Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament

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Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
Countries Afghanistan
AdministratorCricket Afghanistan
FormatFirst-class cricket (from 2017 onwards)
First edition2017–18
Tournament formatDouble round-robin
Number of teams8
2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
Websitehttp://www.cricket.af/

Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament is a four-day cricket tournament in Afghanistan played between eight regional teams, each representing a number of Afghan provinces.

Up to and including the , the matches were not given first-class status. However, at an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in February 2017, first-class status was awarded to all future matches, starting with the 2017–18 tournament.[1][2][3] It is named after founder of the Durrani Empire, Ahmad Shah Durrani.

History[]

Afghanistan's multi-day tournament initially began as a three-day competition before moving to a four-day structure in 2014, now known as the Ahmad Shah Abdali tournament, with five regional teams competing - Amo, Band-e-Amir, Boost, Mis Ainak and Spin Ghar. A sixth team, Kabul, joined the competition in 2016, while in 2021, two new teams, Hindukush and Pamir, were added.[4] The teams play each other twice before the two sides at the top of the table play for the end of season championship. The competition runs from September through December.[5][6] In February 2017 the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded first-class status to Afghanistan's four-day domestic competition.[7]

Teams[]

Name Home ground Reference
Amo Region Balkh Cricket Stadium, Mazar-i-Sharif
Band-e-Amir Region , Ghazni
Boost Region Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
, Herat
Kabul Region Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul
Mis Ainak Region Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
, Kunduz
Spin Ghar Region Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad

Winners[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Big-Three rollback begins, BCCI opposes". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. ^ "In Principle Agreement to Constitutional and Financial Changes to ICC". International Cricket Council. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  4. ^ "د شپږیزې کرکټ لیګ په تاریخ کې د لومړي ځل لپاره اته لوبډلې وپلورل شوې". cricket.af.
  5. ^ Afghanistan Cricket Board – About Domestic Cricket
  6. ^ Afghanistan Cricket Board – Ahmad Shah Abdali One Day and T20 Tournaments Report
  7. ^ Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status

External links[]

  • [1]-official website
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