The Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Provincial Grade 1 Tournament, being played among 12 strong teams in Khost and Nangarhar provinces, continued today with victories for Nangarhar over Logar and Domestic Eleven over ACB Eleven.
The match between Nangarhar and
Logar was played at the Najibullah Tarakai Cricket Ground in Nangarhar, where
Nangarhar defeated Logar by 5 wickets. Logar batted first and were bowled out
for just 142 runs.
For Logar, Saber Hanif scored 52
runs, Mansoor Khan added 31, and Yousuf Khan made 29 runs. On the bowling side
for Nangarhar, Eqdam-ul-Haq took 3 wickets, while Yama Arab and Mohammad
Ibrahim claimed 2 wickets each.
Nangarhar chased down the target
in the 29th over, losing 5 wickets. Akbar Musazai top-scored with 50 runs,
followed by Allah Noor Naseri with 29 and Usman Younas with 28 runs. For Logar,
bowlers Rashid Zazai and Mohammadullah Logari picked up 2 wickets each.
Nangarhar fast bowler Eqdam-ul-Haq
was named Player of the Match for his impressive spell of 3 wickets for 39
runs.
In the second match of the day,
played at the Rahmat Wali Masroor Cricket Ground in Khost, Domestic-XI defeated
ACB-XI by 3 wickets. ACB-XI batted first and scored 236 runs for the loss of 9
wickets. Asif Shah made 61 runs, Kamal Khan scored 55, and Ejaz-ul-Haq Noorzai
contributed 34 runs. For Domestic-XI, Kamil Kakar took 4 wickets, while Khair
Mohammad Alizai claimed 3 wickets.
Domestic-XI successfully chased
the target of 236 runs in 39 overs, losing 7 wickets. Najibullah Alkozai scored
71 runs, Javed Ahmadzai made 54, and Hayat Noori added 44 runs. For ACB-XI,
Ejaz-ul-Haq Noorzai, Abuzar Safi, and Farhad Ali took 2 wickets each.
Domestic-XI fast bowler Kamil
Kakar was named Player of the Match after taking 4 wickets for 52 runs.
It is worth noting that The Wazir
Mohammad Akbar Khan Provincial Grade 1 Tournament will continue tomorrow
morning, with Kandahar-A facing Paktika at the Rahmat Wali Masroor Cricket
Ground in Khost, while Domestic-XI 2 will take on Chairman-XI at the Najibullah
Tarakai Cricket Ground in Nangarhar.