2020 Shpageeza Cricket League

The 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League was the seventh edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League,[2] a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in 2013, and the third edition to have official T20 status. Following a request to the Ministry of Public Health due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was given approval in July 2020 to take place.[3] The ACB also confirmed that is was their priority to run a successful tournament.[4]

2020 Shpageeza Cricket League
Dates6 – 18 September 2020
Administrator(s)Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and playoffs
Host(s) Afghanistan
ChampionsKabul Eagles (2nd title)
Runners-upMis Ainak Knights
Participants6
Matches played19
Player of the seriesAzmatullah Omarzai
Karim Janat[1]
Most runsUsman Ghani (355)
Most wicketsWaqar Salamkheil (13)
Nangialai Kharoti (13)

The tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 13 to 25 September 2020,[5] with the matches being played at the Kabul Cricket Stadium.[6] However, the tournament was moved forward by one week,[7] to avoid clashing with the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL), which itself had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Six teams took part in the tournament,[9] and the Mis Ainak Knights were the defending champions.[10]

On 20 August 2020, a players' draft took place ahead of the tournament.[11][12] The ACB also stated that all Afghan players taking part in the 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) should return to Afghanistan before the CPL is due to conclude, so they can be available to play in the Shpageeza Cricket League.[13] However, after talks with the President of Cricket West Indies, it was decided that these players could finish the CPL before returning, while the players with IPL contracts would miss the tournament completely.[14]

The opening match of the tournament saw the Mis Ainak Knights beat the Band-e-Amir Dragons by one run, with the Knights managing to defend 13 runs from the final over of the game.[15]

The Kabul Eagles, Mis Ainak Knights, Band-e-Amir Dragons and Boost Defenders finished in the top four places in the group stage to progress to the knockout phase of the tournament. In the first qualifier, the Kabul Eagles beat the Mis Ainak Knights by four wickets. Therefore, the Eagles progressed directly to the final, with the Knights moving to the second qualifier match.[16] In the eliminator match, the Band-e-Amir Dragons beat the Boost Defenders by 76 runs to join the Knights in the second qualifier match.[17] The second qualifier saw the Mis Ainak Knights beat the Band-e-Amir Dragons by five wickets,[18] to join the Kabul Eagles in the final.[19] In the final, the Kabul Eagles beat Mis Ainak Knights by nine runs to win the tournament.[20]

Points table

Team[21] Pld W L T NRR Pts
Kabul Eagles 5410+0.3508
Mis Ainak Knights 5320+1.7736
Band-e-Amir Dragons 5320+1.0056
Boost Defenders 5320+0.9186
Speen Ghar Tigers 5230–0.6084
Amo Sharks 5050–3.4810

Fixtures

6 September 2020
13:30
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Knights
179/7 (20 overs)
v
Band-e-Amir Dragons
178/5 (20 overs)
Usman Ghani 79 (63)
Noor Ahmad 2/30 (4 overs)
Mis Ainak Knights won by 1 run
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Player of the match: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Mis Ainak Knights)
  • Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to field.

7 September 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Speen Ghar Tigers
150/6 (20 overs)
v
Amo Sharks
101/9 (20 overs)
Zubaid Akbari 51 (37)
Abdul Wasi 2/30 (4 overs)
Abdul Wasi 30* (28)
Karim Sadiq 5/15 (4 overs)
Speen Ghar Tigers won by 49 runs
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Ahmed Shah Durrani
Player of the match: Karim Sadiq (Speen Ghar Tigers)

7 September 2020
14:00
Scorecard
Boost Defenders
172/3 (20 overs)
v
Kabul Eagles
115 (19.1 overs)
Imran Janat 43 (27)
Farmanullah 1/19 (2 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 32 (29)
Sayed Shirzad 3/7 (3.1 overs)
Boost Defenders won by 57 runs
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Izatullah Safi
Player of the match: Sayed Shirzad (Boost Defenders)

8 September 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Knights
163/6 (20 overs)
v
Kabul Eagles
164/6 (19 overs)
Shahidullah 58* (51)
Zia-ur-Rehman 3/30 (4 overs)
Noor Ali Zadran 61 (42)
Abdullah Mazari 2/39 (4 overs)
Kabul Eagles won by 4 wickets
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Noor Ali Zadran (Kabul Eagles)

8 September 2020
14:00
Scorecard
Boost Defenders
133/9 (20 overs)
v
Band-e-Amir Dragons
134/1 (15 overs)
Imran Janat 33 (28)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 4/13 (4 overs)
Usman Ghani 62* (51)
Karim Janat 1/19 (2 overs)
Band-e-Amir Dragons won by 9 wickets
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Band-e-Amir Dragons)
  • Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to bat.

9 September 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Amo Sharks
142/5 (20 overs)
v
Band-e-Amir Dragons
144/3 (17.3 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 52* (37)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 2/29 (4 overs)
Usman Ghani 57 (40)
Abdul Wasi 3/17 (4 overs)
Band-e-Amir Dragons won by 7 wickets
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Usman Ghani (Band-e-Amir Dragons)
  • Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to field.

9 September 2020
14:00
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Knights
221/4 (20 overs)
v
Speen Ghar Tigers
163 (18.3 overs)
Bahar Shinwari 65 (40)
Abdullah Adil 2/36 (4 overs)
Karim Sadiq 33 (20)
Abdullah Mazari 4/26 (4 overs)
Mis Ainak Knights won by 58 runs
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Bahar Shinwari (Mis Ainak Knights)

10 September 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Speen Ghar Tigers
175/3 (20 overs)
v
Boost Defenders
170/8 (20 overs)
Tamim Surkhorodi 79 (48)
Hamza Hotak 2/22 (4 overs)
Karim Janat 51 (30)
Zubaid Akbari 2/18 (2 overs)
Speen Ghar Tigers won by 5 runs
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Tamim Surkhorodi (Speen Ghar Tigers)
  • Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field.
  • Wahidullah Ali (Boost Defenders) and Majeed Alam (Speen Ghar Tigers) both made their T20 debuts.

10 September 2020
14:00
Scorecard
Kabul Eagles
223/5 (20 overs)
v
Amo Sharks
162/7 (20 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 99 (50)
Abdul Wasi 1/21 (4 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 73 (47)
Nangialai Kharoti 3/29 (3 overs)
Kabul Eagles won by 61 runs
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Kabul Eagles)
  • Kabul Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rahmanullah (Kabul Eagles) and Amanullah Rafiqi (Amo Sharks) both made their T20 debuts.

11 September 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Speen Ghar Tigers
139/5 (20 overs)
v
Band-e-Amir Dragons
145/3 (16.1 overs)
Perwez Malikzai 41 (25)
Hamid Hassan 1/18 (4 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 42 (29)
Aftab Alam 1/9 (1.1 overs)
Band-e-Amir Dragons won by 7 wickets
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Asghar Afghan (Band-e-Amir Dragons)
  • Speen Ghar Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jalat Khan (Speen Ghar Tigers) made his T20 debut.

11 September 2020
14:00
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Knights
188/2 (20 overs)
v
Boost Defenders
192/6 (20 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 106* (64)
Karim Janat 2/34 (4 overs)
Gulbadin Naib 54* (27)
Noor Ahmad 2/21 (4 overs)
Boost Defenders won by 4 wickets
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Mehmood Kharotai
Player of the match: Gulbadin Naib (Boost Defenders)
  • Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to bat.

12 September 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Band-e-Amir Dragons
146/5 (20 overs)
v
Kabul Eagles
149/8 (20 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 48 (41)
Ziaur Rahman 2/21 (4 overs)
Samiullah Shinwari 58* (38)
Farhad Momand 3/21 (4 overs)
Kabul Eagles won by 2 wickets
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Samiullah Shinwari (Kabul Eagles)
  • Kabul Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Bilal Sami and Farhad Momand (Band-e-Amir Dragons) both made their T20 debuts.

12 September 2020
14:00
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Knights
193/5 (20 overs)
v
Amo Sharks
62 (12 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 82* (52)
Fareed Ahmad 2/13 (3 overs)
Amanullah Rafiqi 21 (19)
Dawlat Zadran 5/9 (3 overs)
Mis Ainak Knights won by 131 runs
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Ahmed Shah Durrani
Player of the match: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Mis Ainak Knights)

13 September 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Speen Ghar Tigers
142/8 (20 overs)
v
Kabul Eagles
143/4 (17.5 overs)
Bahir Shah 37 (30)
Azmatullah Omarzai 3/20 (4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 40 (19)
Zubaid Akbari 2/15 (3 overs)
Kabul Eagles won by 6 wickets
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Azmatullah Omarzai (Kabul Eagles)
  • Kabul Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Abdul Latif Ayoubi (Kabul Eagles) made his T20 debut.
  • Abdul Latif Ayoubi was also the team owner of the Kabul Eagles.[23]

13 September 2020
14:00
Scorecard
Amo Sharks
122/5 (20 overs)
v
Boost Defenders
124/0 (11.3 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 51* (22)
Hamza Hotak 2/7 (4 overs)
Karim Janat 64* (38)
Boost Defenders won by 10 wickets
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Ahmed Shah Durrani
Player of the match: Karim Janat (Boost Defenders)
  • Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field.
  • Zahid Zakhail (Amo Sharks) made his T20 debut.

Knockout-stage

Qualifier 1
14 September 2020
09:30
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Knights
208/3 (20 overs)
v
Kabul Eagles
209/6 (19.1 overs)
Noor Ali Zadran 85 (52)
Shapoor Zadran 2/36 (4 overs)
Kabul Eagles won by 4 wickets
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Noor Ali Zadran (Kabul Eagles)
  • Kabul Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sharifullah Ahmadzai (Kabul Eagles) made his T20 debut.

Eliminator
14 September 2020
14:00
Scorecard
Band-e-Amir Dragons
232/2 (20 overs)
v
Boost Defenders
156 (19.2 overs)
Asghar Afghan 95* (39)
Hamza Hotak 1/21 (4 overs)
Karim Janat 60 (29)
Mirwais Ashraf 4/14 (4 overs)
Band-e-Amir Dragons won by 76 runs
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Asghar Afghan (Band-e-Amir Dragons)
  • Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field.

Qualifier 2
15 September 2020
13:00
Scorecard
Band-e-Amir Dragons
178/8 (20 overs)
v
Mis Ainak Knights
182/5 (18.4 overs)
Usman Ghani 64 (49)
Dawlat Zadran 2/38 (4 overs)
Bahar Shinwari 47 (27)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 1/24 (3 overs)
Mis Ainak Knights won by 5 wickets
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Izatullah Safi
Player of the match: Shahidullah (Mis Ainak Knights)
  • Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to bat.

Final
16 September 2020
13:00
Scorecard
Kabul Eagles
139 (19.1 overs)
v
Mis Ainak Knights
130 (19.4 overs)
Younas Ahmadzai 36 (28)
Dawlat Zadran 3/12 (3.3 overs)
Ghamai Zadran 40 (36)
Nijat Masood 2/21 (4 overs)
Kabul Eagles won by 9 runs
Kabul Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Player of the match: Nangialai Kharoti (Kabul Eagles)
  • Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Haseebullah (Kabul Eagles) made his T20 debut.

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