The Afghanistan Premier League T20 has unveiled its three inaugural franchises and the competitors’s trophy forward of its first season, which is scheduled to start on December 27, 2026. The three introduced groups are Axcel United Kabul, Balkh Zwanan and Kandahar Warriors.
The franchises and their group identities, had been unveiled at a ceremony in Dubai attended by franchise homeowners, league companions and Afghanistan Cricket Board officers. The league additionally revealed its trophy, named the ‘Koh-E-Zafar’. The design attracts inspiration from Afghanistan’s mountain ranges, aspiring to signify energy, resilience and the top of feat in cricket.
The APL T20 participant registration portal for the inaugural draft will open on August 30, with the draft itself scheduled for September 27. The league has but to announce the entire match schedule and venues. ACB chairman Mirwais Ashraf stated the launch represented an necessary step for Afghan cricket and highlighted the league’s potential to create a pathway for younger gamers.
“At this time is a landmark event for Afghan cricket. The revealing of our inaugural franchises and the Koh-E-Zafar trophy displays our shared imaginative and prescient of constructing a league that evokes future generations,” Ashraf stated. The three franchises have additionally outlined ambitions centred round creating native expertise and constructing robust connections with their respective areas.
Balkh Zwanan, whose identify means youth, stated its focus could be on figuring out expertise from northern Afghanistan and offering them with knowledgeable platform, whereas Kandahar Warriors emphasised an aggressive enjoying identification and a robust dwelling following. With the primary season set to start in December, the APL T20 will now flip its consideration to the participant draft and finalising the match’s schedule and venues.
