Kabul – August 04, 2025: Afghanistan Cricket Board’s national selection committee has finalized squads for the five regional teams featuring in the XBull Regional List A Tournament 2025, starting August 20 in Khost Province.
Hashmatullah
Shahidi, Rahmat Shah Zurmati, Yamin Ahmadzai, Afsar Khan Zazai and Ikram
Alikhil will lead the Band-e-Amir, Bost, Amo, Mis-e-Ainak and Speenghar
regional teams respectively in the 21-day-long XBull Regional List A Tournament
2025, in which each team will play six matches in the first round, followed by
a final on September 1.
Ghazi
Amanullah Khan Regional List A Tournament Squads:
Mis-e-Ainak
Region: Afsar Khan
Zazai (C & WK), Shahidullah Kamal (VC), Mobin Khan (WK), Hassan Eisakhil, Khalid
Taniwal, Naveed Obaid, Rahmanullah Zadran, Emal Shaheen, Abdullah Tarakhil,
Mohammad Younus Zadran, Zahir Khan, Lutfullah, Dawlat Zadran, Naveed Zadran, Khalil
Ahmad and Mohammad Dawood.
Speenghar
Region: Ikram Alikhil
(C & WK), Zubaid Akbari (VC), Yousuf Shah (WK), Javed Ahmadzai, Barakzai
Naseri, Baheer Shah, Shawkat Zaman, Sohail Khan, Sediqullah Pacha, Tariq
Stanikzai, Abdul Zahoor, Qais Ahmad, Mohammadullah Logari, Bilal Sami, Ibrahim
Abdulrahimzai and Aftab Alam.
Bost
Region: Rahmat Shah
Zurmati (C), Riaz Hassan (VC), Masoud Gurbaz (WK), Hazratullah Zazai, Javed
Sulimankhil, Nasir Jamal, Bilal Ahmad Tarin, Hamza Khan Alikhil, Mohibullah
Hamraz, Ijaz Ul Haq Noorzai, Arab Gul Momand, Qamar Shams, Zir Ur Rahman
Sharifi, Sayed Ahmad Shirzad, Muhibullah Zurmati and Yama Arab.
Band-e-Amir
Region: Hashmatullah
Shahidi (C), Shams Ur Rahman (VC), Noor Ul Rahman (WK), Mohammad Haroon,
Mohammad Akram, Zafar Khan Alozai, Ijaz Ahmadzai, Shir Khan Bahadar, Asif
Musazai, Abdul Hadi, Farmanullah Safi, Rahmat Terawal, Khalil Gurbaz, Najat
Masoud, Faridoon Dawoodzai and Lalbaz Sinzai.
Amo Region:
Mohammad Yamin
Ahmadzai (C), Abdul Malik Hussainkhil (VC), Mohamamd Shahzad (WK), Imran Mir,
Kamal Khan, Ijaz Ahmad, Allah Noor Nasiri, Samiullah Shinwari, Murad Muradi,
Abdul Rahman Rahmani, Azeem Zadran, Babar Khan, Mohammad Gul Alizai, Kamil
Kakar and Mohammad Riaz.
The tournament will kick off with the Speenghar Region facing the Amo Region on August 20. The other three participants—Mis-e-Ainak Region, Bost Region, and Band-e-Amir Region—will also be vying for the title.
Each
participating team will play six matches in the round-robin stage, and a total
of 16 matches will be played over 18 days, with the final being scheduled for
September 6.
All five teams
in XBull Regional List A Tournament 2025 will feature the available
national-level players competing against each other, which will provide the
Afghanistan Cricket Board with the opportunity to offer valuable exposure and
excellent playing prospects for young and emerging cricketers.
Super Cola
Beverages Manufacturing Company has secured the title sponsorship rights for
the event, and will promote their XBull Energy brand.
As a crucial
part of Afghanistan's domestic cricket structure, the Regional List A
Tournament plays a significant role in the development of players and the
growth of cricket in the country.
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For further information, please contact:
Commercial
Department
Afghanistan
Cricket Board (ACB)
Email: Marketing@Afghancricket.af
Website: www.acb.af