Countries | Afghanistan |
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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]
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]
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.
The following teams participated in the inaugural season: [8]
Location of Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup teams |
Team | Region | Provinces | Home Ground | Debut | Seasons won |
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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 |
The following teams are participating in the tournament from 2025 season onward. [9]
Team | Debut | Last | Captain | Win | |
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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 |
The following teams have won the tournament:
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Result | Final venue |
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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 |