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, have 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, meaning to characterize 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 event schedule and venues. ACB chairman Mirwais Ashraf mentioned the launch represented an necessary step for Afghan cricket and highlighted the league’s potential to create a pathway for younger gamers.
“As we speak is a landmark event for Afghan cricket. The disclosing of our inaugural franchises and the Koh-E-Zafar trophy displays our shared imaginative and prescient of constructing a league that conjures up future generations,” Ashraf mentioned. The three franchises have additionally outlined ambitions centred round creating native expertise and constructing sturdy connections with their respective areas.
Balkh Zwanan, whose title means youth, mentioned its focus could be on figuring out expertise from northern Afghanistan and offering them with an expert platform, whereas Kandahar Warriors emphasised an aggressive taking part in id 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 event’s schedule and venues.
