The second edition of Afghanistan’s Kabul Premier League started on June 4. Here's everything you need to know about the Kabul Premier League 2024, including the schedule, full team lists and where to watch details on TV and digital platforms.
A total of 19 matches are scheduled to take place in this edition of the Kabul Premier League at the Ayobi Cricket Stadium in Kabul.
Six teams – Kabul Knight Riders, Band-e Amir Stars, Speen Ghar Warriors, Shamshad Eagles, Kabul Zalmi, and Shaheen Hunters – are participating in the competition. They will play each other once in 15 league matches from June 4 to 11. The top four sides will advance to the semi-finals on June 12, while the remaining two teams will play a third-place playoff match on June 13. The final is scheduled to take place on June 14.
The wait is OVER 🙌 😎
The second edition of Kabul Premier League will start from 4th June till 14th June 2024 at Ayobi International Cricket Ground right in the heart of Kabul city in Ayobi Sports Complex!
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— Kabul Premier League (@KPLT20_) May 7, 2024
All 19 matches of the current edition will be held at the Ayobi Cricket Stadium in Kabul. Band-e Amir Stars defeated Kabul Knight Rides in the curtain-raiser match of the tournament on Tuesday.
Shaheen Hunters entered into the tournament as defending champions. They pipped Kabul Zalmi in the 2023 final by 14 runs, having amassed 212 runs in 20 overs.
Kabul Premier League 2024 schedule: Full list of fixtures and match timings
Tuesday, June 4: Kabul Knight Riders vs Band-e Amir Stars, 03:00 PM
Wednesday, June 5: Speen Ghar Warriors vs Shamshad Eagles, 10:00 AM
Wednesday, June 5: Band-e Amir Stars vs Shaheen Hunters, 03:00 PM
Thursday, June 6: Kabul Zalmi vs Speen Ghar Warriors, 10:00 AM
Thursday, June 6: Kabul Knight Riders vs Shamshad Eagles, 03:00 PM
Friday, June 7: Band-e Amir Stars vs Shamshad Eagles, 10:00 AM
Friday, June 7: Shaheen Hunters vs Kabul Zalmi, 03:00 PM
Saturday, June 8: Speen Ghar Warriors vs Band-e Amir Stars, 10:00 AM
Saturday, June 8: Shamshad Eagles vs Kabul Zalmi, 03:00 PM
Sunday, June 9: Kabul Zalmi vs Kabul Knight Riders, 10:00 AM
Sunday, June 9: Speen Ghar Warriors vs Shaheen Hunters, 03:00 PM
Monday, June 10: Shaheen Hunters vs Kabul Knight Riders, 10:00 AM
Monday, June 10: Band-e Amir Stars vs Kabul Zalmi, 03:00 PM
Tuesday, June 11: Shamshad Eagles vs Shaheen Hunters, 10:00 AM
Tuesday, June 11: Kabul Knight Riders vs Speen Ghar Warriors, 03:00 PM
Wednesday, June 12: 1st Semi-Final: TBC vs TBC, 10:00 AM
Wednesday, June 12: 2nd Semi-Final: TBC vs TBC, 03:00 PM
Thursday, June 13: 3rd Place Play-off: TBC vs TBC, 03:00 PM
Friday, June 14: Final: TBC vs TBC, 03:00 PM
Kabul Premier League Season 2 squads: Full team lists and injury updates
Band-e Amir Stars: Hazratullah Zazai (c), Sharafudin Ashraf, Nijat Masood, Ikram Alikhil, Farmanullah Safi, Irfan Safai, Naveed Obaid, Naseer Khan, Faridoon Khan, Emal Shaheen, Haroon Khan, Qamar Shams, Ab Salam, Baryal Afghan, Iqdam Khan
Shamshad Eagles: Ihsanullah Janat (c), Ali Ahmad Nasar (wk & vc), Dastagir Khan, Shahidullah Kamal, Guma Gul, Murad Ali, Yahya Khan, Waheed Shafaq, Tariq Stanikzai, Abdullah Tarakhil, Khial Mohammad, Baqi Popal, Rahim Mangal, Kamil Kakar, Bashir Ahmad, Haseeb Lakanwal, Izhar Sadat, Shafiullah Alokozay, Aziz Ah Salihi, Farhad Usmani, Qasid Rahmani
Kabul Zalmi: Qais Ahmad (c), Allah M Ghazanfar, Zia Sharifi, Masood Gurbaz, Sohail Khan, Sami Bilal, Wasim Akram, Ibrahim Ab Rahimzai, Darwish Rasooli, Sabir Hanif, Ramanullah Zadran, Shams Karokhil, Rozadin Afghan, Juma Sultani, Zafar Alojai
Shaheen Hunters: Abdul Malik (c), Ijaz Ahamdzai, Sediq Pacha, Uzair Khan, Javed Ahmadzai, Sayed Rahman Kochi, Imran Mir, Asif Musazai, Izhar Ul Haq Naveed, Atta Zarmal (wk), Said Khan, Wasim Mangal, Mohammad Ullah Hamkar, Esmat Habibi, Rahmat Bidar, Mobin Bakhtyar, Aman Kunari, Rohullah Arab, Zahid Afghan, Mashooq Totakhil
Kabul Knight Riders: Riaz Hassan (c), Nasir Jamal, Nazif Asad, Sabawoon Banori, Noorullhadi Muslimyar, Rahman Shah, Amjad Khan, Salam Kakar, Mohammad Riaz, Quadratullah Himat, Zubaid Akrari, Mohibullah Zurmati, Yousef Shah (wk), Azam Khan (wk), Zahir Khan, Waheed Zadran, Arab Momand, Yama Arab, Ishaq Saqi, Shaiq Asad
Speen Ghar Warriors: Samiullah Shinwarai (c), Hamza Hotak, Wafadar Momand, Waqar Ishaqzai, Hassan Eisakhil, Lal Baz, Usman Noori, Jalal Musazai, Mahboob Taskeen, Jalal Stanikzai, Akbar Ali, Salman Shinwarai, Noorullah Ayobi, Rahman Zurmutai, Khalid Neazai
Kabul Premier League 2024 where to watch live: TV Channels and live streaming
The Kabul Premier League season two will be streamed live on the Fancode app and its equivalent website (fancode.com)
Ariana Television will telecast the tournament in Afghanistan.
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