2025 Shpageeza Cricket League
| 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
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 | Tie | No result | Eliminated |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points or results 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)
Notes
- ↑ Rahmat Shah captained Speenghar Tigers in their first four matches of the group stage.
References
- ↑ "Shpageeza Cricket League to begin July 19 with star-studded squads announced". Amu TV. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Afghanistan's Shpageeza League 2025 kicks off in 10 days". Ariana News. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ @ACBofficials (9 July 2025). "𝐅𝐈𝐗𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓! Presenting the official fixtures for the 10th Edition of the Etisalat Shpageeza Cricket League 2025, powered by XBull! The blockbuster event is all set to kick off on July 19 at the Kabul Cricket Stadium" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Shpageeza Cricket League's 10th season kicks off in Kabul". Arian News. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "Shpageeza Cricket League begins in Kabul today". Pajhowk Afghan News. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "Star-studded Shpageeza Cricket League returns for 10th season in Kabul". Amu TV. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "Amo Sharks win Shpageeza Cricket League for the first time". Ariana News. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Amo Sharks clinch first-ever Kabul cricket league title". Amu TV. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Amu Sharks retain Shpageeza title, beating Mis Ainak". Pajhwok Afghan News. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ @ACBofficials (9 July 2025). "Squads Named for the 10th edition of the Etisalat Shpageeza Cricket League 2024, Powered by XBull Afghanistan Cricket Board's national selection committee has finalized squads for the five regional teams featuring in the 10th edition of the Etisalat Shpageeza Cricket League 2025, Powered by XBull, starting July 19 in Kabul Province" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Shpageeza Cricket League 2025 squads: Full team lists and injury updates". Wisden. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ↑ "Shpageeza Cricket League 2025/26 Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
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