Jul 3, 2019
Police probe crowd trouble at the World Cup
West Yorkshire Police said they received reports of people climbing over a wall, assaulting staff on a gate and a fan going on to the pitch at Saturda...
Afghanistan
186 articles tagged with "Afghanistan"
Jul 1, 2019
Wahab Riaz played with a fractured finger against Afghanistan
Despite the injury, Riaz returned the faith with two important wickets and a crucial knock at the death with the bat.
Jun 30, 2019
Naib defends the decision to bowl himself against Pakistan
The skipper gave away 18 runs in the final over which resulted in their loss
Jun 30, 2019
Hassan emotional after ending career with injury
The paceman could only bowl two overs before injuring his hamstring against Pakistan
Jun 29, 2019
Aftab Alam sent back home by Afghanistan for disciplinary issues
After Mohammad Shahzad, Aftab Alam becomes the second player to be sent back home by the Afghanistan Cricket Board this World Cup.
Jun 29, 2019
Sarfaraz hails Pakistan as they hold their nerve against Afghanistan
After a terrible start, Pakistan have now won three in matches in succession to leapfrog hosts England into fourth place.
Jun 29, 2019
Shaheen Afridi strikes to restrict Afghanistan to 227
The lanky left-armer followed up his 3-28 in the win over New Zealand with impressive figures of 4-47 off 10 overs
Jun 29, 2019
Brawl erupts at Headingley as Pakistan-Afghanistan fans clash
Eyewitnesses told there were clashes in the stands at the start of the match, which spread outside the ground until security officers intervened.
Jun 29, 2019
Twitter explodes as Gulbadin Naib ‘gifts’ Pakistan victory
With six runs remaining, Naib came into the action and his return has left the fans wondering whether he is worthy of the captaincy.
Jun 29, 2019
Geopolitics spice up Pakistan’s outing against Afghanistan
Many Afghanistan players learned the game growing up as refugees in Pakistan but lots of Afghans also accuse their powerful neighbour of supporting Ta...
Jun 29, 2019
Pakistan beat Afghanistan in World Cup thriller
Pakistan, chasing a modest 228-run target, were in grave danger at 156/6 but Imad and Shadab Khan put on 50 for the seventh wicket to revive their hop...
Jun 28, 2019
2019 ICC World Cup: Who can make the cut?
With just a handful of games to go, we look at what needs to be done to confirm the four semifinalists of the 2019 ICC World Cup.
Jun 28, 2019
Skipper back Rashid to come good against Pakistan
Naib thinks on his day, Rashid is very difficult to pick
Jun 25, 2019
Naib fumes at sloppy Afghanistan after Bangladesh defeat
Afghanistan were guilty of a series of errors, which were worth an extra 35 runs according to the disgruntled Naib.
Jun 24, 2019
Mushfiqur guides Bangladesh to respectable total
Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib won the toss and elected to bowl first after the start of play was delayed 10 minutes by light rain.
Jun 24, 2019
Bangladesh sink Afghanistan to keep World Cup hopes alive
Shakib ripped through the Afghan batting line-up with his career best ODI figures of 5-29 from 10 overs.
Jun 24, 2019
Afghan cricket chief optimistic about his team’s future
Fazli believes that this World Cup has given Afghanistan a bigger exposure and that it will help them for the future.
Jun 23, 2019
Sudden death looms as Bangladesh take on Afghanistan
Both teams have played seven times against each other in past, with Bangladesh winning four, while the Afghans winning three.
Jun 22, 2019
India prevail in a humdinger
Indian bowlers produce a fine show to beat Afghanistan by 11 runs in a low-scoring game
Jun 22, 2019
Afghan win will sharpen India World Cup bid, says Chahal
The game in Southampton was not expected to trouble second-ranked India but in the end, they scraped home by just 11 runs.
Jun 22, 2019
Bowlers impress with a show at the death
Kedar Jadhav happy with the way the team responded to defending a low total at Southampton
Jun 22, 2019
Disciplined Afghans restrict India from scoring big
India hit just 16 boundaries — including only one six — against an Afghanistan side who have lost all five of the matches in the tournament so far.
Jun 22, 2019
Twitterati slam BCCI for gloating India’s win
BCCI described India’s 11-run win over Afghanistan as a ‘thumping victory’
Jun 22, 2019
Afghanistan learning ‘day by day’ at World Cup
The unfancied Afghans restricted India to 224 for eight in 50 overs in Southampton and were always in with a chance of an upset.