Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament


Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament is a four-day cricket tournament in Afghanistan played between six regional teams, each representing a number of Afghan provinces.
Up to and including the 2016–17 Tournament, the matches were not given first-class status. However, at an International Cricket Council meeting in February 2017, first-class status was awarded to all future matches, starting with the 2017–18 tournament. It is named after founder of Durrani Empire Ahmad Shah Durrani.

History

Afghanistan's multi-day tournament initially began as a three-day competition before moving to a four-day structure in 2014, now known as the Ahmad Shah Abdali tournament, with five regional teams competing - Amo, Band-e-Amir, Boost, Mis Ainak and Spin Ghar. A sixth team, Kabul, joined the competition in 2016. The teams play each other twice before the two sides at the top of the table play for the end of season championship. The competition runs from September through December. In February 2017 the International Cricket Council awarded first-class status to Afghanistan's four-day domestic competition.

Teams

NameHome groundReference
Amo RegionBalkh Cricket Stadium, Mazar-i-Sharif
Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz
Band-e-Amir RegionGhazni Cricket Ground, Ghazni
Boost RegionKandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Kabul RegionAlokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul
Mis Ainak RegionKhost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Spin Ghar RegionGhazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad

Winners