Kolkata: The upcoming edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League has been rescheduled in order to avoid clash with the Indian Premier League 2020 which will start in UAE from September 19, Afghanistan Cricket Board’s interim chief executive Nazim Zar Abdulrahimzai informed on Friday (August 14).
The tournament will now start on September 6 with the final expected to be played on September 18. Earlier, the board had announced that the seventh edition of the tournament will start from September 13, with the final scheduled to be played on September 26. The decision was taken largely due to the fact that the board wanted their key players – Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rehman and Mohammad Nabi — to feature in the Shpageeza T20 League.
“Yes, we have rescheduled the Shpageeza T20 and now it will start from September 6,” Zar Abdulrahimzai confirmed. “We are expecting to get Mujeeb, Nabi and Rashid at that point of time (to play in the Shpageeza T20),” he added. The tournament has six teams – Amo Sharks, Band-e Amir Dragons, Boost Defenders, Kabul Eagles, Mis Ainak Knights and Spin Ghar Tigers. Mis Ainak Knights won the tournament last year.
