The Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament is a cricket tournament organized by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) that forms part of the Afghanistan domestic cricket season. Starting from the 2017 season, following announcements from the ICC earlier in the same year, the tournament is recognized with List A status.[1][2][3] The first ever domestic List A matches played in Afghanistan took place at the start of the 2017 edition of the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 August 2017 at Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost.[4] It is named after Afghan King Amanullah Khan. The winner of the first tournament was Spin Ghar Region.
| Countries |  Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Afghanistan Cricket Board |
| Format | List A cricket |
| First edition | 2017 |
| Latest edition | 2023 |
| Next edition | 2024 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champion | Boost Region (2nd title) |
| Most successful | Mis Ainak Region (3 titles) |
| Website | http://www.cricket.af/ |
Teams edit
The Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament features the eight regional sides of Afghanistan, each of which represents a number of provinces. Kabul Region, the sixth side that features in Afghanistan's first-class (Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament) and Twenty20 (Shpageeza Cricket League) tournaments did not compete in the one-day tournament in 2017. In 2021, two new sides, Hindukush Region and Pamir Region were added.[5]
| Name | Home ground | Franchise name |
|---|---|---|
| Amo Region | Balkh Cricket Stadium, Mazar-i-Sharif | Sharks |
| Band-e-Amir Region | Ghazni Cricket Ground, Ghazni | Dragons |
| Boost Region | Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar | Defenders |
| Hindukush Region | Herat Cricket Ground, Herat | Stars |
| Kabul Region | Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul | Eagles |
| Mis Ainak Region | Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost | Knights |
| Pamir Region | Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz | Zalmi |
| Spin Ghar Region | Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad | Tigers |
Winner edit
See also edit
Broadcasting edit
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and the Radio-Television of Afghanistan (RTA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the production and broadcast of the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional List A Tournament 2023.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "In Principle Agreement to Constitutional and Financial Changes to ICC". International Cricket Council. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "ICC Recognizes Afghanistan's Domestic ODI Tournament As List A League". Bakhtar News. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament Fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "د شپږیزې کرکټ لیګ په تاریخ کې د لومړي ځل لپاره اته لوبډلې وپلورل شوې". cricket.af.
- ^ "ACB-RTA Sign GAKCup2023 Production and Broadcasting MoU". cricket.af. Retrieved 16 October 2023.