2021 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament

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2021 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
Dates8 November – 10 December 2021
Administrator(s) Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)
Cricket format First-class
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Host(s)Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Champions Band-e-Amir Region (3rd title)
Participants5
Matches11
Most runs Riaz Hassan (636)
Most wicketsZohaib (32)
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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. [1] Band-e-Amir Region won the title for the third time, defeating Amo Region by 7 wickets in the final. [1] 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. [2]

Contents

Round-robin

Points table

Team [3] Pld W L D Pts
Amo Region 420266
Band-e-Amir Region 420254
Speen Ghar Region 401330
Mis Ainak Region 413026
Boost Region 412124

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Fixtures

8–10 November 2021
Scorecard
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186 (61 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 41 (60)
Amir Hamza 4/25 (9 overs)
525 (141.1 overs)
Riaz Hassan 196 (289)
Abdul Baqi 4/78 (20.3 overs)
163 (44.3 overs)
Asif Musazai 71 (75)
Amir Hamza 5/46 (15 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by an innings and 176 runs
Kandahar Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Riaz Hassan (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sediqullah Atal (Band-e-Amir Region) made his first-class debut.
8–10 November 2021
Scorecard
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528 (94.2 overs)
Rahmanullah 121 (109)
Mohammad Ibrahim 5/80 (20.2 overs)
389 (91.5 overs)
Nasir Khan Omar 135 (206)
Ihsanullah Ihsan 3/69 (21.5 overs)
117 (30.2 overs)
Abidullah Taniwal 43 (42)
Mohammad Ibrahim 5/41 (10.2 overs)
119 (29.2 overs)
Tariq Stanikzai 32* (35)
Khalil Gurbaz 3/19 (4 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 173 runs
Qurishi Cricket Ground, Kandahar
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Player of the match: Rahmanullah (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Farhad Momand (Speen Ghar Region) made his first-class debut.
14–17 November 2021
Scorecard
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518/8d (143 overs)
Abdul Malik 220 (364)
Mohammad Tahir 3/65 (21 overs)
341 (112.4 overs)
Zubaid Akbari 107 (198)
Jamshid Khan 5/98 (28 overs)
281/3d (89.5 overs)
Nasir Khan Omar 95 (259)
Jamshid Khan 1/17 (10 overs)
Match drawn
Kandahar Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Abdul Malik (Amo Region)
  • Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
14–17 November 2021
Scorecard
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380 (99.3 overs)
Shahidullah 125 (204)
Zia-ul-Haq 2/47 (15 overs)
444 (130.3 overs)
Riaz Hassan 174 (304)
Khalil Gurbaz 6/126 (34.3 overs)
240 (71.4 overs)
Shahidullah 68 (120)
Amir Hamza 6/64 (27.4 overs)
179/0 (34.2 overs)
Riaz Hassan 85* (115)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 10 wickets
Qurishi Cricket Ground, Kandahar
Umpires: Nasir Khan and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Riaz Hassan (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
20–23 November 2021
Scorecard
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334 (102.3 overs)
Naseerullah 63 (167)
Rokhan Barakzai 4/34 (21 overs)
203 (69.5 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 95* (143)
Ziaur Rahman 4/31 (15.5 overs)
182 (48 overs)
Rahmanullah 70 (82)
Abdul Baqi 4/30 (8 overs)
316/5 (94.3 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 88* (79)
Khalil Gurbaz 3/104 (25 overs)
Boost Region won by 5 wickets
Kandahar Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Darwish Rasooli (Boost Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
20–23 November 2021
Scorecard
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318 (93.3 overs)
Riaz Hassan 110 (175)
Zohaib 6/74 (21.3 overs)
447 (141.3 overs)
Abdul Wasi 142 (254)
Shafiqullah Ghafari 5/117 (34 overs)
285 (110 overs)
Zia Ul Haq Essakhail 77 (227)
Zohaib 6/62 (33 overs)
19/0 (7 overs)
Farhan Zakhil 11* (16)
Match drawn
Qurishi Cricket Ground, Kandahar
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Zohaib (Amo Region)
  • Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.
26–29 November 2021
Scorecard
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298 (109.4 overs)
Nisar Wahdat 116 (269)
Tariq Stanikzai 4/46 (19 overs)
319 (111.2 overs)
Ikram Alikhil 66 (132)
Nijat Masood 3/61 (22 overs)
372/8 (120 overs)
Islam Zazai 128 (251)
Zahir Shehzad 4/73 (31 overs)
Match drawn
Kandahar Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Zahir Shehzad (Speen Ghar Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
26–28 November 2021
Scorecard
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114 (29.5 overs)
Abdul Baqi 23* (21)
Abdul Rahman 5/19 (8 overs)
325 (89.2 overs)
Jamshid Khan 90 (161)
Dastagir Khan 3/46 (15.2 overs)
288 (98 overs)
Sediqullah Pacha 107* (267)
Zohaib 3/50 (30 overs)
80/2 (13.4 overs)
Nasir Jamal 51* (38)
Rokhan Barakzai 1/30 (6.4 overs)
Amo Region won by 8 wickets
Qurishi Cricket Ground, Kandahar
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Abdul Rahman (Amo Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kamil (Amo Region) and Sabir Gurbaz (Boost Region)
2–5 December 2021
Scorecard
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309 (95.1 overs)
Abdul Malik 121 (228)
M Hashum 3/44 (18 overs)
194 (73 overs)
Nasir Totakhil 73 (92)
Zohaib 4/33 (19 overs)
196 (65.5 overs)
Farhan Zakhil 79 (105)
Ihsanullah Ihsan 2/14 (5.5 overs)
155 (44.3 overs)
Ihsanullah Ihsan 46 (77)
Mohammad Saleem 4/46 (7.3 overs)
Amo Region won by 156 runs
Kandahar Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Abdul Malik (Amo Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to field.
2–5 December 2021
Scorecard
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864/9d (212 overs)
Munir Ahmad 211 (333)
Mohammad Ibrahim 3/169 (49 overs)
490/7 (119.4 overs)
Bahir Shah 95 (195)
Asif Musazai 2/39 (11 overs)
Match drawn
Qurishi Cricket Ground, Kandahar
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Muhmammad Sabir
Player of the match: Munir Ahmad (Boost Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Numan Shah (Boost Region) made his first-class debut.

Final

8–10 December 2021
Scorecard
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203 (70.2 overs)
Juma Gul 84 (155)
Amir Hamza 6/30 (27.2 overs)
193 (68 overs)
Zia-ul-Haq 44 (114)
Mohammad Saleem 5/57 (14 overs)
117 (41.1 overs)
Nasir Jamal 62* (93)
Nijat Masood 7/37 (12 overs)
128/3 (32.2 overs)
Afsar Zazai 51* (78)
Zohaib 2/65 (16 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 7 wickets
Kandahar Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
  • Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.

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