2022 Shpageeza Cricket League
| Dates | 18 July 2022 – 5 August 2022 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |  Afghanistan |
| Champions | Speenghar Tigers (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Boost Defenders |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Player of the series | Najibullah Zadran (Speenghar Tigers) |
| Most runs | Hashmatullah Shahidi (Boost Defenders) (411) |
| Most wickets | Qais Ahmad (Kabul Eagles) (14) Zia-ur-Rehman (Boost Defenders) (14) |
The 2022 Shpageeza Cricket League was the eighth edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League,[1] a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in 2013, and the fourth edition to have official T20 status. It was originally scheduled to run from 10 to 25 September 2021,[2] with the number of teams increased from six to eight.[1] However, no tournament took place in 2021, with the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announcing that the tournament would be played in June and July 2022.[3] The Kabul Eagles were the defending champions.[4]
Despite Afghanistan being brought under the control of the Taliban in August 2021, reports have stated that the Taliban had no issue with cricket,[5] with the tournament scheduled to take place as planned.[6] The Afghanistan cricket team were scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in September 2021 to play the Pakistan cricket team.[7] In the event of that tour not taking place as planned, the ACB stated that the T20 tournament could be brought forward.[8] However, as a result of the logistical problems regarding travelling to Sri Lanka, the matches were moved to Pakistan,[9] before being postponed.[10] In the final Speenghar Tigers defeated Boost Defenders by 6 runs to win their 3rd title.
Squads
Squads were announced on 11 June 2022.[11]
Standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boost Defenders (R) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.522 |
| 2 | Speenghar Tigers (C) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2.608 |
| 3 | Kabul Eagles (3rd) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.957 |
| 4 | Mis Ainak Knights (4th) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1.030 |
| 5 | Amo Sharks | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | −1.183 |
| 6 | Band-e-Amir Dragons | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | −1.749 |
| 7 | Hindukush Stars | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | −2.255 |
| 8 | Pamir Zalmi | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | −1.391 |
Source:[12]
- Advanced to the qualifiers
- Advanced to the eliminator
- Eliminated from Tournament
Fixtures
Band-e-Amir Dragons 120 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Kabul Eagles 121/4 (14.2 overs) |
- Kabul Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Irfan Safi (Band-e-Amir Dragons), Khalil Gurbaz and Masood Gurbaz (Kabul Eagles) all made their T20 debuts.
Mis Ainak Knights 139/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Speenghar Tigers 142/2 (18.4 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
- Allah Noor (Mis Ainak Knights), Izharulhaq Naveed and Mohammad Ishaq (Speenghar Tigers) all made their T20 debuts.
Amo Sharks 147/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Hindukush Stars 144/9 (20 overs) |
Usman Noori 62 (38) Yousuf Zazai 5/18 (4 overs) |
- Hindukush Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Abidullah Taniwal, Jamshid Khan, Kamran Hotak (Amo Sharks), Usman Noori and Yousuf Shah (Hindukush Stars) all made their T20 debuts.
Pamir Zalmi 107/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Boost Defenders 111/4 (18.1 overs) |
- Pamir Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
- Arshad Khan (Pamir Zalmi) made his T20 debut.
Band-e-Amir Dragons 50 (14.2 overs) |
v |
Mis Ainak Knights 51/4 (8 overs) |
- Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Kabul Eagles 139/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Speenghar Tigers 142/4 (14.5 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Hindukush Stars 178/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Pamir Zalmi 149/7 (20 overs) |
- Pamir Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
- Abdul Hadi (Hindukush Stars) made his T20 debut.
Amo Sharks 96/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Boost Defenders 99/1 (8.3 overs) |
- Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hassan Eisakhil (Boost Defenders) made his T20 debut.
Pamir Zalmi 125 (20 overs) |
v |
Speenghar Tigers 129/4 (15 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
- Amir Zazai, Mohammadullah Najibullah and Noor-ul-Haq (Pamir Zalmi) made their T20 debuts.
Mis Ainak Knights 129/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Kabul Eagles 133/1 (17.4 overs) |
- Kabul Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Khalil Ahmed (Kabul Eagles) made his T20 debut.
Boost Defenders 173/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Hindukush Stars 121 (19.4 overs) |
Hassan Eisakhil 76 (55) Hamid Hassan 2/31 (4 overs) |
- Hindukush Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Band-e-Amir Dragons 162/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Amo Sharks 160/8 (20 overs) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to bat.
- Asghar Atal (Amo Sharks) made his T20 debut.
Boost Defenders 146/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Speenghar Tigers 136/9 (20 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Hindukush Stars 186/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Band-e-Amir Dragons 188/3 (18 overs) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to field.
- Akbar Musazai and Yama Arab (Hindukush Stars) made their T20 debuts.
Amo Sharks 151/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Kabul Eagles 152/1 (13.2 overs) |
Asghar Atal 53 (47) Qais Ahmad 2/26 (4 overs) |
- Kabul Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Akbar Ali, Emal and Waleed Stanekzai (Kabul Eagles) made their T20 debuts.
Pamir Zalmi 118/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Mis Ainak Knights 120/4 (17.5 overs) |
Majeed Alam 31 (37) Amir Hamza 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Pamir Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ijaz Ahmad and Popal (Pamir Zalmi) made their T20 debuts.
Boost Defenders 128/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Band-e-Amir Dragons 111 (19 overs) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to field.
- Ahmad Zia, Suliman Safi (Boost Defenders) and Suliman Arabzai (Band-e-Amir Dragons) made their T20 debuts.
Speenghar Tigers 197/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Hindukush Stars 87 (17.1 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abid Mohammadi and Ismat Alam (Speenghar Tigers) made their T20 debuts.
Mis Ainak Knights 152/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Amo Sharks 156/5 (19.3 overs) |
Asghar Atal 55 (28) Zahir Khan 2/28 (4 overs) |
- Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Faridoon Dawoodzai (Amo Sharks) made his T20 debut.
Pamir Zalmi 171/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Kabul Eagles 172/4 (18.1 overs) |
Fazal Zazai 72 (67) Waleed Stanekzai 1/18 (3 overs) |
- Pamir Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jumadin Sultani (Kabul Eagles) made his T20 debut.
Amo Sharks 135/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Speenghar Tigers 138/3 (14.1 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
- Sajjad Ibrahim (Speenghar Tigers) made his T20 debut.
Pamir Zalmi 159/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Band-e-Amir Dragons 95/1 (7.1 overs) |
Farmanullah 34* (14) |
- Pamir Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
- Band-e-Amir Dragons were set a revised target of 94 runs in 10 overs due to rain.
- Bakhtullah (Band-e-Amir Dragons), Fahim Bahrami, Hafeez, Ibrahim Masood, Ibrahim Sultanzada and Islam Zazai (Pamir Zalmi) made their T20 debuts.
Boost Defenders 157/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Mis Ainak Knights 153/6 (20 overs) |
Mohammad Shahzad 77 (52) Ahmad Zia 3/23 (4 overs) |
- Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Allah Ghazanfar and Sami Totakhil (Mis Ainak Knights) made their T20 debuts.
Hindukush Stars 182/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Kabul Eagles 183/1 (13.5 overs) |
- Hindukush Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Mohammad Sabir (Kabul Eagles), Matiullah and Miram Gul Shinwari (Hindukush Stars) made their T20 debuts.
Amo Sharks 130/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Pamir Zalmi 101/4 (20 overs) |
- Pamir Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
- Ismail Tarakai (Pamir Zalmi), Usman Ghani, Salman Shinwari and Zabiullah Sardarzai (Amo Sharks) made their T20 debuts.
Speenghar Tigers 214/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Band-e-Amir Dragons 117 (18.3 overs) |
Najibullah Zadran 81 (47) Bakhtullah 1/5 (1 over) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to field.
Kabul Eagles 98 (19.1 overs) |
v |
Boost Defenders 104/6 (17.3 overs) |
- Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field.
- Latif Mirzakwal, Rahmanullah (Kabul Eagles) and Mohammad Gul Alizai (Boost Defenders) made their T20 debuts.
Hindukush Stars 104 (17.3 overs) |
v |
Mis Ainak Knights 105/2 (9.3 overs) |
- Hindukush Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Javed Tarakai (Mis Ainak Knights) and Ahsan Khan (Hindukush Stars) made their T20 debuts.
Knockout stage
Qualifier 1
Boost Defenders 176/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Speenghar Tigers 170/5 (20 overs) |
Hashmatullah Shahidi 62 (44) Ismat Alam 1/13 (1 over) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Eliminator
Mis Ainak Knights 107/9 (14 overs) |
v |
Kabul Eagles 72/0 (5 overs) |
Ibrahim Zadran 31* (14) |
- Kabul Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Kabul Eagles were set a revised target of 34 runs in 5 overs due to rain.
- Rahmanullah (Kabul Eagles) made his T20 debut.
Qualifier 2
Speenghar Tigers 140/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Kabul Eagles 77 (14.2 overs) |
- Kabul Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Speenghar Tigers 188/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Boost Defenders 182/6 (20 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- ^ a b "Eight participating franchises sold for SCL 2021". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan Taliban crisis: Cricket board to host expanded Afghan T20 league in September". Zee News. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "ACB announces domestic 2022 fixtures". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Shpageeza Cricket League 2020: Kabul Eagles beat Mis Ainak Knights to become champions". Cricket Times. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Taliban 'don't have any issue' with cricket; but status of smaller women's programmes unclear". Wion. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan cricket official says Taliban will not stop schedule, but future of women's game unclear". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan-Pakistan cricket series in doubt after Taliban takeover". Geo TV. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan prepare for Pakistan series as new chairmanship looms". CricBuzz. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan-Pakistan ODIs moved from Sri Lanka to Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan-Afghanistan confirm ODI series postponement". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "SCL2022 Players' Draft: Here are the 8 full squads that were drafted overnight at the Players' Draft for the SCL2022". Twitter.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ 2022 Shpageeza Cricket League Points Table, ESPNcricinfo
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