Amo Region Explained

Amo Region
Captain:	Gulbadin Naib
Coach:	TBC
Founded:	2017
Capacity:	14,000
Title1:	Mirwais Nika 3-Day Tournament
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Title2:	Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament
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Title3:	Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup
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The Amo Region are one of five Afghanistan men's first-class cricket teams that make up Afghanistan Cricket. It competes in the Mirwais Nika 3-Day Tournament first class (3-day) competition, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament domestic one day competition and the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup Twenty20 competition.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The regional side represents the following provinces in the north of Afghanistan: Balkh, Faryab, Jowzjan, Samangan, and Sar-i-Pul. The team is named after the Amo, a river in northern Afghanistan and Central Asia.^[4]

History

Amo Region compete in the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, which has first-class status from 2017 onwards, They also play in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, which was granted List A status from 2017.^[5]

Amo Region take part in the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup, the first edition of which will be held in April 2024.^[6]

Squads

• Gulbadin Naib (c)
• Mohammad Ishaq
• Abdul Had
• Abdul Malik
• Mohammad Akram
• Javed Ahmadzai
• Darwish Rasooli
• Ijaz Ahmad Mehri
• Hayat Nasiri
• Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai
• Allah Noor Nasiri
• Sharafuddin Ashraf
• Zahir Pakteen
• Izharulhaq Naveed
• Abdul Rahman
• Saleem Safi
• Kamil Kakar
• Mohammad Gul
• Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Hounors

• Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament
  • • Mirwais Nika 3-Day Tournament
    • Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup
    • Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament

External links

• [Team home at ESPNcricinfo]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Singh . Sagar . 2024-03-28 . Amo Region Cricket Team. en-US.
2. Web site: Singh . Sagar . 2024-03-28 . ACB has launched the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup . 2024-04-08 . Criczine . en-US.
3. Web site: ACB Introduces "Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup" . 2024-04-08 . Afghanistan Cricket Board.
4. Web site: Singh . Sagar . 2024-03-28 . Qosh Tepa National T20 cricket tournament kicked off among five zones in Kabul, ACB. 2024-05-01 . The Kabul Times . en-US.
5. Web site: Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status. 4 February 2024 . ESPN Cricinfo.
6. Web site: 28 March 2024. Afghanistan Cricket Board launches Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup . 2024-04-08 . Amu TV . en-US.