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Amo Region

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Amo Region
Personnel
CaptainGulbadin Naib
CoachTBC
Team information
Founded2017
Capacity14,000
History
Mirwais Nika 3-Day Tournament wins0
Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament wins2
Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup wins0

T20 kit

The Amo Region are one of five Afghanistan men's first-class cricket teams that make up Afghanistan Cricket. It competes in the Mirwais Nika 3-Day Tournament first class (3-day) competition, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament domestic one day competition and the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup Twenty20 competition.[1][2][3]

The regional side represents the following provinces in the north of Afghanistan: Balkh, Faryab, Jowzjan, Samangan, and Sar-i-Pul. The team is named after the Amo, a river in northern Afghanistan and Central Asia.[4]

History

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Amo Region compete in the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, which has first-class status from 2017 onwards, They also play in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, which was granted List A status from 2017.[5]

Amo Region take part in the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup, the first edition of which will be held in April 2024.[6]

Squads

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Hounors

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References

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  1. ^ Singh, Sagar (28 March 2024). "Amo Region Cricket Team".
  2. ^ Singh, Sagar (28 March 2024). "ACB has launched the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Criczine. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "ACB Introduces "Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup"". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ^ Singh, Sagar (28 March 2024). "Qosh Tepa National T20 cricket tournament kicked off among five zones in Kabul, ACB". The Kabul Times. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Afghanistan Cricket Board launches Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Amu TV. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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