2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League

The 2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League (also known as Gulbahar Afghanistan Premier League T20 2018) was the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League Twenty20 (T20) franchise cricket tournament, held in the United Arab Emirates. It took place between 5 and 21 October 2018 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

In September 2018, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that they would not give No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to the active Pakistani players. In October 2018, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) denied to give NOCs to Mohammad Mithun and Soumya Sarkar.

Balkh Legends won the title, after beating Kabul Zwanan by four wickets in the final.

Squads
The following squads were announced for the tournament:

Points table

 * The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
 * Advanced to Semifinals

League stage
The following fixtures were confirmed in September 2018.

Most runs

 * Last Updated: 22 October 2018.
 * Source: Cricinfo

Most wickets

 * Last Updated: 22 October 2018.
 * Source: Cricinfo