The 2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament was an edition of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, a cricket tournament in Afghanistan. It was the third edition of the competition to be played with first-class status. The tournament was split into two phases, with the first half of the competition taking place in April and May 2019, and the second half taking place during November and December 2019.[1]
| Dates | 4 Apr – 2 May 2019 and 27 Nov – 24 Dec 2019 |
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| Administrator(s) | Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Afghanistan |
| Champions | Speen Ghar Region (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 25 |
| Player of the series | Munir Ahmad |
| Most runs | Najeeb Tarakai (828) |
| Most wickets | Zohaib Ahmadzai (46) |
Six regional teams competed in the tournament, with Band-e-Amir Region being the defending champions.[2] The first round of the tournament started on 4 April 2019 and finished on 2 May 2019.[3] Following the conclusion of the first round of fixtures, Speen Ghar Region were leading the tournament, finishing three points ahead of Amo Region.[4] Kabul Region did not take part in the second round of matches in the tournament.[1] After the completion of the second round of matches, Speen Ghar Region maintained their lead at the top of the table to win the tournament.[5]
Points table
edit| Team[4] | Pld | W | L | D | NR | Pts |
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| Speen Ghar Region | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 136 |
| Amo Region | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 94 |
| Mis Ainak Region | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 83 |
| Boost Region | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 74 |
| Kabul Region | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 57 |
| Band-e-Amir Region | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 56 |
Champions
Fixtures
editFirst round
edit4–7 April 2019
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- Kabul Region won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Sabir, Ijaz Ahmad, Shafiqullah Ghafari and Ishaq Zazai (Kabul Region) all made their first-class debuts.
16–19 April 2019
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- Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
16–19 April 2019
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- Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on days 1 and 2 due to rain.
- Islam Zazai and Abdul Rahman (Kabul Region) both made their first-class debuts.
16–19 April 2019
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- Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on days 1 and 2 due to rain.
22–25 April 2019
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- Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
22–25 April 2019
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- Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
- Abid Mohammadi and Nawid Mohammad Kabir (Kabul Region) both made their first-class debuts.
29 April–2 May 2019
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- Kabul Region won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bashir Ahmad (Boost Region), Hasan Safai, Abdullah Tarakhail, Abidullah Taniwal and Noor Ahmad (Kabul Region) all made their first-class debuts.
29 April–2 May 2019
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- Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.
- Abdul Basit (Amo Region) made his first-class debut.
Second round
edit27–30 November 2019
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- Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
- Toryal Hamkar (Boost Region) made his first-class debut.
15–18 December 2019
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- Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
- Khalil Gurbaz and Ishaq Saqi (Mis Ainak Region) both made their first-class debuts.
21–24 December 2019
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- Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rokhan Zarmalwal (Band-e-Amir Region) made his first-class debut.
References
edit- ^ a b "Ahmad Shah Abdali First-Class Tournament 2019 Seccond Round to Start this Week". Afghan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "The Third Season of Ahmad Shah Abdali First Class Tournament to Start from 4th April". Afghan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Ahmad Shah Abdali First-class Trophy 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Speenghar wins Ahmad Shah Abdali First-Class Championship". Afghan Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 December 2019.