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Cricket Without Borders: Nahida Sapan, who will captain Afghanistan in their T20 match against Cricket Without Borders, believes Thursday’s game at the Junction Oval can open doors for females in the country in all aspects and has called on the ICC to give the exiled team more support.

Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the entire women’s team along with their families, were rescued from the country and settled in various Australian cities like Melbourne and Canberra. Since settling in Australia, Nahida has been playing club cricket for Carnegie in Melbourne.

"It’s really special for us, especially for Afghan women because this is a very historic moment for Afghan women. We can show, when we play on this ground, we play for Afghanistan. This is a win for Afghan women, as together, we are building not just a team, but a moment for change and progress. It’s very special.