<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Afghanistan Cricket Team News]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Catch the latest AFG cricket news and updates today. Stay informed with breaking stories, team insights, and exclusive coverage on Sportscafe.</p>]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Afghanistan Cricket Team News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:30:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/cricket/team/afghanistan_cricket_team" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:14:02 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH, AFG vs CAN | Gurbaz and Ahmadzai avoid horrific collision to hand Nabi grand send-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is never easy taking a catch under lights, moreso when playing in loud subcontinent venues with a teammate competing for the same catch. Fortunately for Afghanistan, no harm was done when Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Abdullah Ahmadzai found themselves in one such predicament against Canada.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2026/feb/20/watch-afg-vs-can-gurbaz-and-ahmadzai-avoid-horrific-collision-to-hand-nabi-grand-send-off?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2026/feb/20/watch-afg-vs-can-gurbaz-and-ahmadzai-avoid-horrific-collision-to-hand-nabi-grand-send-off?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:14:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Md_Nbi_AFG_vs_CAN.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch, ICC T20 World Cup | Ice cool Stubbs’ heroics with bat sees Proteas equal Afghanistan's Super Over tally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Never has a T20 World Cup match been decided by a second Super Over, but history was written courtesy of Tristan Stubbs’ heroics against Afghanistan in Ahmedabad. The South African batter tonked a last-ball six to equal the Afghanistan tally in a thrilling game that made way for a second Super Over.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2026/feb/11/watch-sa-vs-afg-drama-drama-and-more-drama-as-stubbs-last-ball-six-takes-game-to-second-super-over?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2026/feb/11/watch-sa-vs-afg-drama-drama-and-more-drama-as-stubbs-last-ball-six-takes-game-to-second-super-over?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkateswaran N]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:07:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Tristan_Stubbs_ENG_vs_SA_ODI.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch, ICC T20 World Cup | Rabada redeems himself with acrobatic runout to extend game into Super Over]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kagiso Rabada kept his calm to pull things right back against Afghanistan during the ICC T20 World Cup game in Ahmedabad. The South African pacer, after conceding 11 runs off three legal deliveries, pulled off an acrobatic effort to runout last-man Noor Ahmad to take the game into the Super Over. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2026/feb/11/watch-sa-vs-afg-rabada-keeps-nerve-under-pressure-to-keep-south-africa-in-game-after-below-par-final-over?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2026/feb/11/watch-sa-vs-afg-rabada-keeps-nerve-under-pressure-to-keep-south-africa-in-game-after-below-par-final-over?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkateswaran N]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:30:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Rabada.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch, ICC T20 World Cup | Gurbaz stuns Jansen with audacious upper cut that sails past fence behind wicket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marco Jansen has been someone who annoys batters with his short ball from a nagging height, but not Rahmanullah Gurbaz. The Afghanistan opener was quick to respond, as he moved away before upper-cutting the South African pacer during their ICC T20 World Cup Group D game in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2026/feb/11/watch-sa-vs-afg-street-smart-gurbaz-shreds-jansens-short-ball-ploy-to-pieces-with-stunning-six?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2026/feb/11/watch-sa-vs-afg-street-smart-gurbaz-shreds-jansens-short-ball-ploy-to-pieces-with-stunning-six?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkateswaran N]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:52:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Rahmanullah_Gurbaz_AFG_vs_NZ_Guyana_WT20_ICC.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFG vs NZ | New Zealand draw first blood in group of death with emphatic chase against Afghans in Chennai]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Zealand put up a clinical all-round display with both bat and ball to chase down Afghanistan's 182/5 with five wickets and 13 balls to spare, in their T20 World Cup opener in Chennai. Tim Seifert was the headline act with a 42-ball 65 after Gulabdin Naib's 35-ball 63 had sparked Afghan hopes.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2026/feb/08/afg-vs-nz-new-zealand-draw-first-blood-in-group-of-death-with-emphatic-chase-against-afghans-in-chennai?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2026/feb/08/afg-vs-nz-new-zealand-draw-first-blood-in-group-of-death-with-emphatic-chase-against-afghans-in-chennai?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gantavya Adukia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 09:13:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Tim_Seifert_AFG_vs_NZ_WT20.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NZ vs AFG | Twitter reacts as Allen and Seifert laugh in shared embarrassment after collision leads to drop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pressure rarely gets any higher than a World Cup opener in front of an Indian crowd against the underdogs that had knocked you out in the previous edition. Yet, New Zealand's Finn Allen and Tim Seifert appeared unfettered by it, the former laughing away a drop after the duo collided in Chennai.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2026/feb/08/nz-vs-afg-twitter-reacts-as-allen-and-seifert-laugh-in-shared-embarrassment-after-collision-leads-to-drop?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2026/feb/08/nz-vs-afg-twitter-reacts-as-allen-and-seifert-laugh-in-shared-embarrassment-after-collision-leads-to-drop?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gantavya Adukia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:19:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Finn_Allen_Tim_Seifert_NZ.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe | Afghanistan complete clean sweep with nine-run win in third T20I]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by nine runs in the third and final T20I at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. Openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran shone with contrasting half-centuries to power the visitors to a mammoth total before the bowlers eked out a narrow win to complete a 3-0 whitewash.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/nov/03/zim-vs-afg-third-t-20-i-gurbaz-and-zadran-power-afghanistan-to-thrilling-win-in-high-scoring-contest?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/nov/03/zim-vs-afg-third-t-20-i-gurbaz-and-zadran-power-afghanistan-to-thrilling-win-in-high-scoring-contest?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkateswaran N]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 18:59:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Rahmaullah_Gurbaz_WT20_ICC.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Simulation, ZIM vs AFG T20Is | Afghanistan seal three-match series with 12-run win in second game ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As per Artificial Intelligence, Afghanistan will beat Zimbabwe by 12 runs in the second T20I in Harare. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Azmatullah Omarzai will come up with useful knocks to guide the visitors to a challenging total before the spin duo of Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan ensured a narrow win.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/30/ai-simulation-zim-vs-afg-second-t-20-i-mujeeb-and-omarzai-power-afghanistan-to-series-win-in-harare?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/30/ai-simulation-zim-vs-afg-second-t-20-i-mujeeb-and-omarzai-power-afghanistan-to-series-win-in-harare?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkateswaran N]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:41:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/mujeeb.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ZIM vs AFG | Second T20I in Harare, Preview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hosts Zimbabwe will face off against Afghanistan in the second T20I at the Harare Sports Club on Friday. With the Asian side winning the first game by 53 runs at the same venue, it will be a do-or-die contest for the home side in the three-match series, with the last game scheduled for Sunday.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/30/zim-vs-afg-second-t-20-i-preview-afghanistan-look-to-seal-series-with-another-clinical-showing?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/30/zim-vs-afg-second-t-20-i-preview-afghanistan-look-to-seal-series-with-another-clinical-showing?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkateswaran N]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:48:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Rashid_Khan.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe | Afghanistan start T20 leg with 53-run win in Harare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 53 runs in the first T20I of the three-match series in Harare. Azmatullah Omarzai’s all-round showing, along with Mujeeb Ur Rahman’s four-wicket haul, helped the visitors restrict Zimbabwe to a modest total in the chase to start their white-ball duel on a positive note.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/30/zim-vs-afg-azmatullah-omarzais-all-round-show-steers-afghanistan-to-clinical-win-in-first-t-20-i?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/30/zim-vs-afg-azmatullah-omarzais-all-round-show-steers-afghanistan-to-clinical-win-in-first-t-20-i?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkateswaran N]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 08:53:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Azmatullah_Omarzai_AFGvsHKC_Asia_Cup_2025.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFG vs ZIM | Twitter heaps praises as Zimbabwe dominate Afghanistan on first day of Harare Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hosts, Zimbabwe dominated the first day of the ongoing one-off Test against Afghanistan, at the Harare Sports Club in Afghanistan. Zimbabwe won the toss and asked the tourists to bat first before bundling them at the score of just 127 runs in the first innings, followed by securing a good lead.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/20/afg-vs-zim-twitter-heaps-praises-as-zimbabwe-dominate-afghanistan-on-first-day-of-harare-test?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/20/afg-vs-zim-twitter-heaps-praises-as-zimbabwe-dominate-afghanistan-on-first-day-of-harare-test?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Umesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 15:21:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Ben%20Curran_Zimbabwe.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Reason Why Pakistan is Playing Tri-series with Zimbabwe Rather than Afghanistan ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghanistan pulled out of the tri-series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, due to the tensions across borders. Soon after their withdrawal, Zimbabwe has now been announced as the replacement for the same.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/20/real-reason-why-pakistan-is-playing-tri-series-with-zimbabwe-rather-than-afghanistan?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/20/real-reason-why-pakistan-is-playing-tri-series-with-zimbabwe-rather-than-afghanistan?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anupam Pandey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:18:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/real_reason_pakistan_playing_tri_series_zimbabwe_afghanistan_cricket_addictor.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFG vs BAN Review | Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 200 runs in third ODI to claim a clean-sweep series win ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghanistan sealed the three-match ODI series with a dominant margin of 3-0, defeating Bangladesh by a huge margin of 200 runs in the third and last ODI of the three-match series. Bilal Sami’s sensational bowling performance (5/33) played a central role in Afghanistan’s massive series win.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/15/afg-vs-ban-review-afghanistan-beat-bangladesh-by-200-runs-in-third-odi-to-claim-a-clean-sweep-series-win?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/15/afg-vs-ban-review-afghanistan-beat-bangladesh-by-200-runs-in-third-odi-to-claim-a-clean-sweep-series-win?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Umesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:37:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Afghanistan%20beat%20Bangladesh.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Simulation, AFG vs BAN ODIs | Afghanistan complete clean sweep with five-wicket win over Bangladesh]]></title><description><![CDATA[As per Artificial Intelligence, Afghanistan will beat Bangladesh by five wickets in the third and final ODI in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Leg-spinner Rashid Khan will continue his exploits from the previous game with a four-wicket spell, while Ibrahim Zadran will seal the chase with a composed fifty.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/13/ai-simulation-afg-vs-ban-od-is-rashid-khan-and-ibrahim-zadran-power-afghanistan-past-hapless-bangladesh?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/13/ai-simulation-afg-vs-ban-od-is-rashid-khan-and-ibrahim-zadran-power-afghanistan-past-hapless-bangladesh?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkateswaran N]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:13:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Rashid_Khan.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFG vs BAN | Third ODI in Abu Dhabi, Preview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghanistan will meet Bangladesh in the third and final ODI at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Having sealed the series with wins in the first two games, Afghanistan will look to avenge the whitewash they suffered against the Tigers in the T20 leg in Sharjah last week.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/13/afg-vs-ban-od-is-preview-bangladesh-seek-to-mend-batting-collapses-in-bid-to-avoid-whitewash?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/13/afg-vs-ban-od-is-preview-bangladesh-seek-to-mend-batting-collapses-in-bid-to-avoid-whitewash?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkateswaran N]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:41:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Bangladesh_cricket_team_T20WC_ICC.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Simulation, AFG vs BAN | Resurgent Rashid spearheads Afghan defence to wrap up hattrick of ODI series wins]]></title><description><![CDATA[As per Chat GPT, Afghanistan will wrap-up a third straight ODI series win over rivals Bangladesh in as many years at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Fifties from Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Hashmatullah Shahidi took them to 261/8 before Rashid Khan scalped four to earn a 12-run win.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/10/ai-simulation-afg-vs-ban-resurgent-rashid-spearheads-afghan-defence-to-wrap-up-hattrick-of-odi-series-wins?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/10/ai-simulation-afg-vs-ban-resurgent-rashid-spearheads-afghan-defence-to-wrap-up-hattrick-of-odi-series-wins?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gantavya Adukia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:31:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Rashid_Khan_AFG_vs_BAN_Kingstown_WT20_AP.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFG vs BAN | Afghanistan hope to use momentum to seal third-straight ODI series win over Bangladesh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghanistan have the chance to seal a third straight ODI series win over Bangladesh when they meet in the second ODI in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The hosts ran-away five-wicket winners in an attritional opening encounter, while an opportunity to equal the direct head-to-head also beckons.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/09/afg-vs-ban-afghanistan-hope-to-use-momentum-to-seal-third-straight-odi-series-win-over-bangladesh?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/09/afg-vs-ban-afghanistan-hope-to-use-momentum-to-seal-third-straight-odi-series-win-over-bangladesh?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gantavya Adukia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:08:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Rashid_Khan_AFG_vs_IND_Bridgetown_WT20_ICC.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFG vs BAN | Omarzai stars with bat and ball to take Afghanistan 1-0 in ODI series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghanistan put a whitewash in the T20I series behind them to trump Bangladesh comfortably in the first of three ODIs, in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Azmatullah Omarzai's three wickets helped bowl out the Tigers for 221 before an unbeaten 40 saw the chase through with five wickets and 17 balls to spare.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/09/afg-vs-ban-omarzai-stars-with-bat-and-ball-to-take-afghanistan-1-0-in-odi-series?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/09/afg-vs-ban-omarzai-stars-with-bat-and-ball-to-take-afghanistan-1-0-in-odi-series?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gantavya Adukia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:18:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Hasmatullah_Shahidi_Mehidy_Hasan.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Simulation, AFG vs BAN । Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by five wickets in first ODI]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to ChatGPT, Afghanistan will beat Bangladesh by five wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Star openers Ibrahim Zadran (77) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (63) will play a crucial role in Afghanistan’s win to take the 1-0 lead. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/07/ai-simulation-afg-vs-ban-।-afghanistan-beat-bangladesh-by-five-wickets-in-first-odi?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/07/ai-simulation-afg-vs-ban-।-afghanistan-beat-bangladesh-by-five-wickets-in-first-odi?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Umesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:14:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Ibrahim%20Zadran.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFG vs BAN | Bangladesh set eyes on second consecutive Afghan washout in third T20I]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghanistan will be desperate to snap a four-match losing streak and rescue some pride when they take on Bangladesh in the final T20I at Sharjah, having already lost the series 2-0. In doing so the Tigers have also edged ahead in the overall head-to-head but the Afghans can restore parity on Sunday.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/05/afg-vs-ban-bangladesh-set-eyes-on-second-consecutive-afghan-washout-in-third-t-20-i?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/05/afg-vs-ban-bangladesh-set-eyes-on-second-consecutive-afghan-washout-in-third-t-20-i?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gantavya Adukia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:15:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Rashid_Khan_AFG_vs_NZ_WT20_ICC.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFG vs BAN | Bangladesh survive scare to win first T20I by four wickets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by four wickets in the first match of the three-match T20I series in Sharjah on Thursday. The Tigers’ openers Tanzid Hasan and Parvez Hossain Emon hit half-centuries to set the foundation of the chase before Rashid Khan’s four-wicket haul gave them a scare.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/03/afg-vs-ban-tanzid-and-parvez-overshadow-rashids-brilliant-spell-as-bangladesh-draw-first-blood?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/03/afg-vs-ban-tanzid-and-parvez-overshadow-rashids-brilliant-spell-as-bangladesh-draw-first-blood?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkateswaran N]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 06:49:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Tanzid_Hasan_century_CC_vs_KT_BPL_BCB.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFG vs BAN | Litton-less Bangladesh embark on Afghan mission with World Cup on horizon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghanistan and Bangladesh will renew hostilities with a three-match T20I series in Sharjah beginning October 2 . The latter narrowly missed out on an Asia Cup final berth after progressing at the expense of Afghanistan, adding narrative to the encounters with next year's World Cup firmly in focus.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/02/afg-vs-ban-world-cup-dark-horses-tag-up-in-air-as-afghanistan-host-bangladesh-in-sharjah?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/02/afg-vs-ban-world-cup-dark-horses-tag-up-in-air-as-afghanistan-host-bangladesh-in-sharjah?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gantavya Adukia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 11:13:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Rashid_Khan_AFG_vs_IND_Bridgetown_WT20_ICC.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afghanistan to travel to Zimbabwe in October]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe will host Afghanistan for one Test and three T20Is at the Harare Sports Club from October 20. The tour originally had two Tests, three T20Is, and three ODIs as per the Future Tours Programme, but Zimbabwe chose to focus on the shorter format with the upcoming T20 World Cup in mind.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/02/afghanistan-to-play-zimbabwe-in-shortened-tour-as-per-revised-schedule?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/oct/02/afghanistan-to-play-zimbabwe-in-shortened-tour-as-per-revised-schedule?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkateswaran N]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:29:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Rashid_Khan.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 11th Match, Group B – Asia Cup 2025 (18 September, Abu Dhabi)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka faced Afghanistan in a crucial final group fixture. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/19/sri-lanka-vs-afghanistan-11-th-match-group-b?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/19/sri-lanka-vs-afghanistan-11-th-match-group-b?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:26:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/sri-lanka-vs-afghanistan-11th-match-group-b.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dunith Wellalage Leaves Asia Cup 2025 After Father’s Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi / 19 September 2025 — Sri Lanka’s young all-rounder Dunith Wellalage has rushed back home following the sudden death of his father, Suranga Wellalage. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/19/dunith-wellalage-leaves-asia-cup-2025-after-fathers-death?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/19/dunith-wellalage-leaves-asia-cup-2025-after-fathers-death?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:21:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/dunith-wellalage-leaves-asia-cup-2025-after-father%E2%80%99s-death.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asia Cup 2025: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Reach Super Four]]></title><description><![CDATA[The group stage of the Asia Cup 2025 concluded on 18 September. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/19/asia-cup-2025-india-pakistan-sri-lanka-and-bangladesh-reach-super-four?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/19/asia-cup-2025-india-pakistan-sri-lanka-and-bangladesh-reach-super-four?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:17:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/asia-cup-2025-india-pakistan-sri-lanka-and-bangladesh-reach-super-four.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFG vs SL | Clinical Kusal Mendis outdoes explosive Mohammed Nabi to eliminate Afghanistan from Asia Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghanistan exited Asia Cup in the group stages itself, at the Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, after losing by six wickets against Sri Lanka. A 20-ball fifty from Mohammed Nabi took the Afghans to 189/7 but Kusal Perera's unbeaten 74 off 52 balls saw the Lions chase it down in 18.4 overs.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/18/afg-vs-sl-clinical-kusal-mendis-outdoes-explosive-mohammed-nabi-to-eliminate-afghanistan-from-asia-cup?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/18/afg-vs-sl-clinical-kusal-mendis-outdoes-explosive-mohammed-nabi-to-eliminate-afghanistan-from-asia-cup?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Faisal ahmed opu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:26:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Kusal_Mendis_Asia_Cup.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFG vs SL | Twitter in splits as Rashid's zeal for batting leaves him blissfully unaware of own dismissal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether batters should walk or not when they know they are out is an age-old debate in cricket, but Rashid Khan added a new dimension to the argument. The Afghan skipper was adamant on staying at the crease and taking a review, even after his bails lit up against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/18/afg-vs-sl-twitter-in-splits-as-rashids-zeal-for-batting-leaves-him-blissfully-unaware-of-own-dismissal?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/18/afg-vs-sl-twitter-in-splits-as-rashids-zeal-for-batting-leaves-him-blissfully-unaware-of-own-dismissal?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gantavya Adukia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:09:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Rashid_Khan_AFG_vs_NZ_WT20_ICC.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFG vs SL | Twitter dazed as Nabi brings back old-school funk to smack Wellalage for five straight sixes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern T20 cricket deals in only two currencies: explosiveness and impact. Mohammed Nabi's two-decade international career are built on those very cornerstones, and the veteran unleashed his experience in all its glory against Sri Lanka on Thursday with a 32-run final over in Abu Dhabi.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/18/afg-vs-sl-twitter-dazed-as-nabi-brings-back-old-school-funk-to-smack-wellalage-for-five-straight-sixes?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/18/afg-vs-sl-twitter-dazed-as-nabi-brings-back-old-school-funk-to-smack-wellalage-for-five-straight-sixes?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gantavya Adukia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:58:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Mohammed_Nabi_Asia_Cup.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFG vs SL | Twitter in disbelief as Chameera pirouettes his way to potential catch of tournament]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simply catching a cork and leather ball struck with ungodly might with giant sledgehammers sounds difficult enough, let alone factors such as the glaring lights or boundary rope restrictions. 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