SHARJAH – The stage is set for T10 Cricket League 2017 in Sharjah. The opening match will be played between Bengal Tigers vs Kerala Kings on tomorrow (Thursday).
Cricket fans can watch the match through Goonj: New Pocket TV application.
A franchise-based, ten-over-a-side event will conclude on December 17. The tournament will feature six teams – Maratha Arabians, Pakhtoons, Bengal Tigers, Kerala Kings, Punjabi Legends and Colombo Lions. Each match will last 90 minutes and have two-over powerplays.
Players including Virender Sehwag, Mohammed Amir, Alex Hales, Keiron Pollard, David Miller, Hassan Ali, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Sammy are participating in the world’s shortest format of the cricketing gala.
The inaugural edition, however, has had its share of troubles, with a number of big names pulling out.
Where to watch the T10 Cricket League
Cricket fans can watch the match through Goonj: New Pocket TV application.
Schedule and Timings for the league:
December 14: Opening ceremony (6pm), followed by
Bengal Tigers vs Kerala Kings
Maratha Arabians vs Pakhtoons
December 15
Bengal Tigers vs Punjabi Legends (4pm)
Maratha Arabians vs Colombo Lions (6pm)
Punjab Legends vs Kerala Kings (8pm)
Pakhtoons vs Colombo Lions (10pm)
December 16
1st in Group A vs 3rd in Group B (4pm)
3rd in Group A vs 1st in Group B (6pm)
2nd v Group A vs 2nd in Group B (8pm)
5/6th place playoff (10pm)
December 17
1st semi-final – Team 1 vs Team 4 (5:30)
Second semi-final- Team 2 vs Team 3
Final
Here’s a quick look at the squads:
Pakhtoons
Shahid Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Ahmad Shahzad, Junaid Khan, Sohail Khan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Irfan, Shaheen Afridi, Dwayne Smith, Liam Dawson, Tamim Iqbal, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Amjad Javed, Saqlain Haider
Maratha Arabians
Virender Sehwag, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Sami, Imad Wasim, Kamran Akmal, Alex Hales, Ross Whiteley, Lendl Simmons, Rilee Rossouw, Hardus Viljoen, Krishmar Santokie, Dwayne Bravo, Roelof Van Der Merwe, Shaiman Anwar, Zahoor Khan
Kerala Kings
Eoin Morgan, Liam Plunkett, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Babar Hayat, Kieron Pollard, Samuel Badree, Ryad Emrit, Chadwick Walton, Nicholas Pooran, Shakib Al Hasan, Paul Stirling, Rohan Mustafa, Imran Haider
Punjabi Legends
Shoaib Malik, Hasan Ali, Umar Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Fahim Ashraf, Usama Mir, Abdul Razzaq, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Carlos Brathwaite, Rangana Herath, Luke Ronchi, Dawlat Zadran, Shareef Asadullah, Ghulam Shabbir
Colombo Lions
Dinesh Chandimal (captain), Shehan Jayasuriya, Dilshan Munaweera, Ramith Rambukwella, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanidu Hasaranga, Angelo Perera, Thikshila De Silva, Vishwa Fernando, Sachithra Senanayake, Shehan Madushanka, Lahiru Madushanka, Kasun Madushanka, Angelo Perera, Kithuruwan Vithanage, Alankara Asanka
Bengal Tigers
Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Rumman Raees, Anwar Ali, Hasan Khan, Mustafizur Rahman, Sunil Narine, Darren Sammy, Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Cameron Delport, Mohammad Naveed, Rameez Shahzad, Nabeel Baig.
Tickets: Available online at q-tickets.com/t10 and at branches of UAE Exchange, Al Fardan Exchange, Al Ghurair Exchange, Leopards Courier, and Karachi Darbar.
To watch the match, Download Goonj: New Pocket TV application.
