Spin Ghar Tigers

Spin Ghar Tigers (Pashto: سپين غر زمريان Spīn Ghar Zmaryān) or Spin Ghar Region (alternative spelling: Speen Ghar) is one of six regional first-class cricket teams in Afghanistan. The region represents the following provinces in the east of Afghanistan, to the east of the capital Kabul: Nangarhar, Laghman, Kapisa, Kunar and Nuristan. The team is named after Spīn Ghar, a mountain range in the region.

Spin Ghar Tigers
سپين غر زمريان
Spīn Ghar Zmaryān
Personnel
CaptainShafiqullah
CoachRiaz Afridi
OwnerMuslimyar Group
Team information
Home groundGhazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad
Capacity14,000
History
Shpageeza wins2 (2013, 2015)

Spin Ghar Region compete in the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, which has had first-class status from 2017 onwards.[1] In October 2017, they won their opening fixture of the tournament, against Amo Region, by an innings and 46 runs.[2]

They also play in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, which was granted List A status from 2017.[3] and the Afghan Shpageeza Cricket League Twenty20 competition (which has Twenty20 status from 2017) using the name Spin Ghar Tigers.

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