2025 Shpageeza Cricket League
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Dates19 – 31 July 2025
AdministratorAfghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and final
| Dates | 19 – 31 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
| Host | Afghanistan |
| Champions | Amo Sharks (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Mis Ainak Knights |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Player of the series | Karim Janat (Boost Defenders) |
| Most runs | Hashmatullah Shahidi (Band-e-Amir Dragons) (321) |
| Most wickets | Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Sharks) (14) |
The 2025 Shpageeza Cricket League (also known as for sponsorship reasons as 2025 Etisalat Shpageeza Cricket League) was the 10th edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League,[1] a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in 2013, and the sixth edition to have official T20 status.[2] On 12 July 2025, Afghanistan Cricket Board announced the complete fixtures of 2025 editions.[3][4][5][6]
The Amo Sharks are the defending champions.[7][8]
Amo Sharks defend their title for the second time defeating Mis Ainak Knights in the final.[9]
Squads were announced on 9 July 2025.[10][11]
Standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amo Sharks | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.872 | Advanced to final |
| 2 | Mis Ainak Knights | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.314 | |
| 3 | Boost Defenders | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −0.004 | |
| 4 | Band-e-Amir Dragons | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.811 | |
| 5 | Speenghar Tigers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.407 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[12]
League progression
| Team | Group matches | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Amo Sharks | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Band-e-Amir Dragons | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Boost Defenders | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Mis Ainak Knights | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Speenghar Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points to see the match summary.
League stage
Boost Defenders 148/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Amo Sharks 151/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
Speenghar Tigers 151/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Mis Ainak Knights 152/6 (19.5 overs) |
Wafiullah Tarakhil 45 (26) Zahir Khan 3/33 (3.5 overs) |
Mis Ainak Knights 187/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Band-e-Amir Dragons 188/4 (19.2 overs) |
Sohail Khan Zurmati 59* (41) Khalil Ahmed 4/33 (4 overs) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to field.
Boost Defenders 202/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Speenghar Tigers 137 (19.2 overs) |
Rahmat Shah 27 (17) Arab Gul 4/14 (3.2 overs) |
- Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to bat.
Band-e-Amir Dragons 199/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Amo Sharks 203/7 (20 overs) |
Hashmatullah Shahidi 73 (51) Yamin Ahmadazi 2/44 (4 overs) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to bat.
Mis Ainak Knights 177/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Boost Defenders 159/7 (20 overs) |
Wafiullah Tarakhil 59 (43) Abdul Rahman Rahmani 3/35 (4 overs) |
Mohammad Akram 56 (46) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/14 (4 overs) |
- Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
Band-e-Amir Dragons 192/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Speenghar Tigers 180/9 (20 overs) |
Sediqullah Atal 75 (47) Shams Ur Rahman 3/42 (4 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Amo Sharks 162 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Mis Ainak Knights 165/5 (17 overs) |
Khalid Taniwal 56 (27) Qais Ahmad 2/43 (4 overs) |
- Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
Speen Ghar Tigers 121 (18.1 overs) |
v |
Amo Sharks 124/7 (18.3 overs) |
- Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
Boost Defenders 212/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Band-e-Amir Dragons 203/8 (20 overs) |
- Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to bat.
Amo Sharks 165/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Mis Ainak Knights 166/3 (19 overs) |
- Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Khalid Taniwal (Mis Ainak Knights) scored his first century in T20s.
Band-e-Amir Dragons 177/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Speenghar Tigers 178/6 (20 overs) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to bat.
Mis Ainak Knights 154/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Boost Defenders 155/4 (16.5 overs) |
Afsar Zazai 34 (26) Arab Gul 3/22 (4 overs) |
- Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field.
Speenghar Tigers 173/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Amo Sharks 174/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Speenghar Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
Boost Defenders 182/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Band-e-Amir Dragons 183/7 (19.5 overs) |
Sediqullah Atal 34 (22) Bashir Ahmad 2/39 (4 overs) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to field.
Speenghar Tigers 191/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Mis Ainak Knights 141/9 (20 overs) |
- Mis Ainak Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Amo Sharks 128 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Boost Defenders 51 (11 overs) |
Karim Janat 14 (6) Abdullah 4/7 (3 overs) |
- Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field.
Mis Ainak Knights 264/2 (20 overs) |
v |
Band-e-Amir Dragons 192/9 (17.3 overs) |
Haroon Khan 40 (16) Bilal Sami 2/29 (3 overs) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to field.
Band-e-Amir Dragons 180/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Amo Sharks 182/1 (13.5 overs) |
Noor ul Rahman 115* (43) Lalbaz Sinzai 1/29 (2 overs) |
- Band-e-Amir Dragons won the toss and elected to bat.
Boost Defenders 206 (20 overs) |
v |
Speenghar Tigers 198/9 (20 overs) |
- Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Mis Ainak Knights 121 (16.2 overs) |
v |
Amo Sharks 124/2 (12.4 overs) |
- Amo Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
End of season awards
- Most Valuable Player: Karim Janat (Boost Defenders)
- Best Batter: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Band-e-Amir Dragons)
- Best Bowler: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Sharks)
- Emerging Player: Khalid Taniwal (Mis Ainak Knights)
