2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament

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2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
Dates1 March 2018 – 12 May 2018
Administrator(s) Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)
Cricket format First-class
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and final
Host(s)Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Champions Band-e-Amir Region (2nd title)
Participants6
Matches31
Player of the series Abdul Wasi
Most runs Darwish Rasooli (1,073)
Most wickets Amir Hamza (67)
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The 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament was an edition of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, a cricket tournament in Afghanistan. It was the second edition of the competition to be played with first-class status. The tournament started on 1 March 2018 and finished on 12 May 2018. [1] Six regional teams, one more than the previous tournament, competed in a round-robin format with the top two teams in the group progressing to the final. Band-e-Amir Region were the defending champions. [2]

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In the round seven fixture between Kabul Region and Boost Region, Kabul batsman Shafiqullah scored the fastest double century in first-class cricket. He scored 200 not out from 89 balls, [3] and also scored the most sixes in a first-class match, with 24. [4]

The final was played between Amo Region and Band-e-Amir Region. The match finished in a draw, with Band-e-Amir Region declared the winners based on a first innings lead, and therefore defending their title. [5]

Points table

Team [6] Pld W L D NR Pts
Amo Region 106220134
Band-e-Amir Region 104240132
Mis Ainak Region 104240123
Speen Ghar Region 10433095
Boost Region 10163062
Kabul Region 10154054

  Team qualified for the Final

Fixtures

Round 1

1–4 March 2018
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217 (56.3 overs)
Najeeb Tarakai 59 (57)
Mohammad Inamullah 5/55 (19 overs)
222 (58 overs)
Shawkat Zaman 81 (123)
Qais Ahmad 6/98 (19 overs)
243 (66.1 overs)
Zahidullah 53 (102)
Mohammad Inamullah 4/68 (17.1 overs)
209 (54.5 overs)
Karim Janat 64 (99)
Qais Ahmad 4/42 (11.5 overs)
Speen Ghar Region won by 29 runs
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Abdullah
Player of the match: Qais Ahmad (Speen Ghar Region)
1–4 March 2018
Scorecard
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442 (101.5 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 120 (197)
Abdul Wasi 6/198 (41 overs)
343 (89.4 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 154 (239)
Nijat Masood 5/98 (20.4 overs)
54/2d (9 overs)
Usman Ghani 17 (19)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 2/25 (4 overs)
Match drawn
Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar
Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Abdul Wasi (Amo Region)
1–4 March 2018
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356 (107.2 overs)
Nasir Khan 139 (259)
Ihsanullah Ihsan 3/36 (14 overs)
242/9 (75.1 overs)
Fazal Niazai 71 (96)
Abdul Baqi 5/106 (26.1 overs)
Match drawn
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi
Player of the match: Nasir Khan (Boost Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Only 1.2 overs of play were possible on day 1 and no play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
  • Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmanullah (Mis Ainak Region) and Waqarullah Ishaq (Boost Region) all made their first-class debuts.

Round 2

7–10 March 2018
Scorecard
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478 (103.1 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 249 (271)
Fareed Ahmad 3/82 (17 overs)
358 (94.3 overs)
Tahir Khan 83 (144)
Abdul Wasi 4/82 (26 overs)
261 (83.2 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 62 (95)
Tariq Stanikzai 3/45 (17 overs)
130/5 (42 overs)
Shabir Noori 35 (58)
Zohaib Ahmadzai 3/44 (16 overs)
Match drawn
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
Umpires: Abdullah and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Darwish Rasooli (Amo Region)
  • Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
7–10 March 2018
Scorecard
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370 (105.3 overs)
Waqarullah Ishaq 90* (153)
Arif Khan 3/54 (15 overs)
342 (91.5 overs)
Arif Khan 144 (214)
Sayed Shirzad 6/45 (19 overs)
304 (88.5 overs)
Waheedullah Shafaq 87 (86)
Naveen-ul-Haq 3/84 (22.5 overs)
334/6 (57.4 overs)
Karim Janat 102* (72)
Abdul Baqi 2/56 (8 overs)
Kabul Region won by 4 wickets
Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar
Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Irshad Omari
Player of the match: Karim Janat (Kabul Region)
  • Kabul Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Shamsurrahman and Naveen-ul-Haq (Kabul Region) both made their first-class debuts.
7–10 March 2018
Scorecard
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292 (76.1 overs)
Rahmatullah Sahaq 114 (196)
Fitratullah Khawari 5/122 (20.1 overs)
301 (69.5 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 65 (56)
Zia-ur-Rehman 3/36 (19.5 overs)
279 (85.4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 93 (150)
Amir Hamza 4/70 (33 overs)
149 (43.2 overs)
Younas Ahmadzai 35 (64)
Zia-ur-Rehman 5/28 (17 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 121 runs
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Mohammad Shah Fazalyar
Player of the match: Zia-ur-Rehman (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Naveed Obaid (Mis Ainak Region) made his first-class debut.

Round 3

13–16 March 2018
Scorecard
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288 (76.5 overs)
Nisar Wahdat 68 (131)
Yamin Ahmadzai 5/50 (15.3 overs)
184 (69.4 overs)
Waheedullah Shafaq 80 (137)
Abdul Wasi 4/30 (15.4 overs)
384/2d (75 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 200* (182)
Yamin Ahmadzai 1/44 (9 overs)
206 (52 overs)
Karim Sadiq 75 (84)
Abdul Wasi 6/91 (17 overs)
Amo Region won by 282 runs
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Abdul Wasi (Amo Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ahmad Zahir (Boost Region) made his first-class debut.
13–16 March 2018
Scorecard
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515 (124.3 overs)
Shahidullah 144 (184)
Arif Khan 3/80 (18 overs)
407 (106.4 overs)
Khaibar Omar 95 (178)
Zia-ur-Rehman 4/111 (37 overs)
143/2 (32 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 69 (55)
Naveen-ul-Haq 1/5 (6 overs)
Match drawn
Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar
Umpires: Irshaduddin and Izatullah Safi
Player of the match: Shahidullah (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Fareed Zargar (Mis Ainak Region) made his first-class debut.
13–16 March 2018
Scorecard
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251 (76 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 60 (105)
Fareed Ahmad 3/39 (14 overs)
206 (46.2 overs)
Najeeb Tarakai 38 (22)
Fitratullah Khawari 3/33 (7.2 overs)
222 (66.2 overs)
Zia-ul-Haq 50 (101)
Zamir Khan 3/18 (10.2 overs)
251 (67.4 overs)
Najeeb Tarakai 84 (98)
Amir Hamza 4/67 (24.4 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 16 runs
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Ihsanullah Danish and Ahmed Shah Durrani
Player of the match: Amir Hamza (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Perwez Malikzai (Speen Ghar Region) and Yousuf Zazai (Band-e-Amir Region) both made their first-class debuts.

Round 4

19–22 March 2018
Scorecard
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312 (85.4 overs)
Shahidullah 68 (127)
Abdul Wasi 5/113 (28 overs)
270 (74.1 overs)
Haji Murad Muradi 97 (135)
Ihsanullah Ihsan 3/50 (29.1 overs)
250 (58 overs)
Rahmatullah Sahaq 103* (122)
Jamshid Khan 4/70 (20 overs)
231 (78.2 overs)
Abdul Wasi 89 (158)
Zia-ur-Rehman 7/70 (30.2 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 61 runs
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
Umpires: Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Zia-ur-Rehman (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
19–22 March 2018
Scorecard
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577 (130.2 overs)
Khalid Zahedi 105 (149)
Naveen-ul-Haq 4/127 (26 overs)
344 (88 overs)
Bahar Shinwari 88 (136)
Fitratullah Khawari 5/106 (29 overs)
258/9d (52 overs)
Usman Ghani 96 (102)
Karim Janat 3/49 (8 overs)
466/8 (90 overs)
Imran Janat 200 (223)
Amir Hamza 3/146 (40 overs)
Match drawn
Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar
Umpires: Mujahid Shorash and Irshad Omari
Player of the match: Imran Janat (Kabul Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
19–22 March 2018
Scorecard
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137 (37.1 overs)
Nazir Ahmad 41 (66)
Najeeb Tarakai 3/3 (4.1 overs)
166 (49 overs)
Ikram Alikhil 55 (123)
Sayed Shirzad 6/48 (16 overs)
123/3 (22 overs)
Nasir Khan 50* (46)
Najeeb Tarakai 1/6 (2 overs)
Match drawn
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Mohammad Shah Fazalyar and Ahmed Shah Durrani
Player of the match: Sayed Shirzad (Boost Region)
  • Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on day one due to rain.

Round 5

25–28 March 2018
Scorecard
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166 (51.2 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 62 (57)
Mohammad Alam 4/18 (12.2 overs)
99 (40.3 overs)
Munir Ahmad 36 (81)
Amir Hamza 6/33 (20 overs)
221 (68.4 overs)
Usman Ghani 95 (137)
Mohammad Alam 5/61 (25 overs)
154 (51.3 overs)
Nazir Ahmad 45 (94)
Fitratullah Khawari 5/57 (20.3 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 134 runs
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
Umpires: Tasal Shinwari and Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi
Player of the match: Amir Hamza (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
25–28 March 2018
Scorecard
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358 (93.1 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 96 (149)
Fareed Ahmad 4/47 (17.1 overs)
261 (63.4 overs)
Ikram Alikhil 103* (152)
Fareed Zargar 3/75 (16.4 overs)
244 (67.3 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 52 (96)
Qais Ahmad 6/74 (19.3 overs)
342/7 (98.3 overs)
Bahir Shah 72 (130)
Fareed Zargar 3/112 (29 overs)
Speen Ghar Region won by 3 wickets
Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar
Umpires: Irshad Omari and Izatullah Safi
Player of the match: Ikram Alikhil (Speen Ghar Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Azmatullah Omarzai (Speen Ghar Region) made his first-class debut.
25–28 March 2018
Scorecard
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121 (33.3 overs)
Bahar Shinwari 40 (35)
Jamshid Khan 4/35 (13.3 overs)
224 (62 overs)
Nisar Wahdat 64 (130)
Karim Janat 4/50 (15 overs)
210 (52.4 overs)
Qasim Oryakhail 39 (115)
Jamshid Khan 5/104 (22.4 overs)
108/1 (17 overs)
Fazal Zazai 44 (41)
Abdullah Mazari 1/34 (5 overs)
Amo Region won by 9 wickets
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Ihsanullah Danish and Ahmed Shah Durrani
Player of the match: Jamshid Khan (Amo Region)
  • Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.

Round 6

1–4 April 2018
Scorecard
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242 (71.2 overs)
Bahir Shah 54 (85)
Shamsurrahman 4/80 (18 overs)
165 (61.2 overs)
Shafiqullah 43 (51)
Tahir Khan 3/2 (3 overs)
272 (82.5 overs)
Bahir Shah 102* (211)
Mohammad Inamullah 5/72 (30 overs)
192 (71.5 overs)
Imran Janat 88 (166)
Tariq Stanikzai 6/22 (12.5 overs)
Speen Ghar Region won by 157 runs
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
Umpires: Muhammad Sabir and Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi
Player of the match: Tariq Stanikzai (Speen Ghar Region)
  • Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
1–4 April 2018
Scorecard
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324 (75.5 overs)
Haji Murad Muradi 71 (74)
Amir Hamza 4/126 (34 overs)
506 (118.1 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 161 (247)
Zahid Zakhail 3/74 (24 overs)
272 (69 overs)
Farhan Zakhil 97 (172)
Amir Hamza 6/52 (27 overs)
96/3 (15.2 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 62 (41)
Darwish Rasooli 2/10 (1.2 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 7 wickets
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Irshad Omari and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tahsin Sultani (Band-e-Amir Region) made his first-class debut.
1–4 April 2018
Scorecard
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188 (61.5 overs)
Nasir Khan 77* (171)
Zia-ur-Rehman 5/38 (23.5 overs)
157 (50.5 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 40 (82)
Mohammad Alam 5/38 (17.5 overs)
261 (72.3 overs)
Nasir Jamal 75 (97)
Fareed Zargar 3/58 (11.3 overs)
294/6 (81.4 overs)
Shahidullah 61 (122)
Mohammad Alam 2/90 (34 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 4 wickets
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Mohammad Shah Fazalyar
Player of the match: Zia-ur-Rehman (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Asadullah (Mis Ainak Region) and Mohammad Sabir (Boost Region) both made their first-class debuts.

Round 7

8–11 April 2018
Scorecard
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270 (105.4 overs)
Zahidullah 118 (246)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 5/79 (43.4 overs)
449 (122.4 overs)
Fazal Zazai 137 (149)
Qais Ahmad 3/79 (26 overs)
297 (82 overs)
Zahidullah 106 (184)
Jamshid Khan 5/155 (35 overs)
120/4 (13.1 overs)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 64* (28)
Tariq Stanikzai 3/48 (7 overs)
Amo Region won by 6 wickets
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)
  • Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Naseeb Dawlatzai (Speen Ghar Region) and Riaz Hassan (Amo Region) both made their first-class debuts.
8–11 April 2018
Scorecard
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413 (106.1 overs)
Said Mutabar 98 (233)
Sayed Shirzad 3/95 (20 overs)
250 (62 overs)
Waheedullah Shafaq 80 (101)
Shamsurrahman 3/37 (12 overs)
312/5 (45 overs)
Shafiqullah 200* (89)
Sayed Shirzad 2/33 (10 overs)
Match drawn
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Shafiqullah (Kabul Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
8–11 April 2018
Scorecard
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403 (115.1 overs)
Zia-ul-Haq 148 (253)
Zia-ur-Rehman 4/89 (41 overs)
484 (153.3 overs)
Asadullah 102 (265)
Zia-ul-Haq 3/59 (18 overs)
230/6 (51.1 overs)
Ihsanullah 62 (67)
Zia-ur-Rehman 4/79 (22.1 overs)
Match drawn
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Zia-ul-Haq (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Imran Mohammadi (Band-e-Amir Region) made his first-class debut.

Round 8

15–18 April 2018
Scorecard
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151 (51.3 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 54 (59)
Abdul Baqi 6/43 (15.3 overs)
245 (70 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 63 (46)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 3/56 (21 overs)
258 (63.5 overs)
Javed Ahmadi 129 (133)
Abdul Baqi 8/76 (19.5 overs)
89 (28.5 overs)
Waheedullah Shafaq 29 (43)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 7/38 (9.5 overs)
Amo Region won by 75 runs
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
Umpires: Muhammad Sabir and Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)
  • Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
15–18 April 2018
Scorecard
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389 (98.3 overs)
Ghamai Zadran 93 (148)
Gulbadin Naib 5/87 (25.3 overs)
449/5 (65.1 overs)
Shahidullah 126 (141)
Javed Zadran 2/84 (16 overs)
Match drawn
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Irshad Omari
Player of the match: Gulbadin Naib (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Kabul Region won the toss and elected to bat.
15–18 April 2018
Scorecard
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249 (63.5 overs)
Zahidullah 65 (97)
Amir Hamza 5/92 (28 overs)
503/6 (122 overs)
Zia-ul-Haq 105 (178)
Zahir Shehzad 2/106 (28 overs)
Match drawn
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi and Mahmood Kharoti
Player of the match: Amir Hamza (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mohammad Ishaq (Speen Ghar Region) made his first-class debut.

Round 9

22–25 April 2018
Scorecard
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178 (46.5 overs)
Abdul Malik 37 (29)
Fazal Niazai 5/44 (11 overs)
91/9d (43 overs)
Gulbadin Naib 30 (89)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 4/23 (16 overs)
188 (48.5 overs)
Asadullah Matani 55 (75)
Nasir Totakhil 4/71 (21 overs)
187 (70 overs)
Naveed Obaid 41 (28)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 3/49 (21 overs)
Amo Region won by 88 runs
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)
  • Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
22–25 April 2018
Scorecard
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474 (102.4 overs)
Muslim Musa 166 (195)
Abdullah Mazari 5/137 (24 overs)
262 (94.5 overs)
Said Mutabar 79 (264)
Sayed Nasratullah 5/54 (17.5 overs)
249 (72.3 overs)
Usman Ghani 117 (131)
Mohammad Inamullah 4/78 (24 overs)
161 (34.3 overs)
Shawkat Zaman 36 (32)
Amir Hamza 5/51 (17 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 300 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Irshaduddin
Player of the match: Muslim Musa (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kashmir Khan (Kabul Region) made his first-class debut.
22–25 April 2018
Scorecard
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121 (39.3 overs)
Munir Ahmad 75 (102)
Fareed Ahmad 4/47 (14 overs)
282 (55 overs)
Najeeb Tarakai 103 (72)
Dastagir Khan 4/48 (12 overs)
330 (100 overs)
Munir Ahmad 210 (302)
Tariq Stanikzai 6/58 (23 overs)
172/4 (47.2 overs)
Zubaid Akbari 40 (91)
Abdul Rahman 2/32 (14 overs)
Speen Ghar Region won by 6 wickets
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Tariq Stanikzai (Speen Ghar Region)
  • Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Zubaid Akbari, Akbar Musazai, Irshad (Speen Ghar Region), Abdul Malik and Bahi Khan (Boost Region) all made their first-class debuts.

Round 10

29 April–2 May 2018
Scorecard
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214 (68.1 overs)
Tahsin Sultani 58 (61)
Rokhan Barakzai 6/52 (23 overs)
308 (78.4 overs)
Nasir Jamal 120 (150)
Amir Hamza 6/101 (32.4 overs)
290 (75.1 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 105 (106)
Rokhan Barakzai 4/57 (23 overs)
197/4 (41.5 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 67 (89)
Khalid Zahedi 1/5 (4 overs)
Boost Region won by 6 wickets
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Rokhan Barakzai (Boost Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Abdul Naseri (Band-e-Amir Region) made his first-class debut.
29 April–2 May 2018
Scorecard
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331 (97.4 overs)
Rahmanullah 68 (125)
Zubaid Akbari 2/23 (4.4 overs)
211 (52.2 overs)
Zahidullah 57* (79)
Nasir Totakhil 3/40 (10 overs)
274 (81.5 overs)
Fazal Niazai 63* (99)
Zahir Shehzad 4/59 (21 overs)
100 (19.1 overs)
Zahidullah 36 (27)
Amir Zazai 6/56 (7.1 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 294 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Amir Zazai (Mis Ainak Region)
29 April–2 May 2018
Scorecard
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184 (41.1 overs)
Rahim Mangal 33 (52)
Jamshid Khan 6/69 (15 overs)
500/7d (112 overs)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 125 (117)
Mohammad Inamullah 3/103 (29 overs)
202 (49.5 overs)
Noor-ul-Haq 59 (98)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 3/38 (13 overs)
Amo Region won by an innings and 114 runs
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Ajmal Shamolzi and Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi
Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)
  • Kabul Region won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

8–12 May 2018
Scorecard
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280 (97.2 overs)
Haji Murad Muradi 89 (192)
Farmanullah 5/60 (19.2 overs)
407 (138.1 overs)
Asif Musazai 134 (335)
Abdul Wasi 4/125 (46.1 overs)
420/8d (112 overs)
Fazal Zazai 155 (259)
Fitratullah Khawari 5/79 (24 overs)
180/5 (88 overs)
Asif Musazai 35 (160)
Jamshid Khan 2/42 (34 overs)
Match drawn
(Band-e-Amir Region won on 1st innings)
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Mehmood Kharotai
Player of the match: Zia-ul-Haq (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kamran Hotak (Band-e-Amir Region) made his first-class debut.

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The 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament was a List A cricket competition that took place in Afghanistan from 10 to 19 August 2017. It was the first edition of the competition to be played with List A status, following the announcements by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in February and May 2017. Five teams competed; Amo Region, Band-e-Amir Region, Boost Region, Mis Ainak Region and Speen Ghar Region. Speen Ghar Region won the tournament, beating Boost Region by five wickets in the final.

The Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament is a cricket tournament organized by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) that forms part of the Afghanistan domestic cricket season. Starting from the 2017 season, following announcements from the ICC earlier in the same year, the tournament is recognized with List A status. The first ever domestic List A matches played in Afghanistan took place at the start of the 2017 edition of the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 August 2017 at Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost. It is named after Afghan King Amanullah Khan. The winner of the first tournament was Spin Ghar Region.

Fitratullah Khawari is an Afghan cricketer. He made his List A debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 August 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Band-e-Amir Dragons in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 18 September 2017. He made his first-class debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 20 October 2017.

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The 2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament was an edition of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, a cricket tournament in Afghanistan. It was the third edition of the competition to be played with first-class status. The tournament was split into two phases, with the first half of the competition taking place in April and May 2019, and the second half taking place during November and December 2019.

The 2019 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament was a List A cricket competition that took place in Afghanistan between 10 and 24 September 2019. It was the third edition of the competition to be played with List A status, following the announcements by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in February and May 2017. Five teams competed; Amo Region, Band-e-Amir Region, Boost Region, Mis Ainak Region and Speen Ghar Region. Boost Region were the defending champions.

The 2019 season of the Shpageeza Cricket League was the sixth edition of the Shpageeza, a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in 2013, and the second edition to have official T20 status. The tournament featured the six regional teams that played in the previous season. The event took place between 9 and 18 October 2019, with the Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground hosting all the matches. The number of overseas players participating was significantly reduced from the previous edition, with the subsequent launch of the Afghanistan Premier League making that the main franchise Twenty20 league run by the ACB.

The 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League was the seventh edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League, a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in 2013, and the third edition to have official T20 status. Following a request to the Ministry of Public Health due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was given approval in July 2020 to take place. The ACB also confirmed that it was their priority to run a successful tournament.

The 2020 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament was a List A cricket competition that took place in Kandahar, Afghanistan between 10 and 22 October 2020. It was the fourth edition of the competition to be played with List A status, following the announcements by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in February and May 2017. Mis Ainak Region were the defending champions.

The 2022 Shpageeza Cricket League was the eighth edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League, a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in 2013, and the fourth edition to have official T20 status. It was originally scheduled to run from 10 to 25 September 2021, with the number of teams increased from six to eight. However, no tournament took place in 2021, with the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announcing that the tournament would be played in June and July 2022. The Kabul Eagles were the defending champions.

The 2021 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament was a List A cricket competition that was played in Kandahar, Afghanistan between 15 and 29 October 2021. It was the fifth edition of the competition played with List A status, following the announcements by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in February and May 2017. Mis Ainak Region were the defending champions.

The 2022 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament was the fifth edition of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, a first-class cricket tournament in Afghanistan that was played in October and November 2022. The tournament consisted of a round-robin played across two venues, with the first five matches played at the Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium in Nangahar Province and the remaining five matches and the final played at the Khost Cricket Stadium. Band-e-Amir Region are the defending champions. Five regional teams competed in the tournament.

The 2021 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament was an edition of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, a first-class cricket tournament in Afghanistan that was played in November and December 2021. Band-e-Amir Region won the title for the third time, defeating Amo Region by 7 wickets in the final. Boost Region's score of 864/9 against Speen Ghar Region was the highest score since the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament gained first-class status, and was the 14th highest total in any first-class cricket.

The 2023 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament was a List A cricket competition that was played in Afghanistan between 29 October and 20 November 2023. It was the sixth edition of the competition played with List A status, following the announcements by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in February and May 2017. It was played as a double round-robin group stage, with the top two teams progressing to a final. All matchers were played at Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium in Jalalabad.

The Mirwais Nika 3-Day Tournament is the domestic first-class cricket competition in Afghanistan and is organised by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB).It became an official title in 2019. The tournament is contested between teams from the six Region of Afghanistan, each representing a number of Afghan provinces.

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