Afghanistan Premier League
Appearance
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Countries | Afghanistan |
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Administrator | Afghanistan Cricket Board |
Format | Twenty20 |
First edition | 2018 |
Latest edition | 2018 |
Tournament format | Double round-robin and Knockout |
Number of teams | 5 |
Current champion | Balkh Legends (1st title) |
Most successful | Balkh Legends (1 title) |
Most runs | Mohammad Shahzad (344) |
Most wickets | Isuru Udana (17) |
TV | List of broadcasters |
Website | aplt20.tv |
Seasons |
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The Afghanistan Premier League (APL) (Pashto: د افغانستان غوره لیګ; Persian: لیگ برتر افغانستان), officially Gulbahar Afghanistan Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a Twenty20 cricket franchise tournament run by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), held in the United Arab Emirates.[1][2] The first edition of the tournament took place between 5 and 21 October 2018 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium,[3] with up to forty overseas players involved.[4][5] Five teams have been selected to compete, named after regions of Afghanistan.[6] In August 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) approved plans for the tournament.[7]
Teams
Location of Afghanistan Premier League teams |
Team | City | Region | Debut | Coach | Captain | |
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Balkh Legends | Mazar-i-Sharif | North | 2018 | ![]() |
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Kabul Zwanan | Kabul | Central | 2018 | ![]() |
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Kandahar Knights | Kandahar | Southwest | 2018 | ![]() |
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Nangarhar Leopards | Jalalabad | East | 2018 | ![]() |
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Paktia Super Kings | Khost, Loya Paktia | Southeast | 2018 | ![]() |
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Tournament seasons and results
APL overall season results
Season | Final venue | Final | Teams | Man of the Tournament | ||
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Winner | Result | Runner-up | ||||
2018 Details |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Balkh Legends 138/6 (18.1 overs) |
Balkh Legends won by 4 wickets Scorecard |
Kabul Zwanan 132/9 (20 overs) |
5 | Rashid Khan (Kabul Zwanan) |
Overall team performances
Team | Match | Win | Loss | Tied | Tied+W | Tied+L | NR | Win% |
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Balkh Legends | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.00% |
Kabul Zwanan | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00% |
Kandahar Knights | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.00% |
Nangarhar Leopards | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33% |
Paktia Panthers | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.55% |
Last Updated: 5 May 2021 |
Broadcasters
- Watan
- Janeman
- BBC sports
- LBC
References
- ^ "Afghanistan Premier League slated for October 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan Cricket Premier League To Be Played In UAE". Tolo News. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "DSport to live broadcast APL 2018 in India". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "BCCI unlikely to allow Indian players from participating in newly-launched Afghanistan Premier League". First Post. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Afghans ready with their version of T20 league". Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Sharjah to host Afghanistan T20 League from October 5". Gulf News. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "ICC approves plans for Afghanistan Premier League". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Cricket Records | Afghanistan Premier League | Records | Series results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Records / Afghanistan Premier League / Results Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2021.