2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament

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2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament
Dates10 July 2018 (2018-07-10) – 27 July 2018 (2018-07-27)
Administrator(s) Afghanistan Cricket Board
Cricket format List A
Tournament format(s) Round-robin, knockout
Champions Boost Region (1st title)
Participants6
Matches16
Player of the series Sharafuddin Ashraf
Most runs Samiullah Shinwari (398)
Most wickets Nijat Masood (13)
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The 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament was a List A cricket competition that took place in Afghanistan between 10 and 27 July 2018. [1] It was the second 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. [2] [3] Six teams competed; Amo Region, Band-e-Amir Region, Boost Region, Kabul Region, Mis Ainak Region and Speen Ghar Region. Speen Ghar Region were the defending champions. [4]

Contents

Following the group stage, Speen Ghar Region and Boost Region finished first and second respectively, and faced each other in the final. [5] Boost Region won the match by five wickets to win the tournament. [6]

Fixtures

Points table

Team [7] Pld W L T NRR Pts
Speen Ghar Region 5500+0.62510
Boost Region 5320+0.9846
Band-e-Amir Region 5320+0.9446
Amo Region 5230–0.9034
Mis Ainak Region 5140–0.6682
Kabul Region 5140–0.9402

  Team qualified for the final

Group stage

10 July 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Amo Region
272/6 (50 overs)
v
Kabul Region
274/6 (47.5 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 65 (77)
Batin Shah 3/59 (10 overs)
Shafiqullah 50* (24)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 2/59 (9 overs)
Kabul Region won by 4 wickets
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Abdullah
Player of the match: Shafiqullah (Kabul Region)

10 July 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Speen Ghar Region
324 (49.1 overs)
v
Mis Ainak Region
300 (46 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 143 (89)
Rahmat Shah 4/34 (7 overs)
Shahidullah 103* (90)
Qais Ahmad 3/63 (10 overs)
Speen Ghar Region won by 24 runs
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Mahmood Kharoti
Player of the match: Mohammad Shahzad (Speen Ghar Region)

11 July 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Amo Region
152 (42.4 overs)
v
Band-e-Amir Region
153/1 (16 overs)
Javed Ahmadi 37 (28)
Nijat Masood 5/19 (7 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 103* (50)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 1/26 (3 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 9 wickets
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Nijat Masood (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.

11 July 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Speen Ghar Region
298/8 (50 overs)
v
Boost Region
241/9 (50 overs)
Samiullah Shinwari 104 (144)
Sayed Shirzad 2/39 (10 overs)
Munir Ahmad 81 (78)
Aftab Alam 3/48 (10 overs)
Speen Ghar Region won by 57 runs
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Samiullah Shinwari (Speen Ghar Region)

13 July 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Band-e-Amir Region
310/5 (50 overs)
v
Kabul Region
247/9 (50 overs)
Usman Ghani 136 (118)
Karim Janat 2/65 (10 overs)
Imran Janat 57 (71)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 3/39 (8 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 63 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Abdullah
Player of the match: Usman Ghani (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Kabul Region won the toss and elected to field.

13 July 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Region
227/9 (46 overs)
v
Boost Region
203/9 (34.5 overs)
Shahidullah 51 (63)
Sayed Shirzad 2/35 (8 overs)
Waqarullah Ishaq 52 (46)
Nawaz Khan 3/38 (6 overs)
Boost Region won by 1 wicket (D/L method)
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Waqarullah Ishaq (Boost Region)

15 July 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Speen Ghar Region
321/8 (50 overs)
v
Kabul Region
257 (47.4 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 109 (80)
Abdullah Mazari 4/45 (10 overs)
Shafiqullah 55 (36)
Aftab Alam 3/37 (8.4 overs)
Speen Ghar Region won by 64 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Mohammad Shahzad (Speen Ghar Region)

16 July 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Region
160 (37.1 overs)
v
Band-e-Amir Region
162/4 (29 overs)
Rahmat Shah 29 (31)
Amir Hamza 2/20 (6.1 overs)
Ihsanullah 66* (82)
Rahmat Shah 2/32 (9 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 6 wickets
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Abdullah and Izatullah Safi
Player of the match: Ihsanullah (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.

18 July 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Amo Region
318/4 (50 overs)
v
Boost Region
316/9 (50 overs)
Javed Ahmadi 123 (118)
Yamin Ahmadzai 2/76 (10 overs)
Karim Sadiq 75 (36)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 6/43 (10 overs)
Amo Region won by 2 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Ahmed Shah Durrani
Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Riaz Hassan (Amo Region) and Zahid Zakhail (Boost Region) both made their List A debuts.

19 July 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Kabul Region
304/9 (50 overs)
v
Mis Ainak Region
307/8 (48.4 overs)
Shafiqullah 77 (40)
Zahir Khan 4/63 (10 overs)
Noor Ali Zadran 74* (73)
Naveen-ul-Haq 3/49 (9.4 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 2 wickets
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Mis Ainak Region)

20 July 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Band-e-Amir Region
266/7 (50 overs)
v
Speen Ghar Region
269/6 (49.1 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 100 (123)
Aftab Alam 3/60 (10 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 66 (73)
Nijat Masood 2/70 (9.1 overs)
Speen Ghar Region won by 4 wickets
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Abdullah and Izatullah Safi
Player of the match: Tahir Khan (Speen Ghar Region)
  • Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.

22 July 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Kabul Region
216/8 (50 overs)
v
Boost Region
218/3 (32.3 overs)
Shawkat Zaman 50 (74)
Rokhan Barakzai 3/31 (10 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 58* (24)
Javed Zadran 1/29 (4 overs)
Boost Region won by 7 wickets
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Mehmood Kharotai
Player of the match: Karim Sadiq (Boost Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Dastagir Khan (Boost Region) made his List A debut.

23 July 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Amo Region
301 (50 overs)
v
Mis Ainak Region
289/9 (50 overs)
Mirwais Ashraf 55 (35)
Zia-ur-Rehman 2/38 (9 overs)
Rahmat Shah 109 (113)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 3/52 (10 overs)
Amo-Region won by 12 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Izatullah Safi
Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Fareed Zargar (Mis Ainak Region) and Jamshid Khan (Amo Region) both made their List A debuts.

24 July 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Band-e-Amir Region
208/9 (50 overs)
v
Boost Region
212/8 (22.3 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 58 (86)
Sayed Shirzad 2/35 (10 overs)
Abdul Baqi 2/35 (10 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 95* (51)
Sayed Nasratullah 3/43 (6 overs)
Boost Region won by 2 wickets
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Najibullah Zadran (Boost Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Farmanullah (Band-e-Amir Region) made his List A debut.

25 July 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Amo Region
346/7 (50 overs)
v
Speen Ghar Region
347/5 (49.4 overs)
Nisar Wahdat 101 (103)
Wafadar 3/89 (10 overs)
Samiullah Shinwari 192* (123)
Mirwais Ashraf 2/55 (6 overs)
Speen Ghar Region won by 5 wickets
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Mehmood Kharotai
Player of the match: Samiullah Shinwari (Speen Ghar Region)

Final

27 July 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Speen Ghar Region
319/8 (50 overs)
v
Boost Region
325/5 (48.3 overs)
Azmatullah Omarzai 66 (45)
Sayed Shirzad 3/72 (10 overs)
Munir Ahmad 108* (91)
Tariq Stanikzai 1/44 (8 overs)
Boost Region won by 5 wickets
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Munir Ahmad (Boost Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.

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