Mis Ainak Knights

Mis Ainak Knights
مس عينک اتلان
Mis Ainak Atalān
Personnel
Captain Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi
Coach England Andy Moles
Owner Wazirzai Group
Team information
Home ground Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Capacity 6,000
History
Shpageeza wins 1 (2014)

Mis Ainak Knights (Pashto: مس عينک اتلان‎ Mis Ainak Atalān) or Mis Ainak Region is one of six first-class cricket teams in Afghanistan. The region represents the following provinces in the southeast of Afghanistan, to the south of the capital Kabul: Khost, Logar, Paktia and Paktika. The team is named after Mis Ainak, an archaeological site in Logar Province.

Mis Ainak Region compete in the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, which has had first-class status from 2017 onwards.[1] In October 2017, they won their opening fixture of the tournament, against Band-e-Amir Region, by 262 runs.[2]

They also compete in the Afghan Shpageeza Cricket League Twenty20 competition (which will have Twenty20 status from 2017) using the name Mis Ainak Knights. They also play in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, which was granted List A status from 2017.[3]

Current squad

Squad for the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League

References

  1. ↑ "Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "1st Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Oct 20-23 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "ICC Recognizes Afghanistan's Domestic ODI Tournament As List A League". Bakhtar News. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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