Aug 8, 2026
Rashid Khan’s 6 for 34 gives Rahmat Shah a win in his first match as captain
Afghanistan’s new captain had to sit through a washout before he got a game in charge. He got a 92-run win, and six wickets from the best bowler he ha...
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Aug 6, 2026
Rain at Bready sends Ireland into the 2027 World Cup Qualifier, and West Indies’ route now runs through India
Ireland needed to sweep Afghanistan 5-0 to keep any chance of direct entry to the 2027 ODI World Cup alive. The first ball at Bready was never bowled.
Aug 5, 2026
Ireland end a 14-month wait for an ODI at Bready, against a side rated 90 to their 54
Gary Wilson’s first series in charge pairs three ODI debutants with a returning Paul Stirling, against a side that has won the last six meetings betwe...
Jul 25, 2026
Rahmat Shah’s first squad as captain: Afghanistan name 15 for the Ireland ODIs
Fazalhaq Farooqi and Yamin Ahmadzai return, Mujeeb Ur Rahman is injured and Mohammad Nabi is unavailable, as Afghanistan pick the squad for Rahmat Sha...
Jul 25, 2026
India get a bye into the Asian Games cricket quarter-finals as the Japan draw lands
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have been seeded straight into the men’s quarter-finals in Aichi, while India’s women begin their title defe...
Jul 22, 2026
Hashmatullah Shahidi steps down as Afghanistan’s ODI captain
Hashmatullah Shahidi has stepped down as Afghanistan’s ODI captain after more than four years and 55 matches in charge, with the board set to name a s...
Jun 19, 2026
India eye a 3-0 sweep against Afghanistan in the Chennai finale
India have already pocketed the series, but a win in the third ODI at Chennai on Saturday would complete a clean sweep of Afghanistan.
Jun 17, 2026
Gill and Kishan centuries power India to a series-sealing 170-run win over Afghanistan
Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan both made hundreds and shared a stand worth 224 as India racked up 402 in Lucknow, then bowled Afghanistan out for 232 t...
Jun 15, 2026
India look to seal the series against Afghanistan in Lucknow
India lead 1-0 and can wrap up the series when they face Afghanistan in the second ODI at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium on Wednesday. Gurbaz’s fireworks asi...
Jun 11, 2026
Afghanistan’s white-ball strength meets a new-era India in the Dharamsala ODI opener
After the Test mismatch, the three ODIs shift to Afghanistan’s strongest format, with a Shubman Gill-led India beginning a new chapter when the series...
Jun 9, 2026
Rohit and Hardik cleared to play as India set their Afghanistan ODI squad
India will have Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya available for the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan after both passed fitness tests at the BCC...
Jun 9, 2026
India seal their biggest Test win as Afghanistan fold by an innings and 300 runs
India turned a one-off Test in New Chandigarh into a record rout, beating Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs for the largest victory by an innings...
Jun 8, 2026
Suthar’s six-for routs Afghanistan as India enforce the follow-on in Mullanpur
Manav Suthar’s six for 33 on Test debut bundled Afghanistan out for 152 and sent them straight back in, leaving India with a first-innings lead of 412...
Jun 7, 2026
Suthar’s debut three-for puts Afghanistan in trouble after India’s 564
Debutant spinner Manav Suthar took three wickets to leave Afghanistan at 113 for five, still 451 runs behind, after India declared their first innings...
Jun 6, 2026
Gill and Rahul hundreds put India in command on day one in Mullanpur
India piled up 368 for 3 on the opening day of their one-off Test against Afghanistan, with captain Shubman Gill and KL Rahul both reaching centuries...
Jun 1, 2026
Afghanistan return to India for a Test, eight years on from their first
A one-off Test and three ODIs against a Gill-led India hand Afghanistan a rare red-ball examination against a top side, and a white-ball series where...
May 7, 2025
Afghan first-class cricket returns with a four-team tournament
Four Afghan teams kick off the new cricket season in Nangarhar. Read the full story for match updates, key dates, team lineups, and sponsors.