Ihsanullah

Captain praises Rashid Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai and Waqar Salamkheil for setting up the victory by bowling Ireland out for 172 in the first innings

Rahmat Shah made his second fifty of the match and put on a century stand for the second wicket with Ihsanullah as Afghanistan registered their first Test win

Afghanistan bowlers bundled Ireland out for 124 before Ihsanullah's unbeaten 57 sealed the three-ODI series 2-1 with an eight-wicket win

The mystery spinner did the bulk of the damage as Zimbabwe collapsed to 134 all out. It only took Afghanistan 21.1 overs to chase that down without loss, with Mohammad Shahzad and Ihsanullah making unbeaten half-centuries

They added 197 for the second wicket, eclipsing the their country's previous best stand in the Intercontinental Cup made by Mohammad Nabi and Mohammad Shahzad in 2010

With the final round of matches in the Intercontinental Cup set to kick off on November 29, it will be the last time these two new Test teams will feature in Associate cricket's most important multi-day tournament

Afghanistan have picked three uncapped players - Ihsanullah, Karim Janat and Naveen-ul-Haq - in their 17-member squad for the ODI series against Bangladesh

Afghanistan have picked uncapped 18-year-old batsman Ihsanullah in the squad for their upcoming ICC Intercontinental Cup Match against Netherlands

From playing cricket to get a social life to leading his country at a World tournament, Ihsanullah is walking a path remarkably similar to his older brother Nawroz Mangal's

Neither of the three captains from Group B teams were short of confidence, but it was Ihsanullah, the Afghanistan Under-19 captain, who firmly said his team has set sights on the title

Afghanistan Under-19s pulled off a major shock by defeating Australia Under-19s by 36 runs in Abu Dhabi