2024 Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup

The 2024 Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup was the inaugural season of the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup, a Twenty20 cricket competition played in Afghanistan.[1] The tournament took place from 1 to 13 May 2024.[2] Five regional teams competed in a double round-robin league, with the matches being held at Kabul.[3] In March 2024, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[4] The competition served as the preparation for national players and the criteria for team selection ahead of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[5][6]

2024 Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup
Dates1 – 13 May 2024
Administrator(s)Afghanistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and final
Host(s)Afghanistan
ChampionsBand-e-Amir Region (1st title)
Runners-upMis Ainak Region
Participants5
Matches21
Player of the seriesIbrahim Zadran (Mis Ainak Region)
Most runsIbrahim Zadran (Mis Ainak Region) (323)
Most wicketsWahidullah Zadran (Mis Ainak Region) (13)
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Teams

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The following teams will participate in the tournament:[7]

Squads

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The following squads were announced for the tournament.[8]

Amo Region Mis Ainak Region Speen Ghar Region Band-e-Amir Region Boost Region

Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 Band-e-Amir Region 8 5 2 1 11 0.641 Advanced to final
2 Mis Ainak Region 8 5 2 1 11 0.246
3 Boost Region 8 4 4 0 8 0.496
4 Amo Region 8 2 5 1 5 −0.222
5 Speen Ghar Region 8 2 5 1 5 −1.222
Source: ESPNcricinfo

League stage

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1 May 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Band-e-Amir Region
114/6 (20 overs)
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Boost Region
111/7 (20 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 45 (55)
Mohibullah Zurmati 2/15 (3 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 52* (37)
Amir Hamza 2/8 (3 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 3 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Player of the match: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Khalid Ahmadzai, Arab Gul (Band-e-Amir Region) Mohibullah Hamraz, Faridoon, Abdullah Tarakhail and Mohammadullah (Boost Region) all made their T20 debuts.

1 May 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Region
108/6 (20 overs)
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Speen Ghar Region
112/7 (20 overs)
Mehboob Taskin 25* (22)
Aftab Alam 2/17 (4 overs)
Samiullah Shinwari 39* (37)
Haqmal Arya 2/8 (4 overs)
Speen Ghar Region won by 3 wickets
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Samiullah Shinwari (Speen Ghar Region)
  • Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Naseer Khan Maroofkhil (Speen Ghar Region) Haqmal Arya, Ihsanullah and Mehboob Taskin (Mis Ainak Region) all made their T20 debuts.

2 May 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Amo Region
142/7 (20 overs)
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Band-e-Amir Region
143/0 (16.3 overs)
Allah Noor 34 (28)
Nijat Masood 3/29 (4 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 10 wickets
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Bahar Shinwari (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Lalbaz Sinzai (Amo Region) made his T20 debut.

2 May 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Region
137/6 (20 overs)
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Boost Region
123/8 (20 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 65 (48)
Faridoon 3/16 (4 overs)
Imran Mir 24 (16)
Wahidullah Zadran 2/17 (4)
Mis Ainak Region won by 14 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Ibrahim Zadran (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ihsanullah (Mis Ainak Region) made his T20 debut.

3 May 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Speen Ghar Region
22/2 (4 overs)
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No result
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Izatullah Safi
  • Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Jawid Ahmadzai (Amo Region) made his T20 debut.

4 May 2024
14:00
Scorecard
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Match abandoned
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Muhammad Sabir
  • No toss
  • No play was possible due to rain.

5 May 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Band-e-Amir Region
143/4 (20 overs)
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Speen Ghar Region
103 (18.4 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 43 (36)
Yousuf Zazai 3/18 (4 overs)
Wafiullah Tarakhil 45 (48)
Amir Hamza 3/26 (4 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 40 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Player of the match: Karim Janat (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Hamza Khan (Band-e-Amir Region) made his T20 debut.

5 May 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Boost Region
185/7 (20 overs)
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Amo Region
161/7 (20 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 55 (36)
Izharulhaq Naveed 3/17 (4 overs)
Mohammad Akram 51 (30)
Mohammadullah 2/17 (4 overs)
Boost Region won by 24 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Najibullah Zadran (Boost Region)
  • Adam Khan, Amanullah (Amo Region) Jawid Sulimankhil, Numam Shah and Samiullah (Boost Region) all made their T20 debuts.

6 May 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Boost Region
206/3 (20 overs)
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Speen Ghar Region
108 (17.3 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 116* (66)
Naseer Khan Maroofkhil 1/25 (4 overs)
Naseer Khan Maroofkhil 22* (23)
Mohammadullah 3/22 (4 overs)
Boost Region won by 98 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Mahmood Kharoti
Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Boost Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Basir Ahmed (Boost Region) and Babar Khan (Speen Ghar Region) both made their T20 debuts.

6 May 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Region
187/5 (20 overs)
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Amo Region
176/8 (20 overs)
Naveed Obaid 73 (48)
Zahir Khan 2/31 (4 overs)
Tariq Stanikzai 51 (36)
Ziaur Rahman 3/27 (4 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 11 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Naveed Obaid (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Subhanullah Hotak (Amo Region) and Mohammad Younus (Mis Ainak Region) bothh made their T20 debuts.

7 May 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Boost Region
157/7 (20 overs)
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Mis Ainak Region
156/3 (20 overs)
Rahmat Shah 50 (36)
Mohammad Younus 2/22 (4 overs)
Afsar Zazai 55* (34)
Mohammadullah 1/28 (4 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 7 wickets
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Afsar Zazai (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mohammad Riaz (Mis Ainak Region) made his T20 debut.

7 May 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Speen Ghar Region
155/8 (20 overs)
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Amo Region
122 (18.5 overs)
Samiullah Shinwari 37 (43)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 4/20 (4 overs)
Mohammad Akram 39 (33)
Samiullah Shinwari 3/15 (4 overs)
Speen Ghar Region won by 33 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Samiullah Shinwari (Speen Ghar Region)
  • Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.

8 May 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Band-e-Amir Region
115/8 (20 overs)
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Mis Ainak Region
110/7 (20 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 25 (22)
Mohammad Riaz 2/14 (4 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 36 (35)
Khalil Ahmed 2/24 (4 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 5 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Izatullah Safi
Player of the match: Khalil Ahmed (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Haroon Khan (Band-e-Amir Region) made his T20 debut.

8 May 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Amo Region
185/5 (20 overs)
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Boost Region
117 (17.4 overs)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 66 (36)
Samiullah 2/43 (4 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 35 (27)
Zahir Khan 4/7 (2.4 overs)
Amo Region won by 68 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)
  • Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Faisal (Amo Region) and Aqil Khan (Boost Region) both made their T20 debuts.

9 May 2024
09:30
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Speen Ghar Region
131/6 (20 overs)
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Mis Ainak Region
134/9 (19.4 overs)
Ismat Alam 38* (29)
Ziaur Rahman 2/25 (4 overs)
Afsar Zazai 54 (41)
Aftab Alam 4/22 (4 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 1 wickets
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Afsar Zazai (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Arshaduddin Safi (Speen Ghar Region) made his T20 debut.

9 May 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Boost Region
237/3 (20 overs)
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Band-e-Amir Region
219/6 (20 overs)
Numan Shah 86 (53)
Nijat Masood 1/44 (4 overs)
Shamsurrahman 84* (33)
Nasir Jamal 2/25 (3 overs)
Boost Region won by 18 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Numan Shah (Boost Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to bat.

10 May 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Amo Region
151/5 (20 overs)
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Band-e-Amir Region
141/6 (20 overs)
Mohammad Akram 51 (33)
Bilal Sami 2/28 (3 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 64 (35)
Izharulhaq Naveed 4/12 (3 overs)
Amo Region won by 10 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Izharulhaq Naveed (Amo Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kamil Kakar (Amo Region) made his T20 debut.

10 May 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Speen Ghar Region
123/7 (20 overs)
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Boost Region
124/5 (13.5 overs)
Samiullah Shinwari 49 (38)
Mohammadullah 2/18 (4 overs)
Rahmat Shah 69* (51)
Ismat Alam 2/8 (4 overs)
Boost Region won by 5 wickets
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Player of the match: Rahmat Shah (Boost Region)
  • Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Bilal Ahmad (Boost Region) made his T20 debut.

11 May 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Speen Ghar Region
144/6 (20 overs)
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Band-e-Amir Region
148/3 (15.5 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 47 (40)
Khalil Ahmed 4/25 (4 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 60 (32)
Naseer Khan Maroofkhil 1/12 (2 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 7 wickets
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Khalil Ahmed (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.

11 May 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Region
200/2 (20 overs)
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Amo Region
191/9 (20 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 101* (70)
Mohammad Gul Alizai 1/37 (4 overs)
Mohammad Gul Alizai 47 (33)
Ziaur Rahman 2/30 (4 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 9 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Ibrahim Zadran (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ibrahim Zadran (Mis Ainak Region) scored his first century in T20s.

Final

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13 May 2024
11:00
Scorecard
Band-e-Amir Region
195/5 (20 overs)
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Mis Ainak Region
173 (19.4 overs)
Karim Janat 107 (53)
Wahidullah Zadran 1/27 (4 overs)
Shahidullah 41 (28)
Karim Janat 4/34 (4 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 23 runs
Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Karim Janat (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ "Afghanistan Cricket Board launches Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Amu TV. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "ACB Introduces "Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup"". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Qosh Tepa Tournament to be Held in Kandahar: Cricket Board Officials". TOLOnews. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Fixtures announced for Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ^ Islam, Mainul (28 March 2024). "ACB has launched the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Criczine. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ^ Singh, Sagar (28 March 2024). "Qosh Tepa National T20 cricket tournament kicked off among five zones in Kabul, ACB". The Kabul Times. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  7. ^ "'Qosh Tepa' tournament to be held in Kandahar". The Frontier Post. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  8. ^ "ACB Name Squads for the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup 2024". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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