Afghan women cricketers reunite in 1st game

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?
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.
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 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.
After fleeing the Taliban, the Afghan women’s cricket team is finally playing together – in Australia
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