2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
{{short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
| image =
| fromdate = 1 March 2018
| todate = 12 May 2018
| administrator = Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)
| cricket format = First-class
| tournament format = Round-robin and final
| host = {{flagcountry|Afghanistan|2013}}
| champions = Band-e-Amir Region
| count = 2
| participants = 6
| matches = 31
| player of the series = Abdul Wasi
| most runs = Darwish Rasooli (1,073)
| most wickets = Amir Hamza (67)
| website =
| previous_year = 2017–18
| previous_tournament = 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
| next_year = 2019
| next_tournament = 2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
}}
The 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament was an edition of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, a cricket tournament in Afghanistan. It was the second edition of the competition to be played with first-class status. The tournament started on 1 March 2018 and finished on 12 May 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/1137686.html?template=fixtures |title=Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament |date=25 February 2018 |accessdate=25 February 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} Six regional teams, one more than the previous tournament, competed in a round-robin format with the top two teams in the group progressing to the final. Band-e-Amir Region were the defending champions.{{cite web |url=http://www.cricket.af/acb-news-info/446 |title=The Prominence of First Class Cricket in Afghanistan |date=27 December 2017 |accessdate=24 February 2018 |work=Cricket Afghanistan |archive-date=5 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305133402/http://www.cricket.af/acb-news-info/446 |url-status=dead }}
In the round seven fixture between Kabul Region and Boost Region, Kabul batsman Shafiqullah scored the fastest double century in first-class cricket. He scored 200 not out from 89 balls,{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149377.html |title=The end of the innocence |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=15 April 2019}} and also scored the most sixes in a first-class match, with 24.{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/stats-afghanistans-shafiqullah-shafaq-records-the-fastest-first-class-double-century/ |title=Stats: Afghanistan's Shafiqullah Shafaq records the fastest first-class double century |date=12 April 2018 |accessdate=12 April 2018 |work=CricTracker}}
The final was played between Amo Region and Band-e-Amir Region. The match finished in a draw, with Band-e-Amir Region declared the winners based on a first innings lead, and therefore defending their title.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.af/acb-news-info/945 |title=The Third Season of Ahmad Shah Abdali First Class Tournament to Start from 4th April |work=Afghanistan Cricket Board |accessdate=2 April 2019 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402083459/https://cricket.af/acb-news-info/945 |url-status=dead }}
Points table
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! style="width:300px"|Team{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/18479/season/2018/afg-first-class |title=Ahmad Shah Abdali First-class Trophy Table - 2018 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=2 May 2018}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | Pld | Played}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | W | Won}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | L | Lost}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | D | Drawn}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | NR | No result}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | Pts | Points}} | ||||||
| style="background:#cfc"
| style="text-align:left"|Amo Region | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |0 | 134 |
| style="background:#cfc"
| style="text-align:left"|Band-e-Amir Region | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 132 |
| style="text-align:left"|Mis Ainak Region | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 123 |
| style="text-align:left"|Speen Ghar Region | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 95 |
| style="text-align:left"|Boost Region | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 62 |
| style="text-align:left"|Kabul Region | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 54 |
{{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} Team qualified for the Final
Fixtures
=Round 1=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 1–4 March 2018
| team1 = Speen Ghar Region
| team2 = Kabul Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 217 (56.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Najeeb Tarakai 59 (57)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Mohammad Inamullah 5/55 (19 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 222 (58 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Shawkat Zaman 81 (123)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Qais Ahmad 6/98 (19 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 243 (66.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Zahidullah 53 (102)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Mohammad Inamullah 4/68 (17.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 209 (54.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Karim Janat 64 (99)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Qais Ahmad 4/42 (11.5 overs)
| venue = Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
| toss = Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Abdullah
| motm = Qais Ahmad (Speen Ghar Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137688.html Scorecard]
| result = Speen Ghar Region won by 29 runs
| notes = Zahidullah, Tariq Stanikzai, Ikram Alikhil and Qais Ahmad (Speen Ghar Region) all made their first-class debuts.
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 1–4 March 2018
| team1 = Band-e-Amir Region
| team2 = Amo Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 442 (101.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Hashmatullah Shahidi 120 (197)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Abdul Wasi 6/198 (41 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 343 (89.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Darwish Rasooli 154 (239)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Nijat Masood 5/98 (20.4 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 54/2d (9 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Usman Ghani 17 (19)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Fazalhaq Farooqi 2/25 (4 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| venue = Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar
| toss = Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Izatullah Safi and Ajmal Shamolzi
| motm = Abdul Wasi (Amo Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137689.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes = Ibrahim Zadran (Band-e-Amir Region), Darwish Rasooli, Nisar Wahdat and Abdul Wasi (Amo Region) all made their first-class debuts.
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 1–4 March 2018
| team1 = Boost Region
| team2 = Mis Ainak Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 356 (107.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Nasir Khan 139 (259)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Ihsanullah Ihsan 3/36 (14 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 242/9 (75.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Fazal Niazai 71 (96)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Abdul Baqi 5/106 (26.1 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| venue = Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
| toss = Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = Mahmood Kharoti and Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi
| motm = Nasir Khan (Boost Region)
| rain = Only 1.2 overs of play were possible on day 1 and no play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137690.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes = Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmanullah (Mis Ainak Region) and Waqarullah Ishaq (Boost Region) all made their first-class debuts.
}}
=Round 2=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 7–10 March 2018
| team1 = Amo Region
| team2 = Speen Ghar Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 478 (103.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Darwish Rasooli 249 (271)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Fareed Ahmad 3/82 (17 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 358 (94.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Tahir Khan 83 (144)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Abdul Wasi 4/82 (26 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 261 (83.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Darwish Rasooli 62 (95)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Tariq Stanikzai 3/45 (17 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 130/5 (42 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Shabir Noori 35 (58)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Zohaib Ahmadzai 3/44 (16 overs)
| venue = Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
| toss = Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Abdullah and Farooq Khan
| motm = Darwish Rasooli (Amo Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137691.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes =
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 7–10 March 2018
| team1 = Boost Region
| team2 = Kabul Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 370 (105.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Waqarullah Ishaq 90* (153)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Arif Khan 3/54 (15 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 342 (91.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Arif Khan 144 (214)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Sayed Shirzad 6/45 (19 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 304 (88.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Waheedullah Shafaq 87 (86)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Naveen-ul-Haq 3/84 (22.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 334/6 (57.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Karim Janat 102* (72)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Abdul Baqi 2/56 (8 overs)
| venue = Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar
| toss = Kabul Region won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = Izatullah Safi and Irshad Omari
| motm = Karim Janat (Kabul Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137692.html Scorecard]
| result = Kabul Region won by 4 wickets
| notes = Shamsurrahman and Naveen-ul-Haq (Kabul Region) both made their first-class debuts.
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 7–10 March 2018
| team1 = Mis Ainak Region
| team2 = Band-e-Amir Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 292 (76.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Rahmatullah Sahaq 114 (196)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Fitratullah Khawari 5/122 (20.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 301 (69.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Hazratullah Zazai 65 (56)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Zia-ur-Rehman 3/36 (19.5 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 279 (85.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Rahmanullah Gurbaz 93 (150)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Amir Hamza 4/70 (33 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 149 (43.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Younas Ahmadzai 35 (64)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Zia-ur-Rehman 5/28 (17 overs)
| venue = Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
| toss = Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Ahmed Shah Durrani and Mohammad Shah Fazalyar
| motm = Zia-ur-Rehman (Mis Ainak Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137693.html Scorecard]
| result = Mis Ainak Region won by 121 runs
| notes = Naveed Obaid (Mis Ainak Region) made his first-class debut.
}}
=Round 3=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 13–16 March 2018
| team1 = Amo Region
| team2 = Boost Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 288 (76.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Nisar Wahdat 68 (131)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Yamin Ahmadzai 5/50 (15.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 184 (69.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Waheedullah Shafaq 80 (137)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Abdul Wasi 4/30 (15.4 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 384/2d (75 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Darwish Rasooli 200* (182)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Yamin Ahmadzai 1/44 (9 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 206 (52 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Karim Sadiq 75 (84)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Abdul Wasi 6/91 (17 overs)
| venue = Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
| toss = Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Farooq Khan
| motm = Abdul Wasi (Amo Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137694.html Scorecard]
| result = Amo Region won by 282 runs
| notes = Ahmad Zahir (Boost Region) made his first-class debut.
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 13–16 March 2018
| team1 = Mis Ainak Region
| team2 = Kabul Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 515 (124.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Shahidullah 144 (184)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Arif Khan 3/80 (18 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 407 (106.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Khaibar Omar 95 (178)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Zia-ur-Rehman 4/111 (37 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 143/2 (32 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Rahmanullah Gurbaz 69 (55)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Naveen-ul-Haq 1/5 (6 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| venue = Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar
| toss = Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Irshaduddin and Izatullah Safi
| motm = Shahidullah (Mis Ainak Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137695.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes = Fareed Zargar (Mis Ainak Region) made his first-class debut.
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 13–16 March 2018
| team1 = Band-e-Amir Region
| team2 = Speen Ghar Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 251 (76 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Ibrahim Zadran 60 (105)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Fareed Ahmad 3/39 (14 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 206 (46.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Najeeb Tarakai 38 (22)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Fitratullah Khawari 3/33 (7.2 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 222 (66.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Zia-ul-Haq 50 (101)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Zamir Khan 3/18 (10.2 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 251 (67.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Najeeb Tarakai 84 (98)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Amir Hamza 4/67 (24.4 overs)
| venue = Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
| toss = Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = Ihsanullah Danish and Ahmed Shah Durrani
| motm = Amir Hamza (Band-e-Amir Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137696.html Scorecard]
| result = Band-e-Amir Region won by 16 runs
| notes = Perwez Malikzai (Speen Ghar Region) and Yousuf Zazai (Band-e-Amir Region) both made their first-class debuts.
}}
=Round 4=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 19–22 March 2018
| team1 = Mis Ainak Region
| team2 = Amo Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 312 (85.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Shahidullah 68 (127)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Abdul Wasi 5/113 (28 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 270 (74.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Haji Murad Muradi 97 (135)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Ihsanullah Ihsan 3/50 (29.1 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 250 (58 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Rahmatullah Sahaq 103* (122)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Jamshid Khan 4/70 (20 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 231 (78.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Abdul Wasi 89 (158)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Zia-ur-Rehman 7/70 (30.2 overs)
| venue = Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
| toss = Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi and Farooq Khan
| motm = Zia-ur-Rehman (Mis Ainak Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137697.html Scorecard]
| result = Mis Ainak Region won by 61 runs
| notes =
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 19–22 March 2018
| team1 = Band-e-Amir Region
| team2 = Kabul Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 577 (130.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Khalid Zahedi 105 (149)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Naveen-ul-Haq 4/127 (26 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 344 (88 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Bahar Shinwari 88 (136)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Fitratullah Khawari 5/106 (29 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 258/9d (52 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Usman Ghani 96 (102)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Karim Janat 3/49 (8 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 466/8 (90 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Imran Janat 200 (223)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Amir Hamza 3/146 (40 overs)
| venue = Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar
| toss = Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Mujahid Shorash and Irshad Omari
| motm = Imran Janat (Kabul Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137698.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes =
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 19–22 March 2018
| team1 = Boost Region
| team2 = Speen Ghar Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 137 (37.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Nazir Ahmad 41 (66)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Najeeb Tarakai 3/3 (4.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 166 (49 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Ikram Alikhil 55 (123)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Sayed Shirzad 6/48 (16 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 123/3 (22 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Nasir Khan 50* (46)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Najeeb Tarakai 1/6 (2 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| venue = Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
| toss = Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = Mohammad Shah Fazalyar and Ahmed Shah Durrani
| motm = Sayed Shirzad (Boost Region)
| rain = No play was possible on day one due to rain.
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137699.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes =
}}
=Round 5=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 25–28 March 2018
| team1 = Band-e-Amir Region
| team2 = Boost Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 166 (51.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Hazratullah Zazai 62 (57)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Mohammad Alam 4/18 (12.2 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 99 (40.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Munir Ahmad 36 (81)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Amir Hamza 6/33 (20 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 221 (68.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Usman Ghani 95 (137)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Mohammad Alam 5/61 (25 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 154 (51.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Nazir Ahmad 45 (94)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Fitratullah Khawari 5/57 (20.3 overs)
| venue = Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
| toss = Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Tasal Shinwari and Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi
| motm = Amir Hamza (Band-e-Amir Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137700.html Scorecard]
| result = Band-e-Amir Region won by 134 runs
| notes =
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 25–28 March 2018
| team1 = Mis Ainak Region
| team2 = Speen Ghar Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 358 (93.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Rahmanullah Gurbaz 96 (149)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Fareed Ahmad 4/47 (17.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 261 (63.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Ikram Alikhil 103* (152)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Fareed Zargar 3/75 (16.4 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 244 (67.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Rahmanullah Gurbaz 52 (96)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Qais Ahmad 6/74 (19.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 342/7 (98.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Bahir Shah 72 (130)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Fareed Zargar 3/112 (29 overs)
| venue = Kunar Cricket Ground, Kunar
| toss = Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Irshad Omari and Izatullah Safi
| motm = Ikram Alikhil (Speen Ghar Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137701.html Scorecard]
| result = Speen Ghar Region won by 3 wickets
| notes = Azmatullah Omarzai (Speen Ghar Region) made his first-class debut.
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 25–28 March 2018
| team1 = Kabul Region
| team2 = Amo Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 121 (33.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Bahar Shinwari 40 (35)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Jamshid Khan 4/35 (13.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 224 (62 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Nisar Wahdat 64 (130)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Karim Janat 4/50 (15 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 210 (52.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Qasim Oryakhail 39 (115)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Jamshid Khan 5/104 (22.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 108/1 (17 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Fazal Zazai 44 (41)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Abdullah Mazari 1/34 (5 overs)
| venue = Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
| toss = Amo Region won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = Ihsanullah Danish and Ahmed Shah Durrani
| motm = Jamshid Khan (Amo Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137702.html Scorecard]
| result = Amo Region won by 9 wickets
| notes =
}}
=Round 6=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 1–4 April 2018
| team1 = Speen Ghar Region
| team2 = Kabul Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 242 (71.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Bahir Shah 54 (85)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Shamsurrahman 4/80 (18 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 165 (61.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Shafiqullah 43 (51)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Tahir Khan 3/2 (3 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 272 (82.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Bahir Shah 102* (211)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Mohammad Inamullah 5/72 (30 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 192 (71.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Imran Janat 88 (166)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Tariq Stanikzai 6/22 (12.5 overs)
| venue = Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
| toss = Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Muhammad Sabir and Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi
| motm = Tariq Stanikzai (Speen Ghar Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137703.html Scorecard]
| result = Speen Ghar Region won by 157 runs
| notes =
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 1–4 April 2018
| team1 = Amo Region
| team2 = Band-e-Amir Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 324 (75.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Haji Murad Muradi 71 (74)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Amir Hamza 4/126 (34 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 506 (118.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Hashmatullah Shahidi 161 (247)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Zahid Zakhail 3/74 (24 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 272 (69 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Farhan Zakhil 97 (172)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Amir Hamza 6/52 (27 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 96/3 (15.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Hazratullah Zazai 62 (41)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Darwish Rasooli 2/10 (1.2 overs)
| venue = Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
| toss = Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = Irshad Omari and Ajmal Shamolzi
| motm = Hashmatullah Shahidi (Band-e-Amir Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137704.html Scorecard]
| result = Band-e-Amir Region won by 7 wickets
| notes = Tahsin Sultani (Band-e-Amir Region) made his first-class debut.
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 1–4 April 2018
| team1 = Boost Region
| team2 = Mis Ainak Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 188 (61.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Nasir Khan 77* (171)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Zia-ur-Rehman 5/38 (23.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 157 (50.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Rahmanullah Gurbaz 40 (82)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Mohammad Alam 5/38 (17.5 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 261 (72.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Nasir Jamal 75 (97)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Fareed Zargar 3/58 (11.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 294/6 (81.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Shahidullah 61 (122)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Mohammad Alam 2/90 (34 overs)
| venue = Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
| toss = Boost Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Mehmood Kharotai and Mohammad Shah Fazalyar
| motm = Zia-ur-Rehman (Mis Ainak Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137705.html Scorecard]
| result = Mis Ainak Region won by 4 wickets
| notes = Asadullah (Mis Ainak Region) and Mohammad Sabir (Boost Region) both made their first-class debuts.
}}
=Round 7=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 8–11 April 2018
| team1 = Speen Ghar Region
| team2 = Amo Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 270 (105.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Zahidullah 118 (246)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Sharafuddin Ashraf 5/79 (43.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 449 (122.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Fazal Zazai 137 (149)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Qais Ahmad 3/79 (26 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 297 (82 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Zahidullah 106 (184)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Jamshid Khan 5/155 (35 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 120/4 (13.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Sharafuddin Ashraf 64* (28)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Tariq Stanikzai 3/48 (7 overs)
| venue = Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
| toss = Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ahmed Shah Pakteen
| motm = Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137706.html Scorecard]
| result = Amo Region won by 6 wickets
| notes = Naseeb Dawlatzai (Speen Ghar Region) and Riaz Hassan (Amo Region) both made their first-class debuts.
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 8–11 April 2018
| team1 = Kabul Region
| team2 = Boost Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 413 (106.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Said Mutabar 98 (233)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Sayed Shirzad 3/95 (20 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 250 (62 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Waheedullah Shafaq 80 (101)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Shamsurrahman 3/37 (12 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 312/5 (45 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Shafiqullah 200* (89)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Sayed Shirzad 2/33 (10 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| venue = Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
| toss = Boost Region won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = Izatullah Safi and Farooq Khan
| motm = Shafiqullah (Kabul Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137707.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes =
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 8–11 April 2018
| team1 = Band-e-Amir Region
| team2 = Mis Ainak Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 403 (115.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Zia-ul-Haq 148 (253)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Zia-ur-Rehman 4/89 (41 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 484 (153.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Asadullah 102 (265)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Zia-ul-Haq 3/59 (18 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 230/6 (51.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Ihsanullah 62 (67)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Zia-ur-Rehman 4/79 (22.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| venue = Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
| toss = Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Mehmood Kharotai and Ajmal Shamolzi
| motm = Zia-ul-Haq (Band-e-Amir Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137708.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes = Imran Mohammadi (Band-e-Amir Region) made his first-class debut.
}}
=Round 8=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 15–18 April 2018
| team1 = Amo Region
| team2 = Boost Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 151 (51.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Darwish Rasooli 54 (59)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Abdul Baqi 6/43 (15.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 245 (70 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Najibullah Zadran 63 (46)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Sharafuddin Ashraf 3/56 (21 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 258 (63.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Javed Ahmadi 129 (133)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Abdul Baqi 8/76 (19.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 89 (28.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Waheedullah Shafaq 29 (43)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Sharafuddin Ashraf 7/38 (9.5 overs)
| venue = Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
| toss = Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Muhammad Sabir and Ahmed Shah Pakteen
| motm = Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137709.html Scorecard]
| result = Amo Region won by 75 runs
| notes =
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 15–18 April 2018
| team1 = Kabul Region
| team2 = Mis Ainak Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 389 (98.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Ghamai Zadran 93 (148)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Gulbadin Naib 5/87 (25.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 449/5 (65.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Shahidullah 126 (141)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Javed Zadran 2/84 (16 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| venue = Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
| toss = Kabul Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Ahmed Shah Durrani and Irshad Omari
| motm = Gulbadin Naib (Mis Ainak Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137710.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes =
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 15–18 April 2018
| team1 = Speen Ghar Region
| team2 = Band-e-Amir Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 249 (63.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Zahidullah 65 (97)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Amir Hamza 5/92 (28 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 503/6 (122 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Zia-ul-Haq 105 (178)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Zahir Shehzad 2/106 (28 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| venue = Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
| toss = Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi and Mahmood Kharoti
| motm = Amir Hamza (Band-e-Amir Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137711.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes = Mohammad Ishaq (Speen Ghar Region) made his first-class debut.
}}
=Round 9=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 22–25 April 2018
| team1 = Amo Region
| team2 = Mis Ainak Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 178 (46.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Abdul Malik 37 (29)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Fazal Niazai 5/44 (11 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 91/9d (43 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Gulbadin Naib 30 (89)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Sharafuddin Ashraf 4/23 (16 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 188 (48.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Asadullah Matani 55 (75)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Nasir Totakhil 4/71 (21 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 187 (70 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Naveed Obaid 41 (28)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Sharafuddin Ashraf 3/49 (21 overs)
| venue = Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
| toss = Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Izatullah Safi and Muhammad Sabir
| motm = Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137712.html Scorecard]
| result = Amo Region won by 88 runs
| notes =
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 22–25 April 2018
| team1 = Band-e-Amir Region
| team2 = Kabul Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 474 (102.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Muslim Musa 166 (195)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Abdullah Mazari 5/137 (24 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 262 (94.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Said Mutabar 79 (264)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Sayed Nasratullah 5/54 (17.5 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 249 (72.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Usman Ghani 117 (131)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Mohammad Inamullah 4/78 (24 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 161 (34.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Shawkat Zaman 36 (32)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Amir Hamza 5/51 (17 overs)
| venue = Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
| toss = Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Farooq Khan and Irshaduddin
| motm = Muslim Musa (Band-e-Amir Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137713.html Scorecard]
| result = Band-e-Amir Region won by 300 runs
| notes = Kashmir Khan (Kabul Region) made his first-class debut.
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 22–25 April 2018
| team1 = Boost Region
| team2 = Speen Ghar Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 121 (39.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Munir Ahmad 75 (102)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Fareed Ahmad 4/47 (14 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 282 (55 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Najeeb Tarakai 103 (72)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Dastagir Khan 4/48 (12 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 330 (100 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Munir Ahmad 210 (302)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Tariq Stanikzai 6/58 (23 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 172/4 (47.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Zubaid Akbari 40 (91)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Abdul Rahman 2/32 (14 overs)
| venue = Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
| toss = Speen Ghar Region won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = Mahmood Kharoti and Ajmal Shamolzi
| motm = Tariq Stanikzai (Speen Ghar Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137714.html Scorecard]
| result = Speen Ghar Region won by 6 wickets
| notes = Zubaid Akbari, Akbar Musazai, Irshad (Speen Ghar Region), Abdul Malik and Bahi Khan (Boost Region) all made their first-class debuts.
}}
=Round 10=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 29 April–2 May 2018
| team1 = Band-e-Amir Region
| team2 = Boost Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 214 (68.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Tahsin Sultani 58 (61)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Rokhan Barakzai 6/52 (23 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 308 (78.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Nasir Jamal 120 (150)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Amir Hamza 6/101 (32.4 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 290 (75.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Ibrahim Zadran 105 (106)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Rokhan Barakzai 4/57 (23 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 197/4 (41.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Najibullah Zadran 67 (89)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Khalid Zahedi 1/5 (4 overs)
| venue = Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
| toss = Band-e-Amir Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
| motm = Rokhan Barakzai (Boost Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137715.html Scorecard]
| result = Boost Region won by 6 wickets
| notes = Abdul Naseri (Band-e-Amir Region) made his first-class debut.
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 29 April–2 May 2018
| team1 = Mis Ainak Region
| team2 = Speen Ghar Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 331 (97.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Rahmanullah 68 (125)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Zubaid Akbari 2/23 (4.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 211 (52.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Zahidullah 57* (79)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Nasir Totakhil 3/40 (10 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 274 (81.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Fazal Niazai 63* (99)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Zahir Shehzad 4/59 (21 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 100 (19.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Zahidullah 36 (27)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Amir Zazai 6/56 (7.1 overs)
| venue = Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
| toss = Mis Ainak Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Farooq Khan and Muhammad Sabir
| motm = Amir Zazai (Mis Ainak Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137716.html Scorecard]
| result = Mis Ainak Region won by 294 runs
| notes = Barakatullah Kadada, Amir Zazai, Sadiqullah Patan (Mis Ainak Region) and Zahidullah Salmi (Speen Ghar Region) all made their first-class debuts.
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 29 April–2 May 2018
| team1 = Kabul Region
| team2 = Amo Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 184 (41.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Rahim Mangal 33 (52)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Jamshid Khan 6/69 (15 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 500/7d (112 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Sharafuddin Ashraf 125 (117)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Mohammad Inamullah 3/103 (29 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 202 (49.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Noor-ul-Haq 59 (98)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Sharafuddin Ashraf 3/38 (13 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| venue = Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
| toss = Kabul Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Ajmal Shamolzi and Rab Nawaz Ghaznavi
| motm = Sharafuddin Ashraf (Amo Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137717.html Scorecard]
| result = Amo Region won by an innings and 114 runs
| notes =
}}
Final
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 8–12 May 2018
| team1 = Amo Region
| team2 = Band-e-Amir Region
| score-team1-inns1 = 280 (97.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Haji Murad Muradi 89 (192)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Farmanullah 5/60 (19.2 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 407 (138.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Asif Musazai 134 (335)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Abdul Wasi 4/125 (46.1 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 420/8d (112 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Fazal Zazai 155 (259)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Fitratullah Khawari 5/79 (24 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 180/5 (88 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Asif Musazai 35 (160)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Jamshid Khan 2/42 (34 overs)
| venue = Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah Town
| toss = Amo Region won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Bismillah Jan Shinwari and Mehmood Kharotai
| motm = Zia-ul-Haq (Band-e-Amir Region)
| rain =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1137718.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
(Band-e-Amir Region won on 1st innings)
| notes = Kamran Hotak (Band-e-Amir Region) made his first-class debut.
}}
References
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External links
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