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Nangarhar Cosmic APL 2026-27: Squad, Captain & Schedule

Captain Rahmat Shah (Afghan Icon) leads Nangarhar Cosmic in the Afghanistan Premier League 2026-27, with Alex Hales as the franchise's Platinum-tier signing from the 3 November draft.

NANShort name
8League matches
4Designated home games
5Overseas players

Nangarhar Cosmic full squad

All 19 players drafted on 3 November 2026: 14 Afghan and 5 overseas. Draft tier is shown where it was published.

No.PlayerDraft categoryNationality
1 Rahmat Shah CAfghanistan Afghan Icon AFG Afghanistan
2 Alex HalesBatterEngland Platinum ENG England
3 Darwish RasooliBatterAfghanistan Diamond AFG Afghanistan
4 Shakib Al HasanAll-rounderBangladesh Diamond BAN Bangladesh
5 Kamindu MendisAll-rounderSri Lanka Gold SL Sri Lanka
6 Ziawrahman SharifiAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
7 M. Akram ZazaiAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
8 Ikram AlikhilAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
9 Junaid SiddiqueUAE Overseas UAE UAE
10 Zahir Khan PaktenAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
11 Ismatullah AlamAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
12 M. Yamin AhmadzaiAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
13 Amir JangooWest Indies Overseas WI West Indies
14 Shafiqullah GhafariAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
15 Faisal Khan ShinozadaAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
16 Bahar Ali ShinwariAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
17 Islam Khan ZazaiAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
18 Aftab AlamAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
19 Zubairullah AkbariAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan

Nangarhar Cosmic schedule

Tentative
MatchDateOpponentTime (GST)Venue
2 Mon, 28 Dec7:30 PM GST A Kandahar Warriors logoKandahar WarriorsKANZayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 7:30 PM Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
5 Thu, 31 Dec7:30 PM GST A Akcel United Kabul logoAkcel United KabulKABZayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 7:30 PM Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
8 Sat, 2 Jan3:30 PM GST H Team Balkh logoTeam BalkhBALZayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 3:30 PM Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
10 Sun, 3 Jan7:30 PM GST H Team Paktia logoTeam PaktiaPAKSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 7:30 PM Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
12 Tue, 5 Jan7:30 PM GST H Kandahar Warriors logoKandahar WarriorsKANDubai International Stadium, Dubai 7:30 PM Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
15 Fri, 8 Jan3:30 PM GST H Akcel United Kabul logoAkcel United KabulKABDubai International Stadium, Dubai 3:30 PM Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
18 Sat, 9 Jan7:30 PM GST A Team Balkh logoTeam BalkhBALDubai International Stadium, Dubai 7:30 PM Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
20 Mon, 11 Jan7:30 PM GST A Team Paktia logoTeam PaktiaPAKZayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 7:30 PM Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Nangarhar Cosmic in APL 2026-27

Nangarhar Cosmic is one of five franchises in the Afghanistan Premier League 2026-27, played in the UAE from 27 December 2026. The team is captained by Rahmat Shah, its Afghan Icon, and its squad was built at the player draft in Dubai on 3 November 2026.

Captain and marquee players

The franchise’s Platinum-tier signing is Alex Hales (Batter, England), one of five players taken in the top category at the confirmed fee of US$100,000.

Other overseas marquee picks: Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh, Diamond) and Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka, Gold).

Afghan marquee pick alongside the captain: Darwish Rasooli (Diamond).

The full 19-player squad has 14 Afghan and 5 overseas players, within the league’s limit of at least 12 Afghan or local players and no more than seven from overseas.

Nangarhar Cosmic schedule

Nangarhar Cosmic plays eight league games in the tentative schedule, four of them as the designated home side, starting against Kandahar Warriors on Mon, 28 Dec and finishing on Mon, 11 Jan. The games are spread across Zayed Cricket Stadium (4), Sharjah Cricket Stadium (1) and Dubai International Stadium (3). The top four teams on the points table reach the playoffs.

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Check every Nangarhar Cosmic fixture on the full schedule, compare squads on the teams page, and follow each match ball by ball on the live score page once the season starts.

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