2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament

2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
Dates4 Apr – 2 May 2019 and 27 Nov – 24 Dec 2019
Administrator(s)Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) Afghanistan
ChampionsSpeen Ghar Region (1st title)
Participants6
Matches25
Player of the seriesMunir Ahmad
Most runsNajeeb Tarakai (828)
Most wicketsZohaib Ahmadzai (46)
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The 2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament was an edition of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, a cricket tournament in Afghanistan. It was the third edition of the competition to be played with first-class status. The tournament was split into two phases, with the first half of the competition taking place in April and May 2019, and the second half taking place during November and December 2019.[1]

Six regional teams competed in the tournament, with Band-e-Amir Region being the defending champions.[2] The first round of the tournament started on 4 April 2019 and finished on 2 May 2019.[3] Following the conclusion of the first round of fixtures, Speen Ghar Region were leading the tournament, finishing three points ahead of Amo Region.[4] Kabul Region did not take part in the second round of matches in the tournament.[1] After the completion of the second round of matches, Speen Ghar Region maintained their lead at the top of the table to win the tournament.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Ahmad Shah Abdali First-Class Tournament 2019 Seccond Round to Start this Week". Afghan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ "The Third Season of Ahmad Shah Abdali First Class Tournament to Start from 4th April". Afghan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Ahmad Shah Abdali First-class Trophy 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Speenghar wins Ahmad Shah Abdali First-Class Championship". Afghan Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 December 2019.