2023 Mirwais Nika 3-day Regional

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2023 Mirwais Nika 3-day Regional
Dates28 May – 20 June 2023
Administrator(s) Afghanistan Cricket Board
Cricket format First-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format(s) Double round-robin and final
Champions Mis Ainak Region (1st title)
Participants5
Matches11
Player of the series Rafi Sadiq
Most runsBarakatullah Ibrahimzai (491)
Most wicketsKhair Mohammad (24)
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The 2023 Mirwais Nika 3-day Regional was 3rd edition of the Mirwais Nika 3-Day Tournament, a first-class cricket competition in Afghanistan.The tournament took place from 28 May to 20 June 2023. [1] The defending champions were Band-e-Amir Region, but in the final, Mis Ainak Region emerged as the winners of the 2023 season [2]

Contents

The 3rd edition of the Mirwais Neka Regional Three-Day Tournament is set to begin on May 28 in Nangarhar Province. The event features 5 regional teams which are scheduled to compete in a round-robin format at two different venues in Nangarhar province. A total of 11 games will be played in the tournament across 23 days from May 28 to June 17. Mis-e- Ainak, Band-e-Amir, Amo, Bost and Speen Ghar are the 5 regional participating teams that will play once against each other in the round-robin stage, with the top two advancing to the final, which is staged for June 17–19 in Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket Stadium, Nangarhar.

Background

The competition is crucial for nurturing new talent and advancing cricket in Afghanistan. It is the fifth domestic event in Afghanistan's annual cricket calendar and precedes first-class and List-A events later in the year.

Final

17–20 June 2023
Scorecard
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153
Mohammad Shahzad 65*
Khalil Gurbaz 4/20
Mis-Ainak won by 191 runs
Najib Taraki Cricket Ground
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Barakatullah Ibrahimzai
  • Mis Ainak Region, elected to bat first.
  • Match days :17,18,19,20 June 2023 - day (4-day match)

References

  1. "Regional Three Day Event Begins on May 28 The 3rd edition of the Mirwais Neka Regional". cricket.af. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. "Mis-e-Ainak Region Wins the Mirwais Neka Regional Three-Day Tournament 2023". cricket.af. Retrieved 4 November 2023.