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The spin-heavy Asians pinned their hopes on Rashid, the poster boy of Afghan cricket, who tops the list of T20 bowlers and is ranked third in the ODI list, to contain Englands formidable batting order. (Photo:AFP)

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ICC CWC'19: Gulbadin Naib defends Rashid Khan after Eoin Morgan's...

Afghanistan stay rooted to the bottom of the points table after their five defeats in as many matches.

19 Jun 2019 8:51 AM IST

Eoin Morgan rewrote the record books on Tuesday, clobbering 17 sixes - the most in a one-day international innings - in a blistering century. (Photo:AFP)

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ICC CWC'19: Eoin Morgan smashes 148 as England crushed Afghanistan by...

Morgan smashed a career-best 148 with 118 coming from sixes and fours off 71 balls to power England to 397-6.

19 Jun 2019 8:31 AM IST

England sit on the fourth place with six points. On the other hand, Afghanistan are placed at the bottom of the table with four losses in as many games. (Photo: AFP)

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ICC CWC'19: ENG vs AFG; England win the toss and choose to bat, Roy...

Jason Roy currently holds the record for the most runs scored in a single game (153) at this tournament.

18 Jun 2019 2:59 PM IST

Opening batsman Jason Roy was also forced off the field during the same match due to a tight hamstring. (Photo:AFP)

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ICC CWC'19: England looks to extend winning run as Afghanistan seeks...

The hosts are struggling with fitness issues, the latest being captain Eoin Morgan having to leave the field with a back...

17 Jun 2019 2:17 PM IST

Another collapse saw them go down to South Africa by nine wickets in a World Cup match. (Photo: AFP)

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ICC CWC'19: Gulbadin Naib urges his batsmen to play full 50-overs,...

A sudden collapse is becoming a worrying trend for Afghanistan, who fell from 66 for no loss to 70 for 4 against New...

16 Jun 2019 2:48 PM IST

Morris new approach has brought him consistency, something that South Africas attack as a whole have been striving for (Photo: AFP)

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ICC CWC'19: All-rounder Morris credits Gibson for bowling success

South Africa finally banked their first victory of the Cricket World Cup with a nine wicket win over Afghanistan

16 Jun 2019 12:46 PM IST

Faf du Plessiss side endured a torrid start to their campaign, losing their first three matches before a no result against the West Indies. (Photo:AFP)

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ICC CWC'19: Imran Tahir, Quinton De Kock showdown gives SA 1st win vs...

Amla and Andile Phehlukwayo saw South Africa over the line as they reached their revised target of 127 with 116 balls...

16 Jun 2019 10:00 AM IST

Win-less so far in the tournament, both South Africa and Afghanistan will be eagerly looking to tick the victory box when they take on each other in a World Cup encounter here on Saturday. (Photo: cricketworldcup/instagram)

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ICC CWC'19: South Africa, Afghanistan look to open World Cup account...

Down and out, the two bottom-placed teams know that this will be their best chance to post their first win in the...

14 Jun 2019 3:41 PM IST

Afghanistan, who replaced Shahzad with 18-year-old Ikram Ali Khil, next play South Africa in Cardiff on Saturday with both sides looking for their first win of the tournament. (Photo: AFP)

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Mohammad Shahzad threatens to quit cricket after World Cup axing

Shahzad, Afghanistan's highest run-scorer in ODIs with 2,727 runs, was not selected for the 2015 WC due to lack of...

11 Jun 2019 12:17 PM IST

$During a match against Zimbabwe at the Bulawayo Athletic Club on Tuesday, Shahzad was found guilty of breaching Article 2.1.8, which related to \abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an international match\. (Photo: AFP)$ Sports

'ACB has conspired against me, I am fit to play': Mohammad Shahzad

Organisers announced ahead of the New Zealand game on June 8 that he was ruled out for the remainder of the World Cup...

10 Jun 2019 7:58 PM IST

Rashid underwent a concussion test and thereafter it was decided that he would not take the field for the remainder of the game. (Photo: AFP)

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'Rashid should be fully fit for South Africa clash': Gulbadin Naib

Star spinner Rashid did not come out to bowl after being hit on the head by a sharp Ferguson bouncer in the first...

9 Jun 2019 3:56 PM IST

$\The wicket was suitable for the seamers, but we did not bowl in the right areas,\ said Naib (Photo: AFP)$ Sports

We just need one good match to turn WC campaign around: Naib

In The two matches in which Afghanistan batted first, they were bowled out in 38.2 and 41.1 overs.

9 Jun 2019 3:51 PM IST