Sportskeeda Cricket Awards 2016: T20I Team of the Year

#4 Afghanistan

This lion-hearted team punched way above their weight in 2016. They lost on the big stage, but won a lot of hearts.

The heartwarming journey of the battle-torn nation to rise from sub-standard infrastructure and little support to make a mark of their own is the story of this year. They played 12 matches, winning eight out of them and ending with the second best win percentage amongst all nations in 2016. They had had a super 2015 as well, losing just two out of their eleven fixtures.

Although they lost to Sri Lanka, South Africa and England in the main group, their efforts were lauded round the world. They had started off at Division 5 in 2008, and have managed to take giant strides to reach where they are right now.

Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	Win %age
12	8	4	0	0	66.66