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| first_match = 15 October 2001 v Nowshehra at Gymkhana Ground, Peshawar, Pakistan | odi_matches = 51 | odi_win_loss_record = 25/26 | t20i_matches = 25 | t20i_win_loss_record = 12/13 | fc_matches = 9 | fc_win_loss_record = 7/0 | la_matches = 33 | la_win_loss_record = 16/17 | icc_world_cup_qualifier_apps = 1 | icc_world_cup_qualifier_first = 2009 | icc_world_cup_qualifier_best = 5th (2009) | worldt20_apps = 3 | worldt20_first = 2010 | worldt20_best = First round (2010) | asofdate = 17 March 2015 |Odi_ & t20_ 0]] Ranking = 12 (ODI) 9 (T20)}} The Afghanistan national cricket team ((パシュトー語:دافغانستان کرکټ ملي لوبډله), Dari: ) is the team that represents the country of Afghanistan in international cricket matches. Cricket has been played in Afghanistan since the mid 19th century, but it is only in recent years that the national team has become successful. The Afghanistan Cricket Board was formed in 1995 and became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001〔Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan, Sports books Publishing, Page 15〕 and a member of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in 2003.〔(Profile of Afghanistan ) at the ACC website〕 They are ranked 9th in International Twenty20 cricket as of 25thJuly 2015 ahead of full members Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. 〔(ICC team rankings )〕 The national team was formed in 2001,〔 which played in the 2009 World Cup Qualifier〔(Afghanistan and Uganda seal place in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier ), ICC Media Release, 31 January 2009〕 after rising rapidly through the World Cricket League, starting in Division Five in May 2008.〔(WCL Division Five Official Site )〕 The team failed to qualify for the 2011 World Cup, but did earn ODI status until 2013.〔 In February 2010, the Afghan cricket team secured qualification to the 2010 ICC World Twenty20, the team's first major tournament.〔(2010 World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament page ) at CricketEurope〕 In the same year they won their first Intercontinental Cup, beating Scotland in the final.〔(2009–10 Intercontinental Cup ) at CricketEurope〕 Afghanistan also won the Asia Vs Caribbean T20 Championship and beat T&T, Bangladesh and Barbados.〔http://tolonews.com/en/sports/7511-afghanistan-takes-asia-vs-caribbean-t20-championship〕 Afghanistan also qualified for 2012 ICC World Twenty20 held in Sri Lanka as the runner up of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier and joined India and England in the group stage. In the first match against India on 19 September, Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field. India posted 159/5 in 20 overs but Afghanistan fell short of that target by scoring 136 in 19.3 overs. In the second match against England on 21 September, Afghanistan won the toss and again elected to field. England set a target of 196/5 (20 overs) but Afghanistan were all out for 80 in 17.2 overs. England and India qualified for the Super Eights and Afghanistan were eliminated as a result of this match. On October 3, 2013, Afghanistan beat Kenya to finish second in the WCL Championship and qualify for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, becoming the 20th team to gain entry into the tournament overall. Afghanistan secured their passage to Australia and New Zealand in 2015 by beating Kenya comprehensively for the second time in succession in Sharjah, sealing their maiden World Cup qualification. They finished second in the World Cricket League Championship — nine wins in 14 matches — and joined Ireland as the second Associate team in the 2015 World Cup, while the remaining two spots for Associates will be decided by a qualifying tournament in New Zealand in 2014. Afghanistan will join Pool A at the World Cup along with Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and another qualifier.〔http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2011-13/content/story/676633.html〕 On November 24, 2013, Afghanistan beat Kenya to qualify for the 2014 T20 world cup. In March 2014, Afghanistan beat Hong Kong in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 but could not make it to the next stage of super 10 having lost the two matches to Bangladesh and Nepal. On February 25, 2015 Afghanistan won their first Cricket World Cup match beating Scotland. ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Afghanistan national cricket team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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