As part of the Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Grade 1 Provincial T20 Tournament, four matches were played as per the schedule with other 2 matches that were abandoned due to rain last day.
In these matches, at Kandahar
Cricket Ground, Khost-B defeated Chairman-XI by 8 wickets. At Kandahar Qureshi Cricket
Ground, Domestic-XI 2 beat Nangarhar. At Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket Ground in
Nangarhar, Kabul A defeated ACB-XI. Meanwhile, at Najibullah Tarakai Cricket
Ground in Nangarhar, Domestic-XI defeated the Paktika team.
At Kandahar Cricket Ground, in
today’s match between Khost-B and Chairman-XI, Chairman-XI batted first and set
a target of 147 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Murad
Ali Murad scored 73 runs and Mohammad Ali added 22 runs. For Khost-B in
bowling, Naseem Mangal took 3 wickets, while Haseebullah Lakanwal and Hashim
Khan claimed 2 wickets each.
Khost-B chased the target in the
19th over, losing only 2 wickets. Asghar Atal scored 58 runs and Rahman Rehan
made 56 runs. For Chairman-XI, bowlers Lutfullah and Mohammad Ali took one
wicket each.
At the end of the match, Khost-B
opening batsman Rahman Rehan was named Player of the Match for his 56 runs.
At Quraishi Cricket Ground of
Kandahar, Domestic-XI 2 defeated Nangarhar by 20 runs. Domestic-XI 2 batted
first and set a target of 143 runs. Ali Ahmad Nasir scored 39, Sohrab Amiri 34,
and Ezzat Farooqi 31 runs. For Nangarhar, Sohail Zalmai took 3 wickets, while
Zahir Shahzad and Yama Arab took 2 wickets each.
In reply, Nangarhar were bowled
out for 122 runs. Usman Noori scored 50 runs and Salman Momand added 22. For Domestic-XI
2, Mohammad Gul Alizai, Hamid Hotak, Arab Gul Momand, and Syed Jalal Hashimi
each took 2 wickets.
Domestic-XI 2 bowler Syed Jalal
Hashimi was named Player of the Match for taking 2 crucial wickets while
conceding only 6 runs.
At Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket
Ground in Nangarhar, Kabul-A defeated ACB-XI. ACB-XI batted first and set a
target of 127 runs, with Nasrullah Turkman scoring 31, Sadiq Bacha 26, and
Sadiq Shah 24 runs. For Kabul-A, Syed Khan took 4 wickets, while Sayed Ahmad
Sherzad and Muslim Musa took 2 wickets each.
Kabul-A chased the target in the
17th over, losing 3 wickets. Mohammad Haroon remained unbeaten on 85 runs. For ACB-XI,
Farhad Ali, Ejaz-ul-Haq Noorzai, and Abuzar Safi each took one wicket.
Kabul-A opening batsman Mohammad
Haroon won the Player of the Match award for his 85* runs.
At Najibullah Tarakai Cricket
Ground in Nangarhar, Domestic-XI defeated Paktika by a massive margin of 126
runs. Domestic-XI batted first and set a target of 179 runs in 20 overs. Javid
Ahmadzai scored 42, Mohammad Riaz 39, and Idris Niazi 35 runs. For Paktika,
Mohammad Alam took 2 wickets.
In response, Paktika were bowled
out for just 52 runs. Saifullah top-scored with 17 runs. For Domestic-XI, Saber
Bahrami took 4 wickets, Khair Mohammad Alizai took 3, and Mohammad Nabi claimed
2 wickets.
Domestic-XI player Saber Bahrami
was named Player of the Match for his 4-wicket haul.
At Kandahar Cricket Ground, the
match between Chairman-XI and Domestic-XI 2, which was reduced to 9 overs after
being affected by rain last day, was completed today. In this match, Chairman-XI
beat Domestic-XI 2 by 6 wickets.
Domestic-XI 2 set a target of 73
runs, with Zafar Alwzi scoring 39 and Ziauddin Sharifi adding 18 runs. Mohammad
Ali took 2 wickets for Chairman-XI.
Chairman-XI chased the target in
the final ninth over, losing 4 wickets. Mohibullah Hamraz scored 24 runs and
Farid Zadran added 22 runs. For Domestic-XI 2, Hamid Hotak took 2 wickets.
At the end of the match, Chairman-XI
batsman Farid Zadran was named Player of the Match for scoring 22 quick runs.
At Qureshi Cricket Ground in
Kandahar, the rain-interrupted match between Khost-B and Kandahar-A was also
completed today, with Khost-B winning by 4 wickets.
In this match, which was reduced
to 11 overs, Kandahar-A set a target of 121 runs, with Mohammad Idris scoring
36, Bashir Ahmad 31, and Imran Mazari 30 runs. Naseem Mangal took 3 wickets for
Khost-B.
Khost-B chased the target in the
final 11th over. Rahman Rehan scored 47 runs and Khalid Tannaiwal added 17. For
Kandahar-A, Usman Abdal took 2 wickets.
At the end of the match, Khost-B
batsman Rahman Rehan was named Player of the Match for his 47 runs.
It is worth mentioning that the
Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Grade 1 Provincial T20 Tournament will continue
tomorrow with the following matches:
Nangarhar will face Kandahar-A at
Kandahar Cricket Ground in Kandahar
Logar will play Domestic-XI 2 at
Quraishi Cricket Ground in Kandahar
Kabul A will take on Paktika at
Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket Ground in Nangarhar
and ACB-XI will face the Khost
team at Najibullah Tarakai Cricket Ground in Nangarhar