Amo Sharks

{{Short description|Cricket team in Afghanistan}}

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Amō Nahangān

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| captain = {{flagicon|AFG|2013}} Azmatullah Omarzai

| coach = {{flagicon|AFG|2013}} Aftab Alam

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| founded = {{start date and age|2013}}

| ground = Balkh Cricket Stadium, Mazar-i-Sharif

| title1 = Shpageeza

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Amo Sharks ({{langx|ps|امو نهنګان}} Amō Nahangān; {{langx|prs|آمو نهنگان}}) or Amo Region is one of eight regional first-class cricket teams in Afghanistan. The regional side represents the following provinces in the north of Afghanistan: Balkh, Faryab, Jowzjan, Samangan, and Sar-i-Pul. The team is named after the Amo, a river in northern Afghanistan and Central Asia.

Amo Region compete in the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, which has had first-class status from 2017 onwards.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1080891.html |title=Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status |date=4 February 2017 |accessdate=4 February 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In October 2017, they lost their opening fixture of the tournament, against Speen Ghar Region, by an innings and 46 runs.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1124057.html |title=2nd Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Oct 20-23 2017 |accessdate=20 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

They also play in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, which was granted List A status from 2017.,{{cite web |url=http://www.bakhtarnews.com.af/eng/sports/item/28535-icc-recognizes-afghanistan%E2%80%99s-domestic-odi-tournament-as-list-a-league.html?tmpl=component&print=1 |title=ICC Recognizes Afghanistan’s Domestic ODI Tournament As List A League |accessdate=9 August 2017 |work=Bakhtar News |archive-date=9 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809213216/http://www.bakhtarnews.com.af/eng/sports/item/28535-icc-recognizes-afghanistan%E2%80%99s-domestic-odi-tournament-as-list-a-league.html?tmpl=component&print=1 |url-status=dead }} and the Afghan Shpageeza Cricket League Twenty20 competition (which has Twenty20 status from 2017) using the name Amo Sharks. They also take part in the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup, the first edition of which will be held in April 2024.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Afghanistan Cricket Board launches Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup |url=https://amu.tv/89145/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Amu TV |language=en-US}}