American Premier League is set to take place from 19th December. APL 2023 prediction, previews, betting tips and odds. Also find out today match prediction to place bets with 1xbet, 10cric, dafabet and more
The American Premier League is set to kick-off the 2nd season on 19th December, 2023. 7 teams, representing different cricketing nations, will go head to head in a round-robin to climb the points table. The top 4 teams on the table will go into the semi-finals.
24 matches are scheduled to take place across 13 days and the final is scheduled to take place on 31st December, 2023. All the matches will take place at Moosa Stadium in Pearland, Texas. Premium Afghans and Premium Canadians are the 2 new franchises to join the league. Defending champions Premium Windies will start their campaign in the season opener against Premium Americans.
Let’s take a look at the detailed prediction for the American Premier League 2023 edition.
According to our analysis, we are backing Premium Paks to win the APL 2023 title. They have a strong squad with a good presence of international players.
In the batting department, the Paks have Fawad Alam, Angelo Perera, Bhanuka Rajapaksa as the key players. Fawad Alam has a batting average of 40.25 in the ODIs while Sri Lankan batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa has scored 678 runs in 37 T20Is at an impressive strike rate of 133.73.
In the bowling line-up, the key players are the Pakistan trio of pacers Sohail Tanvir and Mohammad Irfan and spinner Usman Qadir. Tanvir has picked 54 wickets in 57 T20Is in his career while Irfan has picked 16 wickets in 22 matches. Usman Qadir stands out with his stats of 31 wickets in 25 T20Is at an impressive average of 18.48.
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Here is a complete detail of all the APL 2023 team squads, captains, head coach, key players.
Captain: Ben Cutting
Key Players:
The Aussies had a poor season in the last edition. They finished at the bottom of the points table with just 1 win in 6 matches. Australian all-rounder Ben Cutting will lead the team in the upcoming edition.
Ben Cutting, Rajveer Singh, Thisara Perera, Elias Sunny, Sanchit Sandhu, Gihan Senanayke, Hamza Khalid, Usman Ashraf, Rehman Dar, Tirth Patel, Asad Rafiq, Raj Vyas, Shams Arefeen, Ahsan Shah
Captain: Dan Lawrence
Key Players:
Premium Americans finished at the 4th spot on the points table with 2 wins in 6 matches and they advanced to the knockouts. The Americans were defeated by the Paks in the semi-finals.
Daniel Lawrence, Kjorn Ottley, Gerhard Erasmus, Nehal Katakdhond, Adam Rossington, Amir Hamza, Navin Stewart, Aimal Khan, Sheldon Cottrell, Shubham Sheok, Abheyender Singh, Karan Chandel, Navanpreet Singh, Gurbaksh Singh
Captain: Sohail Tanvir
Key Players:
Premium Paks had a good season previously. They finished at the top of the points table with 5 wins out of 6 matches. The Paks finished as the runner-up team after facing defeat from Premium Windies in the final.
Fawad Alam, Ryan Scott, Ariful Haque, Angelo Perera, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Zeeshan Ashraf, Sohail Tanvir, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Irfan, Umair Ali, Usman Rafiq, Amila Aponso
Captain: Chris Gayle
Key Players:
The defending champions Premium Windies defeated the table-topper Premium Paks in the finals of last season. Windies finished at the 3rd position on the points table with 4 wins in 6 matches.
Chris Gayle, Jonathan Foo, Aaron Jones, Gajanand Singh, Aaron Johnson, Javon Searles, Jahmar Hamilton, Kwame Patton Jr, Hayden Walsh, Terrance Hinds, Shawn Findlay, Kevin Stoute, Kirk Thompson
Captain: Ihsanullah Janat
Key Players:
Premium Afghans will be the new participant in the American Premier League. With the growing popularity of the Afghanistan cricket team in the international circuit, there will be enough fans for the team in the US as well.
Ihsanullah Janat, Usman Ghani, Abdul Wasi, Samiullah Shinwari, Samit Patel, Yousuf Zazai, Waqarullah Ishaq, Abuzar Safi, Atiq Niazi, Noman Bardasht, Obaidullah Aslami, Saboor Hairan, Venkat Maheesh
Captain: Navneet Dhaliwal
Key Players:
Premium Canadians is another new participant to debut in the American Premier League in the upcoming season. Canadians are also building a reputation for themselves in the international cricket circuit. They will be part of the T20 World Cup 2024 which will take place in the Caribbean and US.
Ravinderpal Singh, Pargat Singh, Ritwik Behera, Navneet Dhaliwal, Saad Bin Zafar, Salman Nazar, Dillon Heyliger, Jasdeep Singh, Marlon Richards, Sai Gautam Gajjala, Balpreet Singh, Rashesh Bahera
Captain: Keval Patel
Key Players:
In the last edition, Premium Indians finished the league stage at the 2nd position on the points table with 4 wins in 6 matches. They were knocked out by the champions Premium Windies in the semi-final.
Kieran Powell, Keval Patel, Stuart Binny, Ravi Bopara, Adil Bhatti, Rahkeem Cornwall, Amad Butt, Nosthush Kenjige, Jeremiah Louis, Sohrawordi Shuvo, Sunny Patel, Stephen Wing
Owner | Jay Mir |
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Match Format | T20 |
Tournament Format | Round-robin & playoffs |
Dates | 19 December 2023 - 31 December 2023 |
Participants | 7 |
Matches | 24 |
Current champions | Premium Windies |
Latest Edition | 2021 |
Next Edition | 2023 |
The American Premier League is back for its 2nd season which is scheduled to begin on 19th December, 2023. The league was supposed to start in 2009 but could not be executed due to some reasons. It was revamped in 2020 by the management and the first season took place in 2021.
Premium Windies lifted the trophy in the inaugural season of the APL, defeating Premium Paks by 7 wickets.
7 teams will face each other in a round-robin format in 21 matches. The top 4 teams will advance to the knockouts and finals. A total of 24 matches will take place at a single venue only, over a course of 13 days.
2 new teams - Premium Canadians and Premium Afghans will join the league replacing English and Bengalees from season 1. Popular T20 players like Chris Gayle, Sohail Tanvir, S Sreesanth, Ben Cutting, Dasun Shanaka, Thisara Perera, Mohammad Amir are going to make the league more thrilling this season.
As mentioned above all the 24 matches will take place at a single venue. Moosa Stadium in Pearland, Texas will serve as the host to the 2nd season of the American Premier League.
It was established in 2015 and has a seating capacity of 2500 which can be increased with the help of bleachers.