Shpageeza Cricket League (Pashto: شپږیزه کرکټ لیګ; Dari: شپږیزه کرکت لیگ), also spelt Shpagiza and known as the SCL, is a cricket tournament organized by the Afghanistan Cricket Board(ACB) every year at Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul, Afghanistan. ACB established the Shpageeza tournament with six franchises, including players from the national team, overseas, players from the ‘A’ team and players from the under 19 team as well as elite performers from the respective regions participating in this tournament. In addition, ACB has given the league an identity by franchising all team while players will be selected through a draft for each team.
The ultimate goal of this 12-day tournament is promoting cricket and sports in Afghanistan and establishing peace through sports. The tournament is broadcast live on Afghanistan’s prominent TV channel (1TV) using HD quality production standards, and the tournament is commercialized by franchising and marketing each team to a company/organization. Through the design and broadcast of this tournament, Afghans will have firsthand access to watch their national players in their home ground.
Speenghar Tigers Team Squad: (C)Shafiqullah Shafaq, Noor Ali Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari, Sean Williams, Abdullah Adil, Imran Khan (Jr), Abdullah Adil, Nijat Masood, Abudul Wasi, Rokhan Barikzai, Amir Hamza, Younus Ahmadzai, Tamim Iqbal, Murad Ali Murad, Fazal Haq
Mis-E-Ainak Knights Team Squad: (C) Mohammad Nabi , Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Sikandar Raza, Nawaz Khan, Naveen ul Haq, Dawlat Zadran, Zamir Khan, Ghami Zadran, Nasir Jamal, Ihsan Jannat, Hafiz, Rahim Mangal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Nisar Wahdat
Kabul Eagles Team Squad: (C)Ashgar Stanakzai, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Karim Sadiq, Shawkat Zaman, Kamran Akmal, Hamid Hassan, Abdullah Mazari, Farid Malik, Nasratullah Qurashi, Abdullah Mazari, Karim Jannat, Solomen Mire, Khaiber Omar, Mohammad Sabir Rahman, Imran Jannat, Sayed Abdullah, Ibrahim Abdurrahimzai
Boost Defenders Team Squad: (C)Shapor Zadran, Nawroz Mangal, Gulbadin Naib, Rumman Raees, Abdul Baqi, Nasim Baras, Fazal Naizi, Rayad Emrit, Munir Ahmad Kakar, Nasir Omar, Waheedullah Shafaq, Imrul Kayes, Shabir Noori, Juma Gull, Zia Akbar
AMO Sharks Team Squad: (C) Mirwais Ashraf, Masakadza Hamilton, Tahir Adil, Afsar Zazai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Yameen Ahmadzai, Mohammad Alam, Nasir Totakhil, Anwar Ali, Rahmat Sahak, Noor ul Haq Malakzai, Fazal Zazai, Sohail Khan
Band-E-Amir Dragons Team Squad: (C) Rashid Khan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nawaz, Sohail Tanveer, Umar Akmal, Muslim Musa, Arif Khan, Tahsinullah Sultani, Shahidullah Kamal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shaheedi, Javed Ahmadi, Qasim Oryakhail, Habibullah
Kabul Eagles v Band-e-Amir Dragons
Toss: Kabul EaglesMatch: Kabul Eagles