Afghanistan's Sphageeza Cricket League To Begin From September 13

Published - 19 Jul 2020, 08:11 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:31 AM

Little Fan, Crying, India, Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2018
The fifth game of the Super Fours of Asia Cup 2018 between India and Afghanistan didn’t get the result, as the match got tied and both the teams shared points/Getty Images

Sphageeza Cricket League will get underway in Kabul from September 13. The tournament will run for a period of two weeks till September 25. Keeping the safety of the players in mind, all the matches will be played at Kabul Cricket Stadium in the national capital. It will be a six franchise tournament.

It will be a six teams tournament which will see Amo Sharks, Band-e Amir Dragons, Boost Defenders, Kabul Eagles, Mis Ainak Knights and Spin Ghar Tigers participating in the league. In the previous edition of the tournament, Mis Ainak Kights clinched the tournament and will put their title on defense.

Afghan cricketer Mohammad Nabi (L) celebrates with teammates after he dismissed Sri Lanka’s cricket team captain Angelo Mathews during the one day international (ODI) Asia Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on September 17, 2018. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP) (Photo credit should read ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)

“High quality broadcasting of the league is our priority and I am pleased that ACB and RTA could collaborate again for the same purpose after a successful sixth edition last year,” ACB CEO Lutfullah Stanikzai said.

“It is a pleasing news that we get to collaborate with ACB again. RTA always strives for quality when it comes to broadcasting matches to our cricket fans,” Himatullah Niazmand said on behalf of RTA.

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Afghanistan won their Asia Cup 2018 opener convincingly by 91 runs against Sri Lanka on Monday (September 17). The team members played a fantastic all-round cricket at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi/ Getty Images

Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi have resumed their training. They will be among the iconic players to participate in the league.

Afghanistan will resume their international matches with a one-off Test against Australia, scheduled to take place on November 21 in Perth.

List of players part of the training camp: Asghar Afghan (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazrathullah Zazai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Naveen ul Haq, Shapoor Zadran, Qais Ahmad, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Azmatullah Omerzai, Samiullah Shinwari, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Shahzad, Sayed Shirzad, Darwish Rasooli, Zahir Khan Paktin, Farid Malik, Hamza Hotak and Sharafudin Ashraf.

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