The Cricket Australia (CA) has postponed a three-match T20I series against Afghanistan scheduled for August due to the issue of women and girls’ rights. The series was slated to be hosted by Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirate (UAE). For the third time, CA has declined to play the Afghan team since the re-establishment of More
Afghanistan on Monday beat Ireland by 57 runs in the third and last match of the T20 series played in Sharjah, UAE. Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first, Ibrahim Zadran’s 51 balls 72 and Mohammad Ishaq’s 22 balls 27 played a crucial role in putting 156 runs target to the opposition. In More
Afghanistan on Sunday beat Ireland by 10 runs in the second T20 cricket match played in Sharjah, UAE and leveled the series 1-1. Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first. The men in blue did not have a positive start and the team’s total score was 14 on the loss of its four More
Ireland defeated Afghanistan by 38 runs in the first T20I of their three-match series in Sharjah on Friday. Afghanistan won the toss and invited Ireland to bat first, with Ben White and Josh Little starring with the ball. Harry Tector hit an undefeated half-century as the tourists took a 1-0 series lead against hosts Afghanistan. More
Afghan freefighter Wahidullah Nazhand will face his Czech rival Jacob Bhinak in Stuttgart. Nazhand wrote on his Facebook account that the match would be played on March 23 in Germany’s city. According to Nazhand, this will be his 55th competition at the MMA event in the weight category of 74 kilograms. His sister Azita told Pajhwok More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named a 15-member squad for the three match T20 series against Ireland. Afghanistan T20 captain and veteran leggie Rashid Khan has returned to the squad for the first time since the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. Rashid has not played a competitive game since the tournament in India More
Afghanistan have trounced Ireland by 117 runs in the third One-Day International, clinching the three-match series by 2-0 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Ireland won the toss and invited Afghanistan to bat first. Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz and skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi hit half centuries to help their side to post a total of 236 runs for More
Afghanistan and Ireland are all set to square off in their final One-Day International today (Tuesday) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The match would commence at 4:00pm local time, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) wrote on its Facebook page. Earlier, Afghanistan had trounced Ireland by 35 runs in the first ODI. However the second match More
By defeating her Russian rival at the European Para Taekwondo Championships, Afghan athlete Zakia Khudadadi has qualified for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Khudadadi wrote on her X account that she won the gold medal and found her way to the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. Khudadadi, currently residing in France as an immigrant, outplayed More
The second One Day International (ODI) cricket match between Afghanistan and Ireland has been called off due to heavy and persistent rain in Sharjah, according to a statement on Saturday. “Heavy and persistent rain in Sharjah [the venue for the game]” had forced the match to be called off, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said. More
