As Shamshad TV in Afghanistan have been broadcasting the matches, we have video highlights for you. The first video contains the Laghman and Paktika match. Laghman (light blue) won this match by 39 runs. Logar vs Jozjan features in the next video. Logar (red) came out easy winners in this game – by a huge 10 wickets.…
Category: Afghanistan Cricket
Kabul through to the semi-finals
In group C of the inter-provincal domestic competition, Kabul won its way through to the semi-finals. The first match in this group featured the strong Logar and the minnows Jowzjan. Logar, from the east of the country, unsurprisingly annihilated Jowzjan. Such was their margin of victory (10 wickets and 242 balls to spare), Logar were literally guaranteed a…
Rashid Latif named as Afghanistan batting coach
Rashid Latif, the former Pakistan captain, batsman and wicket-keeper, has been appointed by the Afghanistan cricket board as the national team batting coach. He will finalise the agreement when he travels to Kabul on the 15th June. Of course, Kabir Khan, who has done an excellent job, will stay as the head coach. The batting was shown…
All Afghanistan team members resign from Netherlands tour
It appears that the players who appeared in the squad to tour the Netherlands have quit this particular tour in protest at the team selection. Raees Ahmadzai, the recentley retired player (although he now wants to play 50-over cricket), said this on his Facebook page: “all team resgine from Holland tour bcz of some problems.NowrozMangal,mohnabi,hameed,karim,asgher,shahzad,mirwais,shapoor,noor ali,shabir…
Afghanistan squad announced for Netherlands tour
The Afghanistan cricket board has announced the squad for the World Cricket League Division One to be played in the Netherlands. The squad is as follows: 1. Noor Ali 2. Karim Sadiq 3. Mohammad Shahzad 4. Nowrooz Mangal (C) 5. Asghar Stanakzai 6. Mohammad Nabi 7. Shabir Noori 8. Murad Ali 9. Javed Ahmadi 10. Hameed…
Panjshir and Laghman are the first two semi-finalists
Panjshir and Laghman have become the first two teams to qualfiy for the semi-finals of Afghanistan’s inter-provincial 50-over competition. Last Sunday, Panjshir, a province in the north-west of the country, qualified out of group A with a win over the heavily supported Khost. Unfortunately, Khost provided a big controversy when, seemingly knocked out, they got a reprieve and were allowed to stay in the tournament. Khost were understandably disappointed that they…
Afghanistan’s domestic competition starts tomorrow
Afghanistan’s inter-provincial domestic competition will start tomorrow, Monday 17th May, and will go on until the 4th June. Twenty four out of Afghanistan’s thirty four provinces will compete in this domestic trophy. The matches will be played on a turf wicket in the capital Kabul. “This is a fifty-over competition and marks a strong beginning for domestic cricket we…
Ways Afghanistan can play more matches
A week on after Afghanistan’s historic appearance at the World T20, it is a good opportunity to look forward to how Afghanistan cricket can continue to grow and flourish. While they showed promise, determination and a few standout performances, it’s clear that there still has to be a lot of work for Afghanistan. Furthermore, following the severe…