The Maharashtra Premier League is a
Twenty20 cricket
Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single inning ...
league in the Indian state of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
. It was founded by the
Maharashtra Cricket Association
The Maharashtra Cricket Association (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र क्रिकेट संघटणा) is the governing body of the cricket activities in the Maharashtra state of India and the Maharashtra cricket team. It is affili ...
, the governing body of cricket in the state.
The
inaugural season was held at the
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium is a cricket stadium situated in the city of Pune, India besides the Pune Mumbai Expressway nestled between the hills of the Western Ghats.
It is the home venue for the Maharashtra cricket team and is ...
in 2023, with six franchises.
Administration
The Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) founded the league in 2023. The league is affiliated to the
Board of Cricket Control in India
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(BCCI). The league plans to expand to eight teams and add a women's league in 2024.
Teams
Six teams played in the inaugural season representing Pune, Nashik,
Sambhajinagar, Kolhapur, Solapur and Ratnagiri.
Winners
References
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External links
Official website
Indian domestic cricket competitions
Cricket in Maharashtra
Organisations based in Pune
Twenty20 cricket leagues
Cricket in Pune