CPL 2020: Rashid, Nabi could miss playoffs

Six Afghanistan players including Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman are in danger of missing the final week of CPL 2020, including the tournament’s playoffs, since they might be dashed back home to Kabul to play in the Shpageeza Cricket League, Afghanistan’s domestic T20 competition.

While the CPL final is scheduled for September 10, the Shpageeza League, featuring six teams, is scheduled from September 6 to 16. The 11-day tournament will feature 19 matches including four play-offs and will be played at the Kabul International Stadium.

Rashid (Barbados Tridents), Mujeeb (Jamaica Tallawahs), Naveen-ul-Haq (Guyana Amazon Warriors), and the St Lucia Zouks trio of Nabi, Zahir Khan and Najibullah Zadran are the Afghanistan players taking part in the 2020 CPL, which is being played in Trinidad behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Rashid represents the Band-e-Amir Dragons in the Shpageeza League, while Nabi captains the Mis-e-Ainak Knights, Mujeeb and Naveen play for the Kabul Eagles, and Zadran and Zahir the Speenghar Tigers.