Shpageeza Cricket League 2022 | All-round Knights, explosive Tigers sum up the day

The third day of the 2022 edition of Shpageeza Cricket League saw plenty of action between bat and ball.

In the end, Mis-e-Ainak Knights and Speen Ghar Tigers emerged victorious in their respective matches to claim valuable points.

Mis-e-Ainak Knights v Band-e-Amir Dragons, 5th match 

In the 5th match of the ongoing SCL 2022, Mis-e-Ainak Knights made light work of Band-e-Amir Dragons to notch up their maiden win of the season.

Batting first, the Dragons could only manage 50 runs in 14.2 overs thanks to an all-around bowling performance from the Knights'-led by the duo of Mir Hamza (4/9 in 4 overs) and Zahir Khan (3/17 in 3.2 overs).

The state of the struggle of the Dragons' can be ascertained from the fact that only one of their batters - Karim Janat (10 off 14) - could register a two-digit score.

In response, the Knights' lost their top-four cheaply courtesy of Nijat Masood, Noor Ahmad, and Aftab Aslam.

However, Iftikhar Ahmed and Nangeyalia Kharote's unbeaten 26-run stand ensured that they knocked over the target in the 8th over.

Brief Scores

Band-e-Amir Dragons 50/10 (14.2)

Karim Janat 10 (14);

Mir Hamza 4/9 (4), Zahir Khan 3/17 (3.2)

Mis-e-Ainak Knights 51/4 (7.5)

Ihsanullah Katawazai 16 (13), Iftikhar Ahmed 15* (9); 

Aftab Alam 2/14 (3)

Mis-e-Ainak Knights won by 5 wickets

Speen Ghar Tigers v Kabul Eagles, Match 06 

Speen Ghar Tigers' consolidated their position at the top of the table on Wednesday as they beat Kabul Eagles by six wickets to notch up their second consecutive win of the season.

Chasing 140, the Tigers rode on brilliant cameos from openers Umar Ghani and Bahar Sinwari and a whirlwind half-century from Najibullah Zadran, who stroked 5 fours and 3 sixes during his 31-ball stay.

Earlier, the Eagles' batted first and crawled their way to 139/4 in 20 overs. Apart from Azmatullah Omarzai (34 off 19) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (19 off 10), none of the other batters could strike at more than 100, with Shahidullah Kamal leading the pack with a painstaking 48-ball 47.

Asif Afridi (1/23 in 4) and Yamin Ahmadzai (1/29 in 4) proved to be the pick of the bowlers for the Tigers.

Brief Scores

Kabul Eagles 139/4 (20)

Shahidullah Kamal 47* (48), Azmatullah Omarzai 34* (19); 

Asif Afridi 1/23 (4), Yamin Ahmadzai 1/29 (4)

Speen Ghar Tigers 142-4 (14.5)

Najibullah Zadran 51 (31), Bahar Shinwari 31 (18); 

Qais Ahmed 2/33 (4), Khalil Gurbaz 2/34 (3.5)

Speen Ghar Tigers won by 6 wickets