The Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup, is a domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Afghanistan, organized by the Afghanistan Cricket Board and first contested during the 2024 season.[3][4][5][6][7]
Countries | Afghanistan |
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Administrator | Afghanistan Cricket Board |
Format | Twenty20 |
First edition | 2024 |
Tournament format | Double round-robin, and final |
Number of teams | 5 |
Current champion | Band-e-Amir Region (1st title) |
Most successful | Band-e-Amir Region (1 title) |
Most runs | Ibrahim Zadran (Mis Ainak Region) (323)[1] |
Most wickets | Wahidullah Zadran (Mis Ainak Region) (13)[2] |
The competition will serve as the preparation for national players and the criteria for team selection ahead of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[8]
History
editThe League was established in 2024 titled as Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup. Five regional teams participated in the event and it was a successful initiative by Afghanistan Cricket Board. The champion of the first league was Band-e-Amir Region for the inaugural edition of the tournament.[9]
Format
editThe tournament is held as a double round-robin format with each team playing each other twice, once at its home ground and the other leg away.
Teams
editThe following teams will participate in the tournament:[10]
Team | Region | Provinces | Home Ground | Debut | Seasons won |
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Amo Region | Amo | Balkh, Faryab, Jowzjan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol | Balkh Cricket Stadium, Mazar-i-Sharif | 2024 | |
Band-e-Amir Region | Band-e-Amir | Ghazni, Bamyan, Daykundi, Maidan Wardak | Ghazni Cricket Ground, Ghazni | 2024 | 2024 |
Boost Region | Boost | Kandahar, Helmand, Nimroz, Uruzgan, Zabul | Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar | 2024 | |
Mis Ainak Region | Mis Ainak | Khost, Logar, Paktia, Paktika | Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost | 2024 | |
Speen Ghar Region | Speen Ghar | Nangarhar, Kapisa, Kunar, Laghman, Nuristan | Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad | 2024 |
References
edit- ^ "Cricket Records in Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup most career runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Cricket Records in Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup most career wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan Cricket Board launches Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Amu TV. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "ACB Introduces "Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup"". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Qosh Tepa Tournament to be Held in Kandahar: Cricket Board Officials". TOLOnews. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Fixtures announced for Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Singh, Sagar (28 March 2024). "ACB has launched the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Criczine. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Qosh Tepa T20 Cup 2024 Final: Band-E-Amir Region Crowned Inaugural Champions Of Afghanistan". ABP Live. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "'Qosh Tepa' tournament to be held in Kandahar". The Frontier Post. Retrieved 8 April 2024.