Ibrahim Zadran

Curtis Campher and Herry Tector then led the charge with the bat to put Ireland in a strong position by the end of the day

And is Neil Brand the only player to captain his side on Test debut?

Trott hopes to have the full complement of players to choose from when Afghanistan play Test cricket, which isn't always the case

The legspinner, who is in recovery after undergoing lower-back surgery, has travelled with the team but will not feature in the series

Rashid is also part of the side but is unlikely to play as he continues to recover from a back surgery

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka to all but lock up another semi-final with India while Allan Donald is issued a please explain from the BCB

Afghanistan's batting lineup is no longer viewed as a potentially explosive but naïve unit; they look much more in control

Shubman Gill is the new No. 1 ODI batter, leapfrogging Babar Azam, while Siraj has reclaimed the top spot on the bowling table

He also contributed 179 of the 202 runs that Australia's eighth-wicket partnership put on in an amazing victory over Afghanistan

Ibrahim Zadran became Afghanistan's first World Cup centurion but his effort in the end went in vain

His strong presence at the top has allowed his opening partner Rahmanullah Gurbaz to attack, and given the middle order a platform

Noor Ahmed and Ibrahim Zadran lead Afghanistan to their first win over Pakistan while South Africa contemplates challenges chasing as they prepare for Bangladesh

"It's a big moment for the whole team, but also whole Afghanistan as well," Mohammad Nabi says

It was Afghanistan's highest successful chase in ODIs, and took them to their first win over Pakistan in the format in eight attempts

They have lost 14 of their 15 matches across ODI World Cups but could pose a challenge in Indian conditions

Chasing 301, Pakistan needed 11 off the final over, and just about got over the line to seal the series

The Afghanistan coach believes getting Gurbaz to understand every game isn't a T20 is the key to his ODI evolution

Bangladesh were never really in the chase and limped along to 189

Asalanka's 91 takes Sri Lanka to 268, but a new-look attack fails to trouble the visitors, who go 1-0 up