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leagues in T20 format at the domestic level in all the major cricket playing countries. In 2003, the England and Wales Association introduced the first T20 domestic league named the

Twenty20 Cup The T20 Blast, currently named the Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket competition for English and Welsh first-class counties. The competition was established by the England and Wales Cricket Board (E ...

(now known as

T20 Blast The T20 Blast, currently named the Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket competition for English and Welsh first-class counties. The competition was established by the England and Wales Cricket Board (E ...

International T20 League

Men's

; Current All the listed tournaments have T20 status recognized by the ICC. ; Former ''Notes:-'' *All the listed tournaments have T20 status recognized by the ICC. *Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy was an invitational tournament and there was no criteria of being a champion of their respective T20 tournaments.

Women's

Domestic and franchise T20 competitions by region

Africa

Kenya

East Africa

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Americas

Canada

CIBC National Cricket League The CIBC National Cricket League, formerly known as the Scotiabank National T20 Championship is the first ever Twenty20 domestic competition in Canada held by Cricket Canada. The first tournament started in 2005 from August 1 to 5, in Vancouver, B ...

(2005–present) *

Global T20 Canada The Global T20 Canada is a 20-over cricket tournament played in Canada. The first edition of the tournament took place during June and July 2018 with six teams competing. Each team featured four local Canadian cricketers in each squad, along wi ...

(2018–present)

United States

American Twenty20 Championship Cricket in the United States is a sport played at the amateur, Club cricket, club, intercollegiate and international competition levels with little popularity, with 200,000 players (<0.1% of the population) across the country. Minor League Cricke ...

(2011) *

Major League Cricket Major League Cricket (MLC) is an upcoming professional Twenty20 cricket league in the United States. Operated by American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) and sanctioned by USA Cricket, it plans to begin play on July 13, 2023, with six teams in major ...

(2023) *

Minor League Cricket Minor League Cricket (branded as the Toyota Minor League Cricket Championship presented by Sling TV for sponsorship reasons, and sometimes shortened to MiLC) is an American Twenty20 cricket developmental league for Major League Cricket which com ...

(2021) *

American Premier League The American Premiere League (APL) is a Twenty20 cricket league based in the United States. The first league was scheduled to take place between October 6 and October 24, 2009, which was later postponed. The management revamped the brand in 2020 ...

(2021) *

Cricket All-Stars Cricket All-Stars (better known as Cricket All-Stars Series) was an exhibition Twenty20 cricket series took place in the United States in 2015. The series features two lineups of renowned retired cricket players from around the world, led by cric ...

West Indies (Caribbean)

* Stanford 20/20 (2006–2008) * Stanford Super Series (2008), included domestic T20 champions from England and West Indies as well as an England XI and 'Stanford Superstars' team picked from the West Indies' players *

Caribbean Twenty20 The Caribbean Twenty20 was an annual tournament Twenty20 cricket tournament in the West Indies that was held four times from 2010 to 2013. The top performing domestic team qualified for the Champions League Twenty20 tournament. It was replaced by ...

(2010–2013) *

Caribbean Premier League The Caribbean Premier League (abbreviated to CPL or CPLT20) is an annual Twenty20 cricket tournament held in the Caribbean. It was founded by Cricket West Indies in 2013 to replace the Caribbean Twenty20 as the premier Twenty20 competition in ...

(2013–present), franchise league * Twenty20 Blaze (2012–present) *

Women's Caribbean Premier League The Women's Caribbean Premier League is a women's Twenty20 cricket competition organised by Cricket West Indies. The inaugural tournament took place in 2022, running alongside the equivalent men's tournament. Three teams compete in the tournam ...

(2022–present), franchise league

Asia

Afghanistan

Afghanistan Premier League The Afghanistan Premier League (APL) ( ps, ; fa, ), officially Gulbahar Afghanistan Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a Twenty20 cricket franchise tournament run by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), held in the United Arab Emirat ...

(2018–present), franchise league *

Shpageeza Cricket League The Shpageeza Cricket League (SCL, also known as the Alokozay Cola Shpageeza Cricket League for sponsorship reasons and Etisalat Sixes T20) ( ps, شپږیزه کرکټ لیګ) is a Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by the Afghanistan Cricke ...

(2013–present), known as Etisalat Sixes T20 Tournament (2013)

Bangladesh

National Cricket League Twenty20 The 2010 National Cricket League Twenty20 ( bn, ন্যাশনাল ক্রিকেট লীগ ) tournament in Bangladesh (abbreviated as NCL 1 2010 or the NCL T20 2010), played in April 2010, was the sole edition of a now-defunct Twe ...

(2010) * Victory Day T20 Cup (2013) * Bangladesh Premier League (2012–present), franchise league *

Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League The Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League is a Twenty20 cricket competition in Bangladesh. It began in the 2018–19 season and was next held in 2021; the 2019–20 competition was not held owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Winners * 20 ...

(2019–present) * Bangabandhu T20 Cup (2020)

Hong Kong

Hong Kong T20 Blitz The Hong Kong T20 Blitz was a cricket competition in Hong Kong that was first played in 2016. The inaugural event consisted of four franchised teams playing in a Twenty20 format only. Kowloon Cantons and Woodworm Island Warriors were joint winners ...

(2016–2019)

India

Indian Premier League The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's T20 franchise cricket league of India. It is annually contested by ten teams based out of seven Indian cities and three Indian states. The leagu ...

(2008–present), franchise league *

Global Power Cricket League GPCL T20- Global Power Cricket League is a T20 cricket tournament, which was held in India and the league was organized by Power Sportz. The goal of this league, which was in conjunction with India's Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, was to ...

* Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy : Inter-State T20 Championship (2009–present) *

Karnataka Premier league Maharaja Trophy T20 , formerly known as Karnataka Premier league , is an Indian Twenty20 cricket league established by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) in August 2009 and modelled after the Indian Premier League (IPL). As of 20 ...

(2009–present) *

Tamil Nadu Premier League The Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league contested in the state of Tamil Nadu in India and was formed in 2016 by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA). It is played during July and August of every ye ...

(2016–present) *

Women's T20 Challenge The Women's T20 Challenge was an Indian women's cricket Twenty20 tournament that was held between 2018 and 2022. The tournament featured three teams, playing a round-robin group followed by a final. IPL Supernovas were the most successful team ...

(2018–present) *

Indian Cricket League The Indian Cricket League (ICL) was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India. Its two seasons included tournaments between four international teams (World XI, India, Pakistan ...

(2007–2009), franchise league with city based teams as well national representative teams from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and rest of the World. *

Celebrity Cricket League The Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) is an amateur men's cricket league in India. It consists of nine teams of film actors from nine major regional film industries of Indian cinema. The league commenced in 2011. Salman Khan is Brand Ambassador ...

(2011–2016) *

Road Safety World Series Road Safety World Series is a Twenty20 cricket league, which features former international cricket players from various nations. Road Safety World Series is founded by Ravi Gaikwad, the chief road traffic officer of Thane in collaboration with ...

(2020–present) * Legends League Cricket Season 2 (2022) * Kutchu Jagadish Premier League (2022)

Nepal

Everest Premier League Everest Premier League (EPL) ( ne, एभरेष्ट प्रिमियर लिग) is a franchise Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by EPL Pvt. Ltd., a private group in Nepal run by Aamir Akhtar alongside his team including Kie ...

(2017–present) *

Dhangadhi Premier League The Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL) ( ne, धनगढी प्रिमियर लिग) is a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in Nepal. The league was founded by the Dhangadhi Cricket Academy and Sudur Pashchim Academy in 2017. The DPL ...

(2017–present) *

Pokhara Premier League Pokhara Premier League ( ne, पोखरा प्रिमियर लिग) is a franchise Twenty20 cricket tournament held in Nepal. The tournament is managed by Queen's Event Management. The league is an auction-based tournament where pl ...

(2018–present) *Women's Champions League (2019–present) *

Nepal T20 League The Nepal T20 League (abbreviated as NepalT20) is a Nepalese men's Twenty20 cricket league which was established by the Cricket Association of Nepal in 2022. The first edition of the tournament was held from 24 December 2022 to 11 January 2023 ...

(2022–present)

Malaysia

*MCA T20 Championship (2014–2016)

Oman

* Legends League Cricket Season 1 (2021/22)

Pakistan

Pakistan Super League The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league contested during February and March of every year by six teams representing six cities of Pakistan. The league was founded on 9 September 2015 with five teams by the Paki ...

(2016–present), franchise league *

National T20 Cup The National T20 Cup is a men's professional domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Pakistan. Established in 2005, it is one of the world's oldest Twenty20 cricket leagues. It was the principal T20 competition in the country until 2016, when t ...

(2004–present) * Kashmir Premier League (2021–present) *

Ramadan T20 Cup The Ramadan T20 Cup, sponsored as the Advance Telecom Ramadan T20 Cup, was a one-off a professional Twenty20 cricket tournament held in Karachi, Pakistan from 6 to 25 July 2013, during the holy month of Ramadan. The cup was contested by differ ...

(2013) * Haier Super 8 T20 Cup (2011–2015) *National Triangular T20 Women's Cricket Championship (2020–present) * Pakistan Junior League (2022), franchise league

Sri Lanka

* SLC Twenty20 Tournament (2004–2018) * SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 (2008–2016) *

Sri Lanka Premier League The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) was a Twenty20 cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was intended to be the premier Twenty20 league in the country, held by Sri Lanka Cricket, when it replaced the Inter-Provincial Twenty20 competition. Afte ...

(2011–2012), franchise league * Super 4's T20 (2014) * SLC T20 League (2018) *

Lanka Premier League The Lanka Premier League (abbreviated as LPL; , ) is a professional cricket league in Sri Lanka in Twenty20 format contested every year by teams representing Sri Lankan cities from 2020. The league was founded by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in 201 ...

(2020–present), franchise league

United Arab Emirates

* Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy (2018), a franchise league *

Masters Champions League Masters Champions League (MCL) was a Twenty20 cricket league held in the United Arab Emirates and contested by former international cricketers. It consisted of six teams and the only season of the competition which took place was held in January a ...

(2016), franchise league for retired players *

International League T20 The International League T20 (ILT20) is a 20-over cricket tournament to be played in the United Arab Emirates. The first edition of the tournament was originally scheduled to take place during January and February 2022, but it was rescheduled to ...

(2023–present), franchise league

Australasia

Australia

KFC Twenty20 Big Bash The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash was a domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The competition was organised by Cricket Australia, and sponsored by fast food chicken outlet KFC. The competition was replaced by the Big Bash League as Austr ...

(2005–2011) * Big Bash League (2011–present), franchise league *

Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup The Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup (WT20) was the premier domestic women's Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. Beginning in 2007 as a series of exhibition matches, the first official tournament took place during the summer of 2009–10. ...

(2007–2015) *

Women's Big Bash League The Women's Big Bash League (known as the WBBL and, for sponsorship reasons, the Weber WBBL) is the Australian women's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition. The WBBL replaced the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup, which ran from the 2007–08 ...

(2015–present), franchise league

New Zealand

* Men's Super Smash (2005–present) *

Women's Super Smash The Women's Super Smash, known for sponsorship reasons as the Dream11 Super Smash, is a women's Twenty20 cricket competition organised by New Zealand Cricket. The competition began in 2007–08 and features six teams, who play each other twice ...

(2007–present)

Europe

England and Wales

, known as: :#Twenty20 Cup (2003–2009) :#Friends Life t20 (2010–2013) :#Natwest T20 Blast (2014–2017) :#Vitality Blast (2018–present) *

Women's Twenty20 Cup The Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Vitality Women's County T20, is a women's Twenty20 cricket competition organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board. Until the end of the 2019 season, teams were organised in tie ...

(2009–present) *

Women's Cricket Super League The Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), known as the Kia Super League (KSL) for sponsorship reasons, was a semi-professional women's Twenty20 cricket competition in England and Wales operated by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The comp ...

(2016–2019) *

Charlotte Edwards Cup The Charlotte Edwards Cup, initially named the Women's Regional T20, is an English women's cricket Twenty20 domestic competition organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board. The first edition of the tournament took place in 2021. The tourn ...

(2021–present)

Netherlands

* Dutch Twenty20 Cup (2007–present)

Scotland

* Murgitroyd Twenty20 (2008–present) *

Regional Pro Series The Regional Series is a professional cricket league in Scotland. It is Scotland's premier domestic competition for the most talented cricketers in the country. The series was first contested in 2016 replaced the North Sea Pro Series a competition ...

(2016)

Scotland and Netherlands

North Sea Pro Series The North Sea Pro Series was a professional cricket league featuring teams from the Netherlands and Scotland, first contested in 2014. A joint venture between the Royal Dutch Cricket Board (KNCB) and Cricket Scotland, the Pro Series comprised a ...

(2014–2015)

Ireland

Inter-Provincial Trophy The Inter-Provincial Trophy is a Twenty20 cricket tournament between the four leading cricketing provinces of Ireland. The tournament was first held by three provinces in 2013, across venues in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. ...

(2013–present) * Arachas Super T20 Trophy (2015–present)

Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands

Euro T20 Slam The Euro T20 Slam is a planned professional Twenty20 cricket league. The first edition of the tournament was initially scheduled to start in August 2019, with matches to be held in Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands. It's launch has been post ...

(2022–present)

Multi-national T20 competitions

* International 20:20 Club Championship (2005), hosted by Leicestershire County Cricket Club in England *

Champions League Twenty20 The Champions League Twenty20, also referred to as the CLT20, was an annual international Twenty20 Cricket competition played between qualifying domestic teams from some major cricketing nations. The competition was launched in 2008 with the f ...

(2009–2014) *

British Asian Cup The British Asian Cup was a day/night Twenty20 cricket charity match played between the 2008 Indian Premier League (IPL) champion Rajasthan Royals and the 2008 Twenty20 Cup champion Middlesex Panthers played at the Lord's Cricket Ground, Lo ...

(2009), a one-off match between England's domestic T20 champions and India's IPL champions

References

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