Shpageeza Cricket League 2024: The 9th edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League is set to kick off on August 12, 2024 in Kabul. Shpageeza Cricket League, Afghanistan’s premier domestic event will be played between five teams and will follow a double round-robin format.
A total of 21 matches will be played over 14 days, featuring 10 double headers, between August 12 and 25. The final of the SCL 2024 will be played on August 25 between the top two teams.
The first edition of the tournament was played in 2013. Speenghar Tigers was the most successful team of the tournament by crowing the title three times while the Mis-e-Ainak Knights and Kabul Eagles have each won the title twice.
The Mis-e-Ainak Knights have made it to the finals five times which makes them the most successful team in SCL history. The Band-e-Amir Dragons, led by Rashid Khan, won the title in 2017 and remain the only team with a single championship win.
Shpageeza Cricket League 2024 Schedule
As per the Shpageeza Cricket League 2024 Schedule, the first match will be played between Speenghar Tigers and Band-e-Amir Dragons on August 12 in Kabul Cricket Stadium.
All matches of the Shpageeza Cricket League 2024 will be played at Kabul Cricket Stadium. Following are the details of the Shpageeza Cricket League 2024 Schedule/SCL 2024 schedule:
| Date | Match | Time |
| Aug-12 | Speenghar Tigers vs Band-e-Amir Dragons | 9:00 AM |
| Aug-12 | Amo Sharks vs Mis-e-Ainak Knights | 2:00 PM |
| Aug-13 | Speenghar Tigers vs Bost Defenders | 9:00 AM |
| Aug-13 | Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Amo Sharks | 2:00 PM |
| Aug-14 | Bost Defenders vs Band-e-Amir Dragons | 9:00 AM |
| Aug-14 | Speenghar Tigers vs Mis-e-Ainak Knights | 2:00 PM |
| Aug-16 | Amo Sharks vs Bost Defenders | 9:00 AM |
| Aug-16 | Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Mis-e-Ainak Knights | 2:00 PM |
| Aug-17 | Amo Sharks vs Speenghar Tigers | 9:00 AM |
| Aug-17 | Mis-e-Ainak Knights vs Bost Defenders | 2:00 PM |
| Aug-18 | Bost Defenders vs Amo Sharks | 9:00 AM |
| Aug-18 | Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Speenghar Tigers | 2:00 PM |
| Aug-19 | Mis-e-Ainak Knights vs Amo Sharks | 9:00 AM |
| Aug-19 | Speenghar Tigers vs Bost Defenders | 2:00 PM |
| Aug-21 | Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Mis-e-Ainak Knights | 9:00 AM |
| Aug-21 | Speenghar Tigers vs Amo Sharks | 2:00 PM |
| Aug-22 | Mis-e-Ainak Knights vs Bost Defenders | 9:00 AM |
| Aug-22 | Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Amo Sharks | 2:00 PM |
| Aug-23 | Speenghar Tigers vs Mis-e-Ainak Knights | 9:00 AM |
| Aug-23 | Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Bost Defenders | 2:00 PM |
| Aug-25 | Final | 12:00 PM |
Shpageeza Cricket League 2024 Squad
Speenghar Tigers
Rashid Khan (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Hassan Eisakhil, Imran Mir, Samiullah Shinwari, Baheer Shah, Allah Noor, Barakatullah Kadada, Ikram Alikhil, Tariq Stanikzai, Ismat Alam, Zahir Khan, Waheed Zadran, Arab Gul, Yamin Ahmadzai, Bilal Sami, Mohammad Ibrahim, Faridoon Dawoodzai.
Band-e-Amir Dragons
Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Mahboob Taskeen (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Riaz Hassan, Asif Mosazai, Sediqullah Pacha, Ali Ahmad, Karim Janat, Shams Ur Rahman, Nangial Kharoti, Amir Hamza, Allah Mohammad, Babar Khan, Naveen Ul Haq, Khalil Ahmad, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Nijat Masood.
Mis-e-Ainak Knights
Ibrahim Zadran (C), Afsar Zazai (WK), Naveed Obaid, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Nasir Jamal, Subhanullah Senzai, Rahmanullah Zadran, Yousuf Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Abdul Rahman Ramani, Mujeeb Rahman, Zia Ur Rahman Akbar, Khalil Gurbaz, Abdullah Tarakhil, Naveed Zadran, Nasim Mangal, Yama Arab.
Bost Defenders
Rahmat Shah (C), Noman Shah (WK), Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Akram, Bilal Ahmad Tareen, Najibullah Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Ijaz Ahmadzai, Abdul Hadi, Gulbadin Naib, Noor Ahmad, Naseer Khan, Abdul Baqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, Bashir Ahmad, Samiullah Sarmast.
Amo Sharks
Azmatullah Omarzai (C), Mohammad Ishaq (WK), Abdul Malik, Zubaid Akbari, Mohammad Haroon, Shahidullah Kamal, Javeed Ahmadzai, Ijaz Ahmad Azad, Hayat Nasiri, Masood Gurbaz, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Juma Gul, Qais Ahmad, Mohammadullah Logari, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Saleem Safi, Mohammad Gul, Kamil Kakar.
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