On day four of the Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Grade II Provincial Tournament, Balkh defeated Kabul-B at Ghazi Amanullah Khan cricket ground while Nangarhar-B defeated Kabul-C at Kunar Cricket Ground.
In the match between Nangarhar-B and Kabul-C held at Kunar, Nangarhar-B secured a victory by beating Kabul C by 120 runs. Nangarhar-B batted first, setting a target of 347 with Abid Mohammadi’s 81 runs, Zahid and Najeeb Qazi Khail’s 67 runs each, and Enayatullah’s 59 runs. Sayed Khan and Fareed Khan each took 4 wickets for Kabul C.
While chasing the target, Kabul-C were bowled out for 227 runs, losing the match by a margin of 120 runs. Their top scorers were Habibullah with 58, Ashiqullah with 46, and Ehsanullah with 38 runs. For Nangarhar-B, Naveed Safi took 4 and Abdul Rahman took 3 wickets. Naveed Safi was named Player of the Match for his 4 wickets haul.
The second match of the day was held at Ghazi Amanullah Khan Stadium in Nangarhar, where Balkh defeated Kabul-B by 6 wickets. Among Kabul-B’s batters, Enayatullah Zaland scored the highest with 14 runs. For Balkh, Rahimullah took 5 and Samiullah took 2 wickets.
Balkh successfully chased Kabul-B’s target in the 27th over with 4 wickets down. Asadullah Matani scored an unbeaten 51, and Omid Safi contributed 25 runs. In bowling for Kabul-B, Mohammad Nabi dismissed 3 players. Rahimullah from the Balkh team was awarded Player of the Match for his fifer.
Tomorrow will be another actions packed day as Zabul will face Samangan at Ghazi Amanullah Khan Stadium in Nangarhar; Jawzjan will face Badakhshan in Kunar; Maidan Wardak will play Uruzgan at the Kandahar Cricket Stadium; Kabul-A will play Kandahar at the Quraishi Stadium of Kandahar; Kabul will face Khost at the Rahmat Wali Masroor Stadium of Khost; and Kunduz-A will face Takhar at the Mis Ainak Stadium in Khost.