Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament explained

Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
Administrator:Afghanistan Cricket Board
Cricket Format:First-class cricket (from 2017 onwards)
First:2011
Tournament Format:Double round-robin
Participants:5
Champions:Amo Region (1st title)
Most Successful:Band-e-Amir Region (3)
Website:http://www.cricket.af/
Current:2023 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament

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

Up to and including the 2016–17 Tournament, 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, the Ahmad Shah Abdali tournament, initially began as a three-day competition hosted in Peshawar, Pakistan in 2011[4] before being held in Afghanistan for all subsequent seasons. It transitioned to a four-day structure in 2014, with five regional teams competing - Amo, Band-e-Amir, Boost, Mis Ainak and Speen Ghar. A sixth team, Kabul, joined the competition in 2016. The Afghanistan Under-19 cricket team participated in the inaugural 2011 season only.[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

Current teams (2023)Debut yearWins
Hindukush Strikers2023
Mah-e-Par Stars2023
Maiwand Champions20232023
Pamir Legends2023

Former teams

Former teamsHome groundYears active
2011–2022
2011–2022
2011–2022
2011–2022
2011–2022
2011
2016–2019

Champions

This table lists all the champions of the Ahmad Shah Abdali Regional Tournament during the competition's pre-first-class era under the 3-Day (2011-2013) and 4-Day formats (2014 onwards).

SeasonWinner (number of titles)Runners-up
2011[8] [9] [10] Mis Ainak Region (1)[11] Band-e-Amir Region
2012[12] [13] Mis Ainak Region (2)[14] Speen Ghar Region
2013[15] [16] [17] Boost Region (1)[18] Band-e-Amir Region
2014–15[19] Mis Ainak Region (3)[20] Speen Ghar Region
2015–16[21] Mis Ainak Region (4)[22] Speen Ghar Region
2016[23] [24] Speen Ghar Region (1)[25] [26] Mis Ainak Region

This table lists all the champions of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament during the competition's first-class era.

SeasonWinner (number of titles)Runners-upLeading run-scorer (club)RunsLeading wicket-taker (club)Wickets
2017–18Band-e-Amir Region (1)[27] Speen Ghar RegionBahir Shah (Speen Ghar Region)1096Zia-ur-Rehman (Mis Ainak Region) Waqar Salamkheil (Band-e-Amir Region) Zahir Shehzad (Speen Ghar Region)55
2018Band-e-Amir Region (2)[28] Amo RegionDarwish Rasooli (Amo Region)1073Amir Hamza (Band-e-Amir Region)61
2019Speen Ghar Region (1)[29] Amo RegionNajeeb Tarakai (Speen Ghar Region)828Zohaib Ahmadzai (Amo Region)46
2021Band-e-Amir Region (3)[30] Amo RegionRiaz Hassan (Band-e-Amir Region)636Zohaib Ahmadzai (Amo Region)32
2022Amo Region (1)[31] Band-e-Amir RegionKarim Janat (Band-e-Amir Region)561Amir Hamza (Band-e-Amir Region)30
2023Maiwand Champions (1)Hindukush Strikers

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big-Three rollback begins, BCCI opposes . 4 February 2017 . 4 February 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status . 4 February 2017 . 4 February 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. Web site: In Principle Agreement to Constitutional and Financial Changes to ICC . 4 February 2017 . 6 February 2017 . International Cricket Council.
  4. Web site: Afghanistan cricket teams play in Pakistan . 29 April 2011 . The Express Tribune . 25 February 2024.
  5. Web site: Afghanistan Cricket Board – About Domestic Cricket . 2017-03-09 . 2016-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160605081131/http://www.cricket.af/page.aspx?Page=8 . dead .
  6. Web site: Afghanistan Cricket Board – Ahmad Shah Abdali One Day and T20 Tournaments Report . 2017-03-09 . 2016-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160605074853/http://www.cricket.af/page.aspx?Page=9 . dead .
  7. http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1080891.html Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status
  8. Web site: Afghanistan Regional 3-Day Tournament 2011 . The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians . 25 February 2024.
  9. News: Boost, Ainak pull off wins in cricket event . 5 May 2011 . Pajhwok Afghan News . 25 February 2024 . Kakar . Javed Hamim .
  10. Web site: Ahmad Shah Abdali Three Days Cricket Tournament 2011 . CricHQ . 25 February 2024.
  11. Web site: Mis Ainak Region, Mis Ainak Region - Won by 3 wickets . CricHQ . 25 February 2024.
  12. Web site: Afghanistan Regional 3-Day Tournament 2012 . The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians . 25 February 2024.
  13. Web site: Ahmad Shah Abdali Three Days Cricket Tournament 2012 . CricHQ . 25 February 2024.
  14. Web site: Mis Ainak Region, Mis Ainak Region - Won by 247 runs . CricHQ . 25 February 2024.
  15. Web site: August 19, 2013: Pakistan defeats Afghanistan in cricket; Ahmad Shah Abdali Baba Cricket Tournament underway . Afghanistan Online . 25 February 2024.
  16. News: Amu Zone win cricket event opener . 19 August 2013 . Pajhwok Afghan News . 25 February 2024 . Kakar . Javed Hamim .
  17. News: Mis Ainak beat Spin Ghar in test match . September 2013 . Pajhwok Afghan News . 25 February 2024 . Kakar . Javed Hamim .
  18. Web site: Boost cricket team become champions of the "Ahmad Shah Abdali" Cup . AVAPress . 25 February 2024.
  19. Web site: Afghanistan Regional 4-Day Tournament 2014/15 . The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians . 25 February 2024.
  20. Web site: Mis Ainak Region v Speen Ghar Region Afghanistan Regional 4-Day Tournament 2014/15 (Final) . The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians . 25 February 2024.
  21. Web site: Afghanistan Regional 4-Day Tournament 2015/16 . The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians . 25 February 2024.
  22. Web site: Mis Ainak Region v Speen Ghar Region Afghanistan Regional 4-Day Tournament 2015/16 (Final) . The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians . 25 February 2024.
  23. Web site: Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament 2016 . The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians . 25 February 2024.
  24. Web site: Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 February 2024.
  25. Web site: Speen Ghar Region v Mis Ainak Region Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament 2016 (Final) . The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians . 25 February 2024.
  26. Web site: Final, Amanullah, November 28 - December 01, 2016, Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 February 2024.
  27. Web site: Final, Amanullah, December 19 - 23, 2017, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 November 2022.
  28. Web site: THE THIRD SEASON OF AHMAD SHAH ABDALI FIRST CLASS TOURNAMENT TO START FROM 4TH APRIL . 7 November 2022 . 2 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190402083459/https://cricket.af/acb-news-info/945 . dead .
  29. Web site: Speenghar wins Ahmad Shah Abdali First-Class Championship . cricket.af . 7 November 2022.
  30. Web site: Band-e-Amir Region Wins Ahmad Shah Abdali First Class Competitions 2021 . cricket.af . 7 November 2022.
  31. Web site: Amo Region Wins the Ahmad Shah Abdali First Class Tournament 2022 . 10 November 2022.

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