The 2019 Hellenic Premier League (HPL) was a
Twenty20 International
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(T20I) cricket tournament held in
Gouvia,
Corfu, Greece between 14 and 19 October 2019.
The participating teams were the hosts
Greece
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, along with
Bulgaria
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,
Serbia
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and three Greek club sides (Athens Pak, Corfu Pak and Forge Athens).
All of the national teams played their first matches with T20I status during the tournament, following the decision of the
International Cricket Council
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(ICC) to grant full Twenty20 International status to all its
members
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from 1 January 2019.
The international teams competed in one group and the three club sides competed in a second group. The top two sides in the international group played a stand-alone final, that was not part of the HPL, to determine the winner of the international event; Bulgaria defeated Greece in the final by 18 runs.
The group stage was followed by semi-finals and a final for the overall HPL event.
Greece defeated Corfu Pak in the first of the semi-finals. In the second semi-final, Forge Athens defeated Bulgaria to join Greece in the final. Greece won the final by 81 runs.
Bulgaria won the third-place play-off.
International group
Points table
Fixtures
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Club group
Points table
Fixtures
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Play-offs
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Notes
References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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Associate international cricket competitions in 2019–20
Hellenic Premier League