The 2024–25 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament was the seventh edition of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, a first-class cricket tournament in Afghanistan. It was being played from 16 September to 26 October 2024. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed the fixtures of the tournament on 8 September 2024.[1] Maiwand Champions were the defending champion.[2]
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| Dates | 16 September – 26 October 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Afghanistan |
| Champions | Pamir Legends (1st title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 13 |
| Player of the series | Ismat Alam (Pamir Legends) |
| Most runs | Ismat Alam (Pamir Legends) (723) |
| Most wickets | Yamin Ahmadzai (Maiwand Champions) (36) Fareed Ahmad (Pamir Legends) (36) |
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Maiwand Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 118 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Pamir Legends | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 81 | |
| 3 | Mah-e-Par Stars | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 65 | |
| 4 | Hindukush Strikers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 32 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
League stage
editHindukush Strikers
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Mah-e-Par Stars
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- Mah-e-Par Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Arshaduddin Safi, Hizbullah Durrani (Hindukush Strikers) and Subhanullah Hotak (Mah-e-Par Stars) all made their first-class debuts.
- Mohammad Gul Alizai (Mah-e-Par Stars) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Mah-e-Par Stars 23, Hindukush Strikers 1
Maiwand Champions
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Pamir Legends
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- Pamir Legends won the toss and elcted to field.
- Jalat Khan, Jamshid Zadran, Rahimullah Zurmati (Maiwand Champions) Bashir Ahmad, Yama Arab, Usman Noori and Sohail Khan Zurmati (Pamir Legends) all made their first-class debuts.
- Bashir Ahmad took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Maiwand Champions 24, Pamir Legends 2
22–25 September 2024
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Maiwand Champions
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Mah-e-Par Stars
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- Maiwand Champions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Maiwand Champions 24, Mah-e-Par Stars 1
22–25 September 2024
Scorecard |
Hindukush Strikers
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Pamir Legends
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291 (66.5 overs)
Arshaduddin Safi 120 (162) Khair Mohammad 6/57 (10.5 overs) |
177 (50.5 overs)
Usman Noori 56 (93) Khalil Gurbaz 5/33 (13 overs) |
- Pamir Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- Naseer Khan Maroofkhil, Lalbaz Sinzai (Hindukush Strikers) Abdullah, Sami Mamozai and Khair Mohammad (Pamir Legends) all made their first-class debuts.
- Hizbullah Durrani and Arshaduddin Safi (Hindukush Strikers) both scored their maiden century in first-class cricket.
- Ziaur Rahman (Hindukush Strikers) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Hindukush Strikers 22, Pamir Legends 1
Maiwand Champions
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Hindukush Strikers
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- Hindukush Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Younus (Maiwand Champions) made his first-class debut.
- Lalbaz Sinzai (Maiwand Champions) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Maiwand Champions 23, Hindukush Strikers 1
28 September–1 October 2024
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Mah-e-Par Stars
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Pamir Legends
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- Pamir Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- Usman Noori and Ismat Alam (Pamir Legends) both scored their maiden century in first-class cricket.
- Usman Noori's individual score was the highest in Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament first-class history, surpassing Bahir Shah's 2017 record by 36 runs.[4]
- Points: Pamir Legends 25, Mah-e-Par Stars 0
5–8 October 2024
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Maiwand Champions
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Pamir Legends
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199 (49.3 overs)
Jawid Ahmadzai 46 (60) Ismat Alam 6/46 (16 overs) |
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- Pamir Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- Samiullah (Maiwand Champions) made his first-class debut.
- Ismat Alam (Pamir Legends) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Maiwand Champions 22, Pamir Legends 2
5–8 October 2024
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Mah-e-Par Stars
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Hindukush Strikers
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- Mah-e-Par Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ikramullah Momand (Mah-e-Par Stars) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Mah-e-Par Stars 17, Hindukush Strikers 8
Pamir Legends
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Mah-e-Par Stars
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- Mah-e-Par Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Haroon Khan (Mah-e-Par Stars) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Pamir Legends 26, Mah-e-Par Stars 0
Maiwand Champions
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Hindukush Strikers
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- Maiwand Champions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Afsar Zazai (Maiwand Champions) scored his 2,000th run in first-class cricket.
- Points: Maiwand Champions 24, Hindukush Strikers 0
Pamir Legends
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Hindukush Strikers
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- Pamir Legends won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Pamir Legends 25, Hindukush Strikers 0
Maiwand Champions
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Mah-e-Par Stars
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- Maiwand Champions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Mah-e-Par Stars 24, Maiwand Champions 1
Final
edit21–25 October 2024
Scorecard |
Pamir Legends
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Maiwand Champions
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- Pamir Legends won the toss and elected to bat.
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ahmad Shah Abdali First Class Tournament begins on September 16". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Maiwand Champions Wins the Ahmad Shah Abdali First Class Tournament 2023". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day 2024 Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ @ACBofficials (30 September 2024). "Usman Noori, the opening batter for Pamir Legends records the highest individual score to his name against Mahipar Stars in the ongoing Abdali First Class Tournament" (Tweet) – via Twitter.