# 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament

The 2018 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 second edition of the competition to be played with first-class status. The tournament started on 1 March 2018 and finished on 12 May 2018. Six regional teams, one more than the previous tournament, competed in a round-robin format with the top two teams in the group progressing to the final. Band-e-Amir Region were the defending champions.
In the round seven fixture between Kabul Region and Boost Region, Kabul batsman Shafiqullah scored the fastest double century in first-class cricket. He scored 200 not out from 89 balls, and also scored the most sixes in a first-class match, with 24.
The final was played between Amo Region and Band-e-Amir Region. The match finished in a draw, with Band-e-Amir Region declared the winners based on a first innings lead, and therefore defending their title.

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | NR | Pts |
| Amo Region | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 134 |
| Band-e-Amir Region | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 132 |
| Mis Ainak Region | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 123 |
| Speen Ghar Region | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 95 |
| Boost Region | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 62 |
| Kabul Region | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 54 |
Team qualified for the Final

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 1–4 March 2018 Scorecard
* Speen Ghar Region won by 29 runs Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Abdullah Player of the match: Qais Ahmad (Speen Ghar Region)
* Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* Zahidullah, Tariq Stanikzai, Ikram Alikhil and Qais Ahmad (Speen Ghar Region) all made their first-class debuts.
* 1–4 March 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Abdul Wasi (Amo Region)
* Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ibrahim Zadran (Band-e-Amir Region), Darwish Rasooli, Nisar Wahdat and Abdul Wasi (Amo Region) all made their first-class debuts.
* 1–4 March 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi Player of the match: Nasir Khan (Boost Region)
* Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to field.
* Only 1.2 overs of play were possible on day 1 and no play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
* Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmanullah (Mis Ainak Region) and Waqarullah Ishaq (Boost Region) all made their first-class debuts.

### Round 2

* 7–10 March 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Abdullah and Farooq Khan Player of the match: Darwish Rasooli (Amo Region)
* Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7–10 March 2018 Scorecard
* Kabul Region won by 4 wickets Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Irshad Omari Player of the match: Karim Janat (Kabul Region)
* Kabul Region won the toss and elected to field.
* Shamsurrahman and Naveen-ul-Haq (Kabul Region) both made their first-class debuts.
* 7–10 March 2018 Scorecard
* Mis Ainak Region won by 121 runs Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Mohammad Shah Fazalyar Player of the match: Zia-ur-Rehman (Mis Ainak Region)
* Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* Naveed Obaid (Mis Ainak Region) made his first-class debut.

### Round 3

* 13–16 March 2018 Scorecard
* Amo Region won by 282 runs Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Farooq Khan Player of the match: Abdul Wasi (Amo Region)
* Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
* Ahmad Zahir (Boost Region) made his first-class debut.
* 13–16 March 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar Umpires: Irshaduddin and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Shahidullah (Mis Ainak Region)
* Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* Fareed Zargar (Mis Ainak Region) made his first-class debut.
* 13–16 March 2018 Scorecard
* Band-e-Amir Region won by 16 runs Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Ihsanullah Danish and Ahmed Shah Durrani Player of the match: Amir Hamza (Band-e-Amir Region)
* Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
* Perwez Malikzai (Speen Ghar Region) and Yousuf Zazai (Band-e-Amir Region) both made their first-class debuts.

### Round 4

* 19–22 March 2018 Scorecard
* Mis Ainak Region won by 61 runs Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi and Farooq Khan Player of the match: Zia-ur-Rehman (Mis Ainak Region)
* Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19–22 March 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar Umpires: Mujahid Shorash and Irshad Omari Player of the match: Imran Janat (Kabul Region)
* Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19–22 March 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Mohammad Shah Fazalyar and Ahmed Shah Durrani Player of the match: Sayed Shirzad (Boost Region)
* Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day one due to rain.

### Round 5

* 25–28 March 2018 Scorecard
* Band-e-Amir Region won by 134 runs Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Tasal Shinwari and Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi Player of the match: Amir Hamza (Band-e-Amir Region)
* Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25–28 March 2018 Scorecard
* Speen Ghar Region won by 3 wickets Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar Umpires: Irshad Omari and Izatullah Safi Player of the match: Ikram Alikhil (Speen Ghar Region)
* Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* Azmatullah Omarzai (Speen Ghar Region) made his first-class debut.
* 25–28 March 2018 Scorecard
* Amo Region won by 9 wickets Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Ihsanullah Danish and Ahmed Shah Durrani Player of the match: Jamshid Khan (Amo Region)
* Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 6

* 1–4 April 2018 Scorecard
* Speen Ghar Region won by 157 runs Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Muhammad Sabir and Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi Player of the match: Tariq Stanikzai (Speen Ghar Region)
* Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* 1–4 April 2018 Scorecard
* Band-e-Amir Region won by 7 wickets Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Irshad Omari and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Band-e-Amir Region)
* Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
* Tahsin Sultani (Band-e-Amir Region) made his first-class debut.
* 1–4 April 2018 Scorecard
* Mis Ainak Region won by 4 wickets Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Mohammad Shah Fazalyar Player of the match: Zia-ur-Rehman (Mis Ainak Region)
* Boost Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* Asadullah (Mis Ainak Region) and Mohammad Sabir (Boost Region) both made their first-class debuts.

### Round 7

* 8–11 April 2018 Scorecard
* Amo Region won by 6 wickets Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ahmed Shah Pakteen Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)
* Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* Naseeb Dawlatzai (Speen Ghar Region) and Riaz Hassan (Amo Region) both made their first-class debuts.
* 8–11 April 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Farooq Khan Player of the match: Shafiqullah (Kabul Region)
* Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
* 8–11 April 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Mehmood Kharotai and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Zia-ul-Haq (Band-e-Amir Region)
* Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* Imran Mohammadi (Band-e-Amir Region) made his first-class debut.

### Round 8

* 15–18 April 2018 Scorecard
* Amo Region won by 75 runs Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Muhammad Sabir and Ahmed Shah Pakteen Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)
* Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15–18 April 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Irshad Omari Player of the match: Gulbadin Naib (Mis Ainak Region)
* Kabul Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15–18 April 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi and Mahmood Kharoti Player of the match: Amir Hamza (Band-e-Amir Region)
* Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
* Mohammad Ishaq (Speen Ghar Region) made his first-class debut.

### Round 9

* 22–25 April 2018 Scorecard
* Amo Region won by 88 runs Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Izatullah Safi and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)
* Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* 22–25 April 2018 Scorecard
* Band-e-Amir Region won by 300 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Irshaduddin Player of the match: Muslim Musa (Band-e-Amir Region)
* Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* Kashmir Khan (Kabul Region) made his first-class debut.
* 22–25 April 2018 Scorecard
* Speen Ghar Region won by 6 wickets Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Ajmal Shamolzi Player of the match: Tariq Stanikzai (Speen Ghar Region)
* Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
* Zubaid Akbari, Akbar Musazai, Irshad (Speen Ghar Region), Abdul Malik and Bahi Khan (Boost Region) all made their first-class debuts.

### Round 10

* 29 April–2 May 2018 Scorecard
* Boost Region won by 6 wickets Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Bismillah Jan Shinwari Player of the match: Rokhan Barakzai (Boost Region)
* Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* Abdul Naseri (Band-e-Amir Region) made his first-class debut.
* 29 April–2 May 2018 Scorecard
* Mis Ainak Region won by 294 runs Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul Umpires: Farooq Khan and Muhammad Sabir Player of the match: Amir Zazai (Mis Ainak Region)
* Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* Barakatullah Kadada, Amir Zazai, Sadiqullah Patan (Mis Ainak Region) and Zahidullah Salmi (Speen Ghar Region) all made their first-class debuts.
* 29 April–2 May 2018 Scorecard
* Amo Region won by an innings and 114 runs Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost Umpires: Ajmal Shamolzi and Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)
* Kabul Region won the toss and elected to bat.

## Final

* 8–12 May 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn (Band-e-Amir Region won on 1st innings) Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Mehmood Kharotai Player of the match: Zia-ul-Haq (Band-e-Amir Region)
* Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
* Kamran Hotak (Band-e-Amir Region) made his first-class debut.