Amo Region
Personnel | ||
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Captain | Gulbadin Naib | |
Coach | TBC | |
Team information | ||
Founded | 2017 | |
Capacity | 14,000 | |
History | ||
Mirwais Nika 3-Day Tournament wins | 0 | |
Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament wins | 2 | |
Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup wins | 0 | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- Gulbadin Naib (c)
- Mohammad Ishaq
- Abdul Had
- Abdul Malik
- Mohammad Akram
- Javed Ahmadzai
- Darwish Rasooli
- Ijaz Ahmad Mehri
- Hayat Nasiri
- Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai
- Allah Noor Nasiri
- Sharafuddin Ashraf
- Zahir Pakteen
- Izharulhaq Naveed
- Abdul Rahman
- Saleem Safi
- Kamil Kakar
- Mohammad Gul
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Hounors
[edit]- Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament
- Mirwais Nika 3-Day Tournament
- Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup
- Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
References
[edit]- ^ Singh, Sagar (28 March 2024). "Amo Region Cricket Team".
- ^ Singh, Sagar (28 March 2024). "ACB has launched the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Criczine. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "ACB Introduces "Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup"". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan Cricket Board launches Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Amu TV. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- [ Team home at ESPNcricinfo]