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Afghan women cricketers request ICC to set up refugee team in Australia

With the dream of once again donning the Afghanistan jersey at the international level, 17 women cricketers from the country living in self-imposed exile in Australia have written to the ICC to help set up a team, which was disbanded after the Taliban takeover in 2021. While the Afghanistan men's team has set new benchmarks and recently made it to the T20 World Cup semifinals for the first time, the women players, who were contracted to the Afghanistan Cricket Board before the Taliban takeover, sought refuge in Australia, where they hope to set up a refugee team and play international cricket. In a letter written to the global governing body, the women cricketers praised the splendid performance of the men's team in the T20 World Cup but rued that they were not getting opportunities to flourish. "We, the formerly contracted players of the Afghanistan women's team, are proud and excited by the achievements of Afghanistan at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup and wish to congratulate Rashid

T20 World Cup 2024: AFG's Trott criticises Trinidad pitch after semis loss

Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott has lambasted the pitch that was used for their T20 World Cup semifinal against South Africa here, asserting that it was unfit for a contest of such magnitude. The pitch, which offered lateral seam movement and inconsistent bounce, was a nightmare for batters as Afghanistan were bowled out for 56 - the lowest score in a T20 World Cup semifinal at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy stadium here. Even though South Africa chased down the target in 8.5 overs, their batters too struggled. "I don't want to get myself into trouble and I don't want to come across as bitter or it being a case of sour grapes but that's not the pitch that you want to have a match, a semi-final of a World Cup on, plain and simple," Trott said at the post-match press conference. The former England batter said the pitch took batting completely out of the game. "It should be a fair contest. I'm not saying it should be flat completely with no spin and no seam movement, I'm saying you

T20 World Cup 2024: Markram happy to not play on Trinidad pitch again

South African skipper Aiden Markram was certain that he does not want to play another match on the pitch here, but was chuffed to see his side tame a challenging track in the semifinal to enter its maiden T20 World Cup final. The deck at the Brian Lara Academy stadium offered considerable movement off the seam and South African quicks used it to the optimum to bowl out Afghanistan for an insufficient 56. If we reflect back on this wicket, we'll probably be pretty happy that we're not playing here again. T20 cricket as a whole, you want entertainment, said Markram in the post-match press meet after SA defeated Afghanistan by nine wickets. Markram was delighted to see South Africa finding a way to win on a challenging strip. "The wickets that we've had throughout the competition have been pretty challenging. It's hard to tell that a wicket is not good because it can't just always be a batter's game. "Having said that, still taking the positives we can. Wickets are tough. So, finding

T20 World Cup 2024 SF 1 SA vs AFG highlights: South Africa break semis jinx, enter first-ever final

T20 World Cup 2024 SemiFinal 1 highlights, South Africa vs Afghanistan full scorecard: South Africa thump Afghanistan by 9 wickets after bundling them out for their lowest T20I score of 56

T20 World Cup 2024 SF1: SA vs AFG Playing 11, live streaming, telecast

South Africa vs Afghanistan Semi-Final live streaming: Disney plus Hotstar live stream the SA vs AFG T20 World Cup 2024 match in India.

T20 World Cup 2024, SA vs AFG SF: How Nortje could destroy Gurbaz factor?

Against express pace, the Afghan opener, who is the leading run-scorer in the tournament, has been rattled, and it shows in the numbers

SA vs AFG Semi-Final: Trinidad weather forecast, hourly rain prediction

Check Tarouba, Trinidad weather forecast and hourly rain prediction ahead of South Africa vs Afghanistan Semi-Final match in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 here

Afghanistan's run to semifinals will inspire youth back home: Rashid Khan

Skipper Rashid Khan believes that Afghanistan's maiden T20 World Cup semifinal qualification, following spectacular wins over New Zealand and Australia along the way, is a momentous feat that will inspire the youth of the strife-torn nation. Afghanistan, who became a full ICC member only in 2017, scripted history by qualifying for their maiden T20 World Cup semifinal with a win over Bangladesh here. "I think the semi-final is going to be a massive, massive like inspiration for the youngsters back home in Afghanistan. That Afghanistan team get into the semis for the first time," Rashid said at the post match press conference. "And we have done it under 19 level, but this level we haven't done that. Even Super Eight was first time for us and then in semis," he added. Moments after the win, visuals of jubilant fans back home celebrating Afghanistan's historic achievement started doing the rounds on social media. With the feat, Afghanistan have showed how much they have progressed in

Naib's cramp during Afghanistan vs Bangladesh match sparks controversy

Gulbadin Naib dramatically falling on his back, clutching his thigh after Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott signalled his players to slow things down in the T20 World Cup match against Bangladesh caused both amusement and annoyance as former players questioned the genuineness of his discomfort. Naib, who was fielding in the slip cordon, complained of cramps during the 12th over bowled by spinner Noor Ahmad, after Trott was seen on camera asking his players to slow down as Bangladesh had fallen behind on the Duckworth-Lewis par score in the rain-hit Super 8 clash. The match saw frequent rain interruptions and Bangladesh, at that stage, were 81 for 7, two runs behind on the DLS par score in a revised chase of 114 in 19 overs. Afghans eventually prevailed by eight runs to enter their maiden World Cup semifinal. "The coach sends a message out to say slow it down, slow it down and the first slip just dives on the ground needlessly. That is unacceptable. Gone off anyway. I get that might .

T20 World Cup 2024 AFG vs BAN highlights: Afghanistan win by 8 runs (DLS), qualify for semifinal

T20 World Cup 2024 highlights Afghanistan vs Bangladesh full scorecard: Afghanistan to play their first-ever semifinal in World Cup against South Africa on June 27 at 6 AM IST

T20 World Cup 2024 semis schedule, qualified teams, live match time (IST)

Check ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 full schedule, live match timings, teams qualified, live telecast and live streaming here

ICC T20 World Cup 2024 semis qualification: Scenarios for AUS, AFG, BAN

With India occupying the top spot on the way to the semifinals, the other three teams can qualify as the second side from Group 1 since Afghanistan, Australia, and Bangladesh have two points each.

T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8: AFG vs BAN Playing 11, live streaming telecast

Disney plus Hotstar live stream the AFG vs BAN T20 World Cup 2024 match in India.

AFG to qualify if AFG-BAN match gets abandoned; St Vincent weather forecast

Check Saint Vincent weather forecast, and hourly rain prediction ahead of Afghanistan vs Bangladesh match on June 24 local time (June 25 morning South Asia Time)

T20 WC 2024: India qualifies for semifinal; chances AUS, AFG and BAN

A look at the chances of each team in Group 1 of the Super 8 stage which includes India, Australia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh

T20 World Cup 2024 AUS vs AFG highlights: Afghanistan win by 21 runs

Rashid Khan's men avenged the disappointing defeat in 2023 ODI World Cup from Australia by defeating the Kangaroos in a must-win game. This is Afghanistan first win vs Aussies in T20 Internationals

T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 points table Group 1, 2; top batters and bowlers

Check ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 points table here

2-in-2! Cummins scripts history with two hattricks in a row | AUS vs AFG

Pat Cummins is the first bowler in the history of T20 cricket and T20 World Cup history to claim a hat trick in back-to-back matches.

T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8: AFG vs AUS Playing 11, full scorecard, telecast

Afghanistan vs Australia Playing 11: Aussies made two changes in their XI while Afghans made two. Disney plus Hotstar will live stream the AFG vs AUS T20 World Cup 2024 match in India.

T20 WC 2024 Super 8 AUS vs AFG preview: Afghans set for stern Aussies test

A stern test awaits Afghanistan as they take on a rampant Australia in their T20 World Cup Super Eight Group 1 clash here on Sunday. Coming off a 47-run thrashing at the hands of India, Afghanistan will be under pressure not just to record a win but also to improve their Net Run Rate which took a severe hit after the loss in their first Super Eight game. Afghanistan are placed third with a NRR of -2.350 and it will be an uphill task for them to improve that as well as move up in the points table in a group which also consists Bangladesh. While Rahmanullah Gurbaz (178 runs) and Ibrahim Zadran (160) have been at the forefront of Afghanistan batting, they need more from their middle and lower-order batters in terms of contribution. Both Fazalhaq Farooqi (15 wickets) and Rashid Khan (9) have made life tough for batters consistently across varied pitches in the Americas and they will be crucial to stop the battery of in-form Australian batters who like to keep things in their ...