2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament

The 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament was an edition of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, a cricket tournament in Afghanistan. It was the first edition of the competition to be played with first-class status. The tournament started on 20 October 2017 and finished on 23 December 2017. Five regional teams competed in a double round-robin tournament with the top two teams in the group progressing to the final.

2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
Dates20 October 2017 – 23 December 2017
Administrator(s)Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and final
Host(s) Afghanistan
ChampionsBand-e-Amir Region (1st title)
Participants5
Matches21
Most runsBahir Shah (1,096)
Most wicketsZia-ur-Rehman (55)
Waqar Salamkheil (55)
Zahir Shehzad (55)

Speen Ghar Region finished first in the group stage and faced Band-e-Amir Region in the final. Band-e-Amir Region won the tournament, beating Speen Ghar Region by 537 runs in the final.

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