Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
Countries Afghanistan
AdministratorAfghanistan Cricket Board
FormatFirst-class cricket (from 2017 onwards)
First edition2017–18
Tournament formatDouble round-robin
Number of teams5
Current championAmo Region (1st title)
Most successfulBand-e-Amir Region (3)
2023 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
Websitehttp://www.cricket.af/

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 initially began as a three-day competition before moving to a four-day structure in 2014, now known as the Ahmad Shah Abdali tournament, 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 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.[4][5] In February 2017 the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded first-class status to Afghanistan's four-day domestic competition.[6]

Teams

Current teams (2023) Debut year Wins
Hindukush Strikers 2023
Mah-e-Par Stars 2023
Maiwand Champions 2023 2023
Pamir Legends 2023

Former teams

Former teams Home ground Years active
Amo RegionBalkh Cricket Stadium, Mazar-i-Sharif2017–2022
Band-e-Amir RegionGhazni Cricket Ground, Ghazni2017–2022
Boost RegionKandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar2017–2022
Mis Ainak RegionKhost Cricket Stadium, Khost2017–2022
Speen Ghar RegionGhazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad2017–2022
Kabul RegionAlokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul2017–2019

Champions

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

Season Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Leading run-scorer (club) Runs Leading wicket-taker (club) Wickets
2017–18 Band-e-Amir Region (1)[7] Speen Ghar Region Bahir Shah (Speen Ghar Region) 1096 Zia-ur-Rehman (Mis Ainak Region) Waqar Salamkheil (Band-e-Amir Region) Zahir Shehzad (Speen Ghar Region) 55
2018 Band-e-Amir Region (2)[8] Amo Region Darwish Rasooli (Amo Region) 1073 Amir Hamza (Band-e-Amir Region) 61
2019 Speen Ghar Region (1)[9] Amo Region Najeeb Tarakai (Speen Ghar Region) 828 Zohaib Ahmadzai (Amo Region) 46
2021 Band-e-Amir Region (3)[10] Amo Region Riaz Hassan (Band-e-Amir Region) 636 Zohaib Ahmadzai (Amo Region) 32
2022 Amo Region (1)[11] Band-e-Amir Region Karim Janat (Band-e-Amir Region) 561 Amir Hamza (Band-e-Amir Region) 30
2023 Maiwand Champions Hindukush Strikers

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Big-Three rollback begins, BCCI opposes". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "In Principle Agreement to Constitutional and Financial Changes to ICC". International Cricket Council. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Afghanistan Cricket Board – About Domestic Cricket". Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  5. ↑ "Afghanistan Cricket Board – Ahmad Shah Abdali One Day and T20 Tournaments Report". Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  6. ↑ Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status
  7. ↑ "Final, Amanullah, December 19 - 23, 2017, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "THE THIRD SEASON OF AHMAD SHAH ABDALI FIRST CLASS TOURNAMENT TO START FROM 4TH APRIL". Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Speenghar wins Ahmad Shah Abdali First-Class Championship". cricket.af. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Band-e-Amir Region Wins Ahmad Shah Abdali First Class Competitions 2021". cricket.af. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Amo Region Wins the Ahmad Shah Abdali First Class Tournament 2022". Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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