The Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Grade II tournament continues as six matches took place on day 8. During the day, Helmand defeated Kabul-D, Kandahar-A beat Paktia, Logar defeated Parwan, Khost-A beat Baghlan, Nangarhar overcame Zabul, and Kunar defeated Jawzjan.
In the Quraishi Cricket Ground of
Kandahar province, Helmand defeated Kabul-D by 9 runs. Batting first, Helmand
set a target of 236, powered by Ahmad Zia’s 55, Zalmay Khaksar’s 43, Dastgeer
and Qudratullah 34 runs each. For Kabul D, Roohullah took 3 while Juma Sultani
and Rahimullah each took 2 wickets.
Chasing the target, Kabul-D were
all out for 226 runs. Their main scorers were Izat Noor with 69 and Zainullah
with 35 runs. Mustafa took 3 while Dastgeer, Anwar Khan, and Mahmood took 2
wickets each for their team Helmand in the bowling unit.
Helmand’s captain Dastagir was named Player of the Match for
his all-round performance.
Logar beat Parwan with a big
margin of 111 runs at the Mis-e-Ainak cricket ground of Khost province. Batting
first, Logar set a massive target of 372 runs, powered by Saber Hanif 119, Mohammad
Amin 92, and Mansoor 90 runs. For Parwan, Raihanuddin took 2 wickets.
Chasing the target, Parwan
scored 260 runs. Their top scorers were Izzat Farooqi, 121; Rahmatullah, 54, and Khalid
Niazi, 47. In Logar’s bowling, Zahid Momand took 3 wickets while Hameed,
Mohammad, and Noorullah took 2 wickets each.
Saber Hanif was awarded Player of the Match for his century.
In another match, Nangarhar
defeated Zabul. Batting first, Nangarhar set a target of 297 runs with Akbar
Musa Zai 106, Noman 73, and Iqdamulhaq 51 runs. For Zabul, Taibullah took 3
wickets while Imran and Hamdullah took 2 wickets each.
Chasing the
target, Zabul were all out for 104 runs. Mohammad Younus had the biggest
contribution for them in the batting. For Nangarhar, Mohammad Sahil took 4, and Jan
Agha took 2 wickets.
Akbar Musa Zai was named Player of the Match for his yet
another brilliant century.
Kunar defeated Jawzjan by 2
wickets in their hosting venue, Kunar. Jawzjan had set a target of 257 runs,
supported by Subhan Ali 111, Sayed Jalal 52, and Munir 34 runs. For Kunar, Masihullah
took 2 wickets.
Kunar chased the target in 42
overs, led by Zubair Ahmadi 71, Rohullah 62, and Abdul Rahman 37 runs. In
Jawzjan bowling, Javed Seyedi took 3 wickets while Sayed Jalal and Imran took 2
wickets each.
Zubair Ahmad won the Player of
the Match award.
Kandahar-A defeated Paktia by 1
wicket in a thrilling finish at their home venue at Kandahar. Batting first, Paktia
set a target of 245 runs, with Haqmal Arya 74, Saifullah 53, and Rahman 34 runs.
For Kandahar-A, Abdul Musawir took 4 wickets while Izzatullah and Shah Mohammad
took 2 wickets each.
Kandahar-A chased the target in
the final over, losing 9 wickets. Their key scorers were Shah Mohammad 106*, Noman
Shah 41 and Mohammad Ishaq with 25 runs. For Paktia, Haqmal Arya took 3 wickets
while Shahid Khan took 2 wickets.
All-rounder Shah Mohammad was
named Player of the Match.
In Rahmat Wali Masroor Cricket
Ground, the Khost-A defeated Baghlan by 11 runs. Batting first, Khost-A set a
target of 249 runs with Saber Gurbaz 56, Saleem Normal 52, and Sadiq Shah’s 48
runs. For Baghlan, Zuhaib Khan took 2 wickets.
Chasing 249, Baghlan were all out
for 237 runs. Their top scorers were Romal Mangal with 68, Baz Mohammad 41and Rahat
Andar with 35 runs. For Khost-A, Ajmal Khan, Samirullah, and Saber Gurbaz each
took 3 wickets
All-rounder Saber Gurbaz won Player of the Match.
The matches that will take place tomorrow, on December 01, in the Wazir Akbar Khan Grade II tournament are as follows:
Kunar (Kunar Cricket Ground): Kabul-C
vs Badakhshan
Khost (Rahmat Wali Masroor
Stadium): Khost-A vs Faryab
Khost (Mis-e-Ainak Stadium):
Baghlan vs Parwan
Nangarhar (Ghazi Amanullah Khan
Stadium): Nangarhar-A vs Paktika
Kandahar (Kandahar Cricket
Stadium): Ghazni vs Paktia
Kandahar (Quraishi Stadium):
Helmand vs Kandahar-A