2024 Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup

2024 Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup

Dates	1 – 13 May 2024
Administrator	Afghanistan Cricket Board
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin and final
Host	Afghanistan
Champions	Band-e-Amir Region (1st title)
Runners-up	Mis Ainak Region
Participants	5
Matches	21
Player of the series	Ibrahim Zadran (Mis Ainak Region)
Most runs	Ibrahim Zadran (Mis Ainak Region) (323)
Most wickets	Wahidullah Zadran (Mis Ainak Region) (13)
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The 2024 Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup was the inaugural season of the National T20 Cup, a Twenty20 cricket competition played in Afghanistan. ^[1] The tournament took place from 1 to 13 May 2024. ^[2] Five regional teams competed in a double round-robin league, with the matches being held at Kabul. ^[3] In March 2024, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed the fixtures for the tournament. ^[4] The competition served as the preparation for national players and the criteria for team selection ahead of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. ^{[5] [6]}

Teams

The following teams will participate in the tournament: ^[7]

• Mis Ainak Region
• Band-e-Amir Region
• Speen Ghar Region
• Amo Region
• Boost Region

Squads

The following squads were announced for the tournament. ^[8]

Amo Region	Mis Ainak Region	Speen Ghar Region	Band-e-Amir Region	Boost Region
Gulbadin Naib (c) Mohammad Ishaq Abdul Had Abdul Malik Mohammad Akram Javed Ahmadzai Darwish Rasooli Ijaz Ahmad Mehri Hayat Nasiri Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai Allah Noor Nasiri Sharafuddin Ashraf Zahir Pakteen Izharulhaq Naveed Abdul Rahman Saleem Safi Kamil Kakar Mohammad Gul Mujeeb Ur Rahman	Ibrahim Zadran (c) Afsar Zazai Mahboob Taskin Ihsanullah Naveed Obaid Rahim Mangal Shahidullah Kamal Rahmanullah Barakatullah Ibrahimzai Emal Shaheen Farmanullah Safi Juma Gul Haqmal Arya Zia-ur-Rehman Khalil Gurbaz Dawlat Zadran Naveed Zadran Naseem Mangal Zia Ur Rahman Sharif	Samiullah Shinwari (c) Mohammad Shahzad Jalat Musazai Zubaid Akbari Shabir Noori Wafiullah Tarakhil Irshad Safi Shawkat Zaman Baheer Shah Mahboob Sediqullah Pacha Yousuf Shah Tahir Adil Esmat Alam Qais Ahmad Naseer Khan Fareed Ahmad Ibrahim Abdurrahimzai Aftab Alam Yama Arab Yousuf Zazai	Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) Ikram Ali Khail Khalid Ahmadzai Riaz Hassan Sediq Atal Mohammad Haroon Bahar Ali Shinwari Asif Musazai Nisar Wahdat Islam Zazai Karim Janat Shams Ur Rahman Amir Hamza Arab Gul Momand Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar Bilal Sami Wafadar Momand Nijat Masood Khalil Ahmad	Najibullah Zadran (c) Numan Shah Masood Gurbaz Hazratullah Zazai Imran Mir Rahmat Shah Nasir Jamal Ali Ahmad Bilal Ahmad Abdullah Tarakhail Nangialai Kharoti Mohammadullah Abdul Baqi Babar Khan Yamin Ahmadzai Sayed Shirzad Lalbaz Sinzai Faridoon Dawoodzai Mohibullah Zurmati Bashir Ahmad

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Band-e-Amir Region	8	5	2	1	11	0.641	Advanced to final
2	Mis Ainak Region	8	5	2	1	11	0.246
3	Boost Region	8	4	4	0	8	0.496
4	Amo Region	8	2	5	1	5	−0.222
5	Speen Ghar Region	8	2	5	1	5	−1.222

Source: ESPNcricinfo

League stage

1 May 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Band-e-Amir Region 114/6 (20 overs)	v	Boost Region 111/7 (20 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 45 (55) Mohibullah Zurmati 2/15 (3 overs)		Najibullah Zadran 52* (37) Amir Hamza 2/8 (3 overs)

Band-e-Amir Region won by 3 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Ahmed Shah Pakteen Player of the match: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Band-e-Amir Region)

• Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
• Khalid Ahmadzai, Arab Gul (Band-e-Amir Region) Mohibullah Hamraz, Faridoon, Abdullah Tarakhail and Mohammadullah (Boost Region) all made their T20 debuts.

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1 May 2024 14:00 Scorecard

Mis Ainak Region 108/6 (20 overs)	v	Speen Ghar Region 112/7 (20 overs)
Mehboob Taskin 25* (22) Aftab Alam 2/17 (4 overs)		Samiullah Shinwari 39* (37) Haqmal Arya 2/8 (4 overs)

Speen Ghar Region won by 3 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Samiullah Shinwari (Speen Ghar Region)

• Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
• Naseer Khan Maroofkhil (Speen Ghar Region) Haqmal Arya, Ihsanullah and Mehboob Taskin (Mis Ainak Region) all made their T20 debuts.

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2 May 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Amo Region 142/7 (20 overs)	v	Band-e-Amir Region 143/0 (16.3 overs)
Allah Noor 34 (28) Nijat Masood 3/29 (4 overs)		Sediqullah Atal 63* (46)

Band-e-Amir Region won by 10 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Bismillah Jan Shinwari Player of the match: Bahar Shinwari (Band-e-Amir Region)

• Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
• Lalbaz Sinzai (Amo Region) made his T20 debut.

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2 May 2024 14:00 Scorecard

Mis Ainak Region 137/6 (20 overs)	v	Boost Region 123/8 (20 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 65 (48) Faridoon 3/16 (4 overs)		Imran Mir 24 (16) Wahidullah Zadran 2/17 (4)

Mis Ainak Region won by 14 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Ibrahim Zadran (Mis Ainak Region)

• Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
• Ihsanullah (Mis Ainak Region) made his T20 debut.

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3 May 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Speen Ghar Region 22/2 (4 overs)	v	Amo Region
Mohammad Shahzad 12 (11) Sharafuddin Ashraf 1/2 (1 over)

No result Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Izatullah Safi

• Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.
• No further play was possible due to rain.
• Jawid Ahmadzai (Amo Region) made his T20 debut.

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4 May 2024 14:00 Scorecard

Band-e-Amir Region	v	Mis Ainak Region

Match abandoned Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Muhammad Sabir

• No toss
• No play was possible due to rain.

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5 May 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Band-e-Amir Region 143/4 (20 overs)	v	Speen Ghar Region 103 (18.4 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 43 (36) Yousuf Zazai 3/18 (4 overs)		Wafiullah Tarakhil 45 (48) Amir Hamza 3/26 (4 overs)

Band-e-Amir Region won by 40 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Ahmed Shah Pakteen Player of the match: Karim Janat (Band-e-Amir Region)

• Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
• Hamza Khan (Band-e-Amir Region) made his T20 debut.

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5 May 2024 14:00 Scorecard

Boost Region 185/7 (20 overs)	v	Amo Region 161/7 (20 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 55 (36) Izharulhaq Naveed 3/17 (4 overs)		Mohammad Akram 51 (30) Mohammadullah 2/17 (4 overs)

Boost Region won by 24 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Najibullah Zadran (Boost Region)

• Adam Khan, Amanullah (Amo Region) Jawid Sulimankhil, Numam Shah and Samiullah (Boost Region) all made their T20 debuts.

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6 May 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Boost Region 206/3 (20 overs)	v	Speen Ghar Region 108 (17.3 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 116* (66) Naseer Khan Maroofkhil 1/25 (4 overs)		Naseer Khan Maroofkhil 22* (23) Mohammadullah 3/22 (4 overs)

Boost Region won by 98 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Mahmood Kharoti Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Boost Region)

• Boost Region won the toss and elected to bat.
• Basir Ahmed (Boost Region) and Babar Khan (Speen Ghar Region) both made their T20 debuts.

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6 May 2024 14:00 Scorecard

Mis Ainak Region 187/5 (20 overs)	v	Amo Region 176/8 (20 overs)
Naveed Obaid 73 (48) Zahir Khan 2/31 (4 overs)		Tariq Stanikzai 51 (36) Ziaur Rahman 3/27 (4 overs)

Mis Ainak Region won by 11 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Naveed Obaid (Mis Ainak Region)

• Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
• Subhanullah Hotak (Amo Region) and Mohammad Younus (Mis Ainak Region) both made their T20 debuts.

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7 May 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Boost Region 157/7 (20 overs)	v	Mis Ainak Region 156/3 (20 overs)
Rahmat Shah 50 (36) Mohammad Younus 2/22 (4 overs)		Afsar Zazai 55* (34) Mohammadullah 1/28 (4 overs)

Mis Ainak Region won by 7 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Bismillah Jan Shinwari Player of the match: Afsar Zazai (Mis Ainak Region)

• Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to field.
• Mohammad Riaz (Mis Ainak Region) made his T20 debut.

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7 May 2024 14:00 Scorecard

Speen Ghar Region 155/8 (20 overs)	v	Amo Region 122 (18.5 overs)
Samiullah Shinwari 37 (43) Sharafuddin Ashraf 4/20 (4 overs)		Mohammad Akram 39 (33) Samiullah Shinwari 3/15 (4 overs)

Speen Ghar Region won by 33 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Samiullah Shinwari (Speen Ghar Region)

• Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.

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8 May 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Band-e-Amir Region 115/8 (20 overs)	v	Mis Ainak Region 110/7 (20 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 25 (22) Mohammad Riaz 2/14 (4 overs)		Ibrahim Zadran 36 (35) Khalil Ahmed 2/24 (4 overs)

Band-e-Amir Region won by 5 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Khalil Ahmed (Band-e-Amir Region)

• Haroon Khan (Band-e-Amir Region) made his T20 debut.

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8 May 2024 14:00 Scorecard

Amo Region 185/5 (20 overs)	v	Boost Region 117 (17.4 overs)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 66 (36) Samiullah 2/43 (4 overs)		Hazratullah Zazai 35 (27) Zahir Khan 4/7 (2.4 overs)

Amo Region won by 68 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)

• Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
• Faisal (Amo Region) and Aqil Khan (Boost Region) both made their T20 debuts.

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9 May 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Speen Ghar Region 131/6 (20 overs)	v	Mis Ainak Region 134/9 (19.4 overs)
Ismat Alam 38* (29) Ziaur Rahman 2/25 (4 overs)		Afsar Zazai 54 (41) Aftab Alam 4/22 (4 overs)

Mis Ainak Region won by 1 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Afsar Zazai (Mis Ainak Region)

• Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
• Arshaduddin Safi (Speen Ghar Region) made his T20 debut.

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9 May 2024 14:00 Scorecard

Boost Region 237/3 (20 overs)	v	Band-e-Amir Region 219/6 (20 overs)
Numan Shah 86 (53) Nijat Masood 1/44 (4 overs)		Shamsurrahman 84* (33) Nasir Jamal 2/25 (3 overs)

Boost Region won by 18 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Bismillah Jan Shinwari Player of the match: Numan Shah (Boost Region)

• Boost Region won the toss and elected to bat.

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10 May 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Amo Region 151/5 (20 overs)	v	Band-e-Amir Region 141/6 (20 overs)
Mohammad Akram 51 (33) Bilal Sami 2/28 (3 overs)		Sediqullah Atal 64 (35) Izharulhaq Naveed 4/12 (3 overs)

Amo Region won by 10 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Izharulhaq Naveed (Amo Region)

• Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
• Kamil Kakar (Amo Region) made his T20 debut.

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10 May 2024 14:00 Scorecard

Speen Ghar Region 123/7 (20 overs)	v	Boost Region 124/5 (13.5 overs)
Samiullah Shinwari 49 (38) Mohammadullah 2/18 (4 overs)		Rahmat Shah 69* (51) Ismat Alam 2/8 (4 overs)

Boost Region won by 5 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Ahmed Shah Pakteen Player of the match: Rahmat Shah (Boost Region)

• Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
• Bilal Ahmad (Boost Region) made his T20 debut.

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11 May 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Speen Ghar Region 144/6 (20 overs)	v	Band-e-Amir Region 148/3 (15.5 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 47 (40) Khalil Ahmed 4/25 (4 overs)		Sediqullah Atal 60 (32) Naseer Khan Maroofkhil 1/12 (2 overs)

Band-e-Amir Region won by 7 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Khalil Ahmed (Band-e-Amir Region)

• Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.

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11 May 2024 14:00 Scorecard

Mis Ainak Region 200/2 (20 overs)	v	Amo Region 191/9 (20 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 101* (70) Mohammad Gul Alizai 1/37 (4 overs)		Mohammad Gul Alizai 47 (33) Ziaur Rahman 2/30 (4 overs)

Mis Ainak Region won by 9 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Bismillah Jan Shinwari Player of the match: Ibrahim Zadran (Mis Ainak Region)

• Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ibrahim Zadran (Mis Ainak Region) scored his first century in T20s.

Final

13 May 2024 11:00 Scorecard

Band-e-Amir Region 195/5 (20 overs)	v	Mis Ainak Region 173 (19.4 overs)
Karim Janat 107 (53) Wahidullah Zadran 1/27 (4 overs)		Shahidullah 41 (28) Karim Janat 4/34 (4 overs)

Band-e-Amir Region won by 23 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Bismillah Jan Shinwari Player of the match: Karim Janat (Band-e-Amir Region)

• Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.

References

1. "Afghanistan Cricket Board launches Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Amu TV. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
2. "ACB Introduces "Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup"". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
3. "Qosh Tepa Tournament to be Held in Kandahar: Cricket Board Officials". TOLOnews. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
4. "Fixtures announced for Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
5. Islam, Mainul (28 March 2024). "ACB has launched the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Criczine. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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External links

• Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo