Dawlat Zadran

Knights' Dawlat knocked the bails off in his delivery stride in the 16th over of Eagles' chase

Paul Stirling's fighting 89 went in vain as Afghanistan chased down their target of 162 with 8.1 overs to spare

Mustafizur Rahman will miss Bangladesh's three-match T20 series against Afghanistan due to a toe injury sustained during the IPL

Afghanistan gave West Indies a hint of the struggle that could be in store for them in their bid to reach the 2019 World Cup, after battling back from the brink of a crushing defeat

Samiullah Shenwari is back after being rested for the ODIs against Ireland, while Hamid Hassan, who last played international cricket in July 2016, makes a comeback to the T20I squad

The 16-year old debutant turned heads in Sharjah, routing Ireland for 100 in 31.4 overs with figures of 4 for 24

No formal hearing was needed since both players accepted the sanctions proposed by Graeme La Brooy, the ICC match referee

Dawlat Zadran and Rashid Khan took four wickets each as Ireland faltered from a dominant position in a chase of 293 to concede the first ODI to Afghanistan by 30 runs

Afghanistan's pace pair of Dawlat Zadran and Yamin Ahmadzai and chinaman bowler Zahir Khan played key roles in the side's innings-and-36-run win over Netherlands within two days in Voorburg.

Afghanistan have fallen short of expectations in ICC tournaments, but recent form makes them favourites to qualify

Afghanistan opener Mohammad Shahzad's whirlwind 118 last night has lifted him 12 places to No. 8 in the ICC rankings for T20 batsmen. His team-mate and fast bowler Dawlat Zadran is ranked at No. 8 as well among the bowlers

Dawlat Zadran held his nerve in the end to finish with 3 for 32 as Zimbabwe fell five short of Afghanistan's 187 for 7 in a heart-stopping thriller

Mohammad Nabi was thrilled that he was part of cricket history after Afghanistan recorded the first instance of an Associate Nation beating a Full Member in a bilateral ODI series

Afghanistan's rapid climb up cricket's world order created plenty of excitement and expectations around the team. The World Cup gave them a chance to gauge their strengths and they strengthened their case for more exposure

Stats highlights from the match in Perth, where Australia blasted their way to the highest ever World Cup total, against Afghanistan

Mohammad Nabi said Afghanistan have learned some lessons from the World T20 and believes a squad tailored to Australian and New Zealand conditions can "hopefully go to the second round"

Afghanistan kept the four-match series alive with a win in the tightly-contested third ODI in Bulawayo

A round-up of the last round of the ACC Premier League matches played on May 7, 2014

Afghanistan's bowlers may have been fighting it out mainly at Associate level in the past, but for large periods on Thursday, Pakistan had no answer to their pace or accuracy