Kabul – December 9, 2025: The Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced that the Grand Launch Event for the Afghanistan Premier League T20 (APLT20) will be held on December 20th, 2025, in the United Arab Emirates. During this event, the ACB and its partners will unveil the Tournament’s proposed window, venue, league structure, and other key elements for the second edition of the APLT20.
The milestone follows
the awarding of APL investment partnership rights to the ITW–TG consortium
during a contract-signing ceremony earlier this year. During the 1st
July 2025 agreement signing, ACB stated that the tournament window and venue
would be revealed by the end of August. However, due to essential
administrative procedures, bilateral coordination, and technical evaluations,
the planned August announcement was rescheduled. All major details will now be
formally unveiled at the 20th December launch event.
The ceremony will
bring together senior leadership from ACB, ITW MEA, TG, and Skywalkers as well
as various global cricket stakeholders, media, commercial partners, and invited
dignitaries. ACB and its partners will reveal the APL tournament proposed window,
venue, league structure, brand identity, commercial roadmap, and additional key
components of the inaugural edition.
Mirwais Ashraf,
Chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board stated: “The APL is a strategic
pillar of ACB’s long-term vision, and the 20th December launch event
marks a major step toward turning that vision into reality. We appreciate the
professionalism and dedication of our partners at ITW MEA, TG, and Skywalkers.
The league will open new horizons for Afghan cricket, and we look forward to
presenting its full framework at the launch.”
Naseeb Khan, CEO of
the Afghanistan Cricket Board, remarked: “The progress made since awarding the
investment partnership rights has been highly encouraging. The APL will provide
a world-class platform for Afghan players and a strong commercial ecosystem for
the board. The upcoming launch event will outline the complete roadmap, and we
are excited to introduce this next phase to the global cricketing community.”
The APL is the
official franchise-based T20 league sanctioned by the Afghanistan Cricket Board, and it will mark a new era of development, professionalism, and global
positioning for Afghan cricket.
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For further information, please contact:
Commercial
Department
Afghanistan
Cricket Board (ACB)
Email: (Marketing@Afghancricket.af)
Website: www.acb.af