The 2024 Shpageeza Cricket League (also known as for sponsorship reasons as 2024 X-Bull Energy Shpageeza Cricket League) was the 9th edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League,[1] a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in 2013, and the fifth edition to have official T20 status. It was originally scheduled to run from 10 to 25 September 2024, with the number of teams decreasing from eight to five.[1] However, no tournament took place in 2023, with the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announcing that the tournament would be played in August 2024. The Speenghar Tigers are the defending champions.
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| Dates | 12 August – 24 August 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
| Host(s) |  Afghanistan |
| Champions | Amo Sharks (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Band-e-Amir Dragons |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Player of the series | Zubaid Akbari (Amo Sharks) |
| Most runs | Sediqullah Atal (Band-e-Amir Dragons) (423) |
| Most wickets | Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (Band-e-Amir Dragons) (18) |
Squads
editSquads were announced on 4 August 2024.[2]
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Band-e-Amir Dragons | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.563 | Advanced to final |
| 2 | Amo Sharks | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.172 | |
| 3 | Boost Defenders | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −0.003 | |
| 4 | Mis Ainak Knights | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −0.572 | |
| 5 | Speenghar Tigers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.247 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
Fixtures
editBand-e-Amir Dragons
167/6 (20 overs) |
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Speenghar Tigers
148/9 (20 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Amo Sharks
151/7 (20 overs) |
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Mis Ainak Knights
152/2 (20 overs) |
Ibrahim Zadran 80 (62)
Mohammadullah 1/18 (3 overs) |
- Amo Sharks won the toss an elected to bat.
- Naveed Zadran (Mis Ainak Knights) made his T20 debut.
- Shahidullah scored his 1,000th run in T20s.
Speenghar Tigers
166/7 (20 overs) |
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Boost Defenders
170/3 (19.2 overs) |
Mohammad Akram 62 (37)
Faridoon Dawoodzai 1/28 (4 overs) |
- Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field.
- Bashir Ahmad (Boost Defenders) made his T20 debut.
Amo Sharks
147/7 (20 overs) |
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Band-e-Amir Dragons
148/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
Boost Defenders
179/8 (20 overs) |
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Band-e-Amir Dragons
179/8 (20 overs) |
Riaz Hassan 54 (40)
Bashir Ahmad 2/22 (4 overs) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to field.
- Ali Ahmad (Band-e-Amir Dragons) made his T20 debut.
- Super Over: Band-e-Amir Dragons 12/1, Boost Defenders 13/1.
Speenghar Tigers
105 (19.2 overs) |
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Mis Ainak Knights
108/3 (12.3 overs) |
Wafiullah Tarakhil 77* (38)
Bilal Sami 2/23 (2.3 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
Boost Defenders
145/5 (20 overs) |
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Amo Sharks
149/4 (17 overs) |
- Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
Mis Ainak Knights
128/9 (20 overs) |
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Band-e-Amir Dragons
113/9 (20 overs) |
Sediqullah Atal 49 (46)
Yama Arab 4/22 (4 overs) |
- Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
Amo Sharks
105 (18.3 overs) |
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Speenghar Tigers
106/5 (10.4 overs) |
Mohammad Ishaq 36 (25)
Bilal Sami 3/8 (3.3 overs) |
Hassan Eisakhil 36 (18)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 2/24 (3 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Boost Defenders
167 (19.5 Overs) |
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Mis Ainak Knights
171/2 (18.3 Overs) |
Wafiullah Tarakhil 65* (39)
Naseer Khan Maroofkhil 1/34 (4) |
- Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to bat.
Amo Sharks
146/8 (20 overs) |
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Boost Defenders
135/9 (20 overs) |
- Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field first.
Band-e-Amir Dragons
147 (19.5 overs) |
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Speenghar Tigers
134/8 (20 overs) |
Hassan Eisakhil 45 (39)
Amir Hamza 3/24 (4 overs) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abdullah (Band-e-Amir Dragons) made his T20 debut.
Amo Sharks
190/5 (20 overs) |
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Mis Ainak Knights
165/8 (20 overs) |
- Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Speenghar Tigers
192/6 (20 overs) |
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Boost Defenders
193/5 (18.5 overs) |
Hassan Eisakhil 63 (42)
Naseer Khan Maroofkhil 2/51 (4 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
Band-e-Amir Dragons
139/4 (20 overs) |
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Mis Ainak Knights
97 (18.1 overs) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to bat.
Amo Sharks
166/3 (17 overs) |
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Speenghar Tigers
112/9 (12 overs) |
Zubaid Akbari 82 (45)
Arab Gul 1/18 (3 overs) |
- Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
- Speenghar Tigers were set a revised target of 139 runs from 12 overs due to rain.
Boost Defenders
204/6 (20 overs) |
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Mis Ainak Knights
120 (18.2 overs) |
Wafiullah Tarakhil 33 (31)
Naseer Khan Maroofkhil 2/19 (4 overs) |
- Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Amo Sharks
201/5 (20 overs) |
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Band-e-Amir Dragons
182 (19.2 overs) |
- Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
Mis Ainak Knights
125/9 (20 overs) |
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Speenghar Tigers
130/5 (16.5 overs) |
Afsar Zazai 54 (45)
Ismat Alam 3/24 (4 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Band-e-Amir Dragons
160/5 (20 overs) |
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Boost Defenders
148/9 (20 overs) |
- Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field.
Final
editBand-e-Amir Dragons
178/1 (20 overs) |
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Amo Sharks
179/3 (18.5 overs) |
Hashmatullah Shahidi 78* (53)
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- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected bat.
- Sediqullah Atal (Band-e-Amir Dragons) scored his 1,000th run in T20s.
Notes
edit- ^ Samiullah Shinwari captained Speenghar Tigers in their first four and last matches of the group stage.
References
edit- ^ a b "The 9th Edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League Begins August 12". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Squads Named for the X-Bull Energy Shpageeza Cricket League 2024, Presented by Etisalat". cricket.af. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Shpageeza CL 2024 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2024.