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Team Paktia APL 2026-27: Squad, Captain & Schedule

Captain Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghan Icon) leads Team Paktia in the Afghanistan Premier League 2026-27, with Wanindu Hasaranga as the franchise's Platinum-tier signing from the 3 November draft.

PAKShort name
8League matches
4Designated home games
6Overseas players

Team Paktia full squad

All 19 players drafted on 3 November 2026: 13 Afghan and 6 overseas. Draft tier is shown where it was published.

No.PlayerDraft categoryNationality
1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz CAfghanistan Afghan Icon AFG Afghanistan
2 Wanindu HasarangaAll-rounderSri Lanka Platinum SL Sri Lanka
3 Noor AhmadBowlerAfghanistan Diamond AFG Afghanistan
4 Nahid RanaBangladesh Overseas BAN Bangladesh
5 Ijaz AhmadzaiAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
6 Farmanullah SafiAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
7 David WieseNamibia Overseas NAM Namibia
8 Colin MunroBatterNew Zealand Gold NZ New Zealand
9 Hashmatullah ShahidiBatterAfghanistan Gold AFG Afghanistan
10 H LakanwalAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
11 Nangeyalia KharotiAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
12 Gerhard ErasmusNamibia Overseas NAM Namibia
13 Olly StoneEngland Overseas ENG England
14 Masood GurbazAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
15 Abid MohammadiAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
16 Khalid TaniwalAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
17 Wahidullah ZadranAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
18 Sediqullah PachaAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
19 Khalil GurbazAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan

Team Paktia schedule

Tentative
MatchDateOpponentTime (GST)Venue
1 Sun, 27 Dec7:30 PM GST H Team Balkh logoTeam BalkhBALSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 7:30 PM Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
3 Tue, 29 Dec7:30 PM GST H Akcel United Kabul logoAkcel United KabulKABDubai International Stadium, Dubai 7:30 PM Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
6 Fri, 1 Jan3:30 PM GST A Kandahar Warriors logoKandahar WarriorsKANDubai International Stadium, Dubai 3:30 PM Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
10 Sun, 3 Jan7:30 PM GST A Nangarhar Cosmic logoNangarhar CosmicNANSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 7:30 PM Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
11 Mon, 4 Jan7:30 PM GST A Team Balkh logoTeam BalkhBALZayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 7:30 PM Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
13 Wed, 6 Jan7:30 PM GST A Akcel United Kabul logoAkcel United KabulKABSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 7:30 PM Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
16 Fri, 8 Jan7:30 PM GST H Kandahar Warriors logoKandahar WarriorsKANSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 7:30 PM Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
20 Mon, 11 Jan7:30 PM GST H Nangarhar Cosmic logoNangarhar CosmicNANZayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 7:30 PM Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Team Paktia in APL 2026-27

Team Paktia 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 Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 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 Wanindu Hasaranga (All-rounder, Sri Lanka), one of five players taken in the top category at the confirmed fee of US$100,000.

Other overseas marquee pick: Colin Munro (New Zealand, Gold).

Afghan marquee picks alongside the captain: Noor Ahmad (Diamond) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (Gold).

The full 19-player squad has 13 Afghan and 6 overseas players, within the league’s limit of at least 12 Afghan or local players and no more than seven from overseas.

Team Paktia schedule

Team Paktia plays eight league games in the tentative schedule, four of them as the designated home side, starting against Team Balkh on Sun, 27 Dec and finishing on Mon, 11 Jan. The games are spread across Sharjah Cricket Stadium (4), Dubai International Stadium (2) and Zayed Cricket Stadium (2). The top four teams on the points table reach the playoffs.

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Check every Team Paktia 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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