Team owner Nitin M Bagrecha of Plus Capital Ltd. is confident that the franchise can rally in the second half of the tournament.
Balkh Legends made it to the semi-final of the Afghanistan Premier League with a huge 89-run win over Paktia Panthers.
He may have not been able to set the Afghanistan Premier League ablaze, but Chris Gayle is delighted that his side Balkh Legends have made it to the semi-final of the APL..
Powered by opener Anton Devcich’s 46-ball 77 and spinner Rahmat Shah’s 3 for 25, Nangarhar Leopards claimed their second victory of the Afghanistan Premier League (APL) in the match 11 of the tournament.
The Knights, who are yet to record a win in the tournament, were bowled out for 119 chasing 128 to win.
Kabul Zwanan, led by Laurie Evans’ 29-ball 57, picked up their third win of the campaign and maintained their top spot in the points tally with a tense two-run win over Kandahar Knights in match eight of the Afghanistan Premier League (APL) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.
According to Geo.tv, last month, Pakistani cricketers had demanded the issuance of No Objection Certificates (NOC) to participate, but the PCB is still sticking to its original decision of only allowing retired cricketers to participate in league.
The chief of the International Cricket Council's (ICC's) Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) Ian Marshall warned that the the explosion of private T20 leagues has given the opportunity for the corrupters in the game of cricket.
While the concept of a state premier league has been successful in Karnataka, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, Andhra is all set to join the bandwagon as the state’s cricket association is mulling to introduce a state T20 League to the state’s cricketing calendar.