Kerala Cricket League

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Kerala Cricket League (KCL)
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Countries India
Administrator Kerala Cricket Association
Format Twenty20
First edition2024
Latest edition 2024
Tournament format Round Robin format with Group System and Playoffs
Number of teams 6
Current championKollam Sailors (1st title) [1]
Most successfulKollam Sailors (1 titles)
Most runs Sachin Baby (528) [2]
Most wicketsAkhil Scaria (25)
TV Star Sports (TV)
Fancode (Internet)

The Kerala Cricket League (KCL) is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league that is annually held in the Indian state of Kerala. [3] It is organised by the Kerala Cricket Association and contested by six city-based franchise teams. The inaugural season was held in 2024.

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Kollam Sailors is the defending champion, having won their first title in the inagural season of KCL. [4]

Teams

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Alleppey Ripples
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Kochi Blue Tigers
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Calicut Globstars
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Kollam Sailors
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Thrissur Titans
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Trivandrum Royals
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Team locations
Kerala Cricket League Teams
TeamCityCaptain
Alleppey Ripples [5] Alappuzha Mohammed Azharuddeen [6]
Calicut Globstars [5] Kozhikode Rohan S. Kunnummal [6]
Kochi Blue Tigers [5] Kochi Basil Thampi​ [6]
Aries Kollam Sailors [5] Kollam Sachin Baby [6]
Thrissur Titans [5] Thrissur Varun Nayanar [6]
Trivandrum Royals [5] Thiruvananthapuram Abdul Basith [6]

Tournament seasons and results

YearFinalFinal venue
WinnerResultRunner-up
2024Aries Kollam Sailors
214/4 (19.1 overs)		AKS won by 6 wicketsCalicut Globstars
213/6 (20 overs)		 Greenfield International Stadium, Trivandrum

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sachin Baby inspires Kollam Sailors to win maiden KCL trophy". Kerala Kaumudi . Thiruvananthapuram. 19 September 2024.
  2. ↑ S, Narayanan (21 September 2024). "Kerala batter Sachin Baby borrows Rohan Bopanna's success mantra: 'I'm not 35 years old, I'm level 35'". The Indian Express . Kochi.
  3. ↑ "Kerala's cricket carnival set to begin on Monday". thehindu.com. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Kerala Cricket League Final, Sachin Baby's ton powers Kollam Sailors to the title". thehindu.com. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 TNN (7 August 2024). "T20 KCL: Six icon players revealed, Sanju likely to miss out". Times of India .
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "KCL team captains meet in Thiruvananthapuram ahead of tournament". The New Indian Express . Kerala. 31 August 2024.
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