Bost Region defeated Mis-e-Ainak Region by 36 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in a rain-affected match Wednesday at the e& Regional List A Tournament in Nangarhar.
Bost posted 277 for 8 in its allotted 50 overs before rain interrupted Mis-e-Ainak’s chase, leaving the side at 119 for 7 after 22.4 overs.
The victory marked Bost Region’s first win of the tournament.
Naseer Ahmad led Bost’s batting effort with 105 runs, while Afsar Zazai added 63 and Najibullah Zadran contributed 39 to help set a target of 278.
For Mis-e-Ainak, Bilal Sami claimed four wickets and Zia Sharifi took three.
Mis-e-Ainak struggled to build momentum in the reduced chase as Bost’s bowlers kept pressure on the batting lineup before the match was decided under the DLS method.
The match was part of the 2026 e& Regional List A Tournament, Afghanistan’s domestic one-day regional cricket competition, being held at the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket Ground in Nangarhar.
