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Gulbadin Naib

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Assad Vala (C)

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Sese Bau

Hiri Hiri

Chad Soper

Kipling Doriga (W)

Norman Vanua

Alei Nao

John Kariko

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Abdullah Ahmadzai

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Afsar Khan Zazai

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Said Bahir Shah Mehboob

Bashir Ahmad

Bilal Sami

Darwish Abdul Rasooli

Fareed Ahmad Malik

Farmanullah Safi

Hashmatullah Shahidi

Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai

Ikram Alikhil

Imran Mir

Ismat Alam

Khalil Gurbaz

Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad

Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Nangeyalia Kharote Khan

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Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Noor ul Rahman Akakhail

Qais Ahmad Kamawal

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Rahmat Shah Zurmati

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Sediqullah Atal

Shahidullah Kamal

Sharafuddin Ashraf

Wafiullah Stanikzai Tarakhil

Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi

Zubaid Akbari

Ainui Loi

Asadollah Vala

Boio Ray

Chad Aiwati Soper

Charles Jordan Alewa Amini

Damien Apa Ravu

Doko Rupa

Gaudi Toka

Hila George Vaieke Vare

Jack Wandil William Gardner

Jason Kila

John Lohia Mea Kariko

Kabua Vagi Morea

Kipling Doriga

Malcolm Aporo

Michael Charlie

Norman Oreta Vanua

Nosaina Pokana

Patrick Nou

Peter Karoho

Riley Hekure

Semo Igo Kamea

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Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan will be without the services of their star spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman for the rest of the T20 World Cup 2024. Afghanistan face West Indies on June 17.

Afghanistan team during their national anthem in T20 World Cup 2024 (Getty Images)

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Afghanistan cricket team in frame (Getty)

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Afghanistan cricket team will face Papua New Guinea in match 29 of the T20 World Cup 2024. Afghanistan won their previous game against New Zealand and Papua New Guinea have lost all their matches.

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Gautami Naik’s composed half-century guided Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a comfortable 61-run win over Gujarat Giants in the Women’s Premier League. The unbeaten RCB side extended their winning streak to five matches and became the first team to qualify for the knockouts. 

RCB defeated Gujarat by 61-runs.

Sayali Satghare picked up three wickets Gujarat Giants.

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RCB sweep aside Gujarat Giants to lock in WPL 2026 playoff spot

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) rode on Smriti Mandhana's splendid 96 to thrash Delhi Capitals (DC) by eight wickets in their Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026

RCB hammered DC by eight wickets in their WPL 2026 clash

This was RCB's fourth straight win in the ongoing season

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: Mandhana's superlative 96 hands RCB 4th straight win after routing DC

UP Warriorz (UPW) got the better of Mumbai Indians (MI) by 22 runs in their Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 clash. This was UPW's second win over MI in the ongoing season

UP Warriroz defeated Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

MI failed to chase down the 188-run target

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WPL 2026: UPW stifle MI by 22 runs despite Amelia Kerr's all-round heroics

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) got the better of Gujarat Giants (GG) by 32 runs to record their third straight win in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026

Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Gujarat Giants by 32 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

This was RCB's third straight win in the WPL 2026

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WPL 2026: Radha-Shreyanka combine to hand RCB hat-trick of wins after downing GG

The Gujarat Giants all-rounder feels that retired-out dismissal is a great strategic option to use and will continue to be widely implemented in T20s

Sophie Devine shared her verdict on retired-out dismissals in WPL

Retired-out dismissals has become a red-hot topic of discussion in WPL

Gujarat Giants' Sophie Devine plays a shot during the Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai (via Getty)

'It is a really tricky one...': Devine's blunt verdict on retired-out dismissals

New Zealand tour of India 2026

The former India cricketer believes that Kuldeep Yadav's confidence took a major hit in the recently-concluded ODI series against New Zealand

Ravichandran Ashwin urged Kuldeep Yadav to experiment more with his bowling

Kuldeep picked up just three wickets in the ODI series against New Zealand

India's Kuldeep Yadav (R) tries to catch the ball during the first one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and South Africa at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi (via Getty)

R Ashwin wants India spinner to 'experiment' more after struggles in NZ ODIs

Head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav were left impressed as Hardik Pandya smashed a huge six in Nagpur during nets session.

Hardik Pandya has 5 fifty-plus scores in last 7 white-ball appearances.

Pandya hit the ball exactly where he had said during the training session. 

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WATCH: Gambhir in splits, SKY teases Dube as Pandya smashes big 6 in Nagpur

Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa believes that the team should opt for split-coaching after their recent defeat in the New Zealand ODI series 

Robin Uthappa urged Team India to take up split-coaching

Gautam Gambhir has come under massive criticism after defeat in New Zealand ODIs

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'Not an easy call...': Gambhir's ex-teammate urges IND to adopt split-coaching

India's star T20I batter Tilak Varma will soon resume training. He has been named in India's squad for last two T20Is against New Zealand.

Tilak Varma is expected to return for the last T20Is of the series against New Zealand.

Varma is yet to start batting, just more than two weeks ahead of T20 World Cup 2026.

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Varma's training begins after surgery, timeline for return set ahead of T20 WC26

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Cricket Scotland has not received any communication from the ICC about potentially replacing Bangladesh in T20 World Cup 2026.

A final call on Bangladesh's participation in T20 World Cup 2026 is likely to be taken on January 21.

Scotland are yet to receive any official word from the ICC as Bangladesh's potential replacement.

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