2025 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament

2025 List A Tournament
Dates20 August – 6 September 2025
AdministratorAfghanistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and final
ChampionsMis Ainak Region (4th title)
Runners-upBand-e-Amir Region
Participants5
Matches16
Most runsRahmat Shah (Boost Region) (424)
Most wicketsZahir Khan (Mis Ainak Region) (20)

The 2025 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, also known as X-Bull List A Tournament 2025 for sponsorship reasons, was the 8th edition of the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, a List A cricket competition in Afghanistan.[1][2] The tournament began on 20 August 2025, and the final was held on 6 September 2025 at the Khost Cricket Stadium.[3][4]

Hindukush Strikers were the defending champions.[5] Mis Ainak Region won their 4th title of the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament.

Team standings

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 Mis Ainak Region 6 4 2 0 8 0.808 Advanced to final
2 Band-e-Amir Region 6 4 2 0 8 −0.228
3 Boost Region 6 3 3 0 6 0.045
4 Speenghar Region 6 3 3 0 6 0.032
5 Amo Region 6 1 5 0 2 −0.705
Source: ESPNcricinfo[6]

League progression

Team Group matches
1 2 3 4 5 6
Amo Region 0 0 0 0 0 2
Band-e-Amir Region 2 4 4 6 8 8
Boost Region 0 2 2 4 6 6
Mis Ainak Region 2 2 4 6 8 8
Speenghar Region 2 2 4 4 4 6
Win Loss No result
  • Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
  • Note: Click on the points to see the match summary.

Round-robin

Match 1
20 August 2025
09:00
Scorecard
Speenghar Region
312/3 (50 overs)
v
Amo Region
251 (47.2 overs)
Bahir Shah 130* (89)
Babar Khan 1/38 (8 overs)
Abdil Malik 101 (120)
Qais Ahmad 4/46 (9.2 overs)
Speenghar Region won by 61 runs
Khost Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Bahir Shah (Speenghar Region)
  • Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Abdul Zahoor Lali and Azim Zadran (Speenghar Region) both made their List A debuts.
  • Qais Ahmad (Speenghar Region) took his 50th wicket in List A cricket.

Match 2
21 August 2025
09:00
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Region
305/9 (50 overs)
v
Boost Region
302 (50 overs)
Naveed Obaid 112 (105)
Ijaz Ul Haq 2/52 (10 overs)
Rahmat Shah 83 (91)
Abdullah Tarakhail 3/52 (10 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 3 runs
Khost Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Farooq Khan
Player of the match: Naveed Obaid (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Hassan Eisakhil, Lutfullah Mohammadi (Mis Ainak Region) and Ijaz Ul Haq (Boost Region) all made their List A debuts.
  • Naveed Obaid (Mis Ainak Region) scored his maiden century in List A cricket.

Match 3
22 August 2025
09:00
Scorecard
Speenghar Region
203 (41.4 overs)
v
Band-e-Amir Region
207/5 (46.1 overs)
Zubaid Akbari 74 (66)
Khalil Gurbaz 6/37 (9 overs)
Farmanullah 78* (71)
Aftab Akam 2/32 (8 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 5 wickets
Khost Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Izatullah Safi
Player of the match: Khalil Gurbaz (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Noor ul Rahman (Band-e-Amir Region) made his List A debut.

Match 4
23 August 2025
09:00
Scorecard
Boost Region
248/9 (50 overs)
v
Amo Region
204 (46.1 overs)
Rahmat Shah 52 (56)
Yamin Ahmadzai 5/47 (10 overs)
Samiullah Shinwari 61 (76)
Mohibullah Hamraz 3/54 (9.1 overs)
Boost Region won by 44 runs
Khost Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Muhammad Sabir and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Sayed Shirzad (Boost Region)
  • Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kamal Khan (Amo Region) and Mohibullah Hamraz (Boost Region) both made their List A debuts.

Match 5
24 August 2025
09:00
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Region
301/8 (50 overs)
v
Band-e-Amir Region
304/4 (48.5 overs)
Shahidullah 116* (101)
Nijat Masood 3/44 (10 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 146* (149)
Zahir Khan 2/46 (10 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 6 wickets
Khost Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Izatullah Safi
Player of the match: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mohammad Younus (Mis Ainak Region) made his List A debut.

Match 6
25 August 2025
09:00
Scorecard
Speenghar Region
309/2 (50 overs)
v
Boost Region
243/7 (50 overs)
Barakzai Nasari 139* (163)
Ijaz Ul Haq 2/64 (10 overs)
Ijaz Ul Haq 53* (51)
Mohammadullah 2/41 (10 overs)
Speenghar Region won by 66 runs
Khost Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Mahmood Kharoti
Player of the match: Barakzai Nasari (Speenghar Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Hamza Khan (Boost Region) made his List A debut.
  • Barakzai Nasari (Speenghar Region) scored his maiden century in List A cricket.

Match 7
26 August 2025
09:00
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Region
260 (48.3 overs)
v
Amo Region
233 (46 overs)
Mohammad Younus 78 (70)
Azim Zadran 3/45 (10 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 65 (75)
Mohammad Dawood 3/35 (8 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 27 runs
Khost Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Mohammad Younus (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mohammad Dawood (Mis Ainak Region) and Kamran Sakhi (Amo Region) both made their List A debuts.
  • Abdul Malik (Amo Region) scored his 2,000th run in List A cricket.

Match 8
27 August 2025
09:00
Scorecard
Boost Region
311 (49.4 overs)
v
Band-e-Amir Region
264/8 (45.2 overs)
Riaz Hassan 86 (114)
Shams Ur Rahman 2/42 (10 overs)
Shams Ur Rahman 56 (37)
Ijaz Ul Haq 2/40 (9 overs)
Boost Region won by 21 runs (DLS method)
Khost Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Ihsanullah Danish and Izatullah Safi
Player of the match: Riaz Hassan (Boost Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The play was stopped at 45.2 overs during second innings.
  • Shir Khan (Band-e-Amir Region) and Qamar Shams (Boost Region) both made their List A debuts.
  • Hazratullah Zazai (Boost Region) scored his 1,000th run in List A cricket.
  • Band-e-Amir Region were set a revised target of 286 runs from 45.2 overs due to rain.

Match 9
28 August 2025
09:00
Scorecard
Speenghar Region
158 (32.4 overs)
v
Mis Ainak Region
159/4 (26.3 overs)
Barakzai Nasari 59 (63)
Zahir Khan 4/27 (6.4 overs)
Naveed Obaid 45 (30)
Mohammad Ibrahim 3/39 (7 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 6 wickets
Khost Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Nasir Khan
Player of the match: Zahir Khan (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Speenghar Region won the toss and elected to field.

Match 10
30 August 2025
09:00
Scorecard
Amo Region
177/9 (40 overs)
v
Band-e-Amir Region
180/6 (29.3 overs)
Samiullah Shinwari 27 (33)
Faridoon Dawoodzai 2/28 (8 overs)
Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai 43 (31)
Bilal Aftab 2/34 (6.4 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 4 wickets
Khost Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Muhammad Sabir and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Farmanullah (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 40 overs per side due to rain.
  • Bilal Aftab (Amo Region) made his List A debut.

Match 11
31 August 2025
09:00
Scorecard
Boost Region
284/7 (50 overs)
v
Speenghar Region
250 (48.3 overs)
Bilal Ahmad 67 (62)
Bilal Sami 2/44 (10 overs)
Ikram Alikhil 100 (115)
Qamar Shams 2/38 (10 overs)
Boost Region won by 34 runs
Khost Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Nasir Jamal (Boost Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ikram Alikhil (Speenghar Region) scored his first century in List A cricket.

Match 12
1 September 2025
09:00
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Region
349/7 (50 overs)
v
Amo Region
207 (39.2 overs)
Khalid Taniwal 113 (104)
Bilal Aftab 3/54 (9 overs)
Imran Mir 47 (45)
Zahir Khan 5/34 (9.2 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 142 runs
Khost Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Mahmood Kharoti
Player of the match: Khalid Taniwal (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mobin Bakhtyar (Mis Ainak Region) made his List A debut.
  • Khalid Taniwal (Mis Ainak Region) scored his first century in List A cricket.

Match 13
2 September 2025
09:00
Scorecard
Boost Region
268 (48.4 overs)
v
Band-e-Amir Region
272/7 (47.4 overs)
Rahmat Shah 133 (144)
Faridoon Dawoodzai 3/52 (9.4 overs)
Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai 117 (80)
Ziaur Rahman 4/45 (10 overs)
Band-e-Amir Region won by 3 wickets
Khost Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Farooq Khan and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai (Band-e-Amir Region)
  • Boost Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rahmatullah Farooqi (Band-e-Amir Region) made his List A debut.
  • Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai (Band-e-Amir Region) scored his first century in List A cricket.

Match 14
3 September 2025
09:00
Scorecard
Mis Ainak Region
210 (47.3 overs)
v
Speenghar Region
214/4 (39.2 overs)
Mobin Bakhtyar 60 (75)
Mohammad Ibrahim 4/30 (8.3 overs)
Bahir Shah 59* (59)
Zahir Khan 4/38 (9 overs)
Speenghar Region won by 6 wickets
Khost Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Mohammad Ibrahim (Speenghar Region)
  • Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jawad Ali (Speenghar Region) made his List A debut.

Match 15
4 September 2025
09:00
Scorecard
Band-e-Amir Region
95 (28.5 overs)
v
Amo Region
99/4 (22.3 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 28 (36)
Azim Zadran 4/25 (9 overs)
Abdul Malik 28 (39)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 2/29 (5.3 overs)
Amo Region won by 6 wickets
Khost Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Muhammad Sabir
Player of the match: Yamin Ahmadzai (Amo Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

Final
4 September 2025
09:00
Scorecard
Band-e-Amir Region
314 (50 overs)
v
Mis Ainak Region
315/5 (48.3 overs)
Noor ul Rahman 57 (68)
Dawlat Zadran 2/40 (8 overs)
Shahidullah 77* (73)
Farmanullah 3/63 (10 overs)
Mis Ainak Region won by 5 wickets
Khost Cricket Ground, Khost
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti and Ajmal Shamolzi
Player of the match: Shahidullah (Mis Ainak Region)
  • Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.

References

  1. ^ "The Eighth edition of the XBull Regional List A Tournament begins August 20". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Band-e-Amir opts to bowl first against Speenghar in List A Tournament". Amu Television. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  3. ^ "ACB names squads for regional List A Tournament in Khost". Amu Television. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Squads Named for the XBull Regional List A Tournament 2025". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Hindu Kush Strikers emerge champions of cricket tournament in Kunduz". Pajhwok Afghan News. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament 2025 Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2025.