Afghanistan female team reunite for a match after 3 years in exile due to Taliban ban
An Afghanistan Women's XI will play a Cricket Without Borders XI in the match at Melbourne's Junction Oval. It will bring together 21 female players who were formerly contracted by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) before the Taliban regime re-took control in August 2021.
Afghan Women's Cricket Team Reunites in Australia
A Twenty20 cricket contest featuring a women's team made up of refugees from Afghanistan who now live in Australia may "only" be an exhibition game
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Afghanistan’s female cricketers reunite for a match after 3 years in exile due to Taliban ban
Cricketer Firooza Amiri says her team will "represent millions of women in Afghanistan who are denied their rights” when the side reunites after more than three years for an exhibition game in Australia on Thursday.
Afghan refugee cricketers in Australia to play first match since fleeing Taliban
More than three years after fleeing Afghanistan as the Taliban swept to power, a women's team of refugee cricketers will play an exhibition match in Melbourne on Thursday, hoping it will be a first step on the path to full internationals.
Afghan women's cricket team reunites three years after Taliban takeover
The Afghan women's cricket team had an eye-catching reunion on Wednesday (Jan 29) after they were seen together at an event in Australia. The exiled Afghan women’s side, led by Nahida Sapan and Firooza Amiri,
Afghan cricketers ready to represent ‘millions of women’ in Australia exhibition match
Afghanistan female cricketers said Thursday's exhibition match in Australia will be a "historic moment" and that the team will "represent millions of women" back home denied their rights. The Afghan team reunites after more than three years for an exhibition game against a Cricket Without Borders XI at Melbourne’s Junction Oval.
After fleeing the Taliban, the Afghan women’s cricket team is finally playing together – in Australia
A Twenty20 cricket contest featuring a women’s team made up of refugees from Afghanistan who now live in Australia may “only” be an exhibition game, but it could be the beginning of something much more.
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England captain says cricket match against Afghanistan should go ahead despite boycott calls
Female participation in sport has effectively been outlawed since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, a move that puts the ...
I want England to play Afghanistan at cricket – says teenage girl living under Taliban rule
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