Afghanistan Domestic Cricket--2021--
AFGHANISTAN DOMESTIC CRICKET 2021
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AFGHANISTAN; AUSTRALIA; BANGLADESH; ENGLAND;
INDIA; IRELAND; NEW ZEALAND; PAKISTAN;
SOUTH AFRICA; SRI LANKA; WEST INDIES; ZIMBABWE
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2021-2
First Class (4 Day Cricket)
Ahmad Shah Abdali Tournament (November 8-December 11, 2021)
The Teams:
Afghanistan Provincial Map (30 provinces, 23 are represented below)
Source of all Regional Team links: Wikipedia
Amo Region (North--Provinces of Balkh, Faryab, Jowzjan, Samangan, and Sar-i-Pul) (Amo Sharks)
The Players: (ACB Domestic Cricket Development Facebook)
Pre-Season Training: (ACB Domestic Cricket Development Facebook) (15 photos)
Boost Region (South-Southwest--Provinces of Kandahar, Helmand, Nimroz, Uruzgan, and Zabul) (Boost Defenders)
Pre-Season Training (14 Photos)
Mis Ainak Region (Southeast--South of Kabul--Provinces of Khost, Logar, Paktia, and Paktika) (Mis Ainak Knights)
Pre-Season Training (14 Photos)
Speen Ghar Region (East--Provinces of Nangarhar, Laghman, Kapisa, Kunar, and Nuristan) (Speen Ghar Tigers)
Pre-Season Training (13 Photos)
Band-e-Amir Region (Central--Provinces of Ghazi, Bamyan, Daykundi, and Maidan Wardak) (Band-e-Amir Dragons)
Pre-Season Training (20 Photos)
The Tournament can be followed at:
Cricinfo (Fixtures and Results, Scorecards, overall League statistics. Scorecards link to basic ball by ball commentary (results only--no descriptions).
Cricket Archive (Note: this is a fee based subscription site) (Fixtures and Results, Scorecards, Table, Stats) . Scorecards include minutes batted and copious match notes.
Afghanistan Cricket Board (Match Reports)
Afghanistan Cricket Board Domestic Cricket Development Facebook (photo and match information source)
This is a single Round Robin, followed by a Final. All matches are played at Kandahar, either at the International Cricket Stadium (1--crictracker.com) (2--City--Wikipedia) or at Quirishi Cricket Ground--see match photos provided by ACB Development Facebook, as I was unable to find photos of the ground.
Points system (Source: CA):
Win=20 Pts.
Win after losing 1st Innings=16 Pts.
Lose=0 Pts.
Lose after winning 1st Innings=6 Pts.
Win 1st Innings of a Drawn match(DWF)=13 Pts.
Lose 1st Innings of a Drawn match (DLF)=7 Pts.
No Decision on 1st Innings (ND)=10 Pts
Abandoned without a ball bowled=10 Pts
FULL SCHEDULE (Afganistan Cricket Board Domestic Cricket Development Facebook)
t=won coin toss
d=declared innings over
fo=following on
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Round 2
November 14-17
Match 4: Qurishi Cricket Ground
Band-e-Amir (1-0-0--20 Pts [1st--tied])----(2-0-0--20 Pts) [40 Pts--] v
Mis Ainak (1-0-0--20 Pts (1st [tied])----(1-1-0--0 Pts) [20 Pts--]
Mis Ainak 380 (99.3 overs) and 240 (71.4)
Band-e-Amir(t) 444 (130.3) and (target=177) 179/0 (34.2)
BAND-E-AMIR WIN BY 10 WICKETS (336 overs, 2,016 legal deliveries, 21 hours 56 minutes [1,316 minutes]
41.4 runs per wicket; 67.2 balls per wicket
Photos (ACB Domestic Cricket Development Facebook)
Mis Ainak 380 (99.3); Band-e-Amir 284/3 (80)
Band-e-Amir 434 (130.3); Mis Ainak (2) 177/4 (43)
Mis Ainak (2) 240 (71.4); Band-e-Amir 179/0 (34.2) END OF MATCH
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Match 3: Kandehar Internatonal Cricket Stadium
Speen Ghar (0-0-1--0 Pts [3rd [tied] )----( ) v
Amo (0-0-0--0 Pts [3rd--tied]----( )
Day 3:
Amo 518/8(d) (143 overs)
Speen Ghar(t) 341 (112.4) and (fo) 41/0 (10.1)
Scorecard (CA)--CA scorecard is not published until after the match.
Photos (ACB Domestic Cricket Development Facebook)
Amo 518/8(d) (143); Speen Ghar 83/2 (37)
Speen Ghar 341 (112.4) and (2) 41/0 (10.1)
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Round 1
November 8-11
Notable:
The first round of the Tournament was highlighted by two 500+ Innings, one Innings just short of 400, and four Innings of less than 200. Both matches consumed about 245 overs apiece. The player of the week, in my opinion, was Riaz Hussan, opener for Band-e-Amir. After a sub par 186 total by Boost, who were sent in after losing the toss, Riaz played a blinder, batting for 101 overs (7 hours and 5 minutes) and making by far the highest score of the round with 196 in 289 balls. He had 28 fours, 57% of his runs in boundaries. He also participated in 4 partnerships, 3 of which were 100 partnerships. When he departed, Band-e-Amir were on 416/5 and he had outscored the entire Boost team. His "line" was 196 runs from 289 balls with a strike rate of 68.77. Buried under 525 runs and having spent 9 hours and 55 minutes in the field, Boost had nothing left and lasted only 3 hours and 20 minutes in their 2nd Innings, losing by a massive Innings and 176 runs.
The other match was a contrast of Innings. In the 1st Innings, Mis Ainak and Speen Ghar put 917 runs on the board in 8 hours and 5 minutes. In the 2nd Innings they were limited to 236 in 4 hours and 37 minutes. Mohammad Ibrahim's (see below) 30.4-10-121-10 were not enough to save Speen Ghar from a 137 run defeat at the hands of the defending Champions in this competition.
150 runs Innings:
196: Riaz Hussan (Band-e-Amir)
100 runs:
135: Nasir Khan (Speen Ghar)
121: Rahmanullah (MisAinak)
101 not out: Zia-ul Hak (Band-e-Amir)
Leading Scorers
196: Riaz Hussan
158: Rahmanullah
136: Nasir Khan
100 run Partnerships
143: Zubaid Akbari(1)-Nasir Khan(3) (2nd Wicket, 2nd Innings) Speen Ghar v Mis Ainak)
121: Riaz Hussan(1)-Afzar Zazai(4) (3rd Wicket, Band-e-Amir v Boost)
118: Shahidullah(4)-Rahmanullah(5) (4th Wicket, 1st Innings, Mis Ainak v Speen Ghar
117: Riaz Hussan(1)-Amanullah Rfiqi(3) (2nd Wicket Band-e Amir v Boost)
114: Rahmanulla(5)-Yousuf Shah(6) (5th Wicket, 1st Innings, Mis Ainak v Speen Ghar)
10 Wickets in a match
1: (10) Mohammad Ibrahim (Speen Ghar) (right arm medium fast pace)
20.2-8-80-5 and 10.2-2-41-5
5 Wicket Innings:
2: Mohammad Ibraham
1: Ihsanullah Ihsan (Mis Ainak) (slow right arm off break [finger] spin); Homza Hotak (CI calls him Amir Hamza) (Band-e-Amir) (slow left arm orthodox off [finger] spin)
Most Wicket Keeper Dissmissals:
6: Ikram Alikil (Speen Ghar) (6 catches, 0 stumpings)
4: Afzar Zazai (Band-e-Amir) (3 catches, 1 stumping); Yousuf Shah (Mis Ainak) (4 catches, 0 stumpings)
Most catches:
3: Shamsurrahman (Band-e-Amir)
2: Farhad Momand (Speen Ghar); Shabir Noori (Speen Ghar)
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Match 2: Qurishi Cricket Ground
Mis Ainak (0-0-0--0 Pts)----(1-0-0--20 Pts (1st [tied]) v Speen Ghar (0-0-0--0 Pts)----(0-1-0--0 Pts [3rd [tied] )
Mis Ainak 528 (94.2 overs) and 117 (30.2)
Speen Ghar(t) 389 (91.5) and [target=257] 119 (29.2)
MIS AINAK WON BY 137 RUNS (245 overs, 1,470 legal deliveries, 16 hours 42 minutes [1,002 minutes])
28.9 runs per wicket, 36.75 balls per wicket
Photos (ACB Domestic Cricket Development Facebook)
Day 1: (19 photos) Mis Ainak 497/8 (90 overs)
Day 2: (15 photos) Mis Ainak 528 (94.2); Speen Ghar 346/8 (82.1)
Day 3 : (14 photos) 1st session; (14 photos) 2nd session; (16 photos) 3rd session) Speen Ghar 389 (91.5); Mis Ainak (2) 117 (30.2); Speen Ghar (2) 119 (29.2) END OF MATCH
Match report (forthcoming?)
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Match 1: Kandehar Internatonal Cricket Stadium
Band-e-Amir (0-0-0--0 Pts----(1-0-0--20 Pts [1st--tied]) v Boost (0-0-0--0 Pts)----0-1-0--0 Pts [3rd--tied])
Boost 186 (61 overs) and 163 (44.3)
Band-e-Amir(t) 525 (141.1)
BAND-E-AMIR WON BY AN INNINGS AND 176 RUNS (246.4 overs, 1,480 legal deliveries, 17 hours [1,020 minutes]
29.1 runs per wicket; 49.3 balls per wicket
Day 1: (20 photos): Boost 186 (61 overs); Band-e-Amir 126/1 (26)
Day 2: (22 photos): Band-e-Amir 457/5 (116)
Day 3: (23 photos) 1st session; (19 photos) 2nd session; (27 photos) 3rd session Band-e-Amir 545 (141.1); Boost (2) 163 (44.3) END OF MATCH
Match Report (forthcoming?)
Amo (0-0-0--0 Pts [3rd--tied]did not play
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2021-2
List-A (One Day Cricket)
Ghazi Amanulla Kahn Regional One Day Tournament (October 15-29, 2021). This is a 50 over competition.
The Teams:
Afghanistan Provincial Map (30 provinces, 23 are represented below)
Source of all Regional Team links: Wikipedia
Amo Region (North--Provinces of Balkh, Faryab, Jowzjan, Samangan, and Sar-i-Pul) (Amo Sharks)
Boost Region (South-Southwest--Provinces of Kandahar, Helmand, Nimroz, Uruzgan, and Zabul) (Boost Defenders)
Mis Ainak Region (Southeast--South of Kabul--Provinces of Khost, Logar, Paktia, and Paktika) (Mis Ainak Knights)
Speen Ghar Region (East--Provinces of Nangarhar, Laghman, Kapisa, Kunar, and Nuristan) (Speen Ghar Tigers)
Band-e-Amir Region (Central--Provinces of Ghazi, Bamyan, Daykundi, and Maidan Wardak) (Band-e-Amir Dragons)
The Tournament can be followed at:
Cricinfo (Fixtures and Results, Scorecards, Table, Stats). Scorecards link to basic ball by ball commentary (results only--no descriptions) and comparative over by over scores, along with statistical graphs--partnerships, manhattans, run rate graphs, and worms), and match notes.
Cricket Archive (Note: this is a fee based subscription site) (Fixtures and Results, Scorecards, Table, Stats) . Scorecards include minutes batted and copious match notes.
Afghanistan Cricket Board (Match Reports)
This is a single Round Robin, followed by 2 Semi-finals and a Final. All matches are played at Kandahar International Cricket Stadium (1--crictracker.com) (2--City--Wikipedia)
Pitch Preparation for the Tournament (ACB Youtube)
Tournament Inauguration (ACB Domestic Cricket Development Facebook video)
Full Schedule on a single page (ACB Domestic Cricket Development Facebook)
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FINAL STATISTICS:
Player of the Tournament: (leading player match links include players performance match by match in this Tournament)
SHAHIDULLAH (MIS AINAK REGION)
406 RUNS IN 6 INNINGS--4 NOT OUT (#1)
203.3 AVERAGE (#1)
93.3 STRIKE RATE (#13)
2 HUNDREDS (#1), 2 FIFTIES (#2--TIED WITH 5 OTHERS)
6 WICKETS (#5--TIED WITH 4 OTHERS) AT 38 RUNS PER WICKET (FOR BOWLERS WITH 180 OR MORE BALLS BOWLED--#5)
4.21 ECONOMY ON 228 BALLS BOWLED (FOR BOWLERS WITH 180 OR MORE BALLS BOWLED--#2)
2 CATCHES (#9--TIED WITH 13 OTHERS)
Batting:
100 runs:
137: Abdul Malik (Amo Region)
125: Ihsanulla Janat (Boost Region)
122: Imran Mir (Amo Region)
120: Shahidullah (Mis Ainak Region) not out
107: Shahidullah (Mis Ainak Region) not out
105: Zubaid Akbari (Band-e Amir Region)
103: Rahmanullah (Mis Ainak Region) not out
102: Munir Ahmad (Boost Region)
Most runs:
406: Shahidullah (Mis Ainak Region)
305: Ihsanulla (Boost Region)
250: Imran (Amo Region)
Highest Partnerships:
169--201 balls--1st wicket--Boost v Mis Ainak, October 15; Riaz Hussan (#1)-69--104---Ihsanulla (#2) 93-97 (7 extras)
147--127 balls--4th wicket--Mis Ainak v Boost, October 27 (Semi-final); Rahim Mangal (#4)-62--54---Rahmanullah (#5) 84--73 (1 extra)
126--155 balls--5th wicket--Speen Ghar v Band-e Amir, October 22; Nasir Khan (#5)-74--94---Mohammed Tahir (#6)-50--61 (2 extras)
Bowling:
4 wickets in a match (wickets-runs)
5-54: Abdul Wasi (Amo Region) (slow right arm leg break [wrist] spin)
4-10: Fazal Niazai (Mis Ainak Region) (right arm medium pace)
4-42: Ziaur Rahman (Mis Ainak Region) (right arm medium pace)
4-54: Noor Ahmad (Mis Ainak Region) (slow left arm unorthodox [wrist] spin)
Most wickets:
14: Noor Ahmad (Mis Ainak Region)
12: Abdul Wasi (Amo Region)
9: Zaiur Rahman (Mis Ainak Region): Ibrahim (Amo Region) (right arm off break [finger] spin)
Economy: (180 or more balls bowled--equivalent of three 10 over spells)
3.70: Tarik Stanikzai (Speen Ghar Region) (slow left arm orthodox [finger] spin) (222)
4.31: Shahidulla (Mis Ainak Region) (slow left arm orthodox [finger] spin) (228)
4.50: Ibrahim (Amo Region) (right arm off break [finger] spin) (228)
Most Wicket Keeper Dismissals (caught, stumped)
9: Haji Murad (Amo Region) (9)
5: Mohammed Ishaq (Speen Ghar) (4, 1)
4: Yousuf Shah (Mis Ainak Region) (4)
Most catches: (note: catches are not listed in CI player recent match listings). Source is CI competition statistics
9: Ramanullah (Mis Ainak Region)
5: Imran Mir (Amo)
4: Nasir Jamal (Amo)
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FINAL LEAGUE TABLE: (Team, Wins, Lossses, Points, Net Run Rate)
Note: Net Run Rate= (runs per over scored less runs per over conceded, adjusting team batting first to overs of team batting second in rain rule matches, adjusting to teams full allocation if all out, and ignoring no result matches)
Amo Region 3-1-6 +0.837
Mis Ainak Region 3-1-6 +0.538
Boost Region 2-2-4 -0.014
Band-e-Amir Region 2-2-4 -0.640
Speen Ghar Region 0-4-0 -0.643
Top 4 teams make the semi-finals: 1v4 and 2v3
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OCTOBER 29--FINAL (this was a 45 over match)
AMO REGION (3-1-6--+0.837) v
MIS AINAK REGION (3-1-6--+0.538)
AMO 74 (21.3 OVERS); MIS AINAK(t) 78/3 (15 OVERS)
MIS AINAK WON BY 7 WICKETS WITH WITH 180 BALLS LEFT TO BE BOWLED
MIS AINAK WON THE TOURNAMENT FOR THE 3RD CONSECUTIVE SEASON
MATCH REPORT AND 26 PHOTOS: (ACB DOMESTIC CRICKET DEVELOPMENT FACEBOOK)
41 PHOTOS FROM AMO'S INNINGS (ACB DOMESTIC CRICKET DEVELOPMENT FACEBOOK)
25 PHOTOS FROM FINAL CEREMONY: (ACB DOMESTIC CRICKET DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENT FACEBOOK)
MATCH VIDEO (ACB DOMESTIC CRICKET DEVELOPMENT FACEBOOK) (THESE ARE SILENT VIDEOS)
PART 1: AMO INNINGS: 0/0--23/2 (5.3 OVERS)
PART 2: AMO INNINGS: 26/3 (6.4 OVERS)--74 ALL OUT (21.3 OVERS)
PART 3: MIS AINAK INNINGS: 0/0--45/2 (10 OVERS)
PART 4: MIS AINAK INNINGS: 62/2 (12.3 OVERS)--78/3 (15 OVERS (END OF MATCH)
Led by the bowling of match award winner Ziaur Rahman (right arm medium fast--6 overs, 11 runs for 3 wickets ) and Fazal Niazai (right arm medium) (4.3, 10 for 4), Mis Ainak reduced Amo to 26/3 (Rahman's first 3 wickets), then from 64/4 to 69/6 (Fazal's first 2 wickets), and finally from 69/7 to 74 all out (including Fazal's final 2 wickets). It was all over within 22 overs and left Amo in tatters. There was no way back from that, and Mis Ainak won easily, using up only a third of their overs. It was Mis Ainak's 3rd consecutive Championship in this competition (they beat Boost in the 2019 Final and Amo last March in the 2020-21 Final).
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OCTOBER 27--SECOND SEMI-FINAL
MIS AINAK REGION (3-1-6--+0.538) v
BOOST (2-2-4-- -0.14)
BOOST 294/8; MIS AINAK(t) 294/5
MATCH TIED
MIS AINAK ADVANCES TO THE FINAL BASED ON A BETTER LEAGUE RECORD
18 PHOTOS FROM BOOST'S INNINGS (ACB DOMESTIC CRICKET DEVELOPMENT FACEBOOK)
PARTIAL MATCH VIDEO (ACB DOMESTIC CRICKET DEVELOPMENT FACEBOOK) (THESE ARE SILENT VIDEOS)
PART 1: BOOST INNINGS: 68/0 (15.1-15.2 OVERS)
PART 2: BOOST INNINGS: 168/3 (34 OVERS)--265/7 (48 OVERS)
PART 3: MIS AINAK INNINGS: 0/0--13/0--(3 OVERS)
PART 4: MIS AINAK INNINGS: 23/0 (6 OVERS)--62/2 (15 OVERS)
PART 5: MIS AINAK INNINGS: 74/2 (17.4 OVERS)--122/3 (24.3 OVERS)
PART 6: MIS AINAK INNINGS: 128/3 (26 OVERS)--194/5 (49.5 OVERS)
In a terrific battle that went down to the last ball, Mis Ainak and Boost tied. Mis Ainak qualified for the Final based on their better record: 3-1--6 points, to 2-2--4 points. After Boost set a high target in their innings based on a foundational 1st wicket partnership of 110 between Riaz Hussan and Ihsanullah, they were pegged back to 189/6. At that point they got their 2nd big partnership, 61, between Captain and Wicket Keeper Munir Ahmad and Abidullah Taniwal.
At 122/3 in the 25th over, Mis Ainak was in trouble, but then two partnerships anchored by match award winner Rahmanullah (batting 5th), with Rahim Mangal (4th) and Fazal Zazai (6th) left the scores level with 3 wickets down and 2 balls to bowl. Fazal was then run out and Mis Ainak was unable to score off the last ball, but they had already done enough to advance. Rahmanullah finished with 103 not out in 85 balls, with 10 fours, 2 sixes, and a strike rate of 121.18. At age 18, he is playing in his first List A Tournament. The aggregate in the match was 588, bettering yesterday's previous top score by 27 runs.
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OCTOBER 26--FIRST SEMI-FINAL
AMO REGION (3-1--6--0.837) v
BAND-E-AMIR REGION (2-2--4--0.640)
AMO(T) 291/9; BAND-E-AMIR 260 (48.3 OVERS)
AMO WON BY 31 RUNS
MATCH REPORT (ACB)
37 PHOTOS (ACB DOMESTIC CRICKET DEVELOPMENT FACEBOOK)
Amo region has returned to the Final for the second consecutive competition, holding off Band-e-Amir by 31 runs in a high scoring 1st Semi-final. They were led by Abdul Malik's tournament high score so far, 137 from 149 balls, with 17 fours and a strike rate of 91.95. He opened the innings and was finally dismissed via run out with the score 264/5 in the middle of the 47th over. He was part of a 2nd wicket partnership of 125 with Imran Mir (59-58-6 fours and 1 six, strike rate of 101.72), tied for the highest 2nd wicket partnership in the competition so far. When Imran departed at 157/2 in the 30th over, a platform had been set for Amo to nearly double their score in the last 20 overs. For his batting performance, Abdul received the match award.
An 83 run 4th wicket partnership between Captain Zia ul-Haq (batting 4th-and top scoring for his team: 66-72--5 fours--91.67) and Nisar Wahdat (5th--58-72-6 fours--79.45) kept Band-e-Amir in the match at 171/4 (Amo was 217/4 at the same juncture), but after Abdul Wasi (slow right arm leg break [wrist] spin) (10 overs for 54 runs with 5 wickets) took Wahadat's wicket, he also took the next three, reducing Band-e-Amir from 88/3 to 217/4 to 227/8, pretty much guaranteeing the win. The aggregate score (561) was the highest in the tournament so far.
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October 24--Match 10
Band-e-Amir Region (1-2--2-2--2 [4 Points--4th--net run rate-- -0.640])
v Boost Region (2-1--2-2-0 [4 Points--3rd--net run rate-- -0.014])
Band-e-Amir(t) 262/8; Boost 232 (48.2 overs)
BAND-E-AMIR WON BY 30 RUNS
Match Report (ACB)
31 Photos (ACB Facebook)
Band-e-Amir finished the League phase by winning their 2nd consecutive match, sending Boost to their 2nd consecutive defeat. It made no difference in the final Table. 4th place Band-e-Amir will face Table toppers Amo in a Semi-final. Amo beat them comprehensively on October 19, needing less than half their allotted overs to do so. 3rd place Boost will face 2nd Place defending Champions Mis Ainak in the other Semi-final. Boost opened the competition with a 7 wicket win over Mis Ainak, but it was closer than that, as they used all but 3 of their allotted 270 (a 45 over match) balls to do so.
In this match Band-e-Amir Captain Zia ul-Haq , batting 4th, scored 47 runs off 79 deliveries, with 3 fours and a 59.49 strike rate). He partnered with his team's top scorer Afzar Zazai (batting 3rd--70 from 77 balls, 3 fours, 3 sixes and a 90.91 strike rate) for 116 runs for the 3rd wicket, a vital platform for his team's final score. Zia (slow right arm off break spin) then had an effective outing with the ball, cutting the heart out of the Boost Innings by breaking the 121 run 3rd wicket partnership between Darwish Rasooli (battng 3rd--57 from 67 balls, 7 fours, 1 six, and an 85.07 strike rate) and match top scorer Captain Munir Ahmad (102 from 135 balls, 7 fours, 1 six and a 75.56 strike rate). Zia ended with 3 wickets for 56 runs from 10 overs. He was also the man who caught Munir off the bowling of Farmanullah Safi (right arm medium-fast) to help guarantee the win.
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October 23--Match 9
Amo Region (3-0--3-1--0 [6 Points--1st--0.837 net run rate]) v Mis Ainak Region (2-1--3-1--2) [6 Points--2nd--0.538 net run rate]))
Amo 253/9; Mis Ainak(t) 259/2 (44 overs)
MIS AINAK WON BY 8 WICKETS WITH 36 BALLS LEFT TO BOWL
Match Report (ACB)
26 Photos (ACB Facebook)
For the second time in 3 days Amo played a match for first place, this time agains Mis Ainak. This time the result was different, with Mis Ainak, the defending champions in this competition, riding a fantastic Captain's knock by Shahidulla batting 3rd, 107 not out in 108 balls, 10 fours, 3 sixes, and a strike rate of 99.07. He took his team all the way to victory with sandwiched partnerships with Asgar Atal (2nd)--125 runs, and Ramanullah (4th)--103. It was a master class in batting and pacing an innings chasing a competitive total by the winners. Shahidulla (slow left arm orthodox--off spin) did pretty well with the ball too, personally reducing Amo's score from 115/3 (19.4 overs) to 177/5 (33.5 overs), cutting into the heart of the Amo innings with his 2 wickets. Both batsmen were bowled.
However, the win still left Mis Ainak in 2nd place based on net run rate. And tomorrow, Boost gets to have its say. A win in the final game of the League phase would put them into a three way tie for the lead at 3-1. With Amo at 0.837 and Mis Ainak at 0.538, Boost, 2-1 going into tomorrow's match against 4th place Band-e-Amir (1-2), needs a big victory to raise their 0.189 high enough to move into 1st or 2nd place. Every run scored and prevented will be important. Although all four of these teams have made the semi-finals, seeding will be decided by tomorrow's match.
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October 22--Match 8
Band-e-Amir Region (0-2--1-2--2 [2 Points--4th]) v Speen Ghar Region (0-3--0-4--0 [0 Points--5th]). Note: this was a 45 over match.
Speen Ghar 228/6; Band-e-Amir(t) 232/3 (44 overs)
BAND-E-AMIR WON BY 7 WICKETS WITH 6 BALLS LEFT TO BOWL
Speen Ghar was eliminated from post season contention.
Match Report (ACB)
28 Photos (ACB Facebook)
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October 21--Match 7
Amo Region (2-0--3-0--2 [6 Points--1st] v Boost Region (2-0--2-1--0 [4 Points--2nd--Tied]
Boost Region (t) 248 (49.2 overs); Amo Region 252/4 (47.4 overs)
AMO REGION WON BY 6 WICKETS WITH 14 BALLS LEFT TO BOWL
Match Report (ACB)
There were no photos for today's match.
Bowlers lines (overs bowled; maiden overs--0 runs scored--bowled; runs allowed, wickets taken)--each over is 6 balls bowled.
In a match between the two unbeaten sides, Nasir Ahmadzai produced a Captain's knock of 86 not out (85 balls, 13 fours and a strike rate of 101.18) to lead Amo to victory. He participated in a match winning 90 run unbroken 5th wicket partnership with wicket keeper Haji Murad. Nasir got his 50 in 61 balls with 6 fours. The fifth wicket partnership reached 50 in 45 balls with Nasir scoring 28 and Haji 19. Abdul Wasi (leg break) was the leading wicket taker with 3 (10-0-47-3). Jamshid Kahn (medium--CA, off break--CI), the most economical bowler (10-0-35-2--3.50) worked in tandem with Wasi from the 24th through the 33rd over, limiting Boost to 10-0-48-2, with each taking a wicket and Jamshid giving up only 10 runs. Wasi took 2 wickets in the 48th over, helping to hold down the Boost total.
Boost was led by wicket keeper Ainuddin Kakar's 61 (69 balls, 5 fours, 2 sixes and a strike rate of 88.41), while Afghanistan International Sayed Shirzad (left arm medium) led the bowlers in economy with 9-1-38-0--4.22. Ahmad Zia (style unknown--CA and CI) was the leading wicket taker with 9-0-53-2.
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October 20--Match 6
Mis Ainak Region (1-1--2-1--2 [4 Points--1st tied] v Speen Ghar Region (0-2--0-3--0 [0 Points--4th tied])
Mis Ainak Region 253/6; Speen Ghar Region 218 (43.5 overs)
MIS AINAK REGION WON BY 35 RUNS
Match Report (ACB)
There were no photos of today's match. Today's Facebook posts were dominated by the victory of Afghanistan over the West Indies in a warm-up T20 World Cup match. They won by 56 runs, restricting West Indies to 11 fours and 2 sixes. Three of their bowlers had economy rates under 5.0, excellent bowling in this format.
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October 19--Match 5
Amo Region (1-0--2-0--2 [4 Points--1st tied]) v Band-e-Amir Region (0-1--0-2--0 [0 Points--4th tied])
Band-e-Amir Region 108 (28.5 overs); Amo Region (t) 109/5 (23.3 overs)
AMO REGION WON BY 5 WICKETS WITH 159 BALLS LEFT TO BE BOWLED
Match Report (ACB)
46 Photos (ACB Facebook)
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October 18--Match 4
Boost Region (1-0--2-0--2 [4 Points--1st]) v Speen Ghar Region (0-1--0-2--0[0 Points]--3rd--Tie)
Boost Region (t) 295/6; Speen Ghar Region 258/8
BOOST REGION WON BY 37 RUNS
Match Report (ACB)
40 Photos (ACB Facebook)
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October 17--Match 3
Band-e-Amir Region (0-0--0-1--0 Points) v Mis Ainak Region (0-1--1-1--2 Points)
Band-e-Amir Region 201 (47.1 overs); Mis Ainak Region(t) 206/4 (43.4 overs)
MIS AINAK REGION WON BY 6 WICKETS WITH 38 BALLS LEFT TO BOWL
This match had 64 extras, including 48 wides
Match Report (ACB)
44 Photos (ACB Facebook)
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October 16--Match 2
Amo Region (0-0--1-0--2 Points) v Speen Ghar Region (0-0--0-1--0 Points)
Amo Region 281/8; Speen Ghar Region (t) 237 (47.3 overs)
AMO REGION WON BY 44 RUNS
Match Report (ACB)
49 Photos (ACB Facebook)
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October 15--Match 1
Boost Region (0-0--1-0--2 Points) v Mis Ainak Region (0-0--0-1--0 points)
The match was reduced to 45 overs per side.
Mis Ainak Region (t) 249/7; Boost Region 253/3 (44.3 overs)
BOOST REGION WON BY 7 WICKETS WITH 3 BALLS LEFT TO BOWL
Match Report (ACB)
40 photos (ACB Facebook)
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2020-21
Note: added full match video of April 9 match on April 19. See below.
2020-21
T20
Kamal Khan Dam Trophy (March 26-April 9, 2021)
The KKDT was contested at Kabul, Kandahar, and Kost. Four teams were involved:
Ghani Baba Water Defenders 1-0
Kamal Khan Dam Builders 1-1
Kamal Khan Dam Defenders 1-1
Kamal Khan Dam Developers 0-1
The Trophy was contested in the first match in Kabul.
March 26 2021
Kamal Khan Dam Builders v Kamal Khan Dam Defenders
Dam Builders 225/3 (Shahidi 104 off 53 balls)
Dam Defenders 227/6 (Gulbadin Naib 100 off 46 deliveries)
Match summary late in the match (no 2nd innings scorecard was given)
Defenders won by 4 wickets with 6 balls remaining
Full Match Video (RTA--Radio TV Afghanistan) (not in English--Pashto?)
Match Highlights
Full Match Highlights (added October 20, 2021)
Match Photos: Afghanistan Cricket Board Twitter (note the size of the crowd)
Match article: (Afghanistan Cricket Board)
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April 1, 2021
Kamal Khan Dam Defenders v Kamal Khan Dam Builders
Defenders Scorecard 199/4 (scorecard added to 191/4) (Gulbaddin Naib 127 not out on 59 balls)
Builders Scorecard: 201/3 (scorecard added to 199/3)
Builders won by 7 wickets, with 15 balls to play
Full Match Video (Afghanistan Cricket Board)
Match Highlights (Bulbaddin Naib 127 not out on 59 balls) (RTA Youtube) (Added October 20, 2021)
1. Match Photos (Afghanistan Cricket Board Twitter).
2. Match Photos
Match article (Afghanistan Cricket Board)
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April 9
Kamal Khan Dam Developers v Ghani Baba Water Defenders
Developers 135 (18.5 overs) Haseeb Laranwal (2.5-7[dot]-26-4 [econ]=9.18); Sharafudin Ashraf (4-15[dot]-19-2 [econ]=4.75
Defenders 139/2 (12 overs)
GBWD won by 9 wickets with 48 balls left.
Full Match Video (provided by ACB on April 19, 2021). There is no sound, commentary, or scoreboard. Sound and commentary begins at 38:43 on the video. Scoreboard is provided beginning at 48:27 (KKDD 56/4).
Pre-game (mostly silent)
Short videos of the "atmosphere" of the game
Dancing in the outfield (Pajhwok Afgan News via Afghanistan Cricket Board Twitter)
Video of the crowd (ACB Twitter)
Video of the crowd (ACB Twitter)
Photos
Kost Photos (Pajhwok Afghan News Twitter) Note size of the crowd.
Kost Photos (Pajhwok Afgan News Twitter)
I was unable to find any match article.