Cricket tournament
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| Countries |  United Arab Emirates |
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| Format | T10 |
| First edition | 2017 |
| Latest edition | 2024 |
| Next edition | 2025 |
| Tournament format | Page playoff system with round-robin |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Current champion | Deccan Gladiators (3rd title) |
| Most successful | Deccan Gladiators (3 titles) |
| Most runs | Nicholas Pooran (1,399) |
| Most wickets | Dwayne Bravo (39) |
| Website | https://ttensports.com |
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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.
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. Ul Mulk intended to bring out the UAE's local talent on a greater stage and entertain viewers by doing something unique: introducing a new cricket format involving innings of 10 overs in length.
Teams
Rules
The 10 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 .
| Team name | Debut Season | Latest Season | Current Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajman Bolts | 2024 | 2024 | Mohammad Nabi |
| Bangla Tigers | 2019 | 2024 | Shakib Al Hasan |
| Chennai Brave Jaguars | 2021/22 | 2024 | Thisara Perera |
| Deccan Gladiators | 2019 | 2024 | Nicholas Pooran |
| Delhi Bulls | 2019 | 2024 | Rovman Powell |
| Morrisville Samp Army | 2022 | 2024 | Rohan Mustafa |
| New York Strikers | 2022 | 2024 | Kieron Pollard |
| Northern Warriors | 2018 | 2024 | Colin Munro |
| Team Abu Dhabi | 2019 | 2024 | Phil Salt |
| UP Nawabs | 2024 | 2024 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
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)
- Team Sri Lanka (2017)
Seasons and winners
| 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 | Deccan Gladiators 110/2 (6.5 overs) |
Morrisville Samp Army 104/7 (10 overs) |
8 wickets | Tom Kohler-Cadmore (278) | Richard Gleeson (14) |
Number of titles
| Team | Title(s) | Runner-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up | No. of seasons played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deccan Gladiators | 3 | 2 | 2021-22, 2022, 2024 | 2019, 2023 | 5 |
| Northern Warriors | 2 | — | 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
| Seasons Teams |
2017 (6) |
2018 (8) |
2019 (8) |
2021 (8) |
2021-22 (6) |
2022 (8) |
2023 (8) |
2024 (10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajman Bolts | – | 8th | ||||||
| Bangla Tigers | – | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 8th | 4th | 9th | |
| Chennai Braves Jaguars | – | 6th | 7th | 7th | 10th | |||
| Deccan Gladiators | – | RU | 6th | W | W | RU | W | |
| Delhi Bulls | – | 7th | RU | RU | 5th | 5th | 3rd | |
| Morrisville Samp Army | – | 3rd | 3rd | RU | ||||
| New York Strikers | – | RU | W | 7th | ||||
| Northern Warriors | – | W | 5th | W | 5th | 6th | 6th | 6th |
| Team Abu Dhabi | – | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 4th | |
| UP Nawabs | – | 5th | ||||||
| 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 | – | ||||||
Broadcasters
| Countries/Territories | Television Channels |
|---|---|
 Afghanistan
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ATN Sports |
 Bangladesh
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T Sports |
 Caribbean
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Sports Max |
 India
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Star Sports |
 New Zealand
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Sky Sports NZ |
 Pakistan
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A Sports |
 South Africa
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SuperSport |
 Sri Lanka
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Star Sports Supreme TV |
 Ireland
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Sky Sports |
 United Kingdom
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 Canada
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Willow TV |
 United States
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 Zimbabwe
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ZBC TV |
| Europe | Willow TV |
| MENA | Cricbuzz |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport |
See also
- T10 leagues organised by full-member cricket boards:
- Ninety–90 Bash
References
- "T10 League gets International Cricket Council (ICC) sanction". The Indian Express 2.0. 22 November 2018.
- "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.
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