The 2017 season of the

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( ps, شپږيزه کريکټ ليګ ۲۰۱۷), also known as SCL 5, was the fifth edition of the Shpageeza, a professional

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league established by the

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(ACB) in 2013. The tournament featured the six teams that played in the previous season. The 2017 season was reported to be played from 18 to 28 July 2017, but took place in September 2017, with the Kabul International Cricket Ground hosting all the matches. The player auction took place in May 2017. Overseas players sold during the auction included

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Kamran Akmal Kamran Akmal (Urdu, pa, ; born 13 January 1982) is a Pakistani former cricketer, who played for Pakistan as a right-handed batsman & wicketkeeper. He started his international career in November 2002 with a Test match at Harare Sports Club. ...

Rumman Raees Rumman Raees ( ur, ; born 18 October 1991) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for United Bank Limited and the Pakistan cricket team. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by ...

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, Mohammad Nawaz and Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan),

Tamim Iqbal Tamim Iqbal Khan (Bengali: তামিম ইকবাল খান; born 20 March 1989), more popularly known as Tamim Iqbal, is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the nephew of former Bangladesh skipper Akram Khan, the current chief selector of ...

Imrul Kayes Imrul Kayes ( bn, ইমরুল কায়েস; born 2 February 1987) is a Bangladeshi international cricketer who played for Khulna Division as a left-hand batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. International career He made his first-cla ...

and

Sabbir Rahman Mohammad Sabbir Rahman ( bn, মোহাম্মদ সাব্বির রহমান; born 22 November 1988) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is from Rajshahi and besides the national team, he plays for Rajshahi Division and the BPL. He is a ...

(Bangladesh),

Sikandar Raza Sikandar Raza Butt (} ; born 24 April 1986) is a Pakistani-born Zimbabwean international cricketer, who plays all formats primarily as a batter. Born in Sialkot, Raza emigrated to Zimbabwe in 2002 along with his family. He soon became one of t ...

Solomon Mire Solomon Farai Mire (born 21 August 1989) is a Zimbabwean former cricketer who represented the Zimbabwe cricket team at international level in Tests, One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) before announcing his retire ...

, Sean Williams and

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(Zimbabwe) and

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(West Indies). However, following a breakdown in relations between the

(ACB) and the

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(PCB), the PCB banned its players from taking part. The Bangladesh players also withdrew. As a result of this, and the tournament moving from July to September, overseas players were redrafted. Shortly before the tournament, Sean Williams decided not to travel to join up with

Spin Ghar Tigers Speenghar Tigers ( ps, سپين غر زمريان ''Spīn Ghar Zmaryān'') or Speenghar Region (alternative spelling: Spin Ghar) is one of eight regional first-class cricket teams in Afghanistan. The region represents the following provinces in t ...

in order to work on his fitness. On 13 September 2017, during the match between

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and

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, a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a checkpoint near the road leading to the stadium, killing three people. The match was briefly halted, but soon resumed. Following the blast, the South African and

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cricket boards ordered their representatives to return home. However, most of the Zimbabwean players opted to remain and continue with the tournament, as did the majority of other overseas players, coaches, and commentators such as Dean Jones who expressed his solidarity with the people of Afghanistan. This was the first edition of the tournament since the ICC granted it official

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status (originally it was given

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status before the 50-over

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was also recognised).

Teams auction

For the first time in the history of the tournament, since its introduction in 2013 edition of

, the six teams are now franchise based team and are sold/owned for 3 years, by the winning bid franchises. * Band-e-Amir Dragons is sold for US$150,000 to the Paragon Group, a logistics and supply services company. * Spin Ghar Tigers is sold to Muslimyar Group for US$69,000. * Kabul Eagles is sold for US$89,000 to General Petroleum. * Amo Sharks is sold to Al-Masafi Group for US$110,000. * Mis Ainak Knights is sold for US$90,000 to Wazirzai Group. * Boost Defenders is sold for US$80,000 to Arif Azim Group.

Squads

After the squads were announced,

Band-e-Amir Dragons Band-e-Amir Dragons ( ps, بند امير ښاماران ''Band-e-Amīr Khāmārān / Shāmārān''; prs, بند امیر شاماران) or Band-e-Amir Region is one of eight regional first-class cricket teams in Afghanistan. In the 2017 Shpage ...

added

Tendai Chatara Tendai Larry Chatara (born 28 February 1991) is an international cricketer who represents the Zimbabwe national cricket team. A tall, wiry fast bowler with appreciable pace and the ability to move the ball away from the right-hander, Chatara ha ...

(Zimbabwe) and

Ashan Priyanjan Subasinghe Mudiyanselage Ashan Priyanjan (born 14 August 1989) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the national side in limited over formats. He is a middle-order batsman and occasionally a right-arm off break bowler. Persona ...

(Sri Lanka), while

added

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(South Africa) and Johnathan Campbell (Zimbabwe) to their squads as overseas players.

Round-robin

Points table

Fixtures

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Knockout-stage

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References

External links

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