Pamir Legends defeated Maiwand Champions by a commanding margin of 294 runs in the 11th match of the e& Presenting Ahmad Shah Abdali First-Class Tournament 2026, Powered by SuperCola.
The match began on Monday at the
Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket Ground in Nangarhar. Maiwand Champions won the
toss and elected to bowl first. Batting first, Pamir Legends were bowled out
for 175 runs. Bilal Ahmad Tareen top-scored with 65 runs, while Mohammad
Shahzad contributed 45. For Maiwand Champions, Bilal Sami and Abdullah Tarakhil
each claimed 5 wickets.
In reply, Maiwand Champions were
bowled out for just 103 runs. Shams-ur-Rahman was their top scorer with 22
runs. For Pamir Legends, Fareed Ahmad Malik took 5 wickets, Naseem Mangal
claimed 4, and Enayatullah picked up 1 wicket.
Pamir Legends then produced
another strong batting performance in their second innings. In addition to
their previous 45-run lead, they scored 332 runs before being bowled out,
setting Maiwand Champions a target of 405 runs. Bilal Ahmad Tareen played a
superb innings of 159 runs, while Enayatullah contributed 62 runs.
For Maiwand Champions, Nijat
Masood, Bilal Sami, Abdullah Tarakhil, and Ruhullah Arab took 2 wickets each,
while Shams-ur-Rahman claimed 1 wicket.
Chasing 405, Maiwand Champions
were bowled out for only 110 runs. Aimal top-scored with 60 runs. For Pamir
Legends, Naseem Mangal took 3 wickets, while Fareed Ahmad Malik and
Mohammadullah claimed 2 wickets each.
Bilal Tareen, the young
middle-order batter for Pamir Legends, was named Player of the Match after
scoring 65 runs in the first innings and 159 runs in the second innings.