Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament

Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament is a four-day cricket tournament in Afghanistan played between eight regional teams, each representing a number of Afghan provinces.

Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
Countries Afghanistan
AdministratorCricket Afghanistan
FormatFirst-class cricket (from 2017 onwards)
First edition2017–18
Tournament formatDouble round-robin
Number of teams8
2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
Websitehttp://www.cricket.af/

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 Spin Ghar. A sixth team, Kabul, joined the competition in 2016, while in 2021, two new teams, Hindukush and Pamir, were added.[4] 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.[5][6] In February 2017 the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded first-class status to Afghanistan's four-day domestic competition.[7]

Teams
Name Home ground Reference
Amo RegionBalkh Cricket Stadium, Mazar-i-Sharif
Band-e-Amir RegionGhazni Cricket Ground, Ghazni
Boost RegionKandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Hindukush RegionHerat Cricket Ground, Herat
Kabul RegionAlokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul
Mis Ainak RegionKhost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Pamir RegionKunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz
Spin Ghar RegionGhazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad

Winners

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. "د شپږیزې کرکټ لیګ په تاریخ کې د لومړي ځل لپاره اته لوبډلې وپلورل شوې". cricket.af.
  5. Afghanistan Cricket Board – About Domestic Cricket
  6. Afghanistan Cricket Board – Ahmad Shah Abdali One Day and T20 Tournaments Report
  7. Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status
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