Hashmatullah Shahidi

Afghanistan captain says they will miss Rashid but pips the trio of young spinners to grab their opportunity

Two Australians and two Indians make it to our shortlist

Nkwe, South Africa's director of cricket, says the "management" of their "marquee players" is going to be important for the next World Cup

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

Afghanistan continue bring joy back home with fourth victory of World Cup campaign

Their 111-ball win was swiftly wrapped up after Netherlands crashed to 179

Both teams are still in the race for the semi-finals, but there is also a Champions Trophy place at stake

Sri Lanka have gone to the brink of elimination while two struggling teams meet in Kolkata

Sri Lanka were restricted to a sub-par total and a trio of fifties from Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai then powered an ice-cool chase

"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

Afghanistan squandered six opportunities - five catches and a stumping chance - in New Zealand's big win

Batting is Afghanistan's weaker suit, and Mujeeb's power lower down the order is providing them with a bit extra

Rohit's 131 took him past Sachin Tendulkar for the most hundreds at the World Cup, as India made light work of a chase of 273

The batter spotted India bowling with one fewer fielder in the ring than mandated, and alerted the umpires to it

Afghanistan captain believes his team is "far better" at playing spin than what they showed against Bangladesh

Both captains played down the significance of Rashid Khan's absence, with the Afghan spinner being rested

Naveed and Abdulrahimzai have earned their maiden Afghanistan call-ups in the Hashmatullah-led squad

This will be the first time in the history of the ODI World Cup where not a single team will have the same captain as at the previous edition