National T20 Cup (Afghanistan)

National T20 Cup
CountriesAfghanistan
AdministratorAfghanistan Cricket Board
FormatTwenty20
First edition2024
Latest edition2026
Tournament formatDouble round-robin, and final
Number of teams5
Current championBoost Region (1st title)
Most successfulBand-e-Amir Region
Hindukush Strikers
Boost Region (1 title each)

The National T20 Cup, is a domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Afghanistan, organized by the Afghanistan Cricket Board and first contested during the 2024 season.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

History

The League was established in 2024 titled as Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup. Five regional teams participated in the event and it was a successful initiative by Afghanistan Cricket Board. The champion of the first league was Band-e-Amir Region for the inaugural edition of the tournament.[7]

Format

The tournament is held as a double round-robin format with each team playing each other twice, once at its home ground and the other leg away.

List of teams participated in National T20 cup

The following teams participated in the tournament.[8]

Team Region Provinces Home Ground Debut Seasons won
Amo Region Amo Balkh, Faryab, Jowzjan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol Balkh Cricket Stadium, Mazar-i-Sharif 2024
Band-e-Amir Region Band-e-Amir Ghazni, Bamyan, Daykundi, Maidan Wardak Ghazni Cricket Ground, Ghazni 2024 2024
Boost Region Boost Kandahar, Helmand, Nimroz, Uruzgan, Zabul Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar 2024 2026
Mis Ainak Region Mis Ainak Khost, Logar, Paktia, Paktika Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost 2024
Speen Ghar Region Speen Ghar Nangarhar, Kapisa, Kunar, Laghman, Nuristan Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad 2024
  • The following teams took part in the 2nd edition of National T20 Cup.[9]
Team Debut Last Captain Win
Hindukush Strikers 2025 2025 Mohammad Ishaq 2025
Mah-e-Par Stars 2025 2025 Hazratullah Zazai
Miawand Champions 2025 2025 Najibullah Zadran
Pamir Legends 2025 2025 Nangialai Kharoti

Winners

The following teams have won the tournament:

SeasonWinnerRunner-up Result Final venue
2024Band-e-Amir Region
195/5 (20 overs)		Mis Ainak Region
173 (19.4 overs)		 Band-e-Amir Region won by 23 runs
(Scorecard)		Kabul International Cricket Stadium
2025Hindukush Strikers
98/9 (19.5 overs)		Pamir Legends
97 (18.5 overs)		Hindukush Strikers won by 1 wicket
(Scorecard)		Kunduz Cricket Ground
2026Boost Region
217/5 (18 overs)		Mis Ainak Region
211/4 20 (overs)		Boost Region won by 5 wickets
(Scorecard)		Kunduz Cricket Ground

References

  1. ↑ "Afghanistan Cricket Board launches Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Amu TV. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "ACB Introduces "Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup"". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Qosh Tepa Tournament to be Held in Kandahar: Cricket Board Officials". TOLOnews. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Fixtures announced for Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Singh, Sagar (28 March 2024). "ACB has launched the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Criczine. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Singh, Sagar (28 March 2024). "Qosh Tepa National T20 cricket tournament kicked off among five zones in Kabul, ACB". The Kabul Times. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Qosh Tepa T20 Cup 2024 Final: Band-E-Amir Region Crowned Inaugural Champions Of Afghanistan". ABP Live. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "'Qosh Tepa' tournament to be held in Kandahar". The Frontier Post. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Wakhan National T20 Cup 2025: Full schedule, squads, match timings, and live-streaming details". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
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