An Afghanistan women's cricket team, consisting of refugees who now live in Australia, will play a T20 match at the Junction Oval on Thursday

Afghanistan women's cricket team will take the field in an exhibition match in Australia, but their cricketing plight remains in a stalemate.

For Afghanistan's women cricketers, their first competitive match since escaping oppression in their home country represents a significant step in their sporting journey - although the path ahead may not be the one they envisaged before.