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Table toppers Amo Sharks face Boost Defenders in the 16th match of the Shpageeza Cricket League 2026 at the Rahmat Wali Masroor Cricket Ground in Khost on Sunday, July 12, the second game of a Sunday double header after Mis Ainak Knights meet Speen Ghar Tigers in the morning. The defending champions have won five of six and are pulling away at the top, while the Defenders sit third and badly need a response after Saturday’s defeat. In this preview you will find the match details, form, points table and two AMO vs BD fantasy team options, one safe and one for grand leagues.
For Indian viewers, the match starts at 3.00 PM IST on Sunday, July 12, which is a 2.00 PM afternoon start in Khost. The match will be streamed on FanCode and the CREX app in India.
AMO vs BD Match Details
Match: Amo Sharks vs Boost Defenders, 16th Match, Shpageeza Cricket League 2026
Date: Sunday, July 12, 2026
Time: 3.00 PM IST | 2.00 PM local time in Khost
Venue: Rahmat Wali Masroor Cricket Ground, Khost
Streaming in India: FanCode, CREX app
Shpageeza Cricket League 2026 Points Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amo Sharks | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Speen Ghar Tigers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Boost Defenders | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Mis Ainak Knights | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Band-e-Amir Dragons | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
The morning game between the Knights and the Tigers will have moved two rows by the time this match starts, but the top of the table is Amo’s to lose. A win here takes the Sharks to 12 points with one league game left, close to sealing top spot. For the Defenders, this is the swing game of their season. Win and they reach 8 points with the champions already beaten off their list. Lose and they have dropped three of four with the run in getting harder.
Amo Sharks: Champions Playing Like Champions
The defending champions have carried last season’s habits into this one. They have won five of six, their only defeat coming when Speen Ghar Tigers blasted 227 against them, and they answered that loss by beating the same opponents twice, including Saturday’s 8 wicket stroll when they knocked off 168 with 16 balls to spare.
The batting is deep and ruthless. Imran Mir set the tone with an unbeaten 78 in the season opener, Shahidullah Kamal leads their run charts with around 150, including a 54 in the successful chase of 191 against the Knights, and Faisal Shinozada played the innings of their season so far in that same game, 71 off 40 balls from the middle order. Abdul Malik made 64 the last time these two teams met, and Hassan Eisakhil gives the powerplay another gear.
The bowling wins them the tight games. Yamin Ahmadzai, who has captained the side this tournament, leads their attack with 9 wickets, Gulbadin Naib took three the last time they played the Defenders, Qais Ahmad’s leg spin struck three times in the opener, and Fazalhaq Farooqi brings international new ball quality. One note for fantasy players: Azmatullah Omarzai is the listed skipper in the squad but has not featured in the reported performances this season, so his availability should be confirmed at the toss.
Boost Defenders: Good Batting, Bad Timing
The Defenders have scored plenty of runs this season and still find themselves third. They put up 191 for 3 against the Knights and won comfortably, chased 195 against Band-e-Amir with a ball to spare, and then survived an extraordinary finish to beat the Dragons again by a single run, defending 185. But they have lost the games that mattered, hammered by 59 runs when the Tigers made 219, and beaten by the Knights on Saturday after posting 178.
Najibullah Zadran has been their best batter with 162 runs, including 55 off 36 in the win over the Knights, and captain Ibrahim Zadran top scored with 59 in the defeat to the Tigers. Karim Janat gives them a genuine all rounder, Akbar Musazai has been finishing innings with sixes, hitting 41 off 19 against the Knights, and Jawid Ahmadzai adds pace to the top order scoring.
Abdullah Tarakhail leads their wicket charts with 5, with Noor Ahmad’s left arm wrist spin the biggest threat in the middle overs. One selection note: Hazratullah Zazai is in the squad but has not appeared in their batting cards this season, so treat him as a doubt rather than a certainty.
The record that should worry them most is the head to head. Amo have beaten them five times in a row.
AMO vs BD Head To Head Record
Amo Sharks lead the recent head to head 5 wins to 2 and have won the last five meetings outright. That run includes this season’s game, when Amo chased 154 in the 19th over after Yamin Ahmadzai and Gulbadin Naib took three wickets each, and the most brutal result of last season, when the Defenders were bowled out for 51 chasing 129. Whatever the form book says, this fixture has belonged to one team for two years.
Khost Pitch Report: Chase If You Can
The Rahmat Wali Masroor Cricket Ground has been full of runs in the league’s first season away from Kabul, with totals of 227, 219, 194 and 191 already posted. The trend strongly favours the chase, with the last three completed matches all won by the team batting second, including Amo’s rapid pursuit of 168 on Saturday.
The 2.00 PM start makes this the hottest part of the day, and the pitch should be at its flattest early before gripping slightly as the afternoon wears on, which brings Noor Ahmad, Qais Ahmad and Gulbadin Naib into play in the middle overs. The toss winner should bowl, and anything under 180 has looked chaseable here.
Khost Weather Report For AMO vs BD
July in Khost is hot and dry, and Sunday afternoon should be no different, with high temperatures and no real rain threat. The heat will test the side fielding first through the middle of the day.
AMO vs BD Probable Playing XIs
Amo Sharks (probable): Imran Mir, Hassan Eisakhil, Keramatullah, Shahidullah Kamal, Abdul Malik, Mohammad Ishaq (wk), Faisal Shinozada, Gulbadin Naib, Qais Ahmad, Yamin Ahmadzai (c), Fazalhaq Farooqi
Shawkat Zaman, Yousuf Shah and Azim Zadran are the bench options, and Azmatullah Omarzai comes straight in if he is available.
Boost Defenders (probable): Numan Shah (wk), Karim Janat, Ibrahim Zadran (c), Najibullah Zadran, Jawid Ahmadzai, Akbar Musazai, Mohammad Asif, Shams Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Abdullah Tarakhail, Arab Gul
Nijat Masood adds a pace option, and Hazratullah Zazai would strengthen the top order if he features for the first time this season.
AMO vs BD Full Squads
Amo Sharks: Azmatullah Omarzai (c), Mohammad Ishaq (wk), Yousuf Shah, Imran Mir, Hassan Eisakhil, Keramatullah, Abdul Malik, Shahidullah Kamal, Faisal Shinozada, Shawkat Zaman, Gulbadin Naib, Qais Ahmad, Azim Zadran, Mohammad Younus, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Yamin Ahmadzai, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Nabi Miakhil
Boost Defenders: Ibrahim Zadran (c), Numan Shah (wk), Murad Muradi (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Jawid Ahmadzai, Akbar Musazai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Asif, Shams Ur Rahman, Karim Janat, Noor Ahmad, Arab Gul, Nijat Masood, Said Khan, Bashir Ahmad, Abdullah Tarakhail, Rohullah Arab
Key Player Battles
Najibullah Zadran vs Qais Ahmad: The Defenders’ best batter against a leg spinner who attacks the stumps in the middle overs. Najibullah’s game against wrist spin decides how big the Defenders’ middle overs go.
Shahidullah Kamal vs Noor Ahmad: Kamal has been Amo’s steadiest scorer, and Noor Ahmad’s left arm wrist spin is the one part of the Defenders attack that has consistently taken wickets. If Noor removes Kamal cheaply, the champions’ middle order finally gets tested.
Ibrahim Zadran vs Fazalhaq Farooqi: A proper international matchup. Farooqi’s left arm swing against Ibrahim’s calm new ball technique will set the tone of the Defenders innings.
AMO vs BD Fantasy Team (Small Leagues)
Wicketkeeper: Mohammad Ishaq
Batters: Najibullah Zadran (VC), Ibrahim Zadran, Imran Mir
All Rounders: Shahidullah Kamal (C), Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib
Bowlers: Yamin Ahmadzai, Noor Ahmad, Abdullah Tarakhail, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Kamal is the captain as Amo’s leading scorer this season with contributions in nearly every win. Najibullah is the vice captain with 162 runs as the most consistent Defenders batter. Gulbadin and Janat give the team two all rounders who earn in both innings, and the bowling covers the four most reliable wicket takers in the match, led by Yamin’s 9 this season.
AMO vs BD Fantasy Team (Grand Leagues)
For grand leagues, this second AMO vs BD fantasy team leaves out Kamal and Najibullah, who will be the two most owned players in this match.
Wicketkeeper: Numan Shah
Batters: Faisal Shinozada, Hassan Eisakhil, Akbar Musazai, Jawid Ahmadzai
All Rounders: Gulbadin Naib (C), Karim Janat (VC)
Bowlers: Qais Ahmad, Arab Gul, Yamin Ahmadzai, Noor Ahmad
Gulbadin as captain is the differential play, a veteran all rounder who took three wickets in this exact fixture earlier in the season and bats in the top seven, all at a fraction of the ownership of the star batters. Janat is the vice captain for the same double role reasons on the other side. Shinozada’s 71 off 40 shows his upside, Musazai’s 41 off 19 makes him the cheapest source of death overs sixes in the match, and Numan Shah is a budget keeper who opens. If the two teams’ anchors fail and the finishers decide it, this team climbs a long way.
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AMO vs BD Match Prediction
Everything points one way. Amo Sharks are top of the table, they have won five of their last six, they have beaten the Defenders five times in a row, and their bowling attack of Yamin, Gulbadin, Qais and Farooqi has defended and chased everything this season.
The Defenders score enough runs to trouble anyone, and Najibullah and Ibrahim give them a real platform, but their attack has leaked big totals against good batting sides, and Amo are the best batting side in the league.
The Defenders’ best route is batting first and putting 190 plus on the board, because chasing anything against this Amo lineup at Khost has been close to impossible.
Amo Sharks are clear favourites to move to 12 points.
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FAQs
Q. When is the AMO vs BD match in Shpageeza Cricket League 2026?
A. The 16th match will be played on Sunday, July 12 at the Rahmat Wali Masroor Cricket Ground in Khost, starting at 2.00 PM local time, which is 3.00 PM IST.
Q. Where can I watch AMO vs BD live in India?
A. The match will be streamed live on FanCode and the CREX app in India.
Q. Who is top of the Shpageeza Cricket League 2026 points table?
A. Amo Sharks lead the table with 10 points from six matches, having won five and lost one. A win in this match takes the defending champions to 12 points.
Q. Who should be captain in the AMO vs BD fantasy team?
A. Shahidullah Kamal is the best captain choice as Amo’s leading run scorer this season, with Najibullah Zadran the vice captain after scoring 162 runs for the Defenders. Gulbadin Naib is a strong differential captain for grand leagues.
Q. What is the head to head record between Amo Sharks and Boost Defenders?
A. Amo Sharks have won the last five meetings in a row, including this season’s game by five wickets, and lead the recent head to head 5 wins to 2.
Q. Is Hazratullah Zazai playing for Boost Defenders?
A. Zazai is in the Boost Defenders squad but has not appeared in their batting lineups this season, so his place in the XI should be confirmed at the toss.