The Abu Dhabi T10 also known as T10 League, is a T10 cricket league in the United Arab Emirates launched and owned by T Ten Sports Management. The league is approved by the Emirates Cricket Board. The matches are 10-overs-a-side and the duration of each match is approximately 90 minutes. The tournament is a round-robin format followed by Eliminators and the Final. The International Cricket Council (ICC) officially sanctioned the league in 2018 as a semi-professional cricket tournament.[1]
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| Countries |  United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Format | T10 |
| First edition | 2017 |
| Latest edition | 2023 |
| Next edition | 2024 |
| Tournament format | Page playoff system with round-robin |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Current champion | New York Strikers (1st title) |
| Most successful | Northern Warriors Deccan Gladiators (2 titles each) |
| Most runs | Nicolas Pooran (2017-2023) |
| Most wickets | DJ Bravo (2017-2023) |
| Website | https://ttensports.com |
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,[2] and the league's economic impact now valued at US$621.2 million.[3]
History
editThe league was founded by Shaji Ul Mulk, the chairman of T10 League The purpose of starting this league was to bring out the local talent of UAE on a big level and to entertain the viewers by doing something unique by introducing a 10 overs cricket format. .[4][5]
Teams
editRules
edit10 out of the 11 players on a team can be overseas players (from any part of the world) All its other rules are like other franchise leagues of the world .[6]
Current teams
edit| Team name | Last season | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Ajman Bolts | 2024 | |
| Bangla Tigers | 2023 | Shakib Al Hasan |
| Chennai Brave Jaguars | 2023 | Dasun Shanaka |
| Deccan Gladiators | 2023 | Nicholas Pooran |
| Delhi Bulls | 2023 | Quinton de Kock |
| Morrisville Samp Army | 2023 | Faf du Plessis |
| New York Strikers | 2023 | Thisara Perera |
| Northern Warriors | 2023 | Angelo Mathews |
| Team Abu Dhabi | 2023 | Dwaine Pretorius |
| UP Nawabs | 2024 |
Former teams
edit- 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)
- Team Sri Lanka (2017)
Seasons and winners
edit| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Win margin in final | Most runs | Most wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kerala Kings 121/2 (8 overs) |
Punjabi Legends 120/3 (10 overs) |
8 wickets | Luke Ronchi (197) | Sohail Tanvir (5) Rayad Emrit (5) Hasan Ali (5) |
| 2018 | Northern Warriors 140/3 (10 overs) |
Pakhtoons 118/7 (10 overs) |
22 runs | Nicholas Pooran (324) | Hardus Viljoen (18) |
| 2019 | Maratha Arabians 89/2 (7.2 overs) |
Deccan Gladiators 87/8 (10 overs) |
8 wickets | Chris Lynn (371) | George Garton (12) |
| 2021 | Northern Warriors 85/2 (8.2 overs) |
Delhi Bulls 81/9 (10 overs) |
8 wickets | Sohail Akhtar (248) | Jamie Overton (12) |
| 2021–22 | Deccan Gladiators 159/0 (10 overs) |
Delhi Bulls 103/7 (10 overs) |
56 runs | Hazratullah Zazai (353) | Wanindu Hasaranga (21) |
| 2022 | Deccan Gladiators 128/4 (10 overs) |
New York Strikers 91/5 (10 overs) |
37 runs | Nicholas Pooran (345) | Dwaine Pretorius (12) |
| 2023 | New York Strikers
94/3 (9.2 overs) |
Deccan Gladiators
91/5 (10 overs) |
7 wickets | Tom Kohler-Cadmore (368) | Qais Ahmad (16) |
| 2024 |
Number of titles
edit| Team | Title(s) | Runner-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up | No. of seasons played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deccan Gladiators | 2 | 2 | 2021-22, 2022 | 2019, 2023 | 5 |
| Northern Warriors | – | 2018, 2021 | – | 6 | |
| New York Strikers | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 2022 | 2 |
| Maratha Arabians† | - | 2019 | - | 4 | |
| Kerela Kings/Kerela Knights† | 2017 | 2 | |||
| Delhi Bulls | – | 2 | - | 2021, 2021-22 | 5 |
| Pakhtoons† | 1 | 2018 | 2 | ||
| Punjabi Legends† | 2017 | 2 |
† Team now defunct
Teams' Performances
editSeasons Teams |
2017 (6) |
2018 (8) |
2019 (8) |
2021 (8) |
2021-22 (6) |
2022 (8) |
2023 (8) |
2024 (10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajman Bolts | – | |||||||
| Bangla Tigers | – | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 8th | 4th | ||
| Chennai Braves Jaguars | – | 6th | 7th | 7th | ||||
| Deccan Gladiators | – | RU | 6th | W | W | RU | ||
| Delhi Bulls | – | 7th | RU | RU | 5th | 5th | ||
| Morrisville Samp Army | – | 3rd | 3rd | |||||
| New York Strikers | – | RU | W | |||||
| Northern Warriors | – | W | 5th | W | 5th | 6th | 6th | |
| Team Abu Dhabi | – | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 8th | ||
| UP Nawabs | – | |||||||
| Former teams | ||||||||
| Bengal Tigers | 5th | 3rd | – | |||||
| Karnataka Tuskers/Pune Devils | – | 8th | 8th | – | ||||
| Kerala Kings/Knights | W | 7th | – | |||||
| Maratha Arabians | SF | 4th | W | 7th | – | |||
| Pakhtoons | SF | RU | – | |||||
| Punjabi Legends | R | 5th | – | |||||
| Qalandars | – | 4th | 4th | – | ||||
| Rajputs | – | 6th | – | |||||
| Sindhis | – | 8th | – | |||||
| Team Sri Lanka | 6th | – | ||||||
See also
edit- T10 leagues organised by full-member cricket boards:
- Ninety–90 Bash
References
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- ^ "Abu Dhabi T10 League: Owner Shaji Ul Mulk says fourth edition will have wider reach, more star players". Firstpost. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Paul, Ebini (16 June 2022). "2022 ABU DHABI T10 CONFIRMED FOR 23 NOVEMBER - 4 DECEMBER". Abu Dhabi Cricket | ADC. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "2nd match, Group B (N), T10 League at Sharjah, Dec 14 2017 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T10 Cricket League: Pakhtoons beat Maratha". Samaa. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ Mukherjee, Abhishek (21 November 2019). "Shaji Ul Mulk: T10 needs a 30-day league to compete with T20". Sportstar. Retrieved 19 June 2022.