Kunar Cricket Ground
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| Location | Asadabad, Kunar Province | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°52′16″N 71°09′29″E / 34.8710°N 71.1580°E / 34.8710; 71.1580 | ||||
| Establishment | 2018 | ||||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||||
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| As of 29 June 2019 Source: Ground profile | |||||
Kunar Cricket Ground (Pashto: د کونړ کرکټ کرښه) is a cricket ground situated on the banks of the Kunar River at Asadabad in Kunar Province.
History
Construction of the ground was funded by a $100,000 grant by the Asian Cricket Council,[1] with construction commencing in the middle of 2017, following protests in Asadabad over delays in the project.[2] The ground held its inaugural first-class cricket match when it hosted a match between Amo Region and Band-e-Amir Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament.[3] To date the ground has hosted eighteen first-class matches, including for the Kunar Province cricket team.[3] In a match between Kabul Region and Boost Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, Kabul batsman Shafiqullah scored the fastest double century in first-class cricket. He scored 200 not out from 89 balls,[4] and also scored the most sixes in a first-class match, with 24, surpassing the previous record held by New Zealander Colin Munro.[5]
Records
First-class
- Highest team total: 577 all out by Band-e-Amir Region v Kabul Region, 2017/18[6]
- Lowest team total: 120 all out by Kandahar Province v Kunar Province, 2018/19[7]
- Highest individual innings: 248 by Ihsanullah Janat for Mis Ainak Region v Boost Region, 2018/19[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Kunar Cricket Ground". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ "Kunar rally demands cricket stadium, academy". Pajhwok Afghan News. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played on Kunar Cricket Ground, Asadabad". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ "The end of the innocence". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Stats: Afghanistan's Shafiqullah Shafaq records the fastest first-class double century". CricTracker. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- ^ "Kunar Cricket Ground, Asadabad - Highest Team Totals in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ "Kunar v Kandahar, Mirwais Nika Provincial Tournament 2018/19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ "Kunar Cricket Ground, Asadabad - Centuries in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
External links
- ESPNCricinfo
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34°52′16″N 71°09′29″E / 34.8710°N 71.1580°E / 34.8710; 71.1580