As part of the ongoing Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Grade 1 Provincial Tournament, two matches were played today. At the Rahmat Wali Masroor Cricket Ground in Khost, the Domestic-XI defeated Nangarhar-B by 6 wickets, while at the Najibullah Tarakai Cricket Ground in Nangarhar, Kabul-A defeated the Nangarhar team by 13 runs.
In the match between Nangarhar
and Kabul-A, Kabul-A batted first and set a target of 187 runs. In their batting
lineup, Asif Musazai scored 53 runs, Nasir Ahmad made 47, and Hamza Alikhel
contributed 41 runs. For Nangarhar, Usman Younas claimed 2 wickets.
In reply, Nangarhar were bowled
out for 173 runs, losing the match by 13 runs. Tariq Stanikzai scored 46 runs
and Eqdam-ul-Haq added 31 runs for Nangarhar. In Kabul-A’s bowling attack, Sayed
Ahmad Sherzad took 3 wickets, while Jalal, Irfanullah Safi, and Asif Musazai
picked up 2 wickets each.
Kabul-A captain Asif Musazai was
named Player of the Match for his 53-run knock.
In the second match, played in
Khost, the Domestic-XI defeated Nangarhar-B. Nangarhar-B set a target of 139
runs, with Jalat Musazai scoring 55 and Abdul Zahoor adding 26 runs. For the Domestic-XI,
Sabir Bahrami took 4 wickets, Khair Mohammad Alizai claimed 3, and Mohammad
Nabi picked up 2 wickets.
The Domestic-XI chased down the
target in the 31st over, losing 4 wickets. Idris Niazi scored 52 runs, while
Javid Ahmadzai contributed 25 runs. For Nangarhar-B, Nasir Khan took 2 wickets.
At the end of the match, Domestic-XI
bowler Sabir Bahrami was named Player of the Match after taking 4 crucial
wickets for 43 runs.
It is worth noting that tomorrow,
as the tournament continues, Domestic-XI 2 will face Logar at the Najibullah
Tarakai Cricket Ground in Nangarhar, while Kandahar-A will take on ACB-XI at
the Rahmat Wali Masroor Cricket Ground in Khost.