2020 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup

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2020 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup
Dates13 – 22 August 2020
Administrator(s)Afghanistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited-overs (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin, knockout
ChampionsKhost Province (1st title)
Participants8
Matches15
Player of the seriesShahidullah
Most runsBahir Shah (244)
Most wicketsBatin Shah (17)
2019

The 2020 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup was a Limited-overs competition that took place in Afghanistan between 13 and 22 August 2020.[1] It was the fourth year of domestic List A cricket to be played in Afghanistan, following the announcements by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in February and May 2017.[2][3] However, despite the 2019 edition of the Provincial Challenge Cup having List A status, the same was not applied to the 2020 edition. Eight teams qualified for the tournament, and were divided into two groups of four.[4]

Khost Province won the tournament, after beating defending champions Nangarhar Province by five wickets in the final, with Shahidullah scoring a century.[5]

Points table[edit]

Fixtures[edit]

Group A[edit]

13 August 2020
Scorecard
Helmand Province
57 (20.3 overs)
v
Khost Province
58/1 (8 overs)
Abdul Nafi 15 (37)
Bakhtarullah Atal 4/23 (5.3 overs)
Rahim Mangal 25* (19)
Khost Province won by 9 wickets
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Bakhtarullah Atal (Khost Province)
  • Khost Province won the toss and elected to field.

13 August 2020
Scorecard
Balkh Province
105 (24.1 overs)
v
Kabul Province
110/5 (23.2 overs)
Zafar Balkh 29 (24)
Shafiqullah Ghafari 3/12 (5 overs)
Nisar Wahdat 57* (62)
Abdullah Mazari 2/15 (6 overs)
Kabul Province won by 5 wickets
Mis Ainak Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Player of the match: Nisar Wahdat (Kabul Province)
  • Balkh Province won the toss and elected to bat.

15 August 2020
Scorecard
Balkh Province
144 (37.3 overs)
v
Khost Province
147/4 (30.3 overs)
Abdul Razaq 45 (87)
Ziaur Rahman 5/43 (8.3 overs)
Rahim Mangal 38 (61)
Asadullah Matani 2/31 (6.3 overs)
Khost Province won by 6 wickets
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Ziaur Rahman (Khost Province)
  • Khost Province won the toss and elected to field.

15 August 2020
Scorecard
Kabul Province
124 (31.2 overs)
v
Helmand Province
127/4 (27.2 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 41 (65)
Dastagir Khan 3/28 (6 overs)
Qudratullah 44* (98)
Shafiqullah Ghafari 2/33 (9 overs)
Helmand Province won by 6 wickets
Mis Ainak Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Irshad Omari and Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Player of the match: Rahimullah Sahak (Helmand Province)
  • Kabul Province won the toss and elected to bat.

17 August 2020
Scorecard
Khost Province
224 (49.3 overs)
v
Kabul Province
230/7 (49.1 overs)
Mohammadullah 37* (58)
Abdul Rahman 4/37 (10 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 57 (96)
Haseebullah 2/38 (10 overs)
Kabul Province won by 3 wickets
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Irshad Omari
Player of the match: Farmanullah (Kabul Province)
  • Kabul Province won the toss and elected to field.

17 August 2020
Scorecard
Balkh Province
204 (44.4 overs)
v
Helmand Province
206/5 (45.4 overs)
Mohammad Wasim Mandozai 85 (91)
Dastagir Khan 4/28 (10 overs)
Nazir Ahmad 65 (84)
Kamil 2/51 (9 overs)
Helmand Province won by 5 wickets
Mis Ainak Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi and Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Player of the match: Dastagir Khan (Helmand Province)
  • Helmand Province won the toss and elected to field.

Group B[edit]

14 August 2020
Scorecard
Nangarhar Province
270/6 (50 overs)
v
Maidan Wardak Province
186 (43.2 overs)
Bahir Shah 101 (120)
Mohammadullah Hamkar 4/55 (9 overs)
Zia-ul-Haq 55 (83)
Batin Shah 5/11 (6.2 overs)
Nangarhar Province won by 84 runs
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Bahir Shah (Nangarhar Province)
  • Maidan Wardak Province won the toss and elected to bat.

14 August 2020
Scorecard
Faryab Province
221 (47.2 overs)
v
Kandahar Province
201 (47.5 overs)
Zahid Zakhail 100 (109)
Khyal Mohammad 3/41 (10 overs)
Najibullah 59 (100)
Abdul Rahman 4/43 (10 overs)
Faryab Province won by 20 runs
Mis Ainak Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Zahid Zakhail (Faryab Province)
  • Kandahar Province won the toss and elected to field.

16 August 2020
Scorecard
Kandahar Province
192 (46.2 overs)
v
Maidan Wardak Province
193/4 (45.2 overs)
Nasibullah Sherdali 44 (62)
Mohammadullah Hamkar 2/28 (9 overs)
Mirwais Zazai 53 (60)
Abdul Baqi 1/31 (10 overs)
Maidan Wardak Province won by 6 wickets
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Ajmal Shamolzi and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Mirwais Zazai (Maidan Wardak Province)
  • Maidan Wardak Province won the toss and elected to bat.

16 August 2020
Scorecard
Faryab Province
228/9 (50 overs)
v
Nangahar Province
222 (47.3 overs)
Haji Murad Muradi 58 (63)
Abdullah Adil 5/44 (10 overs)
Bahir Shah 84 (103)
Mohammad Saleem 6/56 (9.3 overs)
Faryab Province won by 6 runs
Mis Ainak Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Mahmood Kharoti
Player of the match: Mohammad Saleem (Faryab Province)
  • Nangarhar Province won the toss and elected to field.

18 August 2020
Scorecard
Faryab Province
235/9 (50 overs)
v
Maidan Wardak Province
213/8 (45.2 overs)
Mohammad Sardar 46 (67)
Zahid Zakhail 3/28 (6 overs)
Ezat Barakzai 57 (110)
Mohammadullah Hamkar 3/53 (10 overs)
Maidan Wardak Province won by 22 runs
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Muhammad Sabir and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Baryaly (Maidan Wardak Province)
  • Faryab Province won the toss and elected to field.

18 August 2020
Scorecard
Nangarhar Province
274/9 (50 overs)
v
Kandahar Province
221 (43.3 overs)
Tahir Khan 63 (61)
Abdullah Tarakhail 4/48 (9 overs)
Waqarullah Ishaq 62 (83)
Wali Agha 5/64 (9.3 overs)
Nangarhar Province won by 53 runs
Mis Ainak Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Mahmood Kharoti
Player of the match: Tariq Stanikzai (Nagarhar Province)
  • Kandahar Province won the toss and elected to field.

Finals[edit]

1st semi-final
20 August 2020
Scorecard
Faryab Province
144 (36.1 overs)
v
Khost Province
145/0 (30 overs)
Ijaz 45 (67)
Bakhtarullah Atal 3/26 (6.1 overs)
Rahim Mangal 80* (78)
Khost Province won by 10 wickets
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Asghar Atal (Khost Province)
  • Khost Province won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 45 overs per side due to rain.

2nd semi-final
20 August 2020
Scorecard
Kabul Province
186/9 (22 overs)
v
Nangarhar Province
70/2 (9 overs)
Darwish Rasooli 63 (32)
Batin Shah 3/27 (5 overs)
Bahar Shinwari 38 (20)
Parvez Amin 1/3 (1 over)
No result
Mis Ainak Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
  • Nangarhar Province won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 22 overs per side due to rain.
  • Nangarhar Province progressed to the final due to finishing top of their group.

22 August 2020
Scorecard
Nangarhar Province
233 (47.5 overs)
v
Khost Province
235/5 (40 overs)
Bahar Shinwari 62 (56)
Asghar Atal 3/25 (7 overs)
Shahidullah 119* (131)
Tariq Stanikzai 2/18 (4 overs)
Khost Province won by 5 wickets
Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Shahidullah (Khost Province)
  • Khost Province won the toss and elected to field.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. ^ "In Principle Agreement to Constitutional and Financial Changes to ICC". International Cricket Council. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Grade One Provincial Challenge Cup to start next week". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Final, Khost, Aug 22 2020, Provincial Challenge Cup (Grade I)". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup (Grade I) 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

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