2025 Shpageeza Cricket League

2025 Shpageeza Cricket League

Dates	19 – 31 July 2025
Administrator(s)	Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin and final
Host(s)	Afghanistan
Champions	Amo Sharks (2nd title)
Runners-up	Mis Ainak Knights
Participants	5
Matches	21
Player of the series	Karim Janat (Boost Defenders)
Most runs	Hashmatullah Shahidi (Band-e-Amir Dragons) (321)
Most wickets	Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Sharks) (14)
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The 2025 Shpageeza Cricket League (also known as for sponsorship reasons as 2025 Etisalat Shpageeza Cricket League) was the 10th edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League, ^[1] a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in 2013, and the sixth edition to have official T20 status. ^[2] On 12 July 2025, Afghanistan Cricket Board announced the complete fixtures of 2025 editions. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

The Amo Sharks are the defending champions. ^{[7] [8]}

Amo Sharks defend their title for the second time defeating Mis Ainak Knights in the final. ^[9]

Squads

Squads were announced on 9 July 2025. ^{[10] [11]}

Amo Sharks	Band-e-Amir Dragons	Boost Defenders	Mis Ainak Knights	Speenghar Tigers
Azmatullah Omarzai (c) Aftab Alam Sharafuddin Ashraf Qais Ahmad Sharifullah Ahmadzai Yamin Ahmadzai Hassan Eisakhil Fazalhaq Farooqi Mohammad Ishaq (wk) Babar Khan Abdul Malik Imran Mir Ijaz Mihri Mohammadullah Noor Rahman Samiullah Shinwari Shahidullah	Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) Khalil Ahmed Sediqullah Atal Abdul Hadi Haroon Khan Nangialai Kharoti Nijat Masood Asif Musazai Gulbadin Naib Izharulhaq Naveed Darwish Rasooli Mohammad Saleem Lalbaz Sinzai Qamar Shams Mohammad Shahzad (wk)	Ibrahim Zadran (c) Bashir Ahmad Bilal Ahmad Noor Ahmad Mohammad Akram Yama Arab Mobin Bakhtyar Arab Gul Karim Janat Haji Murad Muradi (wk) Allah Noor Naveed Obaid Abdul Rahman Tariq Stanikzai Abdullah Tarakhail Azim Zadran Najibullah Zadran Shawkat Zaman	Rahmanullah Gurbaz (c) Emal Farmanullah Khalil Gurbaz Mohibullah Hamraz Riaz Hassan Nasir Jamal Mohammad Nabi Mujeeb Ur Rahman Zia-ur-Rehman Bilal Sami Zia Sharifi Sayed Shirzad Khalid Taniwal Wafiullah Tarakhil Afsar Zazai (wk) Sohail Khan Zurmati Naveed Zadran	Rashid Khan (c) [n 1] Fareed Ahmad Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai Ikram Alikhil (wk) Zubaid Akbari Ismat Alam Faridoon Dawoodzai Naseer Khan Zahir Khan Shams Karokhil Lutfullah Ibrahim Sharifi Baheer Shah Rahmat Shah Yousuf Shah Dawlat Zadran Rahmanullah Zadran Hazratullah Zazai

Standings

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Amo Sharks	8	6	2	0	12	0.872	Advanced to final
2	Mis Ainak Knights	8	5	3	0	10	0.314
3	Boost Defenders	8	4	4	0	8	−0.004
4	Band-e-Amir Dragons	8	3	5	0	6	−0.811
5	Speenghar Tigers	8	2	6	0	4	−0.407

Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[12]

League progression

Team	Group matches
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Amo Sharks	2	4	4	6	6	8	10	12
Band-e-Amir Dragons	2	2	4	4	4	6	6	6
Boost Defenders	0	2	2	4	6	6	6	8
Mis Ainak Knights	2	2	4	6	8	8	8	10
Speenghar Tigers	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	4

Win

Loss

No result

• Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
• Note: Click on the points to see the match summary.

League stage

Match 1 19 July 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Boost Defenders 148/5 (20 overs)	v	Amo Sharks 151/4 (18.5 overs)
Mohammad Akram 64* (52) Fazalhaq Farooqi 2/25 (4 overs)		Imran Mir 85* (58) Noor Ahmad 1/12 (4 overs)

Amo Sharks won by 6 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Imran Mir (Amo Sharks)

• Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 2 19 July 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Speenghar Tigers 151/8 (20 overs)	v	Mis Ainak Knights 152/6 (19.5 overs)
Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai 75 (45) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3/14 (4 overs)		Wafiullah Tarakhil 45 (26) Zahir Khan 3/33 (3.5 overs)

Mis Ainak Knights won by 4 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Mis Ainak Knights)

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Match 3 20 July 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Mis Ainak Knights 187/5 (20 overs)	v	Band-e-Amir Dragons 188/4 (19.2 overs)
Sohail Khan Zurmati 59* (41) Khalil Ahmed 4/33 (4 overs)		Rahmanullah 64 (39) Farmanullah 2/20 (4 overs)

Band-e-Amir Dragons won by 6 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Khalil Ahmed (Band-e-Amir Dragons)

• Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 4 20 July 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Boost Defenders 202/6 (20 overs)	v	Speenghar Tigers 137 (19.2 overs)
Allah Noor 56 (26) Zahir Khan 2/34 (4 overs)		Rahmat Shah 27 (17) Arab Gul 4/14 (3.2 overs)

Boost Defenders won by 65 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Mahmood Kharoti

• Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 5 21 July 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Band-e-Amir Dragons 199/4 (20 overs)	v	Amo Sharks 203/7 (20 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 73 (51) Yamin Ahmadazi 2/44 (4 overs)		Shahidullah 44* (33) Izharullaq Naveed 2/27 (3 overs)

Amo Sharks won by 3 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Shahidullah (Amo Sharks)

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

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Match 6 21 July 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Mis Ainak Knights 177/5 (20 overs)	v	Boost Defenders 159/7 (20 overs)
Wafiullah Tarakhil 59 (43) Abdul Rahman Rahmani 3/35 (4 overs)		Mohammad Akram 56 (46) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/14 (4 overs)

Mis Ainak Knights won by 18 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Wafiullah Tarakhil (Mis Ainak Knights)

• Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 7 22 July 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Band-e-Amir Dragons 192/5 (20 overs)	v	Speenghar Tigers 180/9 (20 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 75 (47) Shams Ur Rahman 3/42 (4 overs)		Ikram Alikhil 51 (33) Izharulhaq Naveed 3/28 (4 overs)

Band-e-Amir Dragons won by 12 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Sediqullah Atal (Band-e-Amir Dragons)

• Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 8 22 July 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Amo Sharks 162 (19.4 overs)	v	Mis Ainak Knights 165/5 (17 overs)
Hassan Eisakhil 52 (36) Naveed Zadran 4/21 (4 overs)		Khalid Taniwal 56 (27) Qais Ahmad 2/43 (4 overs)

Mis Ainak Kinghts won by 5 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Naveed Zadran (Mis Ainak Kinghts)

• Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 9 24 July 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Speen Ghar Tigers 121 (18.1 overs)	v	Amo Sharks 124/7 (18.3 overs)
Zubaid Akbari 43 (27) Sharafuddin Ashraf 3/26 (4 overs)		Shahidullah 57* (50) Mohammad Ibrahim 2/31 (4 overs)

Amo Sharks won by 3 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Shahidullah (Amo Sharks)

• Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 10 24 July 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Boost Defenders 212/5 (20 overs)	v	Band-e-Amir Dragons 203/8 (20 overs)
Mohammad Akram 86 (57) Mohammad Saleem 2/28 (4 overs)		Gulbadin Naib 57 (26) Noor Ahmad 5/28 (4 overs)

Boost Defenders won by 9 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ajmal Shamolzi and Farooq Khan Player of the match: Noor Ahmad (Boost Defenders)

• Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 11 25 July 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Amo Sharks 165/7 (20 overs)	v	Mis Ainak Knights 166/3 (19 overs)
Imran Mir 47 (37) Khalil Gurbaz 2/30 (4 overs)		Khalid Taniwal 102* (52) Sharafuddin Ashraf 3/15 (4 overs)

Mis Ainak Knights won by 7 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Khalid Taniwal (Mis Ainak Knights)

• Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to field.
• Khalid Taniwal (Mis Ainak Knights) scored his first century in T20s.

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Match 12 25 July 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Band-e-Amir Dragons 177/7 (20 overs)	v	Speenghar Tigers 178/6 (20 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 55 (38) Ismat Alam 2/20 (2 overs)		Darwish Rasooli 63 (44) Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar 2/10 (4 overs)

Speenghar Tigers won by 4 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmad Shah Pakteen and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Darwish Rasooli (Speenghar Tigers)

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

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Match 13 26 July 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Mis Ainak Knights 154/9 (20 overs)	v	Boost Defenders 155/4 (16.5 overs)
Afsar Zazai 34 (26) Arab Gul 3/22 (4 overs)		Ibrahim Zadran 65 (44) Farmanullah 2/22 (3 overs)

Boost Defenders won by 7 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Ibrahim Zadran (Boost Defenders)

• Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 14 26 July 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Speenghar Tigers 173/6 (20 overs)	v	Amo Sharks 174/4 (18.4 overs)
Rahmat Shah 52 (33) Azmatullah Omarzai 3/31 (4 overs)		Hassan Eisakhil 54 (38) Zubaid Akbari 2/28 (4 overs)

Amo Sharks won by 6 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Ahmad Shah Pakteen Player of the match: Azmatullah Omarzai (Amo Sharks)

• Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 15 28 July 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Boost Defenders 182/6 (20 overs)	v	Band-e-Amir Dragons 183/7 (19.5 overs)
Karim Janat 65 (41) Gulbadin Naib 4/41 (4 overs)		Sediqullah Atal 34 (22) Bashir Ahmad 2/39 (4 overs)

Band-e-Amir Dragons won by 3 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmad Shah Pakteen and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Gulbadin Naib (Band-e-Amir Dragons)

• Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 16 28 July 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Speenghar Tigers 191/6 (20 overs)	v	Mis Ainak Knights 141/9 (20 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 50 (25) Farmanullah 2/30 (4 overs)		Farmanullah 37* (32) Zubaid Akbari 4/14 (2.3 overs)

Speenghar Tigers won by 50 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Mahmood Kharoti Player of the match: Zubaid Akbari (Speenghar Tigers)

• Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 17 29 July 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Amo Sharks 128 (19.4 overs)	v	Boost Defenders 51 (11 overs)
Samiullah Shinwari 49 (34) Wahidullah Zadran 4/22 (4 overs)		Karim Janat 14 (6) Abdullah 4/7 (3 overs)

Amo Sharks won by 77 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Samiullah Shinwari (Amo Sharks)

• Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 18 29 July 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Mis Ainak Knights 264/2 (20 overs)	v	Band-e-Amir Dragons 192/9 (17.3 overs)
Wafiullah Tarakhil 78* (35) Gulbadin Naib 1/27 (3.3 overs)		Haroon Khan 40 (16) Bilal Sami 2/29 (3 overs)

Mis Ainak Knights won by 72 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ahmad Shah Pakteen Player of the match: Farmanullah (Mis Ainak Kninghts)

• Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 19 30 July 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Band-e-Amir Dragons 180/5 (20 overs)	v	Amo Sharks 182/1 (13.5 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 75 (52) Sharafuddin Ashraf 2/41 (4 overs)		Noor ul Rahman 115* (43) Lalbaz Sinzai 1/29 (2 overs)

Amo Sharks won by 9 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmad Shah Pakteen and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Noor ul Rahman (Amo Sharks)

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

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Match 20 30 July 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Boost Defenders 206 (20 overs)	v	Speenghar Tigers 198/9 (20 overs)
Karim Janat 50 (24) Rashid Khan 4/19 (4 overs)		Hazratullah Zazai 50 (19) Karim Janat 3/34 (4 overs)

Boost Defenders won by 2 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Mahmood Kharoti Player of the match: Karim Janat (Boost Defenders)

• Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

Final 31 July 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Mis Ainak Knights 121 (16.2 overs)	v	Amo Sharks 124/2 (12.4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 48 (21) Azmatullah Omarzai 4/21 (3.2 overs)		Hassan Eisakhil 50* (34) Khalil Gurbaz 1/12 (2 overs)

Amo Sharks won by 8 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Abdullah (Amo Sharks)

• Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to field.

End of season awards

• Best Batter: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Band-e-Amir Dragons)
• Best Bowler: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Sharks)
• Emerging Player: Khalid Taniwal (Mis Ainak Knights)

Notes

1. Rahmat Shah captained Speenghar Tigers in their first four matches of the group stage.

References

1. "Shpageeza Cricket League to begin July 19 with star-studded squads announced". Amu TV. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
2. "Afghanistan's Shpageeza League 2025 kicks off in 10 days". Ariana News. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
3. @ACBofficials (9 July 2025). "𝐅𝐈𝐗𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓! Presenting the official fixtures for the 10th Edition of the Etisalat Shpageeza Cricket League 2025, powered by XBull! The blockbuster event is all set to kick off on July 19 at the Kabul Cricket Stadium" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "Shpageeza Cricket League's 10th season kicks off in Kabul". Arian News. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
5. "Shpageeza Cricket League begins in Kabul today". Pajhowk Afghan News. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
6. "Star-studded Shpageeza Cricket League returns for 10th season in Kabul". Amu TV. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
7. "Amo Sharks win Shpageeza Cricket League for the first time". Ariana News. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
8. "Amo Sharks clinch first-ever Kabul cricket league title". Amu TV. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
9. "Amu Sharks retain Shpageeza title, beating Mis Ainak". Pajhwok Afghan News. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
10. @ACBofficials (9 July 2025). "Squads Named for the 10th edition of the Etisalat Shpageeza Cricket League 2024, Powered by XBull Afghanistan Cricket Board's national selection committee has finalized squads for the five regional teams featuring in the 10th edition of the Etisalat Shpageeza Cricket League 2025, Powered by XBull, starting July 19 in Kabul Province" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
11. "Shpageeza Cricket League 2025 squads: Full team lists and injury updates". Wisden. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
12. "Shpageeza Cricket League 2025/26 Points Table". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 31 July 2025.

External Links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo