Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament

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Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament
CountriesFlag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Administrator Afghanistan Cricket Board
Format List A cricket
First edition 2017
Latest edition 2024
Tournament format Round-robin
Number of teams 8
Current championHindukush Strikers (1st title)
Most successful Mis Ainak Region (3 titles)
Most runs Darwish Rasooli (1753) [1]
Most wickets Zahir Khan (56) [2]
Website http://www.cricket.af/

The Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament is a cricket tournament organized by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) that forms part of the Afghanistan domestic cricket season. Starting from the 2017 season, following announcements from the ICC earlier in the same year, the tournament is recognized with List A status. [3] [4] [5] The first ever domestic List A matches played in Afghanistan took place at the start of the 2017 edition of the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 August 2017 at Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost. [6] It is named after Afghan King Amanullah Khan. The winner of the first tournament was Spin Ghar Region.

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Teams

The Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament features the eight regional sides of Afghanistan, each of which represents a number of provinces. Kabul Region, the sixth side that features in Afghanistan's first-class (Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament) and Twenty20 (Shpageeza Cricket League) tournaments did not compete in the one-day tournament in 2017. In 2021, two new sides, Hindukush Region and Pamir Region were added. [7]

NameHome groundFranchise name
Amo Region Balkh Cricket Stadium, Mazar-i-Sharif Sharks
Band-e-Amir Region Ghazni Cricket Ground, Ghazni Dragons
Boost Region Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar Defenders
Hindukush Region Herat Cricket Ground, Herat Stars
Kabul Region Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Eagles
Mis Ainak Region Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Knights
Pamir Region Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz Zalmi
Spin Ghar Region Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad Tigers

Winner

See also

Broadcasting

Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and the Radio-Television of Afghanistan (RTA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the production and broadcast of the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional List A Tournament 2023. [8]

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