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Toss Winner - Speen Ghar Tigers won the toss and choose to bowl first
Can the Defenders end their season on a high?
Speen Ghar Tigers to Win!
| Tournament: | Shpageeza Cricket League, 2026 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Khost Cricket Stadium, Afghanistan, Afghanistan |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 15.4°C|Light rain shower |
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Speen Ghar Tigers face off against the Boost Defenders in the 19th match of the Shpageeza Cricket League 2026 season on Tuesday, 14th July. The venue for this match is Rahmat Wali Masroor Cricket Stadium, Khost and the scheduled start time is 10:00 AM IST.
Current Standings: Speen Ghar Tigers are at the top of the table with 11 points in 7 matches (5 wins, 1 loss & 1 no result), while the Boost Defenders are at 4th place with 7 points in 7 matches (3 wins, 3 losses and 1 no result).
Head to Head Record: Boost Defenders and Speen Ghar Tigers faced off in 11 matches till date, where the Boost Defenders hold the upperhand with 6 wins, while the Tigers won 5 matches. The last time these two teams met earlier in the season Speen Ghar Tigers won by 59 runs.
BDS
178/7 in 20.0 8.9
SCL
Mis Ainak Knights beat Boost Defenders by 3 wickets
181/7 in 19.2 9.36
185/4 in 20.0 9.25
SCL
Boost Defenders beat Band-e-Amir Dragons by 1 runs
184/7 in 20.0 9.2
199/7 in 19.5 10.03
194/5 in 20.0 9.7
SGT
185/8 in 20.0 9.25
SCL
Speen Ghar Tigers beat Band-e-Amir Dragons by 24 runs
209/9 in 20.0 10.45
137/10 in 19.2
SCL
Boost Defenders beat Speen Ghar Tigers by 65 runs
202/6 in 20.0
Boost Defenders last match against the Amo Sharks ended in no result which also ended their chances of qualification before that the Defenders end their three match winning streak with a loss after failing to defend a competitive total of 178 runs.
Choosing to bat first, they got off to a roaring start by smashing 76 runs in the six-over powerplay. Captain Ibrahim Zadran led from the front, scoring a blistering 64 runs off 30 balls, while Hazratullah Zazai contributed 17 runs. Mohammad Asif provided late acceleration with an unbeaten 37 off 18 balls to set up a strong target.
However, a middle-order collapse engineered by Khalil Gurbaz halted their momentum, as they lost three quick wickets for just one run in the sixteenth over. During the defense, bowler Abdullah Tarakhail fought hard, picking up 3 wickets for 21 runs, and Noor Ahmad claimed 2 wickets. Despite their efforts, expensive spells from the other bowlers allowed the opposition to secure the victory in the final over.
The Boost Defenders on average scored 152 runs per match with the bat this season and conceded 158 runs per match, while their bowlers picked up a total of 38 wickets in 6 innings. Bashir Ahmad has been the pick of the bowlers with 10 wickets and in the batting department Najibullah Zadran tops the charts with 242 runs.
Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Ibrahim Zadran, Haji Murad Muradi, Akbar Musaszai, Mohammad Asif, Noor Ahmad, Abdullah Tarakhail, Bashir Ahmad, Said Khan, Arab Gul
Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Shams ur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran, Haji Murad Muradi, Akbar Musaszai, Abdullah Tarakhail, Bashir Ahmad, Jawid Ahmadzai, Wahidullah Zadran, Roohullah Arab, Hazratullah Zazai
The Speen Ghar Tigers became the 2nd team to make it to the finals of the Shpageeza Cricket league 2026 season with a dominant 24-run victory over the Band-e-Amir Dragons.
Batting first, the Tigers set a massive target by scoring 209/9 in their 20 overs. Noor ul Rahman got things moving with a quickfire 48 off 17 balls, while Bahir Shah anchored the innings with a solid 56. Even though wickets kept falling at the end, a handy cameo from Ismat Alam pushed the score past 200.
Defending 209, the Tigers' bowlers kept their nerve against a aggressive start from the Dragons. Player of the Match Ismat Alam led the attack with a brilliant spell of 2/26, slowing down the run rate. He was well supported by Rashid Khan and impact sub Mohammad Ibrahim, who picked up two wickets each to restrict the Dragons to 185/8 and seal the win.
Speen Ghar Tigers won all their five matches this season while batting first and on average scored 197 runs per match, the most by a team this season and with the ball they scalped 7.5 wickets per match and conceded 173 runs per innings. Mohammad Akram tops the scoring charts for the Tigers with 307 runs and Ismat Alam has done most of the damage with the ball picking up 9 wickets.
Mohammad Akram, Rahmat Shah, Noor ul Rahman, Bahir Shah, Darwish Rasooli, Ikram Alikhil, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Ismat Alam, Rashid Khan, Ijaz Ul Haq, Fareed Ahmad
Zahir Khan, Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Ibrahim, Darwish Rasooli, Bahir Shah, Zubaid Akbari, Ijazulhaq Noorzai, Ismat Alam, Mohammad Akram, Noor Ul Rahman, Fahim Qasemi, Zaitullah Shaheen
It is a bright, sunny Tuesday in Khost with a clear blue sky. Temperatures sit at 31°C under zero percent chance of rain, making it warm and dry. A light 3 km/h breeze provides subtle relief amidst 42% humidity.
The pitch at Rahmat Wali Masroor Cricket Stadium, Khost offers a balanced track that favours both the batters and bowlers. The average 1st innings score in the last 10 matches played at this venue is around 181 runs and it drops to 165 runs while chasing. Expect an even contest where a score of around 180-185 could be a match winning total.
It has been even steven's in terms of the matches won while batting first and bowling first at the Rahmat Wali Masroor Cricket Stadium this season with each winning eight matches. But if you look at the record of both the teams most of their wins have come while batting first and we predict the team that wins the toss will opt to bat first in this fixture.
Toss Prediction: Boost Defenders to win the coin toss
The Speen Ghar Tigers enter this contest as the favorites to win, having won four of their last five matches, including a 59-run victory over the Boost Defenders. Although this is a dead-rubber match with nothing at stake for either side, expect a close contest with the Speen Ghar Tigers ultimately coming out on top.
Speen Ghar Tigers to Win!
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