Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) will be hosting the inaugural edition of a new domestic one-day event, called Green Afghanistan One Day Cup, from May 08th 2022 in Khost Province. The tournament will be competed by three (3) teams, namely Maiwand Defenders, Pamir Legends and Hindukush Strikers. National squad members, who were recently involved in a training and preparatory camp organized by the board in UAE, are expected to be available for all the three (3) teams, alongside young talent in the country.
The tournament will be played in the 50-overs format and a total of seven (7) games will be played across 12 days. All the three teams will face each other twice in the round-robin group stage round, followed by the final on May 20th. The tournament is expected to be an annual addition to the existing regional List-A and multiple provincial Grade Level one-day competitions in the country.
ACB Chairman Mr. Mirwais Ashraf said “Our nation loves the game of cricket and we are trying to further develop the game in the country. The tournament will see a greater involvement of senior players with the junior-level players, which helps in the overall skill building of the players as well as contributes to the elevation of the game in the region, I argue the fans to come and watch these games in the stadium”.
“We have an eye on our Super League games in the coming months, so this tournament will add more match-time preparation for our players going forward to their international assignments”.
Green Afghanistan One-Day Cup Schedule
08th May 2022: Pamir Legends vs Maiwand Defenders (Scorecard)
10th May 2022: Maiwand Defenders vs Hindukush Strikers (Scorecard)
12th May 2022: Hindukush Strikers vs Pamir Legends (Scorecard)
14th May 2022: Pamir Legends vs Maiwand Defenders (Scorecard)
16th May 2022: Maiwand Defenders vs Hindukush Strikers (Scorecard)
18th May 2022: Hindukush Strikers vs Pamir Legends @9am (Scorecard)
20th May 2022: Final @9am (Scorecard)
