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ACB to host Sri Lanka for a white-ball series…

Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) says Sri Lanka would host a white-ball series with three ODIs and as many T20I matches being played between March 13 to March 25 in the UAE. The series will kick start with its T20I leg, where the teams will take on each other first in a T20I match on March 13 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium while the 2nd & 3rd T20Is are scheduled to be played on the same venue on 15th & 17th respectively. The action will

UAE to host inaugural Afghanistan Premier League next year

Dubai: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has gone ahead and unveiled a franchise-based T20 league, the Afghanistan Premier League (APL). The first season of the tournament’s newly rebirthed format is expected to consist of five teams and will likely be held in the UAE in October 2026. The APL was launched has been previously introduced by the ACB back in 2018 as a season. That version pulled in the planet’s biggest names – Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum and Shahid Afridi for starters. But then the league was dissolved
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ACB Relaxes Sanctions on Afghan Cricketers

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has decided to modify its sanctions on cricketers Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Naveen-ul-Haq after a period of discord between the board and the players. The trio had previously expressed their desire to be released from central contracts to explore opportunities in T20 franchise leagues. In response, the ACB had revoked their existing No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) and barred them from obtaining further NOCs for a period of two years. However, following what the board describes as "a