Nangarhar hosted the semifinal matches of the Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Grade 1 Provincial Tournament, which had begun with the participation of 12 strong teams hosted by Khost and Nangarhar provinces.
In the first semi-final, the
Nangarhar-B team defeated Domestic-XI 2 by 9 wickets, while in the second
semi-final, the Nangarhar team beat Domestic-XI by 26 runs.
The final of the Wazir Mohammad
Akbar Khan Grade 1 Provincial Tournament will be played tomorrow morning at
Najibullah Tarakai Cricket Ground in Nangarhar between the Nangarhar and
Nangarhar-B teams.
The first semi-final was held at
Ghazi Amanullah Khan Stadium in Nangarhar, where Nangarhar-B defeated Domestic-XI
2. Domestic-XI 2 batted first and set a target of 112 runs. For their team,
Ziauddin Sharifi scored 30 runs, while Zafar Alozai and Ali Ahmad Naser scored
20 runs each. In Nangarhar-B’s bowling attack, Ikram Momand took 3 wickets,
while Fahim Qasimi, Nasir Khan, and Israr Shafaq each claimed 2 wickets.
Nangarhar-B chased down the
target in the 16th over, losing only one wicket. Among their batsmen,
Inayatullah Arab scored an unbeaten 53 runs and Jalat Musazai added 40 runs. On
the bowling side for Domestic-XI 2, Javed Saeedi took 1 wicket.
Nangarhar-B batsman Inayatullah
Arab was named Player of the Match for his unbeaten 53 runs.
The second semi-final of the
Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Grade 1 Provincial Tournament was held at Najibullah
Tarakai Cricket Ground in Nangarhar, where the Nangarhar team defeated Domestic-XI.
In this match, Nangarhar batted
first and set a target of 187 runs. Mohammad Shahzad scored an unbeaten 91
runs, while Usman Noori contributed 76 runs. For Domestic-XI in bowling, Saber
Bahrami took 1 wicket.
In response, Domestic-XI scored
160 runs after playing the full 20 overs. Javed Ahmadzai scored 45 runs,
Najibullah Alokozai added 39 runs, and Islam Zazai made 27 runs. Among
Nangarhar’s bowlers, Zahir Sherzad dismissed 2 batsmen.
Nangarhar opening batsman
Mohammad Shahzad was named Player of the Match for his unbeaten 91 runs.
It is worth noting that the final
of the Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Grade 1 Provincial Tournament will be played
tomorrow morning at Najibullah Tarakai Cricket Ground in Nangarhar between the
Nangarhar and Nangarhar-B teams.