2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
Cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
The 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament was an edition of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, a cricket tournament in Afghanistan. It was the first edition of the competition to be played with first-class status.[1] The tournament started on 20 October 2017 and finished on 23 December 2017.[2] Five regional teams competed in a double round-robin tournament with the top two teams in the group progressing to the final.
Speen Ghar Region finished first in the group stage and faced Band-e-Amir Region in the final. Band-e-Amir Region won the tournament, beating Speen Ghar Region by 537 runs in the final.[3]
Squads
Points table
Team qualified for the Final
Fixtures
Round 1
- Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
- Fazal Zazai, Rahim Mangal, Imran Mir, Ghamai Zadran, Ziaulhaq, Rashid Zadran, Nasir Totakhil, Nawaz Khan, Zia-ur-Rehman, Kabir Alikhail (Mis Ainak Region), Imran Janat, Hazratullah Zazai, Zia-ul-Haq, Younas Ahmadzai, Shakirullah, Mohammad Sardar, Sayed Nasratullah, Rokhan Barakzai and Nijat Masood (Band-e-Amir Region) all made their first-class debuts.
- Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hamayun Omar, Nasir Khan, Bahir Shah, Tahir Khan, Shawkat Zaman, Waheedullah Shafaq, Muslim Musa, Qasim Oryakhail, Zahir Shehzad, Fitratullah Khawari, Mohammad Ibrahim (Speen Ghar Region), Zahid Zakhail, Juma Gul, Shir Shirzai, Farhan Zakhil, Yahya Khan, Haji Murad Muradi, Asadullah Matani, Jamshid Khan, Samiullah, Ihsanullah Mandozai (Amo Region) all made their first-class debuts.
- Bahir Shah (Speen Ghar Region) scored the second-highest total on debut in a first-class match.[10][11]
Round 2
- Boost Region won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bahar Shinwari, Sami Agha, Munir Ahmad, Khaibar Omar, Mohammad Ibrahim, Dilawar Khan, Batin Shah, Mohammad Alam, Abdul Baqi, Mohammad Nasir (Boost Region), Sadam Mangal and Bakhtarullah Atal (Mis Ainak Region) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 3
- Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ahsanullah (Boost Region), Said Mutabar and Zamir Khan (Speen Ghar Region) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 4
- Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
- Haqmal Arya (Mis Ainak Region) and Asif Musazai (Band-e-Amir Region) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 5
- Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on days 3 and 4 due to rain.
- Shafiqullah (Speen Ghar Region) and Aftab Alam (Mis Ainak Region) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 6
- Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
- Waqar Salamkheil and Usman Ghani (Band-e-Amir Region) both made their first-class debuts.
- Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
- Shahidullah (Mis Ainak Region) made his first-class debut.
Round 7
Round 8
- Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ziaur Rahman (Mis Ainak Region) and Janat Gul (Amo Region) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 9
- Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
- Naqib Nangarhari (Speen Ghar Region) made his first-class debut.
Round 10
- Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to field.
- Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jawid Safi (Band-e-Amir Region) made his first-class debut.
Final
- Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
References
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