# 2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament

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.
Six regional teams competed in the tournament, with Band-e-Amir Region being the defending champions. The first round of the tournament started on 4 April 2019 and finished on 2 May 2019. Following the conclusion of the first round of fixtures, Speen Ghar Region were leading the tournament, finishing three points ahead of Amo Region. Kabul Region did not take part in the second round of matches in the tournament. 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.

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | NR | Pts |
| Speen Ghar Region | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 136 |
| Amo Region | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 94 |
| Mis Ainak Region | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 83 |
| Boost Region | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 74 |
| Kabul Region | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 57 |
| Band-e-Amir Region | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 56 |
Champions

## Fixtures
### First round

* 4–7 April 2019 Scorecard
* Amo Region won by 7 runs Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Mahmood Kharoti Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)
* Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
* 4–7 April 2019 Scorecard
* Kabul Region won by 380 runs Ayoubi Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Naveen-ul-Haq (Kabul Region)
* Kabul Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mohammad Sabir, Ijaz Ahmad, Shafiqullah Ghafari and Ishaq Zazai (Kabul Region) all made their first-class debuts.
* 4–7 April 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar Umpires: Farooq Khan and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Bahir Shah (Speen Ghar Region)
* Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
* 10–13 April 2019 Scorecard
* Match abandoned Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Ajmal Shamolzi
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 10–13 April 2019 Scorecard
* Mis Ainak Region won by an innings and 102 runs Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar Umpires: Farooq Khan and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Ihsanullah (Mis Ainak Region)
* Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* 10–13 April 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Azmatullah Omarzai (Speen Ghar Region)
* Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* 16–19 April 2019 Scorecard
* Boost Region won by an innings and 8 runs Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Yamin Ahmadzai (Boost Region)
* Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
* 16–19 April 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Ayoubi Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Ahmed Shah Durrani Player of the match: Zohaib Ahmadzai (Amo Region)
* Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on days 1 and 2 due to rain.
* Islam Zazai and Abdul Rahman (Kabul Region) both made their first-class debuts.
* 16–19 April 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Abdullah Rahimi Player of the match: Najeeb Tarakai (Speen Ghar Region)
* Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on days 1 and 2 due to rain.
* 22–25 April 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Ayoubi Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi Player of the match: Nisar Wahdat (Band-e-Amir Region)
* Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
* 22–25 April 2019 Scorecard
* Amo Region won by an innings and 27 runs Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Zohaib Ahmadzai (Amo Region)
* Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.
* 22–25 April 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: (Speen Ghar Region)
* Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
* Abid Mohammadi and Nawid Mohammad Kabir (Kabul Region) both made their first-class debuts.
* 29 April–2 May 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Ayoubi Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Abdullah Rahimi Player of the match: Farhan Zakhil (Kabul Region)
* Kabul Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* Bashir Ahmad (Boost Region), Hasan Safai, Abdullah Tarakhail, Abidullah Taniwal and Noor Ahmad (Kabul Region) all made their first-class debuts.
* 29 April–2 May 2019 Scorecard
* Speen Ghar Region won by 9 wickets Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Mehmood Kharotai Player of the match: Qais Ahmad (Speen Ghar Region)
* Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
* 29 April–2 May 2019 Scorecard
* Mis Ainak Region won by 275 runs Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar Umpires: Ajmal Shamolzi and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Shahidullah (Mis Ainak Region)
* Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.
* Abdul Basit (Amo Region) made his first-class debut.

### Second round

* 27–30 November 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Tahsil Shinwari and Irshad Omari Player of the match: Fareed Ahmad (Speen Ghar Region)
* Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.
* 27–30 November 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Farooq Khan and Khan Mohammad Player of the match: Fazal Niazai (Mis Ainak Region)
* Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
* Toryal Hamkar (Boost Region) made his first-class debut.
* 3–6 December 2019 Scorecard
* Speen Ghar Region won by 4 wickets Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Muhammad Sabir and Mujahid Shorash Player of the match: Perwez Malikzai (Speen Ghar Region)
* Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
* 3–6 December 2019 Scorecard
* Amo Region won by an innings and 93 runs Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Ihsanullah Danish and Farooq Khan Player of the match: Zohaib Ahmadzai (Amo Region)
* Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9–12 December 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Mohammad Shah Fazalyar and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Yousuf Zazai (Mis Ainak Region)
* Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9–12 December 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Irshad Omari Player of the match: Munir Ahmad (Boost Region)
* Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15–18 December 2019 Scorecard
* Speen Ghar Region won by an innings and 103 runs Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Ahmed Shah Durrani Player of the match: Fareed Ahmad (Speen Ghar Region)
* Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
* Khalil Gurbaz and Ishaq Saqi (Mis Ainak Region) both made their first-class debuts.
* 15–18 December 2019 Scorecard
* Boost Region won by 4 wickets Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi Player of the match: Munir Ahmad (Boost Region)
* Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* 21–24 December 2019 Scorecard
* Band-e-Amir Region won by 8 wickets Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Bahader Niazai Player of the match: Amanullah Rafiqi (Band-e-Amir Region)
* Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rokhan Zarmalwal (Band-e-Amir Region) made his first-class debut.
* 21–24 December 2019 Scorecard
* Speen Ghar Region won by 6 wickets Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Farooq Khan and Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi Player of the match: Fareed Ahmad (Speen Ghar Region)
* Boost Region won the toss and elected to bat.