2025 Wakhan National T20 Cup

2025 Wakhan National T20 Cup

Dates	28 June – 7 July 2025
Administrator(s)	Afghanistan Cricket Board
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin and final
Host(s)	Afghanistan
Champions	Hindukush Strikers (1st title)
Runners-up	Pamir Legends
Participants	4
Matches	13
Most runs	Zubaid Akbari (Hindukush Strikers) (167)
Most wickets	Yama Arab (Hindukush Strikers) (11) Bilal Sami (Pamir Legends) (11)
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The 2025 Wakhan National T20 Cup, also known as X-Bull Wakhan National T20 Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second season of the National T20 Cup, a Twenty20 cricket competition played in Afghanistan. ^[1] The tournament took place from 28 June to 7 July 2025. ^{[2] [3]} Four regional teams competing in a double round-robin league, with the matches being held at Kunduz Cricket Ground in Kunduz. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Teams

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

• Hindukush Strikers
• Mah-e-Par Stars
• Maiwand Champions
• Pamir Legends

Standings

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Hindukush Strikers	6	6	0	0	12	1.771	Advanced to final
2	Pamir Legends	6	3	3	0	6	−0.695
3	Mah-e-Par Stars	6	2	4	0	4	−0.659
4	Maiwand Champions	6	1	5	0	2	−0.432

Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[8] Fancode ^[9]

Match summary

Team	Group matches
	1	2	3	4	5	6
Hindukush Strikers	2	4	6	8	10	12
Mah-e-Par Stars	0	2	4	4	4	4
Maiwand Champions	0	0	0	0	0	2
Pamir Legends	2	2	2	4	6	6

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 28 June 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Pamir Legends 161/8 (20 overs)	v	Maiwand Champions 136 (18.4 overs)
Emal Shaheen 36 (29) Ismat Alam 3/23 (4 overs)		Imran Mir 64 (43) Arab Gul 4/16 (4 overs)

Pamir Legends won by 25 runs Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Arab Gul (Pamir Legends)

• Maiwand Champions won the toss and elected to field.
• Mohibullah Hamraz, Asif Shah Khan and Noor ul Rahman (Pamir Legends) all made their T20 debuts.

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Match 2 28 June 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Mah-e-Par Stars 79 (16.4 overs)	v	Hindukush Strikers 80/4 (13.4 overs)
Farmanullah 39 (30) Dawlat Zadran 3/5 (2.4 overs)		Dawlat Zadran 42* (45) Mohammad Saleem 3/11 (3 overs)

Hindukush Strikers won by 6 wickets Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz Umpires: Ihsanullah Danish and Farooq Khan Player of the match: Faridoon Dawoodzai (Hindukush Strikers)

• Mah-e-Par Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
• Kamal Khan, Abdullah Tarakhil (Hindukush Strikers) and Qamar Shams (Mah-e-Par Stars) all made their T20 debuts.

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Match 3 29 June 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Pamir Legends 174/8 (20 overs)	v	Mah-e-Par Stars 175/6 (19.4 overs)
Haroon Khan 92 (56) Mohammad Saleem 3/22 (4 overs)		Mohammad Shahzad 94 (48) Bilal Sami 3/18 (3.4 overs)

Mah-e-Par Stars won by 4 wickets Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz Umpires: Muhammad Sabir and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Mohammad Shahzad (Mah-e-Par Stars)

• Mah-e-Par Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• Osman Sadat (Mah-e-Par Stars) and Barakzai Nasari (Pamir Legends) both made their T20 debuts.

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Match 4 29 June 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Maiwand Champions 146/9 (20 overs)	v	Hindukush Strikers 150/5 (20 overs)
Samiullah Shinwari 29 (34) Dawlat Zadran 3/33 (4 overs)		Mohammad Ishaq 65 (42) Khalil Ahmed 2/34 (4 overs)

Hindukush Strikers won by 5 wickets Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz Umpires: Nasir Khan and Mahmood Kharoti Player of the match: Mohammad Ishaq (Hindukush Strikers)

• Maiwand Champions won the toss and elected to bat.
• Dawlat Zadran (Hindukush Strikers) took his 100th wicket in T20s.

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Match 5 1 July 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Mah-e-Par Stars 171/5 (20 overs)	v	Maiwand Champions 166/7 (20 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 57 (42) Babar Khan 2/28 (4 overs)		Najibullah Zadran 42 (26) Mohammad Ibrahim 3/23 (4 overs)

Mah-e-Par Stars won by 5 runs Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz Umpires: Farooq Khan and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Mohammad Ibrahim (Mah-e-Par Stars)

• Mah-e-Par Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
• Shir Khan (Mah-e-Par Stars) and Khalid Taniwal (Maiwand Champions) both made their T20 debut.

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Match 6 1 July 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Hindukush Strikers 176/8 (20 overs)	v	Pamir Legends 82 (15 overs)
Mobin Bakhtyar 58 (44) Bilal Sami 2/29 (4 overs)		Wafiullah Tarakhil 30 (25) Yama Arab 4/21 (3 overs)

Hindukush Strikers won by 94 runs Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Farooq Khan

• Hindukush Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
• Mobin Bakhtyar and Azim Zadran (Hindukush Strikers) both made their T20 debuts.

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Match 7 2 July 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Maiwand Champions 163/8 (20 overs)	v	Pamir Legends 167/7 (19.5 overs)
Abdul Hadi 50 (46) Mohibullah Hamraz 2/24 (4 overs)		Wafiullah Tarakhil 76 (39) Samiullah Shinwari 3/22 (4 overs)

Pamir Legends won by 3 wickets Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Wafiullah Tarakhil (Pamir Legends)

• Maiwand Champions won the toss and elected to bat.
• Mohammad Dawood (Maiwand Champions) made his T20 debut.

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Match 8 2 July 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Mah-e-Par Stars 144 (20 overs)	v	Hindukush Strikers 145/6 (20 overs)
Farmanullah 28 (19) Yama Arab 2/14 (3 overs)		Zubaid Akbari 47 (43) Khalil Gurbaz 2/28 (4 overs)

Hindukush Strikers won by 4 wickets Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Zubaid Akbari (Hindukush Strikers)

• Mah-e-Par Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
• Lutfullah Mahammadi and Sohail Khan Zurmati (Hindukush Strikers) both made their T20 debut.

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Match 9 4 July 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Pamir Legends 154/8 (20 overs)	v	Mah-e-Par Stars 128 (19.2 overs)
Noor ul Rahman 28 (24) Khalil Gurbaz 3/24 (4 overs)		Naveed Obaid 40 (37) Mohammadullah 3/24 (4 overs)

Pamir Legends won by 26 runs Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Lalbaz Sinzai (Pamir Legends)

• Pamir Legends won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 10 4 July 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Maiwand Champions 145/8 (20 overs)	v	Hindukush Strikers 151/5 (17.5 overs)
Samiullah Shinwari 41 (36) Yama Arab 4/31 (3 overs)		Mohammad Asif 39 (34) Khalil Ahmed 2/16 (2.5 overs)

Hindukush Strikers won by 5 wickets Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz Umpires: Ihsanullah Danish and Farooq Khan Player of the match: Yama Arab (Himdukush Strikers)

• Maiwand Champions won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 11 5 July 2025 09:00 Scorecard

Hindukush Strikers 145/9 (20 overs)	v	Pamir Legends 103 (16.1 overs)
Sohail Khan Zurmati 34 (17) Kamil Kakar 4/37 (4 overs)		Haji Murad Muradi 30 (23) Azim Zadran 4/19 (4 overs)

Hindukush Strikers won by 42 runs Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz Umpires: Muhammad Sabir and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Azim Zadran (Hindukush Strikers)

• Hindukush Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 12 5 July 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Mah-e-Par Stars 141/7 (20 overs)	v	Maiwand Champions 143/5 (18.5 overs)
Farmanullah 54* (37) Naseer Khan Maroofkhil 2/27 (3 overs)		Khalid Taniwal 50 (44) Mohibullah Zurmati 2/27 (3.5 overs)

Maiwand Champions won by 5 wickets Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz Umpires: Nasir Khan and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Khalid Taniwal (Maiwand Champions)

• Maiwand Champions won the toss and elected to field.

Final

Final 7 July 2025 13:00 Scorecard

Pamir Legends 97 (18.5 overs)	v	Hindukush Strikers 98/9 (19.5 overs)
Noor ul Rahman 31 (21) Dawlat Zadran 2/4 (2 overs)		Zubaid Akbari 26 (17) Arab Gul 2/17 (4 overs)

Hindukush Strikers won by 1 wicket Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Dawlat Zadran (Hindukush Strikers)

• Pamir Legends won the toss and elected to bat.

End of season awards

• Best Batsman: Zubaid Akbari (Hindukush Strikers)
• Best Bowler: Yama Arab (Hindukush Strikers)
• Emerging Player: Azim Zadran (Hindukush Strikers)

References

1. "XBull Wakhan National T20 Cup Begins Late this Month in Kunduz". Afghanistan Cricket Board . Retrieved 27 June 2025.
2. "Wakhan T20 Cup commences in Kunduz". Pajhwok News. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
3. "Wakhan T20 cup to kicks off later this month in Kunduz". Pajhowk Afghan News. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
4. "Wakhan T20 Cup To Kicks Off Later This Month In Kunduz". MENAFN.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
5. "Tournament: Wakhan National T20 Cup". Cricketer Tales. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
6. "Afghanistan National T20 Cup 2025: Schedule, squads and where to watch live". Wisden. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
7. "Wakhan National T20 Cup 2025: Full schedule, squads, match timings, and live-streaming details". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
8. "Wahkhan National T20 Cup 2025 Points Table". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 5 July 2025.
9. "Afghanistan National T20, 2025". Fancode. Retrieved 5 July 2025.

External links

• Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo