Amo Sharks ( ps, امو نهنګان ''Amō Nahangān''; prs, آمو نهنگان) or Amo Region is one of eight regional first-class cricket teams in

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. The regional side represents the following provinces in the north of Afghanistan: Balkh,

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, 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

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, which has had first-class status from 2017 onwards. In October 2017, they lost their opening fixture of the tournament, against Speen Ghar Region, by an innings and 46 runs. They also play in the

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, which was granted List A status from

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., and the Afghan Shpageeza Cricket League Twenty20 competition (which has

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status from 2017) using the name Amo Sharks.

References

{{Cricket in Afghanistan Cricket in Afghanistan Afghan first-class cricket teams