Half-centuries from Rahmant Shah, skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai and a four-wicket haul by Fazalhaq Farooqi helped Afghanistan secure a memorable seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their ICC Cricket World Cup match at Pune on Monday.
With this win, Afghanistan has climbed upto fifth position in the points table with three wins, three losses and six points. Afghanistan has recorded another win over a former World Champion, after beating Pakistan and defending champions England. SL has won two and lost four matches and sit
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to field against Sri Lanka in the World Cup match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Monday
Afghanistan and Sri Lanka have surged back into semi-final contention with giant-killing victories, as Afghanistan stunned Pakistan and Sri Lanka made it two on the trot with a win over titleholder England.
Afghanistan will take on the Sri Lanka in their ICC Cricket World Cup match in Pune on Sunday. Afghanistan has pulled off two stunning upsets against defending champions England and Pakistan and has lost three games. They are at the seventh spot with four points. SL is in the fifth spot with
After producing a stunning upset victory over their more fancied and bitter neighbours Pakistan, Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said his team has set sights on more such wins in their ongoing campaign at the ODI World Cup.
Afghanistan fan expressed his disappointment over their decision to bowl instead of batting first following their 149-run defeat to New Zealand on Wednesday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi was "disappointed" with Afghanistan's fielding performance following their 149-run defeat against New Zealand on Wednesday.
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and opted to field against New Zealand in the World Cup match being played at MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Wednesday
Ahead of Afghanistan's ICC Cricket World Cup clash against New Zealand at Chennai, captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said that the win against defending champions England in the previous game has given them a lot of confidence and talked about spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman's improvement as a batter.