T10 League or Abu Dhabi T10 is a
Ten10 cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
league in the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
launched and owned by T Ten Sports Management. The league is approved by the
Emirates Cricket Board
United Arab Emirates Cricket Board is the governing body of certain cricket activities in United Arab Emirates. It is United Arab Emirates's representative at the International Cricket Council and is an Associate Member and has been a Member of t ...
. Matches are 10-overs-a-side and the duration of each match is approximately 90 minutes. The tournament is a
double round-robin followed by Eliminators and the Final. The
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, its members are List of International Cricket Council members, 108 national associations, with 12 List of Internation ...
(ICC) officially sanctioned the league in 2018 as a semi-professional cricket tournament.
The league has seen significant year-on-year growth in viewership and economic value, with the
2021-2022 edition of the tournament having reached 342 million viewers through television and digital streaming compared to roughly 37 million viewers in the
2017 edition, and the league's economic impact now valued at US$621.2 million.
History
The league was founded by Shaji Ul Mulk, the chairman of T10 League.
Teams
Rules
10 out of the 11 players on a team can be overseas players (from any part of the world).
Current teams
Former teams
*Bengal Tigers (2017–2018)
*Karnataka Tuskers (2019)
*Kerala Kings/Knights (2017–2018)
*Maratha Arabians (2017–2021)
*Pakhtoons (2017–2018)
*Pune Devils (2021)
*Punjabi Legends (2017–2018)
*Qalandars (2019–2021)
*Rajputs (2018)
*Sindhis (2018)
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Team Sri Lanka (2017)
Seasons and winners
See also
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T10 leagues organised by full-member cricket boards:
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The 6IXTY
The 2022 season of The 6ixty, also known as Sky Exch The 6ixty, for sponsorship reasons, was a T10 cricket tournament organized by Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which was played in St. Kitts and Nevis in its i ...
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Lanka T10 League
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Zim Afro T10
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Ninety–90 Bash
Ninety–90 Bash, also known as the 90/90 is an upcoming annual franchise-based 90-ball cricket league in the United Arab Emirates. It'll be slightly shorter than The Hundred (cricket) which is a 100-ball cricket format founded by England and W ...
References
External links
* {{Facebook, T10league, name= T10 League
2017 establishments in the United Arab Emirates
Recurring sporting events established in 2017
Short form cricket
Cricket in the United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi T10 League