Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup

Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup

Countries	Afghanistan
Administrator	Afghanistan Cricket Board
Format	Twenty20
First edition	2024
Next edition	2025
Tournament format	Double round-robin, and final
Number of teams	5
Current champion	Band-e-Amir Region (1st title)
Most successful	Band-e-Amir Region (1 title)
Most runs	Ibrahim Zadran (Mis Ainak Region) (323) [1]
Most wickets	Wahidullah Zadran (Mis Ainak Region) (13) [2]

The Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup, is a domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Afghanistan, organized by the Afghanistan Cricket Board and first contested during the 2024 season. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

The competition will serve as the preparation for national players and the criteria for team selection ahead of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. ^[8]

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. ^[9]

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

The following teams will participate in the tournament: ^[10]

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

References

1. "Cricket Records in Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup most career runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
2. "Cricket Records in Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup most career wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
3. "Afghanistan Cricket Board launches Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Amu TV. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
4. "ACB Introduces "Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup"". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
5. "Qosh Tepa Tournament to be Held in Kandahar: Cricket Board Officials". TOLOnews. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
6. "Fixtures announced for Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
7. Singh, Sagar (28 March 2024). "ACB has launched the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Criczine. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
8. Singh, Sagar (28 March 2024). "Qosh Tepa National T20 cricket tournament kicked off among five zones in Kabul, ACB". The Kabul Times. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
9. "Qosh Tepa T20 Cup 2024 Final: Band-E-Amir Region Crowned Inaugural Champions Of Afghanistan". ABP Live. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
10. "'Qosh Tepa' tournament to be held in Kandahar". The Frontier Post. Retrieved 8 April 2024.