Cup game. Hamid... 

The teams for the Twenty20 cricket event in the Asian Games in Guangzhou, the XVI Asiad, have been confirmed. Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore and Sri Lanka will compete along with Afghanistan. India announced that they won’t be sending a team a few months due to their busy calendar. The match-schedule has yet to be finalized though in the men’s... 

Afghanistan 435 (Shenwari 102, Stanikzai 93) and 249 for 5 dec (Shahzad 105*) beat Scotland 139 (Nel 36, Hassan 6-40) and 316 (Chalmers 67, Hassan 5-114) by 229 runs Hamid Hassan followed up his six wickets in the first innings with another five in the second, as Afghanistan beat Scotland by 229 runs to go to the top of the Intercontinental Cup table. Scotland were resilient throughout the day,... 

Scotland 139 and 95 for 2 (Chalmers 37* Berrington 5*) require another 451 runs to beat Afghanistan 435 and 249 for 5 dec (Shahzad 105* Haq, 2-66) with eight wickets remaining The wisdom of not following-on was questioned last night – and it’s is now clear why. Afghanistan batted well today, but the decision to declare got delayed as they appeared to be waiting for Mohammad Shahzad’s... 

Day 2: Afghanistan435 (Shenwari 102, Stanikzai 93, Sadiq 67, Shahzad 54) and 0 for 0 lead Scotland139 (Hassan 6-40) by 296 runs Six wickets by fast bowler Hamid Hassan has left Afghanistan firmly on top against Scotland in Ayr. Hassan bowled a a mammoth 15 over spell which spread over two sessions, as Scotland collapsed to 76-9, eventually finishing on 130 all out, which is 296 runs behind Afghanistan’s...