Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament
| Countries | |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket Afghanistan |
| Format | List A cricket |
| First Edition | 2017 |
| Latest Edition | 2018 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Current champion | Boost Region (1st title) |
| Most successful | Spin Ghar Region Boost Region (1 title each) |
| Website | http://www.cricket.af/ |
The Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament is a cricket tournament organized by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) that forms part of the Afghanistan domestic cricket season. Starting from the 2017 season, following announcements from the ICC earlier in the same year, the tournament is recognized with List A status.[1][2][3] The first ever domestic List A matches played in Afghanistan took place at the start of the 2017 edition of the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 August 2017 at Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost.[4] It is named after Afghan King Amanullah Khan. The winner of the first tournament was Spin Ghar Region.
Contents
1 Teams
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Teams
The Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament features the six regional sides of Afghanistan, each of which represents a number of provinces. Kabul Region, the sixth side that features in Afghanistan's first-class (Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament) and Twenty20 (Shpageeza Cricket League) tournaments were not competed in the one-day tournament in 2017.
| Name | Home ground | Franchise name |
|---|---|---|
| Amo Region | Balkh Cricket Stadium, Mazar-i-Sharif Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz | Sharks |
| Band-e-Amir Region | Ghazni Cricket Ground, Ghazni | Dragons |
| Boost Region | Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar | Defenders |
| Kabul Region | Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul | Eagles |
| Mis Ainak Region | Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost | Knights |
| Spin Ghar Region | Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad | Tigers |
See also
- Afghanistan Cricket Board
- Cricket in Afghanistan
References
^ "Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "In Principle Agreement to Constitutional and Financial Changes to ICC". International Cricket Council. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ "ICC Recognizes Afghanistan's Domestic ODI Tournament As List A League". Bakhtar News. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
^ "Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament Fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
External links
- Official website of Afghanistan Cricket Board
- info about Afghan Domestic cricket.