The Shpageeza Cricket League (SCL, also known as the Alokozay Cola Shpageeza Cricket League for sponsorship reasons and Etisalat Sixes T20) (Pashto: شپږیزه کرکټ لیګ) is a Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by the Afghanistan Cricket Board every year in Afghanistan. The Shpageeza tournament is established with eight 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.

History

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 Speenghar Tigers for the inaugural edition of the tournament. The matches were telecast by Shamshad TV. The second edition in 2014 was conducted with the same number of teams, representing five regions in the country. Mis-e-Ainak Knights won the title championship. Gulbadin Naib was named Man of the tournament; Noor Ali Zadran 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 did 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.

阿富汗板球锦标赛“Shpageeza联赛”是阿富汗最受欢迎和备受期待的板球赛事之一。这项锦标赛于2013年首次举办,至今已成为阿富汗板球界的重要赛事。

Shpageeza联赛是由阿富汗板球委员会组织的,每年在喀布尔举行。这项锦标赛吸引了来自阿富汗国内和国际的顶级板球运动员参加,他们代表着不同的地区和城市队伍。

Shpageeza联赛的比赛形式是20-20国际板球,这意味着每队有20个超过的限制球。比赛采用圆形场地,两个队伍轮流进行击球和防守。比赛期间,球员们展示了高超的技巧和战术,以争夺胜利。

这项锦标赛不仅仅是一场板球比赛,还是一个庆祝和团结阿富汗人民的盛会。观众们充满激情地为自己支持的队伍加油助威,球场上充满了欢呼声和鼓掌声。这也是一个展示阿富汗文化和传统的机会,观众们可以欣赏到当地音乐、舞蹈和美食。

Shpageeza联赛为阿富汗板球运动员提供了一个展示自己才华的平台,并为他们提供了与国际板球运动员竞争的机会。这项锦标赛的成功也为阿富汗板球的发展做出了重要贡献,激励了更多年轻人参与这项运动。

总之,Shpageeza联赛是阿富汗板球界最重要的赛事之一,它不仅展示了高水平的板球比赛,还促进了阿富汗人民的团结和文化交流。这项锦标赛的成功为阿富汗板球的未来发展奠定了坚实的基础。