2019 Shpageeza Cricket League
# 2019 Shpageeza Cricket League

The 2019 season of the Shpageeza Cricket League was the sixth edition of the Shpageeza, a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in 2013, and the second edition to have official T20 status. The tournament featured the six regional teams that played in the previous season. The event took place between 9 and 18 October 2019, with the Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground hosting all the matches. The number of overseas players participating was significantly reduced from the previous edition, with the subsequent launch of the Afghanistan Premier League making that the main franchise Twenty20 league run by the ACB.

Mis Ainak Knights won the tournament, after they beat Band-e-Amir Dragons by four wickets in the final. Noor Ali Zadran (Mis Ainak Knights) was the leading run-scorer in the tournament with 354, and Nijat Masood (Band-e-Amir Dragons) took the most wickets with 11.

## Round-robin

### Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NRR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mis Ainak Knights | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +0.317 | 8 |
| Band-e-Amir Dragons | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1.079 | 6 |
| Kabul Eagles | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +0.542 | 6 |
| Speen Ghar Tigers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +0.217 | 4 |
| Amo Sharks | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | –0.230 | 4 |
| Boost Defenders | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | –1.982 | 2 |

### Fixtures

* 7 October 2019 09:00 Scorecard

| Kabul Eagles 209/4 (20 overs) | v | Band-e-Amir Dragons 174/7 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Asghar Afghan 92 (48) Fitratullah Khawari 1/24 (3 overs) | | Hayatullah 41 (22) Amir Hamza 2/22 (4 overs) |

* Kabul Eagles won by 35 runs Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Bismillah Jan Shinwari Player of the match: Asghar Afghan (Kabul Eagles)
* Kabul Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
* Hayatullah (Band-e-Amir Dragons) made his T20 debut.
* 8 October 2019 09:30 Scorecard

| Mis Ainak Knights 156/8 (20 overs) | v | Boost Defenders 153/9 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Noor Ali Zadran 37 (30) Waqarullah Ishaq 2/28 (3 overs) | | Hashmatullah Shahidi 40 (36) Yamin Ahmadzai 4/33 (4 overs) |

* Mis Ainak Knights won by 3 runs Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Yamin Ahmadzai (Mis Ainak Knights)
* Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
* Waqarullah Ishaq (Boost Defenders), Noor Ahmad and Shafiqullah Ghafari (Mis Ainak Knights) all made their T20 debuts.
* 8 October 2019 14:00 Scorecard

| Amo Sharks 162/7 (20 overs) | v | Speen Ghar Tigers 144 (19.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Fazal Zazai 49 (36) Zahir Khan 2/20 (4 overs) | | Asif Musazai 50 (42) Shapoor Zadran 2/20 (4 overs) |

* Amo Sharks won by 18 runs Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Abdullah Rahimi Player of the match: Fazal Zazai (Amo Sharks)
* Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
* Farmanullah, Ibrahim, Ghamai Zadran (Amo Sharks), Asif Musazai and Shamsurrahman (Speen Ghar Tigers) all made their T20 debuts.
* 9 October 2019 09:30 Scorecard

| Mis Ainak Knights 192/4 (20 overs) | v | Band-e-Amir Dragons 183/6 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Noor Ali Zadran 70 (40) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/41 (4 overs) | | Shawkat Zaman 54 (39) Naveen-ul-Haq 2/21 (4 overs) |

* Mis Ainak Knights won by 9 runs Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Bismillah Jan Shinwari Player of the match: Noor Ali Zadran (Mis Ainak Knights)
* Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9 October 2019 14:00 Scorecard

| Kabul Eagles 129/9 (20 overs) | v | Speen Ghar Tigers 112 (19.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Karim Janat 45 (33) Karim Sadiq 3/29 (4 overs) | | Najeeb Tarakai 25 (17) Waqar Salamkheil 3/16 (3.5 overs) |

* Kabul Eagles won by 17 runs Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Karim Janat (Kabul Eagles)
* Kabul Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ishaq Zazai (Speen Ghar Tigers) made his T20 debut.
* 10 October 2019 09:30 Scorecard

| Amo Sharks 120/9 (20 overs) | v | Band-e-Amir Dragons 124/3 (17.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Ibrahim Zadran 62 (60) Fareed Ahmad 3/21 (4 overs) | | Javed Ahmadi 62* (48) Ibrahim 2/27 (4 overs) |

* Band-e-Amir Dragons won by 7 wickets Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Abdullah Rahimi Player of the match: Javed Ahmadi (Band-e-Amir Dragons)
* Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
* Naveed Obaid (Band-e-Amir Dragons) made his T20 debut.
* 10 October 2019 14:00 Scorecard

| Kabul Eagles 144/7 (20 overs) | v | Boost Defenders 119 (18.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Younas Ahmadzai 35 (31) Nasratullah 2/28 (4 overs) | | Hashmatullah Shahidi 35 (21) Amir Hamza 2/10 (4 overs) |

* Kabul Eagles won by 25 runs Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Muhammad Sabir and Bismillah Jan Shinwari Player of the match: Waqar Salamkheil (Kabul Eagles)
* Kabul Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
* Bahar Shinwari (Boost Defenders) made his T20 debut.
* 11 October 2019 09:30 Scorecard

| Boost Defenders 176/5 (20 overs) | v | Amo Sharks 161/7 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Gulbadin Naib 91 (47) Ziaur Rahman 3/48 (4 overs) | | Ibrahim Zadran 35 (25) Gulbadin Naib 3/22 (4 overs) |

* Boost Defenders won by 15 runs Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Abdullah Rahimi Player of the match: Gulbadin Naib (Boost Defenders)
* Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to bat.
* Parvez Amin (Amo Sharks) and Nisar Wahdat (Boost Defenders) both made their T20 debuts.
* 11 October 2019 14:00 Scorecard

| Speen Ghar Tigers 177/9 (20 overs) | v | Mis Ainak Knights 173/9 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Najeeb Tarakai 68 (46) Shafiqullah Ghafari 2/33 (4 overs) | | Shafiqullah Ghafari 58 (39) Johnathan Campbell 2/21 (3 overs) |

* Speen Ghar Tigers win by 4 runs Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Najeeb Tarakai (Speen Ghar Tigers)
* Speen Ghar Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Nawaz Khan and Bahir Shah (Speen Ghar Tigers) both made their T20 debuts.
* 12 October 2019 09:30 Scorecard

| Amo Sharks 186/2 (20 overs) | v | Kabul Eagles 182/9 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Ibrahim Zadran 96* (63) Abdullah Mazari 1/23 (4 overs) | | Asghar Afghan 78 (47) Mirwais Ashraf 3/29 (4 overs) |

* Amo Sharks won by 4 runs Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Ibrahim Zadran (Amo Sharks)
* Kabul Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
* Rahim Mangal (Amo Sharks) and Imran (Kabul Eagles) both made their T20 debuts.
* Ibrahim Zadran (Amo Sharks) took a hat-trick.
* 12 October 2019 14:00 Scorecard

| Band-e-Amir Dragons 144/8 (20 overs) | v | Speen Ghar Tigers 129/7 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Afsar Zazai 35 (31) Sayed Shirzad 2/17 (3 overs) | | Najeeb Tarakai 41 (30) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/12 (4 overs) |

* Band-e-Amir Dragons won by 15 runs Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Mehmood Kharotai Player of the match: Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Band-e-Amir Dragons)
* Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13 October 2019 09:30 Scorecard

| Kabul Eagles 131/6 (20 overs) | v | Mis Ainak Knights 135/1 (18 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Karim Janat 27 (23) Noor Ahmad 3/12 (4 overs) | | Noor Ali Zadran 72* (60) Amir Hamza 1/22 (4 overs) |

* Mis Ainak Knights won by 9 wickets Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Bismillah Jan Shinwari Player of the match: Noor Ali Zadran (Mis Ainak Knights)
* Kabul Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
* Abdul Malik, Abdul Rahman (Kabul Eagles) and Sadiqullah Patan (Mis Ainak Knights) all made their T20 debuts.
* 13 October 2019 14:00 Scorecard

| Boost Defenders 131/8 (20 overs) | v | Speen Ghar Tigers 134/4 (11.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Brendan Taylor 34 (22) Abdul Wasi 4/13 (4 overs) | | Najibullah Zadran 97* (35) Zia-ur-Rehman 2/6 (2 overs) |

* Speen Ghar Tigers won by 6 wickets Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Mehmood Kharotai Player of the match: Najibullah Zadran (Speen Ghar Tigers)
* Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to bat.
* Tamim Surkhorodi and Abdul Wasi (Speen Ghan Tigers) both made their T20 debuts.
* 14 October 2019 09:30 Scorecard

| Mis Ainak Knights 162/6 (20 overs) | v | Amo Sharks 159/5 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Noor Ali Zadran 73 (48) Shapoor Zadran 4/31 (4 overs) | | Ibrahim Zadran 69 (53) Yamin Ahmadzai 2/38 (4 overs) |

* Mis Ainak Knights won by 3 runs Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Bismillah Jan Shinwari Player of the match: Noor Ali Zadran (Mis Ainak Knights)
* Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
* 14 October 2019 14:00 Scorecard

| Band-e-Amir Dragons 193/4 (20 overs) | v | Boost Defenders 84 (12.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Javed Ahmadi 117* (63) Nasratullah 2/27 (4 overs) | | Qais Ahmad 27 (19) Nijat Masood 5/22 (4 overs) |

* Band-e-Amir Dragons won by 109 runs Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Javed Ahmadi (Band-e-Amir Dragons)
* Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rifatullah Shinwari (Band-e-Amir Dragons) and Fazalhaq Farooqi (Boost Defenders) both made their T20 debuts.

## Knockout-stage

* Qualifier 1 16 October 2019 09:30 Scorecard

| Band-e-Amir Dragons 157/6 (20 overs) | v | Mis Ainak Knights 162/3 (19.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Afsar Zazai 56* (41) Sharafuddin Ashraf 3/15 (4 overs) | | Rahmanullah Gurbaz 80 (41) Javed Ahmadi 1/12 (2 overs) |

* Mis Ainak Knights won by 7 wickets Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Mis Ainak Knights)
* Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to bat.
* Eliminator 16 October 2019 14:00 Scorecard

| Kabul Eagles 197/3 (20 overs) | v | Speen Ghar Tigers 181/9 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Karim Janat 120 (63) Zahir Khan 1/24 (4 overs) | | Najeeb Tarakai 52 (23) Waqar Salamkheil 4/28 (4 overs) |

* Kabul Eagles won by 16 runs Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Mehmood Kharotai Player of the match: Karim Janat (Kabul Eagles)
* Kabul Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
* Qualifier 2 17 October 2019 13:15 Scorecard

| Band-e-Amir Dragons 225/2 (20 overs) | v | Kabul Eagles 222/6 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Imran Janat 115* (64) Yousuf Zazai 1/30 (4 overs) | | Younas Ahmadzai 53 (26) Nijat Masood 3/47 (4 overs) |

* Band-e-Amir Dragons won by 3 runs Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Imran Janat (Band-e-Dragons)
* Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to bat.
* Final 18 October 2019 13:00 Scorecard

| Band-e-Amir Dragons 154/7 (20 overs) | v | Mis Ainak Knights 155/6 (19.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Imran Janat 32 (26) Naveen-ul-Haq 3/41 (4 overs) | | Noor Ali Zadran 42 (38) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/29 (4 overs) |

* Mis Ainak Knights won by 4 wickets Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Mis Ainak Knights)
* Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to field.
