Boost Defenders

Boost Defenders (Pashto: بوست ساتونکي Bōst Sātūnkī) or Boost Region is one of eight regional first-class cricket teams in Afghanistan. The region represents the following provinces in the south and southwest of Afghanistan: Kandahar, Helmand, Nimroz, Uruzgan and Zabul. The team is named after Bōst, the historical name of Lashkargah city in Helmand Province.

Boost Defenders
بوست ساتونکي
Bōst Sātūnkī
Personnel
CaptainAfghanistan Hashmatullah Shahidi
CoachEngland Adam Hollioake
OwnerArif Azim Group
Team information
Founded2013
Home groundKandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Capacity14,000
History
Shpageeza wins0
GAK wins1 (2018)

Boost Region compete in the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, which has first-class status from 2017 onwards.[1] In October 2017, they won their opening fixture of the tournament, against Mis Ainak Region, by 73 runs.[2]

They also play in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, which was granted List A status from 2017[3] and the Afghan Shpageeza Cricket League Twenty20 competition (which has Twenty20 status from 2017) using the name Boost Defenders.

In July 2018, they were one of the six teams invited to play in the first edition of the Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.[4]

References
  1. "Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. "3rd Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Kabul, Oct 26-29 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. "ICC Recognizes Afghanistan's Domestic ODI Tournament As List A League". Bakhtar News. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. "Abu Dhabi to host teams from six countries in T20 tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
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