All You Need to Know About Shpageeza Cricket League 2024: Teams, Fixtures, and More
All You Need to Know About Shpageeza Cricket League 2024: Teams, Fixtures, and More
The much-anticipated 9th edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League is set to kick off on August 12, 2024. Organized by the Afghanistan Cricket Board, the tournament will open with a clash between the Speen Ghar Tigers and the Band-e-Amir Dragons. The final match is scheduled for August 25, 2024.
Teams and Format
Five teams will compete in this year’s Shpageeza Cricket League: Amo Sharks, Mis Ainak Knights, Boost Defenders, Speen Ghar Tigers, and Band-e-Amir Dragons. The Boost Defenders finished second in the last competition, behind the reigning champion Speen Ghar Tigers.
A total of 21 matches will be played in a double round-robin format during the group stages, where each team will face the others twice. The top two teams will advance to the final, promising an intense showdown on August 25.
All matches will take place at the Kabul International Stadium, Kabul, providing a central and accessible location for fans and players alike.
Star Players
The tournament boasts a lineup of world-class cricketers, including Rashid Khan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Noor Ahmad, Hazratullah Zazai, Azmatullah Omarzai, and Qais Ahmad. With such talent on display, the competition promises to be fiercely contested and thrilling for spectators.
Squads
Amo Sharks
- Captain: Azmatullah Omarzai
- Players: Kamil Kakar, Mohammad Gul, Saleem Safi, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Mohammadullah Logari, Qais Ahmad, Juma Gul, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Masood Gurbaz, Hayat Nasiri, Ijaz Ahmad Azad, Javeed Ahmadzai, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Haroon, Zubaid Akbari, Abdul Malik, and Mohammad Ishaq (Wk)
Speenghar Tigers
- Captain: Rashid Khan
- Players: Faridoon Dawoodzai, Mohammad Ibrahim, Bilal Sami, Yamin Ahmadzai, Arab Gul, Waheed Zadran, Zahir Khan, Ismat Alam, Tariq Stanikzai, Ikram Alikhil, Barakatullah Kadada, Allah Noor, Baheer Shah, Samiullah Shinwari, Imran Mir, Hassan Eisakhil, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wk)
Mis Ainak Knights
- Captain: Ibrahim Zadran
- Players: Yama Arab, Nasim Mangal, Naveed Zadran, Abdullah Tarakhil, Khalil Gurbaz, Zia Ur Rahman Akbar, Mujeeb Rahman, Abdul Rahman Ramani, Mohammad Nabi, Yousuf Shah, Rahmanullah Zadran, Subhanullah Senzai, Nasir Jamal, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Naveed Obaid, and Afsar Zazai (Wk)
Band-e-Amir Dragons
- Captain: Hashmatullah Shahidi
- Players: Nijat Masood, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Khalil Ahmad, Naveen Ul Haq, Babar Khan, Allah Mohammad, Amir Hamza, Nangial Kharoti, Shams Ur Rahman, Karim Janat, Ali Ahmad, Sediqullah Pacha, Asif Mosazai, Riaz Hassan, Sediqullah Atal, and Mahboob Taskeen (Wk)
Boost Defenders
- Captain: Rahmat Shah
- Players: Samiullah Sarmast, Bashir Ahmad, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Abdul Baqi, Naseer Khan, Noor Ahmad, Gulbadin Naib, Abdul Hadi, Ijaz Ahmadzai, Darwish Rasooli, Najibullah Zadran, Bilal Ahmad Tareen, Mohammad Akram, Hazratullah Zazai, and Noman Shah (Wk)
Fixtures
Monday, 12 August 2024
- Match#1: Speen Ghar Tigers vs Band-e-Amir Dragons
- Match#2: Mis Ainak Knights vs Amo Sharks
Tuesday, 13 August 2024
- Match#3: Speen Ghar Tigers vs Boost Defenders
- Match#4: Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Amo Sharks
Wednesday, 14 August 2024
- Match#5: Boost Defenders vs Band-e-Amir Dragons
- Match#6: Speen Ghar Tigers vs Mis Ainak Knights
Friday, 16 August 2024
- Match#7: Boost Defenders vs Amo Sharks
- Match#8: Mis Ainak Knights vs Band-e-Amir Dragons
Saturday, 17 August 2024
- Match#9: Speen Ghar Tigers vs Amo Sharks
- Match#10: Mis Ainak Knights vs Boost Defenders
Sunday, 18 August 2024
- Match#11: Boost Defenders vs Amo Sharks
- Match#12: Speen Ghar Tigers vs Band-e-Amir Dragons
Monday, 19 August 2024
- Match#13: Mis Ainak Knights vs Amo Sharks
- Match#14: Speen Ghar Tigers vs Boost Defenders
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
- Match#15: Mis Ainak Knights vs Band-e-Amir Dragons
- Match#16 Speen Ghar Tigers vs : Amo Sharks
Friday, 22 August 2024
- Match#17: Mis Ainak Knights vs Boost Defenders
- Match#18: Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Amo Sharks
Friday, 23 August 2024
- Match#19: Speen Ghar Tigers vs Mis Ainak Knights
- Match#20: Boost Defenders vs Band-e-Amir Dragons
Sunday, 25 August 2024
- Final: TBD vs TBD
