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Afghanistan A beat Sri Lanka A by 11 runs in Emerging Teams Asia Cup
Afghanistan A defeated Sri Lanka A by 11 runs in a thrilling match as they opened their campaign in Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Oman on Friday.
Sent to bat first by Sri Lankans who won the toss, Afghanistan A posted 166-7 with major contributions from the opening pair Sediq Atal (83)and Zubaid Akbari (57).
Atal’s knock included seven sixes and he made 83 off 46 balls. He was named player of the match.
Sri Lanka A had a good start in their chase but could not make it to the end against some excellent bowling by the Afghans. They were bowled out for 155.
Faridoon Dawoodzai picked up three wickets while Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar and Bilal Sami got two each.
Afghanistan A will face Bangladesh A on Sunday in their second match of the Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024.
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Afghanistan’s U-17 football team leaves for Cambodia
Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said Wednesday the under-17 football team left for Cambodia earlier in the day to participate in the U-17 Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers.
AFF said in a post on Facebook that Afghanistan’s under-17 football team is in group B and will face Bangladesh, Cambodia, Philippines and Macau.
The matches are scheduled to be hosted by Cambodia from October 19 to 27.
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Rasooli hits ton as Afghanistan A defeat Oman by 44 runs in tri-series
Darwish Rasooli slammed a century as Afghanistan A defeated Oman by 44 runs in their second match of the tri-nation series in Oman on Monday.
Sent to bat first by Oman who won the toss, Afghanistan A posted 211-3, with captain Darwish Rasooli making 109 off 57 balls, including 9 sixes and 5 fours. Karim Janat followed with 60 off 29 balls.
Chasing the 212-run target, Oman made 167.
This is Afghanistan A's second consecutive victory in the tri-nation series. They defeated Hong Kong by 7 wickets in their first match on Sunday.
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Afghanistan A beat Hong Kong by 7 wickets in tri-series
Karim Janat made 47 runs off 27 balls. Earlier, he had taken three wickets.
Karim Janat shined with the bat and ball as Afghanistan's A cricket team defeated Hong Kong by seven wickets in their first match of a tri-nation series in Oman on Sunday.
Sent to bat by Afghans who won the toss, Hong Kong posted 111-3 as they played all the mandated 20 overs.
Afghanistan A chased down the target in 13.5 overs.
Karim Janat made 47 runs off 27 balls. Earlier, he had taken three wickets.
Zubaid Akbari contributed with 37 off 28 balls.
Afghanistan will play Oman in their next match of the series on Monday.
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