Afghanistan’s female cricketers reunite for a match

Afghanistan's exiled female cricketers are finding a way back into the international game
Afghanistan's female cricketers, who escaped to Australia after the Taliban retook control in 2021, are finding a way back into the international game. | ITV National News
The Afghanistan Women's Cricket team have played together for the first time — but the match was so much more than a game
After being evacuated from Afghanistan to Australia in 2021, these women have just played their first cricket match as a team — ever.
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.
Afghanistan women's match a big step on a path unknown
Thursday's fixture against Cricket Without Borders is their first as a team, what will that team look like in future? | ESPN.com
Afghan Women’s Cricket Team Makes Their Debut – in Melbourne
The first match by the Afghan women’s cricket team is placing the Taliban under additional diplomatic pressure.
Exiled but not forgotten: Afghan women’s cricket team reunites in Australia after fleeing Taliban rule
Afghanistan's women's cricket team played their first match in three years on 30 January, reuniting in Melbourne for a charity fixture after fleeing the Taliban's rule. Captain Nahida Sapan described the occasion as more than just a game, calling it "a movement for change."
Cricket-Afghan refugees bat for recognition and women's rights in Melbourne match
A few miles from the Melbourne Cricket Ground where Australia and England started the women's Ashes test on Thursday, a group of Afghan refugee cricketers played their first match as a team since fleeing Taliban rule.
Afghan women cricketers reunite in first game after fleeing Taliban
Afghanistan's women cricketers on Thursday played their first game since fleeing the Taliban three years ago, a charity match in Australia that captain Nahida Sapan said she hoped would spark "a movement for change".
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.
Cricket-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.
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