Samiullah Shinwari

Two new teams - Pamir Zalmi and Hindukush Stars - have joined the league, making it an eight-team competition this year

Afghanistan allrounder hits 46* off 20 to push Dambulla into top spot

Mathews, Mendis, Perera among local talent; Steyn, Russell, Amir lend overseas glamour in five-team T20 tournament

Samiullah Shenwari is back after being rested for the ODIs against Ireland, while Hamid Hassan, who last played international cricket in July 2016, makes a comeback to the T20I squad

Afghanistan sealed a 3-2 ODI series win over Ireland in Greater Noida by chasing down 230 with the help of an unbeaten century from Rahmat Shah

Afghanistan's spinners Amir Hamza and Rashid Khan joined forces with batsmen Mohammad Shahzad and Samiullah Shenwari to deliver the side a six-wicket win over Ireland

Afghanistan are a side who identify with their Pashtun brother in heart, mind and cricket

In understated fashion, Samiullah Shenwari has been one of Afghanistan's most valued assets with both bat and ball for the past decade

Plays of the day from the Group 1 clash between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka

Leaving out two of your main pace bowlers for the opening match of a tournament is a brave move, but Afghanistan had read the pitch perfectly against Scotland

Afghanistan finished fifth in the World T20 Qualifier with a comfortable five-wicket win against Oman in Dublin

Scotland were kept waiting by rain till evening on the final day before they took the field, and Richie Berrington claimed the two Afghanistan wickets needed to earn his side 13 points from the drawn match in Stirling

Samiullah Shenwari and Mohammad Nabi took eight wickets for 48 runs to lead a strong display for Afghanistan in their Intercontinental Cup match against Scotland in Stirling

Among the many glittering innings in the 2015 World Cup, five stood out

Afghanistan's rapid climb up cricket's world order created plenty of excitement and expectations around the team. The World Cup gave them a chance to gauge their strengths and they strengthened their case for more exposure

Their teams may have missed out on the knockout berth, but their bright individual performances left a mark on the tournament

Almost a year on from engineering a landmark win against a Test-playing nation, Samiullah Shenwari was the architect of yet another historical step in the growth of Afghanistan cricket - their first World Cup win

Samiullah Shenwari's lone hand helped Afghanistan write history by beating Scotland by one wicket to record their maiden World Cup win in Dunedin on Thursday.

Afghanistan's last-wicket pair hauled them to a famous one-wicket victory in Dunedin against Scotland, following an epic innings by Samiullah Shenwari