Nangarhar – June 01, 2026: The Amo Region have put on a terrific all-round performance to beat the Band-e-Amir Region by 93 runs in an important game to qualify for the Grand Finale of the e& Regional List A Tournament 2026, powered by SuperCola.
Earlier in
the morning, the Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and opted to bowl first. Imran
Mir (161) scored a marvelous hundred, whereas Yousuf Shah (45), Gulbadin Naib
(34*), and Faisal Khan Shinozada (24) stepped up with crucial contributions to
help the Amo Region post 308/5 runs on the board in the first inning. Samiullah
Sarmast (2/64) was the pick of the bowlers for the Band-e-Amir Region.
The Amo
Region backed up their incredible batting effort with an even better bowling
performance to bundle out the Band-e-Amir Region for 215 runs and complete a
93-run victory to secure the top spot in the table and qualify for the final of
the e& Regional List A Tournament 2026, powered by SuperCola. Javed
Ahmadzai (51), Mohammad Akram (46), Sohail Khan Zurmati (36), and Majeed Alam
(30) chipped in with runs for the Band-e-Amir Region, but the Amo Region’s
bowlers made sure they defended their target.
Fazal Haq
Farooqi (2/23), Gulbadin Naib (2/43), and Izharulhaq Naveed (2/66) picked up
two wickets each, whereas Javed Sayedi (1/31) and Azim Zadran (1/35) picked up
one wicket each. Imran Mir was awarded the Player of the Match for his
brilliant batting effort.
The final
match of the round-robin stage will be held tomorrow, which will see the
Mis-e-Ainak Region taking on the Speenghar Region in an important game, where
the winner can potentially make it to the Grand Finale of the event.