2020 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup
| Dates | 13 – 22 August 2020 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Afghanistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Limited-overs (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin, knockout |
| Champions | Khost Province (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Shahidullah |
| Most runs | Bahir Shah (244) |
| Most wickets | Batin Shah (17) |
The 2020 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup was a Limited-overs competition that took place in Afghanistan between 13 and 22 August 2020.[1] It was the fourth year of domestic List A cricket to be played in Afghanistan, following the announcements by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in February and May 2017.[2][3] However, despite the 2019 edition of the Provincial Challenge Cup having List A status, the same was not applied to the 2020 edition. Eight teams qualified for the tournament, and were divided into two groups of four.[4]
Khost Province won the tournament, after beating defending champions Nangarhar Province by five wickets in the final, with Shahidullah scoring a century.[5]
Points table[]
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Pool A
Team qualified for the finals
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Pool B
Team qualified for the finals |
Fixtures[]
Group A[]
13 August 2020
Scorecard |
Helmand Province
57 (20.3 overs) |
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Khost Province
58/1 (8 overs) |
Abdul Nafi 15 (37)
Bakhtarullah Atal 4/23 (5.3 overs) |
Rahim Mangal 25* (19)
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- Khost Province won the toss and elected to field.
13 August 2020
Scorecard |
Balkh Province
105 (24.1 overs) |
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Kabul Province
110/5 (23.2 overs) |
Zafar Balkh 29 (24)
Shafiqullah Ghafari 3/12 (5 overs) |
- Balkh Province won the toss and elected to bat.
15 August 2020
Scorecard |
Balkh Province
144 (37.3 overs) |
v
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Khost Province
147/4 (30.3 overs) |
Rahim Mangal 38 (61)
Asadullah Matani 2/31 (6.3 overs) |
- Khost Province won the toss and elected to field.
15 August 2020
Scorecard |
Kabul Province
124 (31.2 overs) |
v
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Helmand Province
127/4 (27.2 overs) |
- Kabul Province won the toss and elected to bat.
17 August 2020
Scorecard |
Khost Province
224 (49.3 overs) |
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Kabul Province
230/7 (49.1 overs) |
- Kabul Province won the toss and elected to field.
17 August 2020
Scorecard |
Balkh Province
204 (44.4 overs) |
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Helmand Province
206/5 (45.4 overs) |
Nazir Ahmad 65 (84)
Kamil 2/51 (9 overs) |
- Helmand Province won the toss and elected to field.
Group B[]
14 August 2020
Scorecard |
Nangarhar Province
270/6 (50 overs) |
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Maidan Wardak Province
186 (43.2 overs) |
- Maidan Wardak Province won the toss and elected to bat.
14 August 2020
Scorecard |
Faryab Province
221 (47.2 overs) |
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Kandahar Province
201 (47.5 overs) |
Zahid Zakhail 100 (109)
Khyal Mohammad 3/41 (10 overs) |
Najibullah 59 (100)
Abdul Rahman 4/43 (10 overs) |
- Kandahar Province won the toss and elected to field.
16 August 2020
Scorecard |
Kandahar Province
192 (46.2 overs) |
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Maidan Wardak Province
193/4 (45.2 overs) |
Nasibullah Sherdali 44 (62)
Mohammadullah Hamkar 2/28 (9 overs) |
Mirwais Zazai 53 (60)
Abdul Baqi 1/31 (10 overs) |
- Maidan Wardak Province won the toss and elected to bat.
16 August 2020
Scorecard |
Faryab Province
228/9 (50 overs) |
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Nangahar Province
222 (47.3 overs) |
Bahir Shah 84 (103)
Mohammad Saleem 6/56 (9.3 overs) |
- Nangarhar Province won the toss and elected to field.
18 August 2020
Scorecard |
Faryab Province
235/9 (50 overs) |
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Maidan Wardak Province
213/8 (45.2 overs) |
Ezat Barakzai 57 (110)
Mohammadullah Hamkar 3/53 (10 overs) |
- Faryab Province won the toss and elected to field.
18 August 2020
Scorecard |
Nangarhar Province
274/9 (50 overs) |
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Kandahar Province
221 (43.3 overs) |
Waqarullah Ishaq 62 (83)
Wali Agha 5/64 (9.3 overs) |
- Kandahar Province won the toss and elected to field.
Finals[]
Faryab Province
144 (36.1 overs) |
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Khost Province
145/0 (30 overs) |
Ijaz 45 (67)
Bakhtarullah Atal 3/26 (6.1 overs) |
Rahim Mangal 80* (78)
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- Khost Province won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 45 overs per side due to rain.
Kabul Province
186/9 (22 overs) |
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Nangarhar Province
70/2 (9 overs) |
- Nangarhar Province won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 22 overs per side due to rain.
- Nangarhar Province progressed to the final due to finishing top of their group.
22 August 2020
Scorecard |
Nangarhar Province
233 (47.5 overs) |
v
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Khost Province
235/5 (40 overs) |
Bahar Shinwari 62 (56)
Asghar Atal 3/25 (7 overs) |
- Khost Province won the toss and elected to field.
References[]
- ^ "2020 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "In Principle Agreement to Constitutional and Financial Changes to ICC". International Cricket Council. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Grade One Provincial Challenge Cup to start next week". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Final, Khost, Aug 22 2020, Provincial Challenge Cup (Grade I)". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup (Grade I) 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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