Cricket in the region of Afghanistan has slowly started growing and quite a few domestic tournaments have been kicking off in the last couple of years. One of them is the Kabul Premier League which is one of their leading T20 domestic tournaments, played during the Jun-Aug period each year.
The first time this tournament was played was in 2023 and it has a very short history so far. The six franchise teams in the Kabul Premier League from start till date include – Kabul Zalmi, Band-e-Amir Stars, Speenghar Warriors, Shamshad Eagles, Kabul Knight Riders, and Shaheen Hunters.
The first edition was played in Jul-Aug 2023 and this season ended with massive scores from some of the top talents in Afghanistan. However, when it comes to the team performances, it was Shaheen Hunters who emerged victorious in the all-important KPL 2023 final, winning the first season of the competition against Kabul Zalmi.
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Shaheen Hunters put up 212/7 in that KPL 2023 final at the Ayobi Cricket Stadium in Kabul, with Sediqullah Atal scoring a century in the final. Take a look at our complete Kabul Premier League all winners list, last updated 8th June 2024, during the 2024 Kabul Premier League season:
Kabul Premier League T20 winners list
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Man of the Match |
| KPL 2023 | Shaheen Hunters | Kabul Zalmi | 14 runs | Sediqullah Atal – 103(42) |
| KPL 2024 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| KPL 2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Atal went on to score a record 48 runs in a single over in that 2023 season and also topped the run scoring charts for the season. On the other hand, 20-year old medium pacer Lalbaz Sinzai picked up 11 wickets in only 4 games including 3 in the final to end as the top wicket-taker of the season. .
The tournament is only going to grow as the Afghanistan Cricket Board hosts more editions of this tournament, and others similar to this. We’ll be following the competition and will update this KPL T20 winners list as and when there are new winners, while also covering other bowler and batter highlights from this tournament.
The second season was scheduled between 4-14th June 2024, with the same teams participating. When we last checked, Kabul Zalmi was topping the KPL 2024 points table with 3 wins in their first 3 games itself, while Shaheen Hunters were at the bottom of the table. For similar cricketing news from around the world, stay tuned to ReadScoops.com…
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