2024–25 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament

2024–25 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
Dates16 September – 26 October 2024
Administrator(s)Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
Host(s) Afghanistan
Participants4
Matches13
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The 2024–25 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament is the seventh edition of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, a first-class cricket tournament in Afghanistan. It is 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 are the defending champion.[2]

Points table

Team MAT W L D T NR PTS
Maiwand Champions 3 3 0 0 0 0 71
Pamir Legends 3 1 2 0 0 0 28
Mah-e-Par Stars 3 1 2 0 0 0 24
Hindukush Strikers 3 1 2 0 0 0 24
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
Last updated: 1 October 2024

League stage

16–19 September 2024[n 1]
Scorecard
Hindukush Strikers
v
Mah-e-Par Stars
196 (57.4 overs)
Bahir Shah 42 (96)
Mohammad Gul Alizai 5/47 (13.4 overs)
280 (73 overs)
Ali Ahmad 55 (86)
Ziaur Rahman 3/70 (20 overs)
141 (37.1 overs)
Bahir Shah 43 (72)
Amir Hamza 3/28 (10 overs)
58/0 (10.1 overs)
Imran Mir 39* (35)
Mah-e-Par Stars won by 10 wickets
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Amanullah
Umpires: Nasir Khan and Mahmood Kharoti
Player of the match: Mohammad Gul Alizai (Mah-e-Par Stars)
  • 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
16–19 September 2024[n 1]
Scorecard
Maiwand Champions
v
Pamir Legends
276 (56.1 overs)
Abdullah Tarakhail 74 (62)
Bashir Ahmad 5/70 (16 overs)
43 (14.5 overs)
Zia-ur-Rehman 12 (26)
Yamin Ahmadzai 8/13 (7.5 overs)
159 (40.1 over) (f/o)
Sohail Khan Zurmati 40 (63)
Arab Gul 3/31 (8 overs)
Maiwand Champions won by an innings and 74 runs
Najib Taraki Cricket Ground, Nangarhar
Umpires: Ihsanullah Danish and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Yamin Ahmadzai (Maiwand Champions)
  • 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
Scorecard
Maiwand Champions
v
Mah-e-Par Stars
492 (123.5 overs)
Afsar Zazai 111 (180)
Mohammad Ibrahim 4/72 (26 overs)
261 (79.2 overs)
Imran Mir 69 (98)
Yamin Ahmadzai 2/33 (17 overs)
222/6d (46.1 overs)
Nasir Jamal 94 (90)
Shamsurrahman 2/61 (12 overs)
176 (55.3 overs)
Ijaz Ahmad 41* (104)
Arab Gul 3/31 (11 overs)
Mah-e-Par Stars won by 278 runs
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Amanullah
Umpires: Nasir Khan and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Afsar Zazai (Maiwand Champions)
  • 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
v
Pamir Legends
376 (85.3 overs)
Hizbullah Durrani 152 (152)
Bashir Ahmad 5/38 (17 overs)
294 (103.5 overs)
Islam Zazai 69 (122)
Ziaur Rahman 5/63 (26.5 overs)
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)
Hindukush Strikers won by 196 runs
Najib Taraki Cricket Ground, Nangarhar
Umpires: Ihsanullah Danish and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Hizbullah Durrani (Hindukush Strikers)
  • 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
28 September–1 October 2024[n 1]
Scorecard
Maiwand Champions
v
Hindukush Strikers
173 (63.4 overs)
Nasir Jamal 96 (194)
Ziaur Rahman 4/55 (17.4 overs)
146 (43.2 overs)
Bahir Shah 43* (71)
Yamin Ahmadzai 5/46 (18.2 overs)
158 (51.3 overs)
Afsar Zazai 52 (80)
Lalbaz Sinzai 5/84 (19 overs)
156 (37 overs)
Bahir Shah 105* (107)
Nasim Mangal 6/55 (12 overs)
Maiwand Champions won by 29 runs
Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Amanullah
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Nasir Jamal (Maiwand Champions)
  • 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
Scorecard
Mah-e-Par Stars
v
Pamir Legends
191 (57.5 overs)
Farmanullah 72* (114)
Ismat Alam 4/20 (7.5 overs)
668/9d (166.3 overs)
Usman Noori 339 (523)
Kamil Kakar 3/118 (27 overs)
264 (11 overs)
Shamsurrahman 67 (102)
Fareed Ahmad 3/87 (14 overs)
Pamir Legends won by an innings and 213 runs
Najib Taraki Cricket Ground, Nangarhar
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Usman Noori (Pamir Legends)
  • 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
4–7 October 2024
Scorecard
Maiwand Champions
v
Pamir Legends
4–7 October 2024
Scorecard
Hindukush Strikers
v
Mah-e-Par Stars
Najib Taraki Cricket Ground, Nangarhar
10–13 October 2024
Scorecard
Mah-e-Par Stars
v
Pamir Legends
10–13 October 2024
Scorecard
Hindukush Strikers
v
Maiwand Champions
Najib Taraki Cricket Ground, Nangarhar
16–19 October 2024
Scorecard
Hindukush Strikers
v
Pamir Legends
16–19 October 2024
Scorecard
Maiwand Champions
v
Mah-e-Par Stars
Najib Taraki Cricket Ground, Nangarhar

Final

22–26 October 2024
Scorecard
1st placed team
v
2nd placed team

Notes

  1. ^ a b c While four days of play were scheduled for each match, the first and fifth matches reached a result in three days and the second match in two days.

References

  1. ^ "Ahmad Shah Abdali First Class Tournament begins on September 16". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Maiwand Champions Wins the Ahmad Shah Abdali First Class Tournament 2023". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day 2024 Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  4. ^ @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.