2020 Shpageeza Cricket League

The 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League is scheduled to be the seventh edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League,[1] a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in 2013, and the third edition to have official T20 status. Following a request to the Ministry of Public Health due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was given approval in July 2020 to take place.[2] The ACB also confirmed that is was their priority to run a successful tournament.[3]

2020 Shpageeza Cricket League
Dates6 – 18 September 2020
Administrator(s)Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and playoffs
Host(s) Afghanistan
Participants6

The tournament was scheduled to take place from 13 to 25 September 2020, with the matches being played at the Kabul Cricket Stadium.[4] However, the tournament was moved forward by one week,[5] to avoid clashing with the 2020 Indian Premier League, which itself had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] Six teams will take part in the tournament,[7] and Mis Ainak Knights are the defending champions.[8]

References
  1. "Five companies awarded ownership rights of SCL7". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. "Afghanistan Cricket Board Receives Government Approval to Resume Domestic Cricket". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. "Successful Shpageeza and APLT20 a priority: ACB Chairman". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. "RTA secures broadcasting rights for seventh edition of SCL". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. "ACB reschedule Shpageeza Cricket League to avoid IPL clash". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  6. "Governing Council meeting on August 1 likely to finalise IPL 2020 schedule | ESPNcricinfo.com". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. "Afghanistan's Sphageeza Cricket League to Begin on September 13 in Kabul". Network18 Media and Investments Ltd. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  8. "Mohammad Nabi, Naveen-ul-Haq take Mis Ainak Knights to Shpageeza title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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