The American Premier League (APL) 2023 is a T20 competition based in the United States. This will be the second season of the league, with the first edition taking place in 2021.
The tournament, scheduled to begin on December 19 and end on December 31, 2023, has been approved by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the USA Cricket Board. The 2023 American Premier League consists of seven teams: Premium Afghans, Premium Americans, Premium Aussies, Premium Canadians, Premium Indians, Premium Paks and Premium Windies.
It will feature some of the international cricket superstars including Chris Gayle, S Sreesanth, Sohail Tanvir, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Nabi, and Dan Lawrence among others.
Moosa Cricket Stadium in Houston, Texas will host all 2023 American Premier League games. Chris Gayle will lead the Windies while Sreesanth will lead the Indians. Sohail Tanvir will captain the Paks while Mohammad Nabi will take charge of the Afghans. Ben Cutting will captain the Australians, Dan Lawrence will lead the Americans and Navneet Dhaliwal will captain the Canadians.
The tournament is played in a round-robin format, with all teams playing against each other once. The top four teams then advance to the semi-finals, and the winning teams then compete in the finals for ultimate glory.
Premium Windies are the defending champions after winning the first edition in 2021. They defeated Premium Paks and took the trophy.
Where can you watch the tournament live worldwide?
The American Premier League returns for its second season in 2023. With the return of the league that will feature some of the international cricket icons from around the world, there is good news for cricket lovers across the world.
Live streaming of all matches will be available on Jio Cinema from 8:00 PM (IST) on all tournament days. In addition, the league has also announced streaming partners in various countries that will broadcast the games live. The live streaming details for the APL 2023 in different countries are as follows:
American Premier League 2023 Live Streaming and Channel List
- USA: americanpremierleaue.us
- India: Sport 18, Fancode, Jio Cinema
- Nepal: ACTION SPORTS HD
- UK: Viaplay
- Sri Lanka: Supreme TV
- Caribbean: SportsMax
- Pakistan: Tapmad TV
- Canada: ATN