Can Zimbabwe escape Afghanistan's ODI chokehold?
Afghanistan have a 20-10 record in ODIs against Zimbabwe, and haven't lost to them in the last eight years
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Rahmat Shah calls hard-fought Abu Dhabi draw 'equal to a win'
"Qais paid absolutely no attention to my advice whatsoever," jokes Richard Pybus after the No. 9 batter brought out his big shots at a time when another wicket would have been costly for Afghanistan
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Atal century, lower-order resistance help Afghanistan hang on to a draw
Bangladesh's missed chances especially in the final hour cost them as they couldn't pick up the last two wickets
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Ollie Pope withdraws from Afghanistan Premier League T20 draft
England batter pulls out after criticism, as do Will Smeed and David Willey
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Litton Das century cements Bangladesh's ascendancy
Afghanistan were left with seven wickets and were 347 away from their 479-run target
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Mushfiqur, Shanto give Bangladesh big lead after Mahmud, Ebadot dismantle Afghanistan
Bangladesh ended the third day of the one-off Test in Abu Dhabi 329 runs ahead with four second-innings wickets in hand
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Rahmat, Malik fifties lead Afghanistan's strong reply
Afghanistan managed to chip away at Bangladesh's 346 all-out and were only 135 away by stumps on the second day
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Raza leads Zimbabwe in Ngarava's absence at UAE tri-series
The team will stay in the country to play Afghanistan in three T20Is and two Tests
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Afghanistan fast bowlers hit back after Bangladesh's strong start
For Bangladesh, Shadman Islam, Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das made fifties
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Bangladesh opt to bat and pick Nayeem Hasan
Bangladesh opted for Ebadot Hossain in place of Shoriful Islam while Afghanistan went for a batting-heavy line-up
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Afghanistan look to tick boxes in rare Test outing against confident Bangladesh
The win in Darwin is still fresh in the memory but Bangladesh have more than one form concern, while Afghanistan will hope to start afresh under new captain Rahmat Shah
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Afghanistan drop Nabi from T20Is and Rasooli from white-ball squads
Rashid Khan and Ibrahim Zadran continue to be rested from Tests as Afghanistan named squads for a packed all-format season in the UAE
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England players to get NOCs for Afghanistan Premier League T20
Despite ECB's stance on playing Afghanistan in bilateral cricket, it is understood that the league will be treated the same way as any other, provided it receives an ICC sanction
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Semi-finalists confirmed at Asian Games competition
On Monday, both Pakistan's match with Hong Kong, China and India's meeting with Afghanistan were abandoned. A day later, the Nepal-Sri Lanka meeting and Bangladesh's match with Malaysia had a similar fate.
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First two semi-final spots decided at Asian Games men's competition
Monday quarter-final action of the Men's Asian Games cricket competition has been curtailed by persistant rain in Nagoya, with both Pakistan's match with Hong Kong, China and India's meeting with Afghanistan abandoned.
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Washout against Afghanistan sends India into semi-finals
Persistent rain and a damp outfield forced the abandonment of the quarter-final 16 minutes before the scheduled toss
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Rain threat looms over lopsided India vs Afghanistan quarter-final
In case of a washout, India will go through to the semis on account of their higher seeding
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Asian Games: India to face Afghanistan in quarter-finals in repeat of the last final
Nepal, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Malaysia have entered the Asian Games quarter-finals from the group stage
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