Dates | 10 August – 20 September 2023 |
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Administrator(s) | Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) |
Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Host(s) | Afghanistan |
Champions | Maiwand Champions (1st title) |
Participants | 4 |
Matches | 13 |
Player of the series | Aftab Alam (Hindukush Strikers) |
Most runs | Abdul Malik (621) |
Most wickets | Naveed Zadran (33) |
The 2023 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament was the 6th edition of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, a first-class cricket tournament in Afghanistan that was played in August and September 2023. The tournament was won by the Maiwand Champions. [1] [2] [3]
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