2019 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup
# 2019 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup

The 2019 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup was a List A cricket competition that took place in Afghanistan between 31 July and 10 August 2019. It was the third year of domestic List A cricket to be played in Afghanistan, following the announcements by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in February and May 2017. Eight teams qualified for the tournament, and were divided into two groups of four.

Nangarhar Province won the tournament, after beating Kabul Province by six wickets in the final, with Najeeb Tarakai scoring a century.

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khost Province | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kandahar Province | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paktia Province | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Balkh Province | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
| Nangarhar Province | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kabul Province | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Logar Province | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Herat Province | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Fixtures

### Group A

* 31 July 2019 09:00 Scorecard

| Paktia Province 85 (31.4 overs) | v | Khost Province 86/1 (16.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Sadiqullah 30 (54) Khalil Gurbaz 4/17 (5.4 overs) | | Emal 33* (48) Kabir Alikhail 1/14 (5 overs) |

* Khost Province won by 9 wickets Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Khalil Gurbaz (Khost Province)
* Khost Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Nimatullah, Bismillah Zadran, Naseer Ahmad, Abid Sadaf, Ihsanullah, Emal, Khalil Gurbaz, Nasim Mangal, Niamat Khoshal (Khost Province), Yousuf Shah, Sadam Totakhil, Rahman Zurmatia, Sadiqullah, Akmal Orya, Amir Zazai, Ishaq Saqi, Sami Totakhil and Sami Zadran (Paktia Province) all made their List A debuts.
* 1 August 2019 09:00 Scorecard

| Kandahar Province 309/7 (50 overs) | v | Balkh Province 103 (24.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Baqibullah 58* (36) M Aleem 3/45 (8 overs) | | Mohammad Wasim Mandozai 20 (30) Baqibullah 4/32 (8.1 overs) |

* Kandahar Province won by 206 runs Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Farooq Khan Player of the match: Baqibullah (Kandahar Province)
* Balkh Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Mohammad Wasim Mandozai, Abdul Razaq, M Aleem, Azim Khan, Hassan, Ibrahim, Ihsanullah, Rozaddin (Balkh Province), Nasibullah Sherdali, Ali Ahmad, Ahmad Zahir, Baqibullah, Najibullah, Ahmadullah and Ahmad Khan (Kandahar Province) all made their List A debuts.
* 2 August 2019 09:00 Scorecard

| Balkh Province 192 (45.1 overs) | v | Paktia Province 150 (38.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Abdullah Mazari 58 (83) Amir Zazai 4/27 (9 overs) | | Saifullah 42 (50) Abdullah Mazari 4/43 (9.4 overs) |

* Balkh Province won by 42 runs Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Ahmed Shah Durrani Player of the match: Abdullah Mazari (Balkh Province)
* Paktia Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Kamil (Balkh Province), Safiullah, Janat Mir Zadran and Riaz (Paktia Province) all made their List A debuts.
* 3 August 2019 09:00 Scorecard

| Kandahar Province 245/9 (50 overs) | v | Khost Province 218 (47.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Munir Ahmad 69 (87) Bakhtarullah Atal 3/55 (10 overs) | | Emal 138 (151) Waqarullah Ishaq 5/41 (10 overs) |

* Kandahar Province won by 27 runs Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Farooq Khan and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Waqarullah Ishaq (Kandahar Province)
* Khost Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Nazifullah (Kandahar Province) and Ihsanullah (Khost Province) both made their List A debuts.
* 4 August 2019 09:00 Scorecard

| Khost Province 203/9 (50 overs) | v | Balkh Province 165 (43 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Mohammadullah 54* (78) Asadullah Matani 4/52 (10 overs) | | Mohammad Wasim Mandozai 60 (30) Nimatullah 4/44 (10 overs) |

* Khost Province won by 38 runs Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Ahmed Shah Durrani Player of the match: Nasim Mangal (Khost Province)
* Khost Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* Zafar Balkh (Balkh Province), Asghar Atal, Mohammadullah and Ihsanullah (Khost Province) all made their List A debuts.
* 5 August 2019 09:00 Scorecard

| Kandahar Province 207 (49.5 overs) | v | Paktia Province 209/4 (28.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Munir Ahmad 123* (136) Dawood Ahmadzai 2/28 (8 overs) | | Dawood Ahmadzai 79 (66) Munir Ahmad 1/6 (1 over) |

* Paktia Province won by 6 wickets Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Farooq Khan and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Dawood Ahmadzai (Paktia Province)
* Paktia Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Bilal Ahmad, Ansarullah, Fawad Ahmad (Kandahar Province), Imran Dawlatzai, Izatullah Zazy, Izat Shah Zadran, Abdul Latif Husainkhil and Dawood Ahmadzai (Paktia Province) all made their List A debuts.

### Group B

* 31 July 2019 09:00 Scorecard

| Nangarhar Province 277/9 (50 overs) | v | Kabul Province 200 (31.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Najeeb Tarakai 74 (85) Nijat Masood 3/51 (10 overs) | | Mohammad Sardar 63 (62) Wali Agha 3/42 (8.2 overs) |

* Nangarhar Province won by 77 runs Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Mahmood Kharoti Player of the match: Najeeb Tarakai (Nangarhar Province)
* Kabul Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Amanullah Rafiqi, Wasim Zazai, Mirwais, Izharulhaq Naveed, Noman, Safiullah (Kabul Province), Abid Mohammadi, Zubaid Akbari, Yasin, Nasim Surkhrodai, Farhad Momand, Akbar Musazai, Wali Agha and Hassan (Nangarhar Province) all made their List A debuts.
* 1 August 2019 09:00 Scorecard

| Herat Province 190 (43.2 overs) | v | Logar Province 191/6 (39.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Abdul Ghani 68 (84) Said Khan 6/42 (9.2 overs) | | Asad Khan 75 (73) Abdul Rahman 2/31 (7.3 overs) |

* Logar Province won by 4 wickets Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Said Khan (Logar Province)
* Logar Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Mohammad Younus, Akbar Ali, Mohammad Kabir, Mohammad Ibrahim, Abdul Ghani, Abdullah Tarakhail, Ahmad Wali, Ainuddin Kakar, Hamayoun, Abdul Rahman (Herat Province), Samiullah Ihsas, Mohammad Sabir, Abdul Qadeer, Asad Khan, Baseer Khan, Khalid Zahedi, Ali Ahmad, Mohammadullah, Mohammad Zahir, Said Khan and Zakiullah Sultani (Logar Province) all made their List A debuts.
* 2 August 2019 09:00 Scorecard

| Nangarhar Province 327/8 (50 overs) | v | Herat Province 222 (45.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Abid Mohammadi 116 (122) Mohammad Alam 2/38 (10 overs) | | Fahim 49 (74) Zubaid Akbari 3/35 (9 overs) |

* Nangarhar Province won by 105 runs Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Abid Mohammadi (Nangarhar Province)
* Nangarhar Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mir Zaman, Imran Anwar and Fahim (Herat Province) all made their List A debuts.
* 3 August 2019 09:00 Scorecard

| Logar Province 254/9 (50 overs) | v | Kabul Province 256/8 (49.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Mohammad Sabir 93 (85) Nijat Masood 3/51 (9 overs) | | Zia-ul-Haq 107* (115) Said Khan 3/48 (10 overs) |

* Kabul Province won by 2 wickets Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Zia-ul-Haq (Kabul Province)
* Logar Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* Bilal, Mohammad Iqbal, Ziaulhaq (Kabul Province), Mohammad Amin and Musa Khan (Logar Province) all made their List A debuts.
* 4 August 2019 09:00 Scorecard

| Logar Province 248/9 (50 overs) | v | Nangarhar Province 252/3 (46 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Mohammad Sabir 122 (125) Zubaid Akbari 4/30 (9 overs) | | Abid Mohammadi 100* (110) Zahid Khan 1/14 (7 overs) |

* Nangarhar Province won by 7 wickets Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Abid Mohammadi (Nangarhar Province)
* Logar Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* Allah Noor, Riaz, Wafiullah, Yousuf Khan (Nangarhar Province), Khalil and Zahid Khan (Logar Province) all made their List A debuts.
* 5 August 2019 09:00 Scorecard

| Kabul Province 308/8 (50 overs) | v | Herat Province 236 (48.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Mohammad Sardar 109 (116) Abdul Salam 2/39 (4 overs) | | Ghulam Jelani 60 (79) Nijat Masood 4/53 (9.2 overs) |

* Kabul Province won by 72 runs Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Amanullah Rafiqi (Kabul Province)
* Kabul Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* Amin (Kabul Province), Abdul Salam and Ghulam Jelani (Herat Province) all made their List A debuts.

## Finals

* 1st semi-final 7 August 2019 09:00 Scorecard

| Khost Province 86 (27.5 overs) | v | Kabul Province 89/0 (16.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| M Hashum 21 (32) Nijat Masood 7/23 (9.5 overs) | | Bilal 55* (58) |

* Kabul Province won by 10 wickets Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Bismillah Jan Shinwari Player of the match: Nijat Masood (Kabul Province)
* Khost Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* Shaheen, Anwar (Khost Province) and Shakirullah (Kabul Province) all made their List A debuts.
* 2nd semi-final 7 August 2019 09:00 Scorecard

| Kandahar Province 271 (50 overs) | v | Nangarhar Province 272/4 (43.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Munir Ahmad 98 (96) Wali Agha 4/43 (10 overs) | | Waheedullah Shafaq 100* (88) Baqibullah 3/40 (10 overs) |

* Nangarhar Province won by 6 wickets Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Farooq Khan Player of the match: Waheedullah Shafaq (Nangarhar Province)
* Nangarhar Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Pakhtoon Sarfaraz (Nangarhar Province) made his List A debut.
* Final 10 August 2019 09:00 Scorecard

| Kabul Province 273/8 (50 overs) | v | Nangarhar Province 274/4 (47.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Zia-ul-Haq 84 (90) Zubaid Akbari 3/52 (9 overs) | | Najeeb Tarakai 121 (90) Izharulhaq Naveed 2/25 (10 overs) |

* Nangarhar Province won by 6 wickets Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Ahmed Shah Durrani Player of the match: Najeeb Tarakai (Nangarhar Province)
* Nangarhar Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Mashoqullah (Nangarhar Province) made his List A debut.
