The following is a list of regional Twenty20 cricket leagues in India, sorted alphabetically.
League | State | Administrator | No. of teams† | No. of venues† | Seasons | Total prize pool | Notes | Ref(s) | ||
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First | Most recent | Total | ||||||||
Andhra Premier League | Andhra Pradesh | ACA | 6 | 1 | 2022 | 2023 | 2 | ₹40 lakh (US$48,000) | [1] | |
Bengal Pro T20 League | West Bengal | CAB | 8 | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | ₹2.00 crore (US$240,000) | Eastern India's highest grossing league | |
Chhattisgarh Cricket Premier League | Chhattisgarh | CSCS | 6 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | |||
Maharaja Trophy T20 (Karnataka Premier League) | Karnataka | KSCA | 6 | 2 | 2009/10 | 2022 | 9 | ₹35 lakh (US$42,000) | Oldest regional T20 league | [2] [3] |
KCA President's Cup T20 | Kerala | KCA | 6 | 1 | 2021 | 2023 | 3 | First edition held in March 2021. | [4] | |
Maharashtra Premier League | Maharashtra | MCA | 6 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | |||
Odisha Premier League | Odisha | OCA | 8 | 2011 | 2020 | 4 | ₹6 lakh (US$7,200) | Resumed in 2020 after a seven-year hiatus | [5] | |
Saurashtra Premier League | Gujarat | SCA | 5 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | |||
T20 Mumbai League | Maharashtra | MCA | 8 | 1 | 2018 | 2019 | 2 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | [6] [7] [8] | |
Tamil Nadu Premier League | Tamil Nadu | TNCA | 8 | 3 | 2016 | 2022 | 5 | ₹2.25 crore (US$270,000) | The highest grossing tournament | [9] [10] |
UP T20 League | Uttar Pradesh | UPCA | 6 | 3 | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | [11] | ||
Rajasthan Premier League | Rajasthan | RCA | 6 | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | [12] | ||
Sher-E-Punjab T20 Cup | Punjab | PCA | 6 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | [13] | |||
Baroda T20 Challenge | Gujarat | BCA | 6 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 1 | [14] [15] [16] [17] | ||
Madhya Pradesh League |
† - during the most recent season
League | State | Years | Notes |
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Rajputana Premier League | Rajasthan | 2016 | Suspended during the first season due to match fixing allegations [18] |
Rajwada Cricket League | 2017 | ||
Telangana T20 Premier League | Telangana | 2018 |
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