Afghanistan_Premier_League

Afghanistan Premier League

Afghanistan Premier League

Franchisee cricket tournament in Afghanistan

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]

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Teams

Location of Afghanistan Premier League teams
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Tournament seasons and results

APL overall season results

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Overall team performances

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Broadcasters

  • Watan
  • Janeman
  • BBC sports
  • LBC

References

  1. [1]
    "Afghanistan Premier League slated for October 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Afghanistan Cricket Premier League To Be Played In UAE". Tolo News. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. [3]
    "DSport to live broadcast APL 2018 in India". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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    "BCCI unlikely to allow Indian players from participating in newly-launched Afghanistan Premier League". First Post. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Afghans ready with their version of T20 league". Times of India. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Sharjah to host Afghanistan T20 League from October 5". Gulf News. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  7. [7]
    "ICC approves plans for Afghanistan Premier League". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Cricket Records | Afghanistan Premier League | Records | Series results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  9. [9]
    "Records / Afghanistan Premier League / Results Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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