Shpageeza Cricket League
The logo of the Afghan T20 cricket league.
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| Countries |
 Afghanistan
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| Administrator |
Afghanistan Cricket Board, SCL Department |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First tournament | 2013 |
| Last tournament | 2017 |
| Next tournament | 2018 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and Playoffs |
| Number of teams | Six (6) |
| Current champion | Band-e-Amir Dragons (1st title) |
| Most successful | Speen Ghar Tigers (2 titles) |
| Most runs |
Mohammad Shahzad (762) Kabul Eagles(current)
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| Most wickets |
Rahmat Shah (36) Mis Ainak Knights (current)
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| TV | 1TV |
| Website |
Cricket.af Shpageeza.af |
 2017 Shpageeza season
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The Shpageeza Cricket League (SCL, also known as the Alokozay Cola Shpageeza Cricket League for sponsorship reasons) (Pashto: شپږیزه کريکټ لیګ) is a cricket tournament organized by the Afghanistan Cricket Board every year at the Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground, Kabul, Afghanistan. The Shpageeza tournament is established 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 sport in Afghanistan and establishing peace through sport. The tournament is broadcast live on Afghanistan’s prominent 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.
The League was established in 2013 titled as Shpageeza Cricket Tournament. Five regional teams participated in the event and it was a successful initiative by Afghanistan Cricket Board. The champion of the first league was Shpeenghar Tigers for the inaugural edition of the tournament. The matches were telecasted from Shamshad TV. The second edition was conducted with the same number of team each representing out five regions in the country. Mis-e-Ainak Knights won the title championship. Gulbadin Naib was named Man of the tournament; Noor Ali was the best batsman and Rokhan Barekzai was named the best bowler of this edition. The matches were telecast on 1TV. Starting from the 2017 season, the ICC granted List A status to the Twenty20 domestic competition (List A rather than Twenty20 status as Afghanistan does not have a domestic 50-over tournament). In May 2017 however, the ICC recognised Afghanistan's 50-over Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament by granting it List A status and matches in the 2017 Shpageeza cricket league are classified as Twenty20 status.
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