Karim Janat’s all-round Heroics Propel Band-e-Amir to 3rd Successive Win

Karim Janat (121 & 93* and 3/71 & 3/67) stole the show with the Bat and Ball to single-handedly lead the Band-e-Amir Region to the third straight win in the Ahmad Shah Abdali First Class Tournament 2022.

Bost Region were asked to bat first and they responded well to the call by putting in 346 runs in their first inning. They followed their fine batting effort with a decent bowling display and reduced the Band-e-Amir under their first-inning total to take a 57-run lead. Nasir Jamal (95), Sediqullah Pacha (91) and Noor Ali Zadran (73) were their top run-scorers whereas Ahmad Zia (5/64), the Skipper Yamin Ahmadzai (2/54) and Naweed Zabuli (2/59) stepped up with the ball in the first inning.

Karim Janat scored 121 for the Band-e-Amir region and put on 98 runs partnership with Nasir Totakhil (14*) for the 9th wicket but that effort was still not enough to take them past the Bost region’s first-inning total.  The bowlers did really well in the 2nd inning by reducing the Bost region to 188 in their 2nd inning to set themselves a 245-run target, which they chase effortlessly by five wickets on day 5.

Karim janat once again stepped with the bat and anchored the chase by scoring a match-winning 93* runs. He was well-supported by Ikram Alikhil (39*), who alongside Karim added 116* runs for the 6th wicket. Karim was spot-on with the ball in both inning by picking up 6 wickets in both innings. Hamza Hotak (4/64 & 2/31) also picked 6 wickets for the Band-e-Amir region. Farmanullah Safi (1/41 & 2/25), Nasir Totakhil (1/60 & 1/22) and Mohammadullah Hamkar (0/51 & 2/19) also chipped in with wickets in the match.

Karim Janat was awarded the best player of the match for his all-round heroics. The Band-e-Amir region will now meet Amo region in Khost while the Bost region will take on the Speenghar region in round four matches of the event in Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket Stadium in Nangarhar, starting 26 October 2022.