Cricket – Ahmad Shah Abdali First Class Tournament gets underway

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The fifth edition of the Ahmad Shah Abdali Regional First Class Tournament kicked off in Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket Stadium in Nangarhar
province on Saturday.The event features five regional teams that will compete in a single round-robin format across two different venues in
Khost and Nangarhar provinces.A total of 11 games will be played across 35 days from 8th October to 11th November, with the final being
scheduled for November 7
Khost National Stadium will host six matches including the final, whereas the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket Stadium in Nangarhar province
scheduled to host 5 first-round matches.Speenghar region faced the Amo regional team in the opening game of the event in Ghazi Amanullah
Khan Stadium in Nangarhar whereas Band-e-Amir Region & the defending champions are taking on the Mis-e-Ainak region for their first match in
the event in Khost.According to Afghanistan Cricket Board, the tournament is a major part of the domestic cricket structure and largely
contributes to the players& and game development in Afghanistan.The Ahmad Shah Abdali First Class Tournament is the second multi-day event
of the year after conducting the Mirwais Neka Three-day event in June-July and will be followed by Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Cup
2022 in late November.The post Cricket & Ahmad Shah Abdali First Class Tournament gets underway first appeared on Ariana News.