Four matches were played on day 5 of Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Grade 1 Provincial Tournament on four grounds in Kandahar and Nangarhar.
In these matches, at Kandahar
Cricket Ground, Nangarhar defeated Kandahar-A by 37 runs; at Quraishi Cricket
Ground in Kandahar, Logar defeated Domestic-XI 2 by 5 wickets; at Ghazi
Amanullah Khan Cricket Ground in Nangarhar, Kabul-A defeated Paktika by 31 runs;
and at Najibullah Tarakai Cricket Ground in Nangarhar, ACB-XI defeated Khost by
34 runs.
At Kandahar Cricket Ground, in
the match between Nangarhar and Kandahar-A, Nangarhar batted first and set a
target of 166 runs. In their batting, Akbar Musazai scored 59 runs and Yasin
Khan added 28. For Kandahar, Sami Sarmast took 3 wickets and Usman Abdal took 2
wickets.
In reply, Kandahar-A scored 128
runs in the allotted 20 overs and lost the match by 37 runs. For Kandahar-A,
Numan Shah scored 37, Imran Mazari 35, and Mohammad Idris 32 runs. In
Nangarhar’s bowling attack, Iqdam-ul-Haq and Zahir Shahzad each took 3 wickets,
while Ibrahim Kharoti took 2 wickets. It is worth mentioning that Nangarhar
bowler Zahir Shahzad also claimed a hat-trick in this match.
The Player of the Match award was
given to Nangarhar batsman Akbar Musazai for his 59 runs innings.
At Kandahar Cricket Ground, Logar
claimed victory against Domestic-XI 2. Domestic-XI 2 batted first and set a
target of 137 runs. Zafar Aluzai scored 43 runs and Sohrab Amiri added 22. For
Logar, Rashid Zazai, Haqmal Arya, and Mohammadullah each took 2 wickets.
Logar successfully chased the
target in the 19th over. For Logar, Saber Hanif scored 46 runs, Sohail Khan 29,
and Yousuf Khan 27. For Domestic-XI 2, Nematullah Sahak took 2 wickets.
Logar player Haqmal Arya, with 16
runs and 2 wickets, was named Player of the Match.
At Najibullah Tarakai Cricke
Ground in Nangarhar, ACB-XI defeated Khost by 34 runs. ACB-XI batted first and
set a target of 163 runs in 20 overs, with Sohail Momand scoring 48, Rahat
Andar 44, and Sediq Bacha 39 runs. For Khost, Younis Zadran took 2 wickets.
In response, Khost were bowled
out for 128 runs and lost the match. In their batting, Younis Zadran scored 25
and Rashid Stanikzai 23 runs. In ACB-XI bowling, Sharifullah Riyaz, Farhad Ali,
and Rahmatullah each claimed 3 wickets.
ACB-XI bowler Sharifullah Riyaz
was named Player of the Match for taking 3 wickets.
At Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket
Ground in Nangarhar, Kabul-A defeated Paktika by 31 runs. Kabul-A batted first
and set a big target of 195 runs, with Mohammad Haroon scoring 76, Hamid Hotak
53, and Sami Mamozai 42 runs. For Paktika, Mohibullah Zarmati, Enayatullah, and
Mohammad Alam each took 1 wicket.
In reply, Paktika scored 163 runs
in 20 overs and lost the match. For Paktika, Zabihullah scored 41, Karamatullah
30, and Abdul Majid 29 runs. In Kabul-A’s bowling, Zahid Afghan took 3 wickets,
while Muslim Musa and Jalal took 2 wickets each.
Kabul-A opening batsman Mohammad
Haroon was named Player of the Match for his 76-run innings.
It is worth noting that the Wazir
Mohammad Akbar Khan Grade 1 Provincial T20 Tournament will continue tomorrow with
the following matches:
Domestic-XI 2 will face Kandahar-A at Kandahar
Cricket Ground in Kandahar
Logar will play Chairman-XI at
Quraishi Cricket Ground in Kandahar
Khost will face Domestic-XI at
Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket Ground in Nangarhar
And ACB-XI will take on Nangarhar-B
at Najibullah Tarakai Cricket Ground in Nangarhar