| Dates | 18 July 2022 – 5 August 2022 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |  Afghanistan |
| Champions | Speenghar Tigers (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Boost Defenders |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Player of the series | Najibullah Zadran (Speenghar Tigers) |
| Most runs | Hashmatullah Shahidi (Boost Defenders) (411) |
| Most wickets | Qais Ahmad (Kabul Eagles) (14) Zia-ur-Rehman (Boost Defenders) (14) |
The 2022 Shpageeza Cricket League was the eighth edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League,[1] a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in 2013, and the fourth edition to have official T20 status. It was originally scheduled to run from 10 to 25 September 2021,[2] with the number of teams increased from six to eight.[1] However, no tournament took place in 2021, with the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announcing that the tournament would be played in June and July 2022.[3] The Kabul Eagles were the defending champions.[4]
Despite Afghanistan being brought under the control of the Taliban in August 2021, reports have stated that the Taliban had no issue with cricket,[5] with the tournament scheduled to take place as planned.[6] The Afghanistan cricket team were scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in September 2021 to play the Pakistan cricket team.[7] In the event of that tour not taking place as planned, the ACB stated that the T20 tournament could be brought forward.[8] However, as a result of the logistical problems regarding travelling to Sri Lanka, the matches were moved to Pakistan,[9] before being postponed.[10] In the final Speenghar Tigers defeated Boost Defenders by 6 runs to win their 3rd title.
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- ^ "ACB announces domestic 2022 fixtures". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Shpageeza Cricket League 2020: Kabul Eagles beat Mis Ainak Knights to become champions". Cricket Times. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Taliban 'don't have any issue' with cricket; but status of smaller women's programmes unclear". Wion. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan cricket official says Taliban will not stop schedule, but future of women's game unclear". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan-Pakistan cricket series in doubt after Taliban takeover". Geo TV. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan prepare for Pakistan series as new chairmanship looms". CricBuzz. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan-Pakistan ODIs moved from Sri Lanka to Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan-Afghanistan confirm ODI series postponement". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 August 2021.