Cricket News sort by Afghanistan

Tillakaratne Dilshan slammed an unbeaten 83 from 56 balls, with the aid of eight fours and three sixes, as Sri Lanka staved off the Afghanistan challenge at Eden Gardens on Thursday

Defending champions Sri Lanka will kick-off their World T20 defence against Afghanistan at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday. On paper, this should be a straightforward match for the 2014 winners

Afghanistan gave further proof of the strides they have made in international cricket in a relatively short duration, by knocking out Zimbabwe in the qualification round at Jamtha, Nagpur

Mohammad Nabi delivered a superb spell of 4 for 20 as Afghanistan restricted Hong Kong to a paltry 116, after losing the toss, and being asked to bowl by Tanwir Afzal

Opener Mohammad Shahzad struck a blistering 61 from 39 balls, as Afghanistan posted an impressive 170 for 5 in their match against Scotland, in a group B clash at Jamtha, Nagpur

Afghanistan hold their nerves to defend 187 by a margin of 5 runs in Sharjah and take 1-0 lead in the two match T20 series.

Afghanistan overcame Zimbabwe 3-2 to register a historic ODI series victory, and break into the ICC top 10 rankings in one-day internationals. Here’s a look at the top performers in the series

Gulbadin Nabi played a sensational inning to not only help Afghanistan comeback in the series but also win the series 3-2 against Zimbabwe and also ensured that their team will broke up in top 10 teams in the ODI rankings.

Chibhabha took 4-25 to bowl out Afghanistan for 161 and successfully defend the target of 226 runs at Sharjah in United Arab Emirate.