Speenghar Tigers
سپين غر زمريان Spīn Ghar Zmaryān | |
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Personnel | |
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Captain | Shafiqullah |
Coach | Riaz Afridi |
Owner | Muslimyar Group |
Team information | |
Founded | 2013 |
Home ground | Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad |
Capacity | 14,000 |
History | |
Shpageeza wins | 2 (2013, 2015) |
GAK wins | 1 (2018) |
Speenghar Tigers (Pashto: سپين غر زمريان Spīn Ghar Zmaryān) or Speenghar Region (alternative spelling: Spin Ghar) is one of eight regional first-class cricket teams in Afghanistan. The region represents the following provinces in the east of Afghanistan, to the east of the capital Kabul: Nangarhar, Laghman, Kapisa, Kunar and Nuristan. The team is named after Spīn Ghar, a mountain range in the region.
Speenghar Region compete in the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, which has had first-class status from 2017 onwards.[1] In October 2017, they won their opening fixture of the tournament, against Amo Region, by an innings and 46 runs.[2]
They also play in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, which was granted List A status from 2017.[3] and the Afghan Shpageeza Cricket League Twenty20 competition (which has Twenty20 status from 2017) using the name Speenghar Tigers.
References[]
- ^ "Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status". ESPNcricinfo. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "2nd match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Oct 20-23 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "ICC Recognizes Afghanistan's Domestic ODI Tournament As List A League". Bakhtar News. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- Cricket in Afghanistan
- Afghan first-class cricket teams