2024–25 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
Cricket tournament
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The 2024–25 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament was the seventh edition of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, a first-class cricket tournament in Afghanistan. It was being played from 16 September to 26 October 2024. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed the fixtures of the tournament on 8 September 2024.[1] Maiwand Champions were the defending champion.[2]
Dates16 September – 26 October 2024
AdministratorAfghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament formatDouble round-robin
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| Dates | 16 September – 26 October 2024 |
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| Administrator | Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format | Double round-robin |
| Host |  Afghanistan |
| Champions | Pamir Legends (1st title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 13 |
| Player of the series | Ismat Alam (Pamir Legends) |
| Most runs | Ismat Alam (Pamir Legends) (723) |
| Most wickets | Yamin Ahmadzai (Maiwand Champions) (36) Fareed Ahmad (Pamir Legends) (36) |
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maiwand Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 118 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Pamir Legends | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 81 | |
| 3 | Mah-e-Par Stars | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 65 | |
| 4 | Hindukush Strikers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 32 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
League stage
16–18 September 2024 Scorecard |
Hindukush Strikers |
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Mah-e-Par Stars |
- Mah-e-Par Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Arshaduddin Safi, Hizbullah Durrani (Hindukush Strikers) and Subhanullah Hotak (Mah-e-Par Stars) all made their first-class debuts.
- Mohammad Gul Alizai (Mah-e-Par Stars) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Mah-e-Par Stars 23, Hindukush Strikers 1
16–17 September 2024 Scorecard |
Maiwand Champions |
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Pamir Legends |
- Pamir Legends won the toss and elcted to field.
- Jalat Khan, Jamshid Zadran, Rahimullah Zurmati (Maiwand Champions) Bashir Ahmad, Yama Arab, Usman Noori and Sohail Khan Zurmati (Pamir Legends) all made their first-class debuts.
- Bashir Ahmad took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Maiwand Champions 24, Pamir Legends 2
22–25 September 2024 Scorecard |
Maiwand Champions |
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Mah-e-Par Stars |
- Maiwand Champions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Maiwand Champions 24, Mah-e-Par Stars 1
22–25 September 2024 Scorecard |
Hindukush Strikers |
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Pamir Legends |
376 (85.3 overs) Hizbullah Durrani 152 (152) Bashir Ahmad 5/38 (17 overs) |
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291 (66.5 overs) Arshaduddin Safi 120 (162) Khair Mohammad 6/57 (10.5 overs) |
- Pamir Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- Naseer Khan Maroofkhil, Lalbaz Sinzai (Hindukush Strikers) Abdullah Ahmadzai, Sami Mamozai and Khair Mohammad (Pamir Legends) all made their first-class debuts.
- Hizbullah Durrani and Arshaduddin Safi (Hindukush Strikers) both scored their maiden century in first-class cricket.
- Ziaur Rahman (Hindukush Strikers) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Hindukush Strikers 22, Pamir Legends 1
28–30 September 2024 Scorecard |
Maiwand Champions |
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Hindukush Strikers |
- Hindukush Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Younus (Maiwand Champions) made his first-class debut.
- Lalbaz Sinzai (Maiwand Champions) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Maiwand Champions 23, Hindukush Strikers 1
28 September–1 October 2024 Scorecard |
Mah-e-Par Stars |
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Pamir Legends |
- Pamir Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- Usman Noori and Ismat Alam (Pamir Legends) both scored their maiden century in first-class cricket.
- Usman Noori's individual score was the highest in Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament first-class history, surpassing Bahir Shah's 2017 record by 36 runs.[4]
- Points: Pamir Legends 25, Mah-e-Par Stars 0
5–8 October 2024 Scorecard |
Maiwand Champions |
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Pamir Legends |
199 (49.3 overs) Jawid Ahmadzai 46 (60) Ismat Alam 6/46 (16 overs) |
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- Pamir Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- Samiullah (Maiwand Champions) made his first-class debut.
- Ismat Alam (Pamir Legends) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Maiwand Champions 22, Pamir Legends 2
5–8 October 2024 Scorecard |
Mah-e-Par Stars |
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Hindukush Strikers |
- Mah-e-Par Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ikramullah Momand (Mah-e-Par Stars) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Mah-e-Par Stars 17, Hindukush Strikers 8
10–12 October 2024 Scorecard |
Pamir Legends |
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Mah-e-Par Stars |
- Mah-e-Par Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Haroon Khan (Mah-e-Par Stars) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Pamir Legends 26, Mah-e-Par Stars 0
10–12 October 2024 Scorecard |
Maiwand Champions |
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Hindukush Strikers |
- Maiwand Champions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Afsar Zazai (Maiwand Champions) scored his 2,000th run in first-class cricket.
- Points: Maiwand Champions 24, Hindukush Strikers 0
16–17 October 2024 Scorecard |
Pamir Legends |
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Hindukush Strikers |
- Pamir Legends won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Pamir Legends 25, Hindukush Strikers 0
16–17 October 2024 Scorecard |
Maiwand Champions |
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Mah-e-Par Stars |
- Maiwand Champions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Mah-e-Par Stars 24, Maiwand Champions 1
Final
21–25 October 2024 Scorecard |
Pamir Legends |
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Maiwand Champions |
- Pamir Legends won the toss and elected to bat.