The inaugural season of the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup, a domestic T20 competition hosted by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) will be played between April 16 and 27. The five participating sides representing various regions in the country are Amo, Band-e-Amir Region, Bost, Mis-e-Ainak and Speenghar.

Centrally contracted players alongside cricketers from ongoing HPC camp, domestic contracted players and top performers from ACB’s emerging and development programs will play in the tournament.

Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead the Band-e-Amir Region, while Ibrahim Zadran has been appointed as the captain of Mis-e-Ainak. Samiullah Shinwari is at the helm of Speenghar, and Najibullah Zadran is entrusted with the leadership of the Bost Region. Meanwhile, Gulbadin Naib is given the charge of the Amo Region.

ACB Name Squads for the 5 participating regional teams at the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup 2024 🚨

The Tournament is scheduled to be played from April 16 – 27 in Kandahar Province. 👍#QTNT20Cup2024 pic.twitter.com/5naCM6kX7J

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) March 28, 2024

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Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup 2024 squads: Complete team lists

Amo Region: Gulbadin Naib (c), Mohammad Ishaq, Abdul Had, Abdul Malik, Mohammad Akram, Javed Ahmadzai, Darwish Rasooli, Ijaz Ahmad Mehri, Hayat Nasiri, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Allah Noor Nasiri, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Zahir Pakteen, Izharulhaq Naveed, Saleem Safi, Abdul Rahman, Kamil Kakar, Mohammad Gul, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

Mis Ainak Region: Ibrahim Zadran (c), Afsar Zazai, Mahboob Taskin, Ihsanullah, Naveed Obaid, Rahim Mangal, Shahidullah Kamal, Zia-ur-Rehman Rahmanullah, Barakatullah Ibrahimzai, Emal Shaheen, Juma Gul, Haqmal Arya, Khalil Gurbaz, Dawlat Zadran, Naveed Zadran, Farmanullah Safi, Naseem Mangal, Zia Ur Rahman Sharif.

Speenghar Region: Samiullah Shinwari (c), Mohammad Shahzad, Jalat Musazai, Zubaid Akbari, Shabir Noori, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Irshad Safi, Shawkat Zaman, Baheer Shah Mahboob, Sediqullah Pacha, Yousuf Shah, Tahir Adil, Esmat Alam, Qais Ahmad, Naseer Khan, Fareed Ahmad, Ibrahim Abdurrahimzai, Aftab Alam, Yama Arab, Yousuf Zazai.

Band-e-Amir Region: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ikram Ali Khail, Khalid Ahmadzai, Riaz Hassan, Sediq Atal, Mohammad Haroon, Bahar Ali Shinwari, Asif Musazai, Nisar Wahdat, Islam Zazai, Karim Janat, Shams Ur Rahman, Amir Hamza, Arab Gul Momand, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Wafadar Momand, Nijat Masood, Khalil Ahmad.

Bost Region: Najibullah Zadran (c), Numan Shah, Masood Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Imran Mir, Rahmat Shah, Nasir Jamal, Ali Ahmad, Bilal Ahmad, Abdullah Tarakhail, Nangialai Kharoti, Mohammadullah, Abdul Baqi, Babar Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai, Sayed Shirzad, Lalbaz Sinzai, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Mohibullah Zurmati, Bashir Ahmad.