All rounder Shivam Dube scored a brilliant unbeaten 60 as India beat Afghanistan by six wickets in the first T20I at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Thursday. Continue reading “India vs Afghanistan First T20I Mohali Match Report 2024”
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India Squad for Home T20I vs Afghanistan 2024- Rohit Sharma to Lead
The BCCI has announced the squad for the upcoming T20 international against Afghanistan starting January 11.
The series marks the return of skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the set up. All rounder Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav have been ruled out due to injuries.
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List of Afghanistan Players at IPL 2024 | Afghanistan cricketers in this Indian Premier League 2024 season
Here are the list of Afghanistan players that have been listed for the 2024 IPL auction. Continue reading “List of Afghanistan Players at IPL 2024 | Afghanistan cricketers in this Indian Premier League 2024 season”
South Africa vs Afghanistan Ahmedabad Attendance 10,927 Cricket World Cup 2023 Narendra Modi Stadium
Rassie van der Dussen scored a fine unbeaten 76 in front of 10,927 crowd as South Africa beat Afghanistan by 5 wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Friday.
Afghanistan went in with Same XI, while South Africa made two changes, with Phehlukwayo and Coetzee coming in for Jansen and Tabraiz Shamsi.
After being asked to bat first, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran got Afghanistan off to a steady start. The pair added 41 runs for the opening stand before the former was dismissed by Keshav Maharaj for 25.
Ibrahim Zadran fell soon after for 15. Maharaj claimed his second wicket of the innings by dismissing skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi (2) leaving their side in a spot of bother at 45/3.
Rahmat Shah along with Azmatullah Omarzai put on 49 runs for the fourth wicket stand before Lungi Ngidi broke the stand by claiming Rahmat for 26.
Afghanistan lost a bit of momentum in the middle stages, but a superb unbeaten 97 by Azmatullah Omarzai helped them reach 244 in their allotted 50 overs.
In response, Quinton de Kock and skipper Temba Bavuma got South Africa off to a solid start. The duo added 64 runs for the opening stand before Mujeeb Ur Rahman broke the stand by dismissing Bavuma for 23.
Rassie van der Dussen along with Aiden Markram put on 50 runs for the third wicket stand before the latter fell to Rashid Khan for 25.
Andile Phehlukwayo playing his first game of the tournament, put on an unbeaten 65 run stand for the sixth wicket to take Proteas to a comfortable fifth wicket win. Van der Dussen remained unbeaten on 76.
With the loss, Afghanistan are officially eliminated from the tournament.
South Africa 247 for 5 (van der Dussen 76*, de Kock 41, Nabi 2-35, Rashid 2-37) beat Afghanistan 244 (Omarzai 97*, Coetzee 4-44, Maharaj 2-25) by five wickets
Netherlands vs Afghanistan Attendance 20,500 Lucknow Match Report 2023
An crowd of 20,500 was in attendance at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow as Afghanistan kept their semifinals hopes alive by defeating Netherlands by 7 wickets on Friday. Continue reading “Netherlands vs Afghanistan Attendance 20,500 Lucknow Match Report 2023”
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Pune 2023 Attendance 12,177 Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium Match Report 2023
Fazalhaq Farooqi claimed figures of 4/34 as Afghanistan kept their semi finals hopes alive by toppling Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in Pune on Monday. The Afg vs SL game in Gahunje had an official crowd attendance of 12,177– a very decent figure for a weekday match not involving the hosts.
The result took Afghanistan to fifth in the table- they have games against the Netherlands, Australia and South Africa coming up.
