2021 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament

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2021 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament
Dates15 – 29 October 2021
Administrator(s) Afghanistan Cricket Board
Cricket format List A
Tournament format(s) Round-robin, knockout
Champions Mis Ainak Region (3rd title)
Participants5
Matches13
Player of the series Shahidullah
Most runsShahidullah (406)
Most wickets Noor Ahmad (14)
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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. [1] [2] Mis Ainak Region were the defending champions. [3]

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After the completion of group stage, Amo Region beat Band-e-Amir Region in the first semi-final. [4] Mis Ainak Region qualified for the final, having more points than Boost Region on the table after the second semi-final was tied. [5] On 29 October 2021, the defending champions Mis Ainak Region successfully retained their title after they beat the Amo Region in the final, winning the title for the third consecutive time. [6]

Fixtures

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Amo Region 431060.837
2 Mis Ainak Region 431060.538
3 Boost Region 42204−0.014
4 Band-e-Amir Region 42204−0.640
5 Speen Ghar Region 40400−0.643
Source: Cricinfo

  The top four teams advanced to the semi-finals

Group stage

15 October 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Region
249/4 (45 overs)
v
Boost Region
253/3 (44.3 overs)
Shahidullah 120* (117)
Abdul Baqi 2/57 (9 overs)
Ihsanullah 125 (120)
Noor Ahmad 2/40 (9 overs)
Boost Region won by 7 wickets
Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Ihsanullah (Boost Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 45 overs per side.
  • Abidullah Taniwal (Boost Region) and Rahmanullah (Mis Ainak Region) both made their List A debuts.
16 October 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Amo Region
281/8 (50 overs)
v
Speen Ghar Region
237 (47.3 overs)
Imran Mir 122 (134)
Bahar Shinwari 2/24 (8 overs)
Mohammad Ishaq 55 (45)
Kamil 2/34 (5.3 overs)
Amo Region won by 44 runs
Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Imran Mir (Amo Region)
  • Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ismat Alam (Speen Ghar Region) and Zia-ul-haq (Amo Region) both made their List A debuts.
17 October 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Band-e-Amir Region
201 (47.1 overs)
v
Mis Ainak Region
206/4 (43.4 overs)
Zubaid Akbari 94 (113)
Ziaur Rahman 4/42 (8.1 overs)
Fazal Zazai 52* (59)
Zubaid Akbari 2/18 (4 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 6 wickets
Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Ziaur Rahman (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sediqullah Atal and Abdul Rahman (Band-e-Amir Region) both made their List A debuts.
18 October 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Boost Region
295/6 (50 overs)
v
Speen Ghar Region
258/8 (50 overs)
Ihsanullah 74 (79)
Farhad Momand 3/62 (10 overs)
Tahir Khan 64* (62)
Abidullah Taniwal 3/56 (10 overs)
Boost Region won by 37 runs
Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Abidullah Taniwal (Boost Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Abdul Naseri (Speen Ghar Region) made his List A debut.
19 October 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Band-e-Amir Region
108 (28.5 overs)
v
Amo Region
109/5 (23.3 overs)
Abdul Rahman 43* (55)
Ibrahim 3/14 (7 overs)
Abdul Malik 29 (36)
Nijat Masood 2/30 (6 overs)
Amo Region won by 5 wickets
Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Ibrahim (Amo Region)
  • Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mohibullah Zurmati (Amo Region) made his List A debut.
20 October 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Region
253/6 (50 overs)
v
Speen Ghar Region
218 (45.3 overs)
Shahidullah 71 (84)
Aftab Alam 2/60 (7 overs)
Bahir Shah 51 (59)
Noor Ahmad 4/54 (9.3 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 35 runs
Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Shahidullah (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
21 October 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Boost Region
248 (49.2 overs)
v
Amo Region
252/4 (47.4 overs)
Ainuddin Kakar 61 (69)
Abdul Wasi 3/47 (10 overs)
Nasir Jamal 86* (85)
Ahmad Zia 2/53 (9 overs)
Amo Region won by 6 wickets
Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Muhammad Sabir and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Nasir Jamal (Amo Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Niamatullah Hikmat (Boost Region), Zubair Ahmadi and Yahya Khan (Amo Region) all made their List A debuts.
22 October 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Speen Ghar Region
228/6 (45 overs)
v
Band-e-Amir Region
232/3 (44 overs)
Nasir Khan 81 (104)
Shafiqullah Ghafari 2/43 (8 overs)
Zubaid Akbari 105 (108)
Batin Shah 1/36 (5 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 7 wickets
Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Zubaid Akbari (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 45 overs per side.
23 October 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Amo Region
253/9 (50 overs)
v
Mis Ainak Region
259/2 (44 overs)
Farhan Zakhil 57 (48)
Shahidullah 2/17 (5 overs)
Shahidullah 107* (108)
Kamil 1/51 (6 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 8 wickets
Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Shahidullah (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to field.
24 October 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Band-e-Amir Region
262/8 (50 overs)
v
Boost Region
232 (48.2 overs)
Afsar Zazai 70 (77)
Waqarullah Ishaq 2/33 (7 overs)
Munir Ahmad 102 (135)
Farmanullah 3/43 (9.2 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 30 runs
Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Zia-ul-Haq (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.

Finals

Semi-finals Final
      
1 Amo Region 291/9
4 Band-e-Amir Region 260
1 Amo Region 74
2 Mis Ainak Region 78/3
2 Mis Ainak Region 294/5
3 Boost Region 294/8
1st Semi-final
26 October 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Amo Region
291/9 (50 overs)
v
Band-e-Amir Region
260 (48.3 overs)
Abdul Malik 137 (149)
Nijat Masood 3/56 (10 overs)
Zia-ul-Haq 66 (72)
Abdul Wasi 5/54 (10 overs)
Amo Region won by 31 runs
Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Mahmood Kharoti
Player of the match: Abdul Malik (Amo Region)
  • Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd Semi-final
27 October 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Boost Region
294/8 (50 overs)
v
Mis Ainak Region
294/5 (50 overs)
Munir Ahmad 65* (69)
Khalil Gurbaz 3/41 (10 overs)
Rahmanullah 103* (85)
Abidullah Taniwal 2/46 (10 overs)
Match tied
Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Rahmanullah (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mis Ainak Region advanced to the final as they had more points than Boost Region on the table.
Final
29 October 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Amo Region
74 (21.3 overs)
v
Mis Ainak Region
78/3 (15 overs)
Imran Mir 31 (31)
Fazal Niazai 4/10 (4.3 overs)
Rahmanullah 25* (33)
Ibrahim 1/14 (5 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 7 wickets
Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Ziaur Rahman (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 45 overs per side due to rain.

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