2018 Afghanistan Premier League
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| Dates | 5 October – 21 October |
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| Administrator | Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and Playoffs |
| Host | United Arab Emirates |
| Champions | Balkh Legends (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Kabul Zwanan |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 23 |
| Player of the series | Rashid Khan (Kabul Zwanan) |
| Most runs | Mohammad Shahzad (344) |
| Most wickets | Isuru Udana (17) |
The 2018 Afghanistan Premier League (also known as APL 2018 or Gulbahar APL T20 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural and only edition of the Afghanistan Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). The tournament took place from 5 to 21 October 2018 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.
Balkh Legends defeated Kabul Zwanan by 4 wickets in the final to become the inaugural champions. Rashid Khan was named the Player of the Tournament.