Boost Defenders

Boost Defenders

بوست ساتونکي Bōst Sātūnkī
Personnel
Captain	Rahmat Shah
Coach	Hamid Hassan
Team information
Founded	2013; 13 years ago (2013)
Home ground	Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Kandahar
Capacity	14,000
History
Shpageeza wins	0
GAK wins	1 (2018)

Boost Defenders (Pashto: بوست ساتونکي Bōst Sātūnkī) or Boost Region is one of eight regional first-class cricket teams in Afghanistan. The region represents the following provinces in the south and southwest of Afghanistan: Kandahar, Helmand, Nimroz, Uruzgan and Zabul. The team is named after Bōst, the historical name of Lashkargah city in Helmand Province.

Boost Region compete in the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, which has first-class status from 2017 onwards.^[1] In October 2017, they won their opening fixture of the tournament, against Mis Ainak Region, by 73 runs.^[2]

They also play in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, which was granted List A status from 2017^[3] and the Afghan Shpageeza Cricket League Twenty20 competition (which has Twenty20 status from 2017) using the name Boost Defenders.^{[citation needed]}

In July 2018, they were one of the six teams invited to play in the first edition of the Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.^[4] Boost Region took part in the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup, the first edition of which was held in May 2024.^[5][6][7]

References

1. "Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
2. "3rd Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Kabul, Oct 26-29 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
3. "ICC Recognizes Afghanistan's Domestic ODI Tournament As List A League". Bakhtar News. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
4. "Abu Dhabi to host teams from six countries in T20 tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
5. "ACB Introduces "Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup"". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
6. "Afghanistan Cricket Board launches Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup". Amu TV. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
7. Singh, Sagar (28 March 2024). "Qosh Tepa National T20 cricket tournament kicked off among five zones in Kabul, ACB". The Kabul Times. Retrieved 2 October 2025.