Afghanistan women's national cricket team

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Personnel
Captain vacant
Women's international cricket
First international vs Tajikistan Tajikistan in Dushanbe, 2012
As of 23 March 2015

The Afghanistan national women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Afghanistan in international women's cricket matches. The team was first formed in 2010.[1] Although the team is yet to play representative cricket, it had been scheduled to take part in the 2011 ACC Women’s Twenty20 in Kuwait, which ran from 17 – 25 February. The team was forced the withdraw from the tournament before travelling to Kuwait due to elements in Afghanistan opposing women's participation in sport[2]

In 2012, they participated in a 6 team tournament in Dushanbe, Tajikistan,[3] they became Champions by winning four matches and tying one.[4]

Tournament history

Host/Year Round/Rank
Tajikistan Women's Tournament in Dushanbe, 2012Champions

Head coaches

Captains

See also

References

  1. First women's cricket team for Afghanistan
  2. "Afghanistan's Pioneer Women". Asian Cricket Council. 15 August 2011.
  3. http://www.sedayeamerica.com/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%AA-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_6433.py
  4. http://tkg.af/dari/sport/2010-04-22-04-53-30/9094-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%DA%A9%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%DB%8C-%D9%82%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C
  5. http://www.thenational.ae/world/central-asia/afghan-womens-cricket-crushed-by-threats-and-tradition


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