Mis Ainak Knights Explained

Mis Ainak Knights
Alt Name:Pushto; Pashto: مس عينک اتلان
Mis Ainak Atalān
Captain: Ibrahim Zadran
Coach: Raees Ahmadzai
Owner:Wazirzai Group
Founded:2013
Ground:Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Capacity:6,000
Title1:Shpageeza
Title1wins:1 (2014)
Title2:GAK
Title2wins:3 (2019, 2020, 2021)

Mis Ainak Knights (Pushto; Pashto: مس عينک اتلان Mis Ainak Atalān) or Mis Ainak Region is one of eight regional first-class cricket teams in Afghanistan. The region represents the following provinces in the southeast of Afghanistan, to the south of the capital Kabul: Khost, Logar, Paktia and Paktika. The team is named after Mes Aynak, an archaeological site in Logar Province.

Mis Ainak 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 Band-e-Amir Region, by 262 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 Mis Ainak Knights. They also take part in the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup, the first edition of which will be held in April 2024.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status . 4 February 2017 . 4 February 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: 1st Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Oct 20-23 2017 . 20 October 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. Web site: ICC Recognizes Afghanistan’s Domestic ODI Tournament As List A League . 9 August 2017 . Bakhtar News.
  4. Web site: Afghanistan Cricket Board launches Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup . 2024-04-08 . Amu TV . en-US.