As part of the Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Grade 1 Provincial T20 Tournament, four matches were scheduled to be played today. However, due to heavy rainfall in Kandahar, the matches between Chairman-XI vs Kandahar-A, and Khost-B vs Nangarhar were postponed. Meanwhile, at Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket Ground in Nangarhar, ACB-XI defeated Domestic-XI by 5 wickets, and at Najibullah Tarakai Cricket Ground in Nangarhar, Kabul-A defeated Nangarhar B by 9 wickets.
In the match between Domestic-XI and
ACB-XI, Domestic-XI batted first and set a target of 119 runs. For Domestic-XI,
Javed Ahmadzai scored 34 runs and Idris Niazi added 31. For ACB-XI, Rahmatullah
took 3 wickets and Sharifullah Riaz claimed 2 wickets.
ACB-XI chased down the target in
the 14th over with the loss of 5 wickets. Rahat Andar scored an unbeaten 51
runs, while Kamal Khan contributed 22 runs. For Domestic-XI, Rahmat Atal took 2
wickets. ACB-XI bowler Rahmatullah was named Player of the Match for taking 3
wickets.
In the match between Kabul-A and
Nangarhar-B, Kabul-A secured the victory. Nangarhar-B batted first and, with
the help of 27 runs from Shehzad Mohammadi and 20 from Inayatullah, were bowled
out for 114 runs. For Kabul-A, bowlers Sayed Sherzad and Jalal each took 3
wickets.
Kabul-A chased the target in 15
overs with the loss of just 1 wicket. Hamidullah Hotak scored 58 runs and Sami
Mamozai added 33. From Nangarhar-B, Jawad Ali took 1 wicket.
Kabul-A fast bowler Sayed Sherzad
was named Player of the Match for his 3-wicket haul.
It is worth noting that the Wazir
Mohammad Akbar Khan Grade 1 Provincial T20 Tournament will continue tomorrow
with the following matches:
Khost-B faces Logar at Kandahar
Cricket Ground in Kandahar,
Paktika take on Nangarhar-B at
Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket Ground in Nangarhar,
and Kabul-A to play against Domestic-XI
at Najibullah Tarakai Cricket Ground in Nangarhar.