The first round of Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Grade 1 Provincial T20 Tournament, which began yesterday, continued today with four matches where Logar team defeated Nangarhar team by 20 runs, Domestic-XI 2 defeated Khost-B by 5 wickets, Khost team won against Kabul-A by 4 wickets, and Nangarhar-B defeated Domestic-XI by 6 wickets.
In the match between Logar and
Nangarhar, held at the Kandahar Cricket Ground, Logar won by 20 runs. Logar's
team batted first and set a target of 160 runs in 20 overs, with contributions
of Fazal Haq's 60 runs and Mansoor Khan's 29 runs. For Nangarhar, Yama Arab
took 2 wickets.
In response, Nangarhar's team
managed to score 139 runs in 20 overs but lost the match. Usman Noori scored 55
runs and Ershad Safi scored 24 runs. Meanwhile, Logar's bowler Sami Mubarez
took 4 wickets and was named the Player of the Match for his outstanding
performance, taking 4 wickets for 17 runs.
At the Qureshi Cricket Ground in
Kandahar, Domestic-XI 2 defeated Khost-B by 5 wickets. Khost-B batted first,
setting a target of 175 runs, with Jamshid Khan scoring 53 runs and Rahman
Rehan scoring 40 runs. Domestic-XI 2 bowlers, including Syed Jalal, Arab
Momand, and Javid Saeedi, each took 1 wicket.
Domestic-XI 2 achieved the target
in the 18th over, winning by 5 wickets. For Domestic-XI 2, Ziauddin Sharifi
scored 40 runs and Javid Suleimankhil scored 72 runs. On the bowling side for
Khost-B, Hamza and Izzatullah took 2 wickets each.
Javid Suleimankhil, player of
Domestic-XI 2, with his 72-run performance, was named the Player of the Match.
At the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket
Ground in Nangarhar, Khost defeated Kabul-A. Kabul-A batted first and set a target
of 157 runs, with Mohammad Haroon scoring 70 runs and Nasir Ahmad contributing
22 runs. Khost's bowling was led by Abidullah Mohammadi, who took 2 wickets.
In response, Khost chased the
target in the last over, winning by 6 wickets. For Khost, Naveed Ubaid scored
51 runs, Tahir Sarwari scored 27, and Yunus Zadran scored 26. On Kabul-A's
bowling side, Muslim Mosa took 3 wickets.
Yunus Zadran of Khost, with 1
wicket and 26 runs, was named the Player of the Match.
At the Najibullah Tarakai Cricket
Ground in Nangarhar, Nangarhar-B defeated Domestic-XI. Domestic-XI batted first
and set a target of 127 runs, with Javed Ahmadzai scoring 69 runs and Islam
Zazai scoring 26 runs. Nangarhar-B’s bowlers, including Aftab Alam and Faheem
Qasemi, each took 2 wickets.
Domestic-XI target was achieved
by Nangarhar-B in the 19th over, winning by 4 wickets. For Domestic-XI, Abid Mohammadi
scored 30 runs, Shaukat Zaman scored 25, and Najib Qazi Khail scored 24. Domestic-XI
bowling included Kamal Kakar, Hayat Noori, Rahmat Atal, and Saber Bahrami, who
each took 1 wicket.
Faheem Qasemi of Nangarhar-B,
with 2 key wickets for 23 runs, was named the Player of the Match.
It is worth noting that the Wazir
Mohammad Akbar Khan Grade 1 Provincial T20 Tournament will continue tomorrow with
the following matches scheduled:
- Chairmen-XI vs Domestic-XI 2 at Kandahar Cricket
Ground, Kandahar
- Khost-B vs Kandahar-A at Quraishi Cricket Ground,
Kandahar
- Khost vs Nangarhar-B at Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket Ground,
Nangarhar
- ACB-XI vs Paktika at Najibullah Tarakai Cricket
Ground, Nangarhar.