2025 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament

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2025 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
2025 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament.png
Dates5 May – 22 June 2025
Administrator(s) Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)
Cricket format First-class
Tournament format(s) Double round-robin and final
Host(s)Afghanistan
ChampionsMaiwand Champions (2nd title)
Participants4
Matches13
Player of the series Sharafuddin Ashraf (Mah-e-Par Stars)
Most runs Shahidullah (Mah-e-Par Stars) (541)
Most wickets Sharafuddin Ashraf (Mah-e-Par Stars) (36)

The 2025 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament was the eighth edition of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, a first-class cricket tournament in Afghanistan. The tournament was started on 5 May and the final was played from 18-22 June 2025. [1] [2] The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed the fixtures of the tournament on 30 April 2025. [3]

Contents

Points table

PosTeamPldWDLPtsQualification
1Mah-e-Par Stars632189Advanced to the final
2Maiwand Champions613275
3Pamir Legends614167
4Hindukush Strikers613245
Source: ESPNcricinfo [4]

Round-robin

Round 1

5–8 May 2025
Scorecard
Hindukush Strikers
v
Mah-e-Par Stars
405 (112.5 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 205 (280)
Khalil Gurbaz 3/107 (19.5 overs)
407/9d (137 overs)
Shahidullah 174 (366)
Ziaur Rahman 3/46 (17 overs)
283/7d (86 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 104 (161)
Khalil Gurbaz 3/74 (20 overs)
Match drawn
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Nangarhar
Umpires: Ihsanullah Danish and Ahmad Shah Pakteen
Player of the match: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Hindukush Strikers)
  • Hindukush Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Mah-e-Par Stars 15, Hindukush Strikers 9
5–8 May 2025
Scorecard
Pamir Legends
v
Maiwand Champions
329 (79.5 overs)
Nasir Jamal 82 (119)
Zahir Khan 4/62 (16.5 overs)
300 (89.5 overs)
Bahir Shah 127 (193)
Mohammad Saleem 3/54 (21 overs)
367/8d (87.3 overs)
Yousuf Shah 137 (179)
Khalil Ahmed 3/65 (19 overs)
227/6 (55.4 overs)
Shawkat Zaman 119 (170)
Mohammad Saleem 2/16 (10.4 overs)
Match drawn
Najibullah Tarakai Cricket Ground, Nangarhar
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Mahmood Kharoti
Player of the match: Yousuf Shah (Pamir Legends)
  • Maiwand Champions won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Pamir Legends 14, Maiwand Champions 9

Round 2

11–14 May 2025
Scorecard
Maiwand Champions
v
Mah-e-Par Stars
297 (78.2 overs)
Haroon Khan 129* (208)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 3/37 (17 overs)
198 (66.5 overs)
Shahidullah 60 (109)
Zahir Khan 3/46 (13 overs)
136 (48 overs)
Haroon Khan 35 (101)
Khalil Gurbaz 5/50 (11 overs)
236/5 (60.3 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 122 (139)
Zahir Khan 2/69 (15 overs)
Mah-e-Par Stars won by 5 wickets
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Nangarhar
Umpires: Nasir Khan and Izatullah Safi
Player of the match: Darwish Rasooli (Mah-e-Par Stars)
  • Mah-e-Par Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kamal Khan (Maiwand Champions) made his first-class debut.
  • Haroon Khan (Maiwand Champions) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
  • Points: Mah-e-Par Stars 15, Maiwand Champions 0
11–14 May 2025
Scorecard
Pamir Legends
v
Hindukush Strikers
548 (118.5 overs)
Rahmanullah 170* (214)
Izharulhaq Naveed 4/146 (27.5 overs)
134 (47.2 overs)
Mohammad Asif 26 (59)
Nangeyalia Kharote 6/25 (13.2 overs)
205 (42.3 overs) (f/o)
Sediqullah Atal 62 (62)
Qais Ahmad 4/13 (7 overs)
Pamir Legends won by an innings and 209 runs
Najibullah Tarakai Cricket Ground, Nangarhar
Umpires: Ihsanullah Danish and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Qais Ahmad (Pamir Legends)
  • Hindukush Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Qais Ahmad (Pamir Legends) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. [5]
  • Points: Pamir Legends 25, Hindukush Strikers 0

Round 3

17–20 May 2025
Scorecard
Hindukush Strikers
v
Maiwand Champions
197 (73.3 overs)
Bilal Ahmad 41 (63)
Zia-ur-Rehman 5/30 (19.3 overs)
227 (81.3 overs)
Shawkat Zaman
Ziaur Rahman 5/33 (22.3 overs)
444/6d
Hassan Eisakhil 105 (138)
Ziaur Rahman 5/66 (28.5 overs)
175/7 (115.5 overs)
Ijaz Ahmad 67 (157)
Mohammadullah 2/27 (17 overs)
Match drawn
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Nangarhar
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Ziaur Rahman (Hindukush Strikers)
  • Hindukush Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Hassan Eisakhil and Aqil Khan (Hindukush Strikers) both made their first-class debuts.
  • Hassan Eisakhil (Hindukush Strikers) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. [6]
  • Points: Maiwand Champions 14, Hindukush Strikers 7
17–20 May 2025
Scorecard
Mah-e-Par Stars
v
Pamir Legends
336 (80.3 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 134 (184)
Qais Ahmad 4/62 (19 overs)
221 (64.2 overs)
Rahmanullah 74 (117)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 4/44 (16.2 overs)
402/8d
Darwish Rasooli 116 (122)
Nangeyalia Kharote 5/77 (26 overs)
276 (57.3 overs)
Nasir Jamal 95 (123)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 5/95 (20.3 overs)
Mah-e-Par Stars won by 242
Najibullah Tarakai Cricket Ground, Nangarhar
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ahmad Shah Pakteen
Player of the match: (Mah-e-Par Stars)
  • Mah-e-Par Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Mah-e-Par Stars 22, Pamir Legends 0

Round 4

23–26 May 2025
Scorecard
Pamir Legends
v
Maiwand Champions
122 (5.2 overs)
Rahmat Shah 22 (70)
Zia-ur-Rehman 4/30 (14.2 overs)
78/2 (22 overs)
Masood Gurbaz 101 (156)
Abuzar Safi 5/59 (15 overs)
446 (109 overs)
Abdul Malik 101 (156)
Zia-ur-Rehman 4/100 (27 overs)
206/2 (57 overs)
Mohammad Ishaq 72* (133)
Nangeyalia Kharote 1/11 (13 overs)
Match drawn
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Nangarhar
Umpires: Ajmal Shamolzi and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Masood Gurbaz (Maiwand Champions)
  • Pamir Legends won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Abuzar Safi (Pamir Legends) made his first-class debut.
  • Masood Gurbaz (Maiwand Champions) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
  • Abuzar Safi (Pamir Legends) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
  • Points: Maiwand Champions 15, Pamir Legends 8
23–26 May 2025
Scorecard
Hindukush Strikers
v
Mah-e-Par Stars
243 (97.2 overs)
Mohammad Asif 59 (151)
Naseer Khan Maroofkhil 5/45 (23.2 overs)
439 (111.1 overs)
Zubaid Akbari 96 (162)
Aqil Khan 2/57 (21 overs)
221 (70.4 overs)
Ismat Alam 53* (122)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 6/60 (25 overs)
17/1 (3.1 overs)
Afsar Zazai 11* (10)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 1/8 (1.1 overs)
Mah-e-Par Stars won by 9 wickets
Najibullah Tarakai Cricket Ground, Nangarhar
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Izatullah Safi
Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Mah-e-Par Stars)
  • Hindukush Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Mah-e-Par Stars 22, Hindukush Strikers 0

Round 5

29 May–1 June 2025
Scorecard
Hindukush Strikers
v
Pamir Legends
811/9d (184 overs)
Mohammad Asif 245 (319)
Farmanullah 4/102 (22 overs)
365/6 (102.3 overs)
Rahmat Shah 157 (258)
Amanullah 3/44 (12.3 overs)
Match drawn
Najibullah Tarakai Cricket Ground, Nangarhar
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Muhammad Sabir
  • Hindukush Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Noor ul Rahman (Hindukush Strikers) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
  • Points: Hindukush Strikers 13, Pamir Legends 12
29 May–1 June 2025
Scorecard
Maiwand Champions
v
Mah-e-Par Stars
268 (65 overs)
Kamal Khan 138 (229)
Mohammad Ibrahim 3/66 (17 overs)
232 (87.2 overs)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 67 (119)
Zia-ur-Rehman 3/20 (18.2 overs)
211 (69 overs)
Kamal Khan 80 (189)
Nasim Mangal 4/49 (11 overs)
219 (76.4 overs)
Allah Noor 81 (151)
Yamin Ahmadzai 3/41 (17 overs)
Maiwand Champions won by 28 runs
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Nangarhar
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Ahmed Shah Pakteen
  • Maiwand Champions won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kamal Khan (Maiwand Champions) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
  • Points: Maiwand Champions 21, Mah-e-Par Stars 0

Round 6

12–15 June 2025
Scorecard
Hindukush Strikers
v
Maiwand Champions
127 (42 overs)
Noor ul Rahman 34* (86)
Bashir Ahmad 6/49 (16 overs)
236 (50.2 overs)
Mohammad Ishaq 40 (72)
Mohibullah Zurmati 3/62 (12 overs)
442/7d (123.4 overs)
Shams Ur Rahman 171* (242)
Yamin Ahmadzai 5/98 (32 overs)
96 (30 overs)
Bahir Shah 24 (52)
Mohibullah Zurmati 4/14 (5 overs)
Hindukush Strikers won by 237 runs
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Nangarhar
Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Shams Ur Rahman (Hindukush Strikers)
  • Hindukush Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shams Ur Rahman (Hindukush Strikers) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
  • Points: Hindukush Strikers 16, Maiwand Champions 8
12–15 June 2025
Scorecard
Mah-e-Par Stars
v
Pamir Legends
434 (131.2 overs)
Afsar Zazai 202 (332)
Qais Ahmad 4/122 (31.2 overs)
308 (83 overs)
Abdul Malik 134 (194)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 5/55 (22 overs)
89 (42.4 overs)
Riaz Hassan 39 (91)
Qais Ahmad 4/21 (15 overs)
147/4 (32.2 overs)
Rahmat Shah 50* (48)
Naseer Khan Maroofkhil 2/30 (9.2 overs)
Match drawn
Najibullah Tarakai Cricket Ground, Nangarhar
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Afsar Zazai (Mah-e-Par Stars)
  • Mah-e-Par Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Mah-e-Par Stars 15, Pamir Legends 8

Final

18–22 June 2025
Scorecard
Mah-e-Par Stars
v
Maiwand Champions
135 (43.2 overs)
Afsar Zazai 44 (92)
Bashir Ahmad 5/37 (15.2 overs)
221 (52.2 overs)
Bahir Shah 90 (112)
Nasim Mangal 4/48 (16.2 overs)
97 (25.5 overs)
Riaz Hassan 38 (61)
Yamin Ahmadzai 4/16 (9 overs)
14/1 (0.5 over)
Mohammad Ishaq 10* (2)
Darwish Rasooli 1/14 (0.5 over)
Maiwand Champions won by 9 wickets
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Nangarhar
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ahmad Shah Pakteen
Player of the match: Yamin Ahmadzai (Maiwand Champions)
  • Maiwand Champions won the toss and elected to field.

References

  1. ↑ "First-class domestic cricket tournament to kick off tomorrow". Pajhwok Afghan News. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament 2025: Full schedule, squads, match timings, and live-streaming details". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Eighth edition of domestic cricket tournament kicks off in Nangarhar". Amu TV. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day 2025 Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Afghanistan Test spinner defies first-class average of 14 to smash 91-ball hundred". Wisden. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Afghanistan legend's teenage son scores hundred on first-class debut". Wisden. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
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