The 10th edition of the highly awaited Shpageeza Cricket League is commencing on the 19th of July with Amo Sharks taking on Boost Defenders in the opening match at the Kabul International Cricket Stadium. The Final Match of the Shpageeza Cricket League will be played on the 1st of August, 2025.
There are 5 teams taking part in the Shpageeza Cricket League:
1. Amo Sharks
2. Speen Ghar Tigers
3. Mis-e-Ainak Knights
4. Boost Defenders
5. Band-e-Amir Dragons
The teams will play against each other twice in a double round robin format. Ths two sides that finish at the top of the points table after league stages will be playing in the Final Match on the 1st of August.
A total of 21 matches including the Final will be played during the Shpageeza Cricket League 2025.
All of the games will be played at the Kabul International Cricket Stadium.
Amo Sharks are the defending champions of the Shpageeza Cricket League. They won in the Final Match against Band-e-Amir Dragons.
Previous Edition’s Stats:
Winners – Amo Sharks
Runners up – Band-e-Amir Dragons
Top Run Scorer – Sediqullah Atal, 423 runs (Band-e-Amir Dragons)
Top Wicket Taker – Allah Ghazanfar, 18 Scalps (Band-e-Amir Dragons)
Superstar Afghani players like Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Shahzad, Karim Janat, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Bilal Sami, Rashid Khan and Allah Noor are taking part in the Shpageeza Cricket League 2025.
Key Players in each team:
Boost Defenders – Noor Ahmad, Karim Janat, Allah Noor
Band-e-Amir Dragons – Hashmatullah Shahidi, Sediqullah Atal, Nijat Masood
Amo Sharks – Samiullah Shinwari, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Hassan Eisakhel
Mis-e-Ainak Knights – Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Farmanulllah
Speen Ghar Tigers – Rashid Khan, Zubaid Akbari, Zahir Khan
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Speen Ghar Tigers
Rashid Khan (c), Fareed Ahmad, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Zubaid Akbari, Ismat Alam, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Naseer Khan, Zahir Khan, Shams Karokhil, Lutfullah, Ibrahim Sharifi, Baheer Shah, Rahmat Shah, Yousuf Shah, Dawlat Zadran, Rahmanullah Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai
Mis-e-Ainak Knights
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (c), Emal, Farmanullah, Khalil Gurbaz, Mohibullah Hamraz, Riaz Hassan, Nasir Jamal, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Zia-ur-Rehman, Bilal Sami, Zia Sharifi, Sayed Shirzad, Khalid Taniwal, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Afsar Zazai (wk), Sohail Khan Zurmati, Naveed Zadran.
Boost Defenders
Ibrahim Zadran (c), Bashir Ahmad, Bilal Ahmad, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Akram, Yama Arab, Mobin Bakhtyar, Arab Gul, Karim Janat, Haji Murad Muradi (wk), Allah Noor, Naveed Obaid, Abdul Rahman, Tariq Stanikzai, Abdullah Tarakhail, Azim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Shawkat Zaman
Band-e-Amir Dragons
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Khalil Ahmed, Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Hadi, Haroon Khan, Nangialai Kharoti, Nijat Masood, Asif Musazai, Gulbadin Naib, Izharulhaq Naveed, Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Saleem, Lalbaz Sinzai, Qamar Shams, Mohammad Shahzad (wk).
Amo Sharks
Azmatullah Omarzai (c), Aftab Alam, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Sharifullah Ahmadzai, Yamin Ahmadzai, Hassan Eisakhil, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mohammad Ishaq (wk), Babar Khan, Abdul Malik, Imran Mir, Ijaz Mihri, Mohammadullah, Noor Rahman, Samiullah Shinwari, Shahidullah
Fixtures Schedule:
Saturday, 19 July 2025
Match 1 – Amo Sharks vs Boost Defenders
Match 2 – Mis-e-Ainak Knights vs Speen Ghar Tigers
Sunday, 20 July 2025
Match 3 – Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Mis-e-Ainak Knights
Match 4 – Speen Ghar Tigers vs Boost Defenders
Monday, 21 July 2025
Match 5 – Amo Sharks vs Band-e-Amir Dragons
Match 6 – Boost Defenders vs Mis-e-Ainak Knights
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Match 7 – Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Speen Ghar Tigers
Match 8 – Amo Sharks vs Mis-e-Ainak Knights
Thursday, 24 July 2025
Match 9 – Amo Sharks vs Speen Ghar Tigers
Match 10 – Boost Defenders vs Band-e-Amir Dragons
Friday, 25 July 2025
Match 11 – Mis-e-Ainak Knights vs Amo Sharks
Match 12 – Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Speen Ghar Tigers
Saturday, 26 July 2025
Match 13 – Mis-e-Ainak Knights vs Boost Defenders
Match 14 – Amo Sharks vs Speen Ghar Tigers
Monday, 28 July 2025
Match 15 – Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Boost Defenders
Match 16 – Speen Ghar Tigers vs Mis Ainak Region
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Match 17 – Amo Sharks vs Boost Defenders
Match 18 – Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Mis Ainak Region
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Match 19 – Band-e-Amir Dragons vs Amo Sharks
Match 20 – Speen Ghar Tigers vs Boost Defenders
Friday, 1 August 2025
Match 21 (Final) – TBA vs TBA
Where to watch Shpageeza Cricket League 2025:
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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