Boost Region Explained

The Boost Region are one of five Afghanistan men's first-class cricket teams that make up Afghanistan Cricket. It competes in the Mirwais Nika 3-Day Tournament first class (3-day) competition, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament domestic one day competition and the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup Twenty20 competition.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The region represents the following provinces in the south and southwest of Afghanistan: Kandahar, Helmand, Nimroz, Uruzgan and Zabul.^[4]

History

Boost Region compete in the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, which has first-class status from 2017 onwards, They also play in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, which was granted List A status from 2017.^[5] Boost Region take part in the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup, the first edition of which will be held in April 2024.^[6]

Squads

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Najibullah Zadran (c) Numan Shah Masood Gurbaz Hazratullah Zazai Imran Mir Rahmat Shah Nasir Jamal Ali Ahmad Bilal Ahmad Abdullah Tarakhail Nangialai Kharoti Mohammadullah Abdul Baqi Babar Khan Yamin Ahmadzai Sayed Shirzad Lalbaz Sinzai Faridoon Dawoodzai Mohibullah Zurmati Bashir Ahmad

External links

• Team home at ESPNcricinfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Singh . Sagar . 2024-03-28 . Boost Region Cricket Team. en-US.
2. Web site: Singh . Sagar . 2024-03-28 . ACB has launched the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup . 2024-04-08 . Criczine . en-US.
3. Web site: ACB Introduces "Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup" . 2024-04-08 . Afghanistan Cricket Board.
4. Web site: Singh . Sagar . 2024-03-28 . Qosh Tepa National T20 cricket tournament kicked off among five zones in Kabul, ACB. 2024-05-01 . The Kabul Times . en-US.
5. Web site: Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status. 4 February 2024 . ESPN Cricinfo.
6. Web site: 28 March 2024. Afghanistan Cricket Board launches Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup . 2024-04-08 . Amu TV . en-US.