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。该联赛于2013年首次举办,至今已成为阿富汗板球界的重要赛事之一。

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以及国际上的一流板球运动员参加。参赛队伍由阿富汗各地的城市代表组成,其中包括喀布尔飞马队、坎大哈骑士队、纳格尔哈尔狼队、巴尔赫狮队、马扎里沙里夫阿富汗队和喀拉奇海盗队等。

Shpageeza联赛采用T20(20超级板球)比赛形式,每场比赛限时20个超级板球。比赛期间,球员们展现出高超的技巧和激烈的竞争,为观众带来了精彩纷呈的比赛。这项锦标赛不仅是板球运动的盛事,也是阿富汗国内外球迷聚集的场所,为他们提供了欣赏高水平板球比赛的机会。

Shpageeza联赛不仅仅是一项体育赛事,它还为阿富汗的板球运动发展做出了重要贡献。通过这项赛事,年轻的阿富汗板球运动员有机会与国际级选手竞争,并提高他们的技能和经验。此外,联赛还为阿富汗板球提供了更多的曝光机会,吸引了更多的投资和赞助商,推动了该国板球事业的发展。

总之,Shpageeza联赛是阿富汗板球界最重要的赛事之一,它不仅为球迷们带来了精彩的比赛,也为阿富汗板球的发展做出了重要贡献。