APL – Afghanistan Premier League 2018 Live Scores, Schedule, Squads, Live Streaming & TV Channel
Afghanistan Premier League 2018 is an inaugural edition of the twenty20 tournament organized by Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). APL is a professional men’s domestic Twenty20 cricket league competition in Afghanistan, the inaugural edition of the Afghanistan Premier League scheduled to be held from October 05 to October 21 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. Afghanistan Premier League 2018 (APL T20) features twenty-three matches, including twenty playoff matches, two semi-finals, and the grand final. Five teams compete in the double round robin format, where each team plays each other team twice.
- Kandahar Kings
- Nangarhar Leopards
- Paktia Panthers
- Balkh Legends
- Kabul Zwanan
DSPORT to broadcast live coverage of APL – Afghanistan Premier League T20 2018 in India and its subcontinent (Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives, and Bhutan) countries; all matches streamed live in the Indian subcontinent on their digital platform (Website, App). India-based sports television channel DSport has accuired media rights in the Indian territory for the first season of Afghanistan Premier League. DSport is a Premium Sports Channel owned by Discovery Sports India, has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights of the tournament.
Ariana Television Network (ATN) has acquired exclusive broadcast rights for the first season of Afghanistan Premier League (APL 2018) in the Afghanistan territory. ATN Cricket Plus (Asian Television Network) Acquires Exclusive Canadian Broadcast Rights of Inaugural Afghanistan Premiere League 2018. ATN will air live all 23 matches of the tournament on its Commonwealth Broadcasting Network (CBN) channel and ATN Cricket Plus across Canada.
Cricket viewers in the United States can watch APL – Afghanistan Premier League T20 2018 on Willow TV, Flow TV (Flow Sports 2) in Caribbean region, SKY Sport NZ in New Zealand and OSN Sports Cricket HD have TV rights to provide live coverage of matches in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Countries while SuperSport to telecast live coverage of Afghanistan Premier League 2018 (APL T20) in South Africa; all matches live streamed on the SuperSport digital platform (Website, App).
FreeSports has acquired the UK television rights to broadcast the inaugural Afghanistan Premier League. FreeSports to broadcast tournament live coverage in the United Kingdom, FreeSports available on Sky, Freeview, Freesat, BT, TalkTalk and TVPlayer.
- Freesports: Freeview channel 95, Sky 422, Virgin 533, Freesat 252, TalkTalk TV 95, BT 95.
TV Channel
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| India & Subcontinent |
Dsport |
| UK | FreeSports |
| Canada |
ATN Cricket Plus (Asian Television Network), CBN |
| USA | Willow TV, Yupp TV |
| MENA |
OSN Sports Cricket HD |
| Afghanistan |
Ariana Television Network 9ATN) |
| Caribbean | Flow TV (Flow Sports 2) |
| New Zealand | SKY Sport NZ |
| South Africa |
SuperSport |
| Pakistan |
Geo Super |
| Bangladesh |
Gazi TV (GTV) |
Live Streaming
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Willow TV Online, OSN Play, Sky Go, SuperSport Live |
Matches Schedule as follows:
Date: October 05, 2018
Match: Kabul Zwanan vs Paktia Panthers, 1st T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 04:00 PM GMT, 08:00 PM Local, 09:30 PM IST
Date: October 06, 2018
Match: Nangarhar Leopards vs Kandahar Kings, 2nd T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 12:00 AM GMT, 04:00 PM Local, 05:30 PM IST
Date: October 06, 2018
Match: Kabul Zwanan vs Balkh Legends, 3rd T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 04:00 PM GMT, 08:00 PM Local, 09:30 PM IST
Date: October 07, 2018
Match: Nangarhar Leopards vs Paktia Panthers, 4th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 12:00 AM GMT, 04:00 PM Local, 05:30 PM IST
Date: October 07, 2018
Match: Kandahar Kings vs Balkh Legends, 5th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 04:00 PM GMT, 08:00 PM Local, 09:30 PM IST
Date: October 09, 2018
Match: Kabul Zwanan vs Nangarhar Leopards, 6th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 04:00 PM GMT, 08:00 PM Local, 09:30 PM IST
Date: October 10, 2018
Match: Balkh Legends vs Paktia Panthers, 7th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 04:00 PM GMT, 08:00 PM Local, 09:30 PM IST
Date: October 11, 2018
Match: Kabul Zwanan vs Kandahar Kings, 8th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 12:00 AM GMT, 04:00 PM Local, 05:30 PM IST
Date: October 11, 2018
Match: Nangarhar Leopards vs Balkh Legends, 9th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 04:00 PM GMT, 08:00 PM Local, 09:30 PM IST
Date: October 12, 2018
Match: Paktia Panthers vs Kandahar Kings, 10th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 12:00 AM GMT, 04:00 PM Local, 05:30 PM IST
Date: October 12, 2018
Match: Nangarhar Leopards vs Kabul Zwanan, 11th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 04:00 PM GMT, 08:00 PM Local, 09:30 PM IST
Date: October 13, 2018
Match: Paktia Panthers vs Balkh Legends, 12th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 12:00 AM GMT, 04:00 PM Local, 05:30 PM IST
Date: October 13, 2018
Match: Nangarhar Leopards vs Kandahar Kings, 13th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 04:00 PM GMT, 08:00 PM Local, 09:30 PM IST
Date: October 14, 2018
Match: Kabul Zwanan vs Balkh Legends, 14th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 12:00 AM GMT, 04:00 PM Local, 05:30 PM IST
Date: October 14, 2018
Match: Nangarhar Leopards vs Paktia Panthers, 15th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 04:00 PM GMT, 08:00 PM Local, 09:30 PM IST
Date: October 16, 2018
Match: Kabul Zwanan vs Kandahar Kings, 16th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 04:00 PM GMT, 08:00 PM Local, 09:30 PM IST
Date: October 17, 2018
Match: Nangarhar Leopards vs Balkh Legends, 17th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 12:00 AM GMT, 04:00 PM Local, 05:30 PM IST
Date: October 17, 2018
Match: Kandahar Kings vs Paktia Panthers, 18th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 04:00 PM GMT, 08:00 PM Local, 09:30 PM IST
Date: October 18, 2018
Match: Kandahar Kings vs Balkh Legends, 19th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 12:00 AM GMT, 04:00 PM Local, 05:30 PM IST
Date: October 18, 2018
Match: Kabul Zwanan vs Paktia Panthers, 20th T20
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 04:00 PM GMT, 08:00 PM Local, 09:30 PM IST
Date: October 19, 2018
Match: Balkh Legends vs Nangarhar Leopards, 1st Semi Final
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 04:00 PM GMT, 08:00 PM Local, 09:30 PM IST
Date: October 20, 2018
Match: Paktia Panthers vs Kabul Zwanan, 2nd Semi Final
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 04:00 PM GMT, 08:00 PM Local, 09:30 PM IST
Date: October 21, 2018
Match: Balkh Legends vs Kabul Zwanan, Final
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Time: 04:00 PM GMT, 08:00 PM Local, 09:30 PM IST
Team Squads for Afghanistan Premier League 2018
Over 350 players from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa, Australia, England, Ireland, Zimbabwe, UAE, Scotland, Hong Kong, Oman, Nepal and Canada have registered in six different categories (Icon, Diamond, Gold, Silver, ICC Associate and Emerging) to be picked in the draft process by the franchises.
Kabul Zwanan Squad: Rashid Khan (c), Luke Ronchi, Hazrat Zazai, Colin Ingram, Farid Malik, Javed Ahmadi, Sohail Tanveer, Laurie Evans, Wayne Parnell, Shahidullah Kamal, Muslim Musa, Afsar Zazai, Mohammad Asghar Hotak, Zahir Shirzad, Shawkat Zaman
Balkh Legends Squad: Mohammad Nabi (c), Chris Gayle, Colin Munro, Ravi Bopara, Aftab Alam, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Irfan, Ben Laughlin, Kamran Akmal, Qais Ahmad, Usman Ghani, Ikram Ali Khil, Ryan ten Doeschate, Tariq Stanikzai, Fitratullah Khawry, Samiullah Salarzai, Farhan Zakhil
Paktia Panthers Squad: Mohammad Shahzad (c), Shahid Afridi, Thisara perera, Cameron Delport, Samiullah Shenwari, Chris Jordan, Faheem Ashraf, Luke Wright, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Zia ur Rahman, Calum MacLeod, Tahir Adil, Fazal Zazai, Zia ur Rahman Morkel
Nangarhar Leopards Squad: Ben Cutting (c), Andre Russel, Tamim Iqbal, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Shafiqullah Shafaq, Najib Tarakai, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Hafeez, Rahmat Shah, Naveen ul Haq, Zahir Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Fazal Haq, Nasrat Qureshi, Khaybar Omar
Kandahar Kings Squad: Asghar Stanikzai (c), Brendon McCullum, Wahab Riaz, Asghar Stanikzai, Paul Sterling, Najibullah Zadran, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Karim Janat, Tymal Mills, Sam Billings, Iftikhar Ahmad, Hamza Hotak, Karim Sadiq, Sayed Shirzad, Mohammad Naveed, Waqar Salamkhel, Abdul Baqi, Waqarullah Ishaq
Afghanistan Premier League 2018 Points Table, Team Standings
APL – Afghanistan Premier League 2018 points table for the tournament shall be compiled by Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), below full information of points provided on different situation.
Afghanistan Premier League 2018 standings will be updated daily after match result with net run rate to know which teams are leading to the race of the playoff.
- 2 points awarded for each match won
- 1 point per team taking part in any match with no result and any match which is tied
- 0 points awarded for any match lost
Afghanistan Premier League 2018 Points Table, Team Standings (PLD – Played Matches, PTS – Points)
| Pos | Team | PLD | PTS |
| 1 | Balkh Legends |
8 | 12 |
| 2 | Paktia Panthers |
8 | 10 |
| 3 | Kabul Zwanan | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | Nangarhar Leopards | 8 | 6 |
| 5 | Kandahar Kings | 8 | 4 |
