2020 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup
# 2020 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup

The 2020 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup was a Limited-overs competition that took place in Afghanistan between 13 and 22 August 2020. It was the fourth 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. However, despite the 2019 edition of the Provincial Challenge Cup having List A status, the same was not applied to the 2020 edition. Eight teams qualified for the tournament, and were divided into two groups of four.

Khost Province won the tournament, after beating defending champions Nangarhar Province by five wickets in the final, with Shahidullah scoring a century.

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khost Province | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.958 |
| Kabul Province | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.207 |
| Helmand Province | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.403 |
| Balkh Province | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.633 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Nangarhar Province | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.873 |
| Faryab Province | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.027 |
| Maidan Wardak Province | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.403 |
| Kandahar Province | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.633 |

## Fixtures

### Group A

* 13 August 2020 Scorecard

| Helmand Province 57 (20.3 overs) | v | Khost Province 58/1 (8 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Abdul Nafi 15 (37) Bakhtarullah Atal 4/23 (5.3 overs) | | Rahim Mangal 25* (19) |

* Khost Province won by 9 wickets Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Bismillah Jan Shinwari Player of the match: Bakhtarullah Atal (Khost Province)
* Khost Province won the toss and elected to field.
* 13 August 2020 Scorecard

| Balkh Province 105 (24.1 overs) | v | Kabul Province 110/5 (23.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Zafar Balkh 29 (24) Shafiqullah Ghafari 3/12 (5 overs) | | Nisar Wahdat 57* (62) Abdullah Mazari 2/15 (6 overs) |

* Kabul Province won by 5 wickets Mis Ainak Cricket Ground, Khost Umpires: Farooq Khan and Ahmed Shah Pakteen Player of the match: Nisar Wahdat (Kabul Province)
* Balkh Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15 August 2020 Scorecard

| Balkh Province 144 (37.3 overs) | v | Khost Province 147/4 (30.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Abdul Razaq 45 (87) Ziaur Rahman 5/43 (8.3 overs) | | Rahim Mangal 38 (61) Asadullah Matani 2/31 (6.3 overs) |

* Khost Province won by 6 wickets Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Bismillah Jan Shinwari Player of the match: Ziaur Rahman (Khost Province)
* Khost Province won the toss and elected to field.
* 15 August 2020 Scorecard

| Kabul Province 124 (31.2 overs) | v | Helmand Province 127/4 (27.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Darwish Rasooli 41 (65) Dastagir Khan 3/28 (6 overs) | | Qudratullah 44* (98) Shafiqullah Ghafari 2/33 (9 overs) |

* Helmand Province won by 6 wickets Mis Ainak Cricket Ground, Khost Umpires: Irshad Omari and Ahmed Shah Pakteen Player of the match: Rahimullah Sahak (Helmand Province)
* Kabul Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* 17 August 2020 Scorecard

| Khost Province 224 (49.3 overs) | v | Kabul Province 230/7 (49.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Mohammadullah 37* (58) Abdul Rahman 4/37 (10 overs) | | Darwish Rasooli 57 (96) Haseebullah 2/38 (10 overs) |

* Kabul Province won by 3 wickets Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Irshad Omari Player of the match: Farmanullah (Kabul Province)
* Kabul Province won the toss and elected to field.
* 17 August 2020 Scorecard

| Balkh Province 204 (44.4 overs) | v | Helmand Province 206/5 (45.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Mohammad Wasim Mandozai 85 (91) Dastagir Khan 4/28 (10 overs) | | Nazir Ahmad 65 (84) Kamil 2/51 (9 overs) |

* Helmand Province won by 5 wickets Mis Ainak Cricket Ground, Khost Umpires: Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi and Ahmed Shah Pakteen Player of the match: Dastagir Khan (Helmand Province)
* Helmand Province won the toss and elected to field.

### Group B

* 14 August 2020 Scorecard

| Nangarhar Province 270/6 (50 overs) | v | Maidan Wardak Province 186 (43.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Bahir Shah 101 (120) Mohammadullah Hamkar 4/55 (9 overs) | | Zia-ul-Haq 55 (83) Batin Shah 5/11 (6.2 overs) |

* Nangarhar Province won by 84 runs Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Bahir Shah (Nangarhar Province)
* Maidan Wardak Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* 14 August 2020 Scorecard

| Faryab Province 221 (47.2 overs) | v | Kandahar Province 201 (47.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Zahid Zakhail 100 (109) Khyal Mohammad 3/41 (10 overs) | | Najibullah 59 (100) Abdul Rahman 4/43 (10 overs) |

* Faryab Province won by 20 runs Mis Ainak Cricket Ground, Khost Umpires: Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Zahid Zakhail (Faryab Province)
* Kandahar Province won the toss and elected to field.
* 16 August 2020 Scorecard

| Kandahar Province 192 (46.2 overs) | v | Maidan Wardak Province 193/4 (45.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Nasibullah Sherdali 44 (62) Mohammadullah Hamkar 2/28 (9 overs) | | Mirwais Zazai 53 (60) Abdul Baqi 1/31 (10 overs) |

* Maidan Wardak Province won by 6 wickets Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Ajmal Shamolzi and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Mirwais Zazai (Maidan Wardak Province)
* Maidan Wardak Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* 16 August 2020 Scorecard

| Faryab Province 228/9 (50 overs) | v | Nangahar Province 222 (47.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Haji Murad Muradi 58 (63) Abdullah Adil 5/44 (10 overs) | | Bahir Shah 84 (103) Mohammad Saleem 6/56 (9.3 overs) |

* Faryab Province won by 6 runs Mis Ainak Cricket Ground, Khost Umpires: Farooq Khan and Mahmood Kharoti Player of the match: Mohammad Saleem (Faryab Province)
* Nangarhar Province won the toss and elected to field.
* 18 August 2020 Scorecard

| Faryab Province 235/9 (50 overs) | v | Maidan Wardak Province 213/8 (45.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Mohammad Sardar 46 (67) Zahid Zakhail 3/28 (6 overs) | | Ezat Barakzai 57 (110) Mohammadullah Hamkar 3/53 (10 overs) |

* Maidan Wardak Province won by 22 runs Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Muhammad Sabir and Bismillah Jan Shinwari Player of the match: Baryaly (Maidan Wardak Province)
* Faryab Province won the toss and elected to field.
* 18 August 2020 Scorecard

| Nangarhar Province 274/9 (50 overs) | v | Kandahar Province 221 (43.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Tahir Khan 63 (61) Abdullah Tarakhail 4/48 (9 overs) | | Waqarullah Ishaq 62 (83) Wali Agha 5/64 (9.3 overs) |

* Nangarhar Province won by 53 runs Mis Ainak Cricket Ground, Khost Umpires: Farooq Khan and Mahmood Kharoti Player of the match: Tariq Stanikzai (Nagarhar Province)
* Kandahar Province won the toss and elected to field.

## Finals

* 1st semi-final 20 August 2020 Scorecard

| Faryab Province 144 (36.1 overs) | v | Khost Province 145/0 (30 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Ijaz 45 (67) Bakhtarullah Atal 3/26 (6.1 overs) | | Rahim Mangal 80* (78) |

* Khost Province won by 10 wickets Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Farooq Khan Player of the match: Asghar Atal (Khost Province)
* Khost Province won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 45 overs per side due to rain.
* 2nd semi-final 20 August 2020 Scorecard

| Kabul Province 186/9 (22 overs) | v | Nangarhar Province 70/2 (9 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Darwish Rasooli 63 (32) Batin Shah 3/27 (5 overs) | | Bahar Shinwari 38 (20) Parvez Amin 1/3 (1 over) |

* No result Mis Ainak Cricket Ground, Khost Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
* Nangarhar Province won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 22 overs per side due to rain.
* Nangarhar Province progressed to the final due to finishing top of their group.
* 22 August 2020 Scorecard

| Nangarhar Province 233 (47.5 overs) | v | Khost Province 235/5 (40 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Bahar Shinwari 62 (56) Asghar Atal 3/25 (7 overs) | | Shahidullah 119* (131) Tariq Stanikzai 2/18 (4 overs) |

* Khost Province won by 5 wickets Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Farooq Khan and Bismillah Jan Shinwari Player of the match: Shahidullah (Khost Province)
* Khost Province won the toss and elected to field.
