Abu Dhabi T10 League 2021 - All You Need to Know

The fourth edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League is all set to get underway on January 28. As many as eight teams - Bangla Tigers, Deccan Gladiators, Delhi Bulls, Maratha Arabians, Pune Devils, Northern Warriors, Team Abu Dhabi and Qalandars - will fight for the ultimate glory in the tournament with the final scheduled to be played on February 6. 

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Maratha Arabians are the defending champions and the franchise will be hoping that their players repeat the heroics from the previous edition. As far as the format of the league is concerned, the 8 teams are divided into two groups of four each. Each team will play three matches each in the first round while the Super League round will also see 12 more matches being played.

After the first two rounds, the top four teams will make it to the playoffs. A lot of international superstars like Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez among many others will set the stage on fire over the next few days.

The T10 League also presents a great opportunity for the cricketers in the UAE who will get to rub shoulders with some of the best players in the game.

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Sky247.net have grabbed the ‘powered by’ sponsorship rights of the T10 League. Sky247 is the fastest growing sports portal and it will play a huge role in making sure that the tournament reaches a wider audience.

Here is all you need to know about Abu Dhabi T10 League 2021:

Group A - Maratha Arabians, Bangla Tigers, Delhi Bulls, Northern Warriors

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Group B - Deccan Gladiators, Qalandars, Team Abu Dhabi, Pune Devils.

Venue

All the matches of T10 League 2021 will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi

Squads

Bangla Tigers

Afif Hossain, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher (CAPT), Muhammad Irfan, Tom Moore, Qais Ahmad, Ravinderpal Singh, George Garton, Adam Hose, Karim Janat, Chirag Suri, Aryan Lakra, Rameez Shahzad, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Matheesha Pathirana, Mahedi Hasan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Deccan Gladiators

Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard (CAPT), Imran Tahir, Aaron Summers, Azam Khan, Ravi Rampal, Cameron Delport, Mohammad Shazad, Prasanth Gupta, Zahoor Khan, Hafeez ur Rehman, Yasir Kaleem, Zeeshan Zameer, Hamdan Tahir, Imtiyaz Ahamad, Anwar Ali

Delhi Bulls

Dwyane Bravo (CAPT), Evin Lewis, Ravi Bopara, Adam Lyth, Sherfane Rutherford, Mohammad Nabi, Ali Khan, Waqas Maqsood, Rahamanulla Gurbaz, Fidel Edwards, Sheraz Ahmad, Kausif Daud, Khalid Shah, Waqar Salmakheil, Nyeem Young, Amad Butt, Tom Abell

Maratha Arabians

Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Laurie Evans, Mussadek Hossain (CAPT), Javed Ahmadi, Pravin Tambe, Kevin Koththigoda, Ishan Malhotra, Sompal Kami, Muktar Ali, Sandeep Singh, Abdul Shakoor, Alishan Sharafu, Maroof Merchant, Syed Shah, Sohag Gazi, Yamin Ahmadzai

Northern Warriors

Nicolas Pooran (CAPT), Rovman Powell, Fabian Allen, Lendl Simmons, Wayne Parnell, Wahab Riaz, Rayad Emrit, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Kjorn Ottley, Brandon King, Junaid Siddique, Waheed Ahmad, n/a, Maheesh Theeksanha, Ansh Tandon, Muhammad Waseem, Sujeet Parbatani

Pune Devils

Dawid Malan, Mohammad Amir, Hardus Viljoen, Chadwick Walton, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Monir Hossan Khan, Devon Thomas, Darwish Rasooli, Nasir Hossain (CAPT), Kennar Lewis, Asif Khan, Mohammad Boota, n/a, Sam Wisniewski, Vriiitya Aravid, Karan KC, Munis Ansari

Qalandars

Shahid Afridi, Tom Banton, Chris Jordan, Samit Patel, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Sohail Tanvir, Asif Ali, Ahmad Daniyal, Sohail Akthar (CAPT), Sharjeel Khan, Sultan Ahmed, Fayyaz Ahmed, Ali Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Taha, Khurshid Anwar, Ben Dunk

Team Abu Dhabi

Chris Gayle, Joe Clarke Luke, Wright (CAPT), Naveen ul Haq, Paul Stirling, Usman Shinwari, Obeid McCoy, Jamie Overton, Najibullah Zadran, Ben Duckett, Rohan Mustafa, Karthik Meiyappan, n/a, Leonardo Julien, Kushal Malla, Tom Helm

Schedule

The first match of the day will start at 5:30 PM IST followed by the next two matches at 7:45 PM IST and 10 PM IST. Only on February 6, the third place playoff will be commence at 6:45 PM IST while the final will get underway at 9:30 PM IST.

January 28, Thursday

Match 1 - Maratha Arabians vs Northern Warriors - Group A

Match 2 - Pune Devils vs Deccan Gladiators - Group B

Match 3 - Delhi Bulls vs Bangla Tigers - Group A

January 29, Friday

Match 4 - Pune Devils vs Qalandars - Group B

Match 5 - Maratha Arabians vs Delhi Bulls - Group A

Match 6 - Deccan Gladiators vs Team Abu Dhabi - Group B

January 30, Saturday 

Match 7 - Bangla Tigers vs Maratha Arabians - Group A

Match 8 - Team Abu Dhabi vs Qalandars - Group B

Match 9 - Northern Warriors vs Delhi Bulls - Group A

January 31, Sunday

Match 10 - Team Abu Dhabi vs Pune Devils - Group B

Match 11 - Bangla Tigers vs Northern Warriors - Group A

Match 12 - Qalandars vs Deccan Gladiators - Group B

February 1, Monday (Super League Round starts)

Match 13 - B4 vs A3

Match 14 - B2 vs A1

Match 15 - A2 vs B3

February 2, Tuesday

Match 16 - B1 vs A4

Match 17 - A2 vs B4

Match 18 - A1 vs B3

February 3, Wednesday

Match 19 - A3 vs B1

Match 20 - A4 vs B2

Match 21 - A1 vs B4

February 4, Thursday

Match 22 - B3 vs A4

Match 23 - B1 vs A2

Match 24 - B2 vs A3

February 5, Wednesday

Qualifier - TBC vs TBC

Eliminator 1 - TBC vs TBC

Eliminator 2 - TBC vs TBC

February 6, Thursday

3rd Place Playoff - TBC vs TBC

Final - TBC vs TBC

Abu Dhabi T10 League 2021 List of Broadcasters

India – Sony Six, Sony Ten 3, Sony LIV

Pakistan – Ten Sports

UK and Ireland – Sky Sports Cricket

Bangladesh – T Sports

MENA – Sony Max Abu Dhabi Sports (UAE)

South Africa – SuperSports

Sri Lanka – Vasantham TV

USA and Canada – Willow TV

Afghanistan – RTA Sports

Caribbean – Sports Max TV

Australia, USA, Canada, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia – Eros Now (Non-Exclusive OTT)