2024 Shpageeza Cricket League
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The 2024 Shpageeza Cricket League (also known as for sponsorship reasons as 2024 X-Bull Energy Shpageeza Cricket League) was the 9th edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League,[1] a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in 2013, and the fifth edition to have official T20 status. It was originally scheduled to run from 10 to 25 September 2024, with the number of teams decreasing from eight to five.[1] However, no tournament took place in 2023, with the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announcing that the tournament would be played in August 2024. The Speenghar Tigers are the defending champions.
| Dates | 12 August – 24 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
| Host(s) | Afghanistan |
| Champions | Amo Sharks (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Band-e-Amir Dragons |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Player of the series | Zubaid Akbari (Amo Sharks) |
| Most runs | Sediqullah Atal (Band-e-Amir Dragons) (423) |
| Most wickets | Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (Band-e-Amir Dragons) (18) |
Squads
Summarize
Perspective
Squads were announced on 4 August 2024.[2]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Band-e-Amir Dragons | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.563 | Advanced to final |
| 2 | Amo Sharks | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.172 | |
| 3 | Boost Defenders | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −0.003 | |
| 4 | Mis Ainak Knights | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −0.572 | |
| 5 | Speenghar Tigers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.247 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
Fixtures
Band-e-Amir Dragons 167/6 (20 overs) |
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Speenghar Tigers 148/9 (20 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Amo Sharks 151/7 (20 overs) |
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Mis Ainak Knights 152/2 (20 overs) |
Ibrahim Zadran 80 (62) Mohammadullah 1/18 (3 overs) |
- Amo Sharks won the toss an elected to bat.
- Naveed Zadran (Mis Ainak Knights) made his T20 debut.
- Shahidullah scored his 1,000th run in T20s.
Speenghar Tigers 166/7 (20 overs) |
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Boost Defenders 170/3 (19.2 overs) |
Mohammad Akram 62 (37) Faridoon Dawoodzai 1/28 (4 overs) |
- Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field.
- Bashir Ahmad (Boost Defenders) made his T20 debut.
Amo Sharks 147/7 (20 overs) |
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Band-e-Amir Dragons 148/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
Boost Defenders 179/8 (20 overs) |
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Band-e-Amir Dragons 179/8 (20 overs) |
Riaz Hassan 54 (40) Bashir Ahmad 2/22 (4 overs) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to field.
- Ali Ahmad (Band-e-Amir Dragons) made his T20 debut.
- Super Over: Band-e-Amir Dragons 12/1, Boost Defenders 13/1.
Speenghar Tigers 105 (19.2 overs) |
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Mis Ainak Knights 108/3 (12.3 overs) |
Wafiullah Tarakhil 77* (38) Bilal Sami 2/23 (2.3 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
Boost Defenders 145/5 (20 overs) |
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Amo Sharks 149/4 (17 overs) |
- Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
Mis Ainak Knights 128/9 (20 overs) |
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Band-e-Amir Dragons 113/9 (20 overs) |
Sediqullah Atal 49 (46) Yama Arab 4/22 (4 overs) |
- Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
Amo Sharks 105 (18.3 overs) |
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Speenghar Tigers 106/5 (10.4 overs) |
Mohammad Ishaq 36 (25) Bilal Sami 3/8 (3.3 overs) |
Hassan Eisakhil 36 (18) Sharafuddin Ashraf 2/24 (3 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Boost Defenders 167 (19.5 Overs) |
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Mis Ainak Knights 171/2 (18.3 Overs) |
Wafiullah Tarakhil 65* (39) Naseer Khan Maroofkhil 1/34 (4) |
- Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to bat.
Amo Sharks 146/8 (20 overs) |
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Boost Defenders 135/9 (20 overs) |
- Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field first.
Band-e-Amir Dragons 147 (19.5 overs) |
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Speenghar Tigers 134/8 (20 overs) |
Hassan Eisakhil 45 (39) Amir Hamza 3/24 (4 overs) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abdullah (Band-e-Amir Dragons) made his T20 debut.
Amo Sharks 190/5 (20 overs) |
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Mis Ainak Knights 165/8 (20 overs) |
- Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Speenghar Tigers 192/6 (20 overs) |
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Boost Defenders 193/5 (18.5 overs) |
Hassan Eisakhil 63 (42) Naseer Khan Maroofkhil 2/51 (4 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
Band-e-Amir Dragons 139/4 (20 overs) |
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Mis Ainak Knights 97 (18.1 overs) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to bat.
Amo Sharks 166/3 (17 overs) |
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Speenghar Tigers 112/9 (12 overs) |
Zubaid Akbari 82 (45) Arab Gul 1/18 (3 overs) |
- Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
- Speenghar Tigers were set a revised target of 139 runs from 12 overs due to rain.
Boost Defenders 204/6 (20 overs) |
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Mis Ainak Knights 120 (18.2 overs) |
Wafiullah Tarakhil 33 (31) Naseer Khan Maroofkhil 2/19 (4 overs) |
- Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Amo Sharks 201/5 (20 overs) |
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Band-e-Amir Dragons 182 (19.2 overs) |
- Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
Mis Ainak Knights 125/9 (20 overs) |
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Speenghar Tigers 130/5 (16.5 overs) |
Afsar Zazai 54 (45) Ismat Alam 3/24 (4 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Band-e-Amir Dragons 160/5 (20 overs) |
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Boost Defenders 148/9 (20 overs) |
- Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Band-e-Amir Dragons 178/1 (20 overs) |
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Amo Sharks 179/3 (18.5 overs) |
Hashmatullah Shahidi 78* (53) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected bat.
- Sediqullah Atal (Band-e-Amir Dragons) scored his 1,000th run in T20s.
Notes
- Samiullah Shinwari captained Speenghar Tigers in their first four and last matches of the group stage.
References
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