Afghanistan Premier League

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. The first edition of the tournament took place between 5 and 21 October 2018 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, with up to forty overseas players involved. Five teams have been selected to compete, named after regions of Afghanistan. In August 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) approved plans for the tournament.

Afghanistan Premier League
CountriesAfghanistan
AdministratorAfghanistan Cricket Board
FormatTwenty20
First edition2018
Latest edition2018
Tournament formatDouble round-robin and Knockout
Number of teams5
Current championBalkh Legends (1st title)
Most successfulBalkh Legends (1 title)
Most runsMohammad Shahzad (344)
Most wicketsIsuru Udana (17)
TVList of broadcasters
Websiteaplt20.tv
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