East Africa Premier League
The East Africa Premier League is a Twenty20 cricket competition covering Kenya and Uganda. The EAPL was founded in 2011, together with the East Africa Cup, in the wake of Kenya's disastrous performance in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. It comprises 4 Kenyan provincial franchises as well as 2 teams from Uganda that play each over in a league, culminating in a final between the team that finishes top of the log and the winner of a series of playoff matches. Its main objective is to improve the standard of cricket played in Kenya, and spark a revival on the international stage once again.
Tournament History
The tournament was started in the wake of Kenya's disastrous 2011 Cricket World Cup campaign. Its main aim is to develop the standard of cricket both in Kenya and Uganda. This idea was first believed to be mooted by then Cricket Kenya CEO Tom Sears. The idea had been set out by Robert Kisubi and Colin Macbeth in 2010 after Uganda's Intercontinental Shield draw with UAE in Abu Dhabi. The blueprint proposed four-day games comprising five franchises with a 50-over match tacked on. The aim was to improve the East Africans' long game. Kenya's disaster in Dubai condensed the scope of the idea, which Sears took up, ran with and called his 'brainchild'.2011–12 season
The inaugural season was dominated by the two Ugandan franchises with Nile Knights defeating Rwenzori Warriors in a final that had to be postponed severally due to weather and scheduling difficulties2012 season
In the second season, the Kenyan franchises, especially Coast Pekee showed a marked improvement; however the final was still won by the Ugandan team Ruwenzori Warriors2013 season
Saw an overhaul to the tournament with Kenyan corporates taking over the Kenyan franchises. The tournament was also compressed to less than one week from one month. Newly created Rising Stars Chuis defeated Ruwenzori Warriors in the final.Franchises
4 Teams from Kenya plus two teams from Uganda has been taking part in the tournament. They are as follows:-| Team Name | Province | Sponsors | Captain | Head Coach |
 Rising Stars Chuis | Nairobi Province Cricket Association | Rising Star Commodities |  Collins Obuya | Sibtain Kassamali |
| Express Ndovu | Nairobi Province Cricket Association | Express Kenya | Rakep Patel | Peter Ongondo |
| Sameer Simbas | Nairobi Province Cricket Association | Sameer Group | Morris Ouma | Martin Suji |
| I & M Nyatis | Nairobi Province Cricket Association | I & M Bank | Tanmay Mishra | Lameck Onyango |
 Rwenzori Warriors | Uganda | Lawrence Sematimba | ||
| Nile Knights | Uganda | Davis Arinaitwe | Martin Suji |
2012–13 Squads
- Rising Stars Chui:
- Express Ndovu
- I & M Bank Nyati
- Sameer Simba
- Nile Knights
- Rwenzori Warriors
Broadcasting Rights
Initially, SuperSport became the broadcast partner for Cricket Kenya, and was broadcast the inaugural East African competitions which was a big boost for the tournament. Following the success of the inaugural tournaments, SuperSport extended their deal with the board to another two years to broadcast the tournament till 2013.Results
| Season | Winners | Runners-up | Teams |
| 2011–12 | Nile Knights | Rwenzori Warriors | 6 |
| 2012 | Rwenzori Warriors | Kenya Kongonis | 6 |
| 2013 | Rising Star Chuis | Rwenzori Warriors | 6 |