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Champions Trophy 2025: Afghanistan Announces Strong Squad For The Marquee Event

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  The Afghanistan Cricket Team announced a strong squad for the marquee event to be played starting from 19 th February. They performed brilliantly in ICC events defeating the likes of Pakistan, England, Sri Lanka & Netherlands during the 2023 World Cup that was held in India. Afghanistan will be led by Hashmatullah Shahidi. Their batting looks strong with the likes of Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Akhil, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal &Azamatullah Omarzai. They comprise top-quality all-rounders in the form of Mohammad Nabi, Gulbaidn Naib, Omarzai & Rashid Khan. Afghanistan has a top-quality pace bowling line-up consisting of Farid Malik, Fazallahq Farooqi &Naveed Zadran. Their spin bowling comprises genuine wicket-taking options consisting of Rashid Khan, Allah Ghazanfar, Mohammad Nabi &Noor Ahmad who can turn the fortune of the match with bowling and make sure that they create an impact. They have been in excellent form winning the ODI series against Sout...

Super 12 Group 1: Sri Lanka knock Afghanistan out of the tournament with an easy win

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 The Sri Lankan Cricket Team produced a dominating performance as they defeated Afghanistan in a do-or-die encounter played at the Gabba, Brisbane on Tuesday. Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi won the toss and decided to bat first. Rahmatullah Gurbaz showed intent putting pressure on Lankan bowlers right from the word go while Usman Ghani struggled. Lahiru Kumara got breakthrough dismissing dangerous Gurbaz with a stunning delivery shattering the stumps. At the end of the first six overs, Afghanistan openers made 42 for 0. Soon after the field restrictions got over, Lahiru Kumara shattered Gurbaz's stumps to give Lankan team breakthrough. Gurbaz and Ghani added 42 runs for the opening wicket. Lankan bowlers kept a check on Ibrahim Zadran and Ghani not able to rotate the strike. Hasranaga dismissed Ghani with a simple catch to Shanaka at the boundary. Lankan bowlers kept a tight lid on the Afghanistan batters despite poor fielding effort. Lahiru Kumara dismissed Ibrahim Zadran...

ICC World Cup Super-12 Stage Group 2: Pakistan reach semi-finals with a comfortable win

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 Pakistan registered their 3 rd successive win of Super 12 stage defeating Afghanistan in a thrilling contest played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Friday. Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Imad Wasim dismissed dangerous Zazai. Shaheen Shah Afridi got the wicket of Mohammad Shahzad to leave Afghanistan in trouble at 13 for 2. Gurbaz and Asghar Afghan put some pressure on Pakistani bowlers before Rauf dismissed Afghan with a simple return catch. Hasan Ali got the wicket of Gurbaz to leave Afghanistan struggling at 39 for 4. At the end of the first six overs, Afghanistan made 49 for 4. Pakistani bowlers did not allow Afghan batters to score runs easily and picked wickets at regular intervals. Karim Janat and Najibullah Zadran also fell in quick succession leaving Afghanistan at 76 for 6. Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi and Gulbuddin Naib steadied the ship keeping the scoreboard ticking. Naib made t...