National T20 Cup (Afghanistan)

National T20 Cup

Countries	Afghanistan
Administrator	Afghanistan Cricket Board
Format	Twenty20
First edition	2024
Latest edition	2025
Next edition	2026
Tournament format	Double round-robin, and final
Number of teams	5
Current champion	Hindukush Strikers (1st title)
Most successful	Band-e-Amir Region Hindukush Strikers (1 title each)

The National T20 Cup, is a domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Afghanistan, organized by the Afghanistan Cricket Board and first contested during the 2024 season. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

History

The League was established in 2024 titled as Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup. Five regional teams participated in the event and it was a successful initiative by Afghanistan Cricket Board. The champion of the first league was Band-e-Amir Region for the inaugural edition of the tournament. ^[7]

Format

The tournament is held as a double round-robin format with each team playing each other twice, once at its home ground and the other leg away.

Teams

Former teams

The following teams participated in the inaugural season: ^[8]

Amo Region Boost Region Mis Ainak Region Speen Ghar Region Band-e-Amir Region class=notpageimage| Location of Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup teams

• Mis Ainak Region
• Band-e-Amir Region
• Speenghar Region
• Amo Region
• Boost Region

Team	Region	Provinces	Home Ground	Debut	Seasons won
Amo Region	Amo	Balkh, Faryab, Jowzjan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol	Balkh Cricket Stadium, Mazar-i-Sharif	2024
Band-e-Amir Region	Band-e-Amir	Ghazni, Bamyan, Daykundi, Maidan Wardak	Ghazni Cricket Ground, Ghazni	2024	2024
Boost Region	Boost	Kandahar, Helmand, Nimroz, Uruzgan, Zabul	Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar	2024
Mis Ainak Region	Mis Ainak	Khost, Logar, Paktia, Paktika	Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost	2024
Speen Ghar Region	Speen Ghar	Nangarhar, Kapisa, Kunar, Laghman, Nuristan	Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad	2024

Current teams

The following teams are participating in the tournament from 2025 season onward. ^[9]

Team		Debut	Last	Captain	Win
	Hindukush Strikers	2025	2025	Mohammad Ishaq	2025
	Mah-e-Par Stars	2025	2025	Hazratullah Zazai
	Miawand Champions	2025	2025	Najibullah Zadran
	Pamir Legends	2025	2025	Nangialai Kharoti

Winners

The following teams have won the tournament:

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Result	Final venue
2024	Band-e-Amir Region 195/5 (20 overs)	Mis Ainak Region 173 (19.4 overs)	Band-e-Amir Region won by 23 runs (Scorecard)	Kabul International Cricket Stadium
2025	Hindukush Strikers 98/9 (19.5 overs)	Pamir Legends 97 (18.5 overs)	Hindukush Strikers won by 1 wicket (Scorecard)	Kunduz Cricket Ground

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. Singh, Sagar (28 March 2024). "ACB has launched the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Criczine. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
6. Singh, Sagar (28 March 2024). "Qosh Tepa National T20 cricket tournament kicked off among five zones in Kabul, ACB". The Kabul Times. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
7. "Qosh Tepa T20 Cup 2024 Final: Band-E-Amir Region Crowned Inaugural Champions Of Afghanistan". ABP Live. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
8. "'Qosh Tepa' tournament to be held in Kandahar". The Frontier Post. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
9. "Wakhan National T20 Cup 2025: Full schedule, squads, match timings, and live-streaming details". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 27 June 2025.