The Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament is a cricket tournament organized by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) that forms part of the Afghanistan domestic cricket season. Starting from the 2017 season, following announcements from the ICC earlier in the same year, the tournament is recognized with List A status. The first ever domestic List A matches played in Afghanistan took place at the start of the 2017 edition of the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 August 2017 at Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost. It is named after Afghan King Amanullah Khan. The winner of the first tournament was Spin Ghar Region.
Teams The Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament features the eight regional sides of Afghanistan, each of which represents a number of provinces. Kabul Region, the sixth side that features in Afghanistan's first-class (Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament) and Twenty20 (Shpageeza Cricket League) tournaments did not compete in the one-day tournament in 2017. In 2021, two new sides, Hindukush Region and Pamir Region were added.
Name Home ground Franchise name Amo Region Balkh Cricket Stadium, Mazar-i-Sharif Sharks Band-e-Amir Region Ghazni Cricket Ground, Ghazni Dragons Boost Region Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar Defenders Hindukush Region Herat Cricket Ground, Herat Stars Kabul Region Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul Eagles Mis Ainak Region Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Knights Pamir Region Kunduz Cricket Ground, Kunduz Zalmi Spin Ghar Region Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad Tigers
Winner 2017 Speen Ghar Region 2018 Boost Region 2019 Mis Ainak Region 2020 Mis Ainak Region 2021 Mis Ainak Region 2023 Boost Region 2024 Hindukush Strikers 2025 Mis Ainak Region 2026 Spin Ghar Region
See also Afghanistan Cricket Board Cricket in Afghanistan Green Afghanistan One Day Cup
Broadcasting Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and the Radio-Television of Afghanistan (RTA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the production and broadcast of the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional List A Tournament 2023.
References
External links Official website of Afghanistan Cricket Board info about Afghan Domestic cricket.