An editor has nominated this article for deletion. You are welcome to participate in the deletion discussion , which will decide whether or not to retain it. |
| Countries | India |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Saurashtra Cricket Association |
| Format | T20 |
| First edition | 2019 |
| Latest edition | 2023 |
| Next edition | 2024 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and final |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Current champion | Kutch Warriors (1 title) |
| Most successful | Sorath Lions, Halar Heroes, Kutch Warriors (1 title) |
| TV | Star Sports |
| Website | SPLT20 |
The Saurashtra Premier League (SPL) is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in Saurashtra, India. [1] The league has been formed in 2019 by the Saurashtra Cricket Association. It is usually played during summer season between May - August. First begun in 2019, it was planned to be held annually.
Five franchises are competing in the league. [2]
| Team | Region | Captain | Coach | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gohilwad Gladiators | Gohilwad | Prerak Mankad | Hitesh Goswami | Deepak Nakrani |
| Kutch Warriors | Kutch | Dharmendrasinh Jadeja | Virendra Vegda | Nilkanth Steel |
| Halar Heroes | Halar | Jay Gohil | Paras Trivedi | Ajay Jadeja |
| Sorath Lions | Sorath | Chirag Jani | Rakesh Dhruv | - |
| Zalawad Royals | Zalawad | Sheldon Jackson | Niraj Odedra | GSH Sports Global LLP |
| Gujarat | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rajkot | ||
| Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 28,000 [3] | ||
 | ||
| Season | Final | Player of the series | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Winners | Result | Runners-up | ||
| 2019 | Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) Stadium, Rajkot | Sorath Lions 158/8(20) | Sorath Lions won by 5 runs | Zalawad Royals 153/8(20) | Chetan Sakariya |
| 2022 | Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) Stadium, Rajkot | Halar Heroes 162/5(20 Overs) | Halar Heroes won By 40 runs | Gohilwad Gladiators 122/10 (17.5 overs) | Prerak Mankad |
| 2023 | Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) Stadium, Rajkot | Kutch Warriors 156/7(20 Overs) | Kutch Warriors won by 21 runs | Gohilwad Gladiators 135/10 | Parswaraj Rana |
Season Franchise | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gohilwad Gladiators | 5th | RU | RU | |
| Kutch Warriors | 3rd | 5th | C | |
| Halar Heroes | 4th | C | 3rd | |
| Sorath Lions | C | 4th | 5th | |
| Zalawad Royals | RU | 3rd | 4th | |
Cricket is the most popular sport in India. It is played almost everywhere in the country. The Board of Control for Cricket in India is the governing body of Indian cricket and conduct all domestic tournaments and select the players for India national cricket team and India women's national cricket team.
Dwayne John Bravo is a Trinidadian retired cricketer, a former captain of the West Indies cricket team and the current mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.He served as a bowling coach of Chennai Super Kings in the IPL for the 2023 and 2024 seasons and also served as a bowling consultant of Afghanistan national cricket team for T20 World Cup 2024.right arm seam bowling all-rounder, Bravo was well known for his aggressive lower-order batting and for his bowling in the final overs of a match. During his prime, he was regarded as one of the best death bowlers in T20 Cricket. He also performs as a singer.
Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja is an Indian international cricketer who represents the Indian national cricket team in ODI and Test formats. He is an all-rounder, who bats left-handed and bowls left-arm orthodox spin. He is regarded as one of the best all-rounders of his generation, becoming the fifth Indian and fifth-fastest player to score 2,000 runs and take 200 wickets in Test cricket in 2021. Jadeja was the leading wicket-taker in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy and received the man of the match award as a member of the final-winning team. Later in his career, he was also a part of the team which won the 2024 T20 World Cup, after which he announced his retirement from the T20Is. He represents Saurashtra in first-class cricket and has captained the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. As of August 2023, Ravindra Jadeja is the 7th highest ODI wicket taker for India with 220 wickets.
Niranjan Shah Stadium, also known as Khandheri Cricket Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Rajkot, India. It is Gujarat's first solar-powered stadium.
Andre Dwayne Russell, nicknamed Dre Russ, is a Jamaican international cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies and for Jamaica in domestic cricket as an all-rounder. He currently plays in various T20 leagues around the world and periodically represents the West Indies in T20is. Russell was part of the 2012 and 2016 ICC World T20 winning West Indies teams. Russell is considered as one of the greatest cricketers in the T20 format, notable for his powerful hitting, and capability to bowl at speeds consistently above 140 km/h.
Tymal Solomon Mills is an English international cricketer who currently plays internationally for England and domestically for Sussex. He is a left-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman who plays mainly as a bowler. He made his international debut for England in July 2016, and was a member of the English team that won the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Suryakumar Ashok Yadav is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed middle-order batter. He represents the India national cricket team and captains the Twenty20 International side. He was part of the national team that won the 2023 Asia Cup and the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Shardul Narendra Thakur is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and has previously appeared for several Indian Premier League teams. He is a bowler who bats right-handed and bowls right arm medium pace. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2018 Asia Cup and the 2023 Asia Cup.
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, also colloquially known as Dehradun Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand in India. It is the home ground of Uttarakhand cricket team.
Heinrich Klaasen is a South African cricketer who plays for the South African national cricket team in limited overs cricket. Previously in 2021, Klaasen captained South Africa for the first time in a T20I match. he is considered one of the most destructive players in limited overs cricket in the modern era. Renowned for his adept power-hitting capabilities, he demonstrates proficiency as a wicketkeeper, coupled with exceptional prowess as a finisher within the contemporary cricketing landscape. His remarkable statistics against spin bowling have established him as a coveted asset for T20 franchises. He has reported to be retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise for INR 23 Crores for the upcoming IPL 2025.
Deepti Sharma is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bengal, Birmingham Phoenix and India. She is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm off break. As of 2018, she was ranked 3rd in the top all-rounders in the ICC Cricket Rankings and had the third highest individual score by a female cricketer in ODIs.
Shivam Dube is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). An all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm at medium pace, Dube is known for his ability to hit massive sixes. He made his international debut for the India cricket team in November 2019. He was a member of the Indian team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup, and played a crucial knock of 27 runs out of 16 balls at a strike rate of 168.75 in the final against South Africa.
Shams Mulani is an Indian cricketer who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and previously appeared for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. He made his Twenty20 debut for Mumbai in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League on 11 January 2018. He made his List A debut for Mumbai in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 5 February 2018.
Marco Jansen is a South African cricketer who plays for the South Africa national cricket team and Sunrisers Eastern Cape in domestic matches.
The 2018–19 Indian cricket season was the 126th cricket season since the commencement of first-class cricket in India. The international cricket season started early in June 2018 with Afghanistan playing its home matches against Bangladesh. Afghanistan went on to win the T20I series 3–0. The Indian national team started its season hosting Afghanistan for the latter's Test cricket debut. India won the match in two days by an innings and 262 runs. West Indies toured India and lost the Test series 0–2, ODI series 1–3 and the T20I series 0–3. Australia toured India and won the T20I series 2–0 and ODI series 3–2. India also played host to Afghanistan's home games against Ireland. Afghanistan won the T20I series 3–0 and Test series 1–0. The ODI series was drawn 2–2. England women's toured India and lost the WODI series 1–2 but won the WT20I series 3–0.
Arshdeep Singh Aulakh is an Indian professional cricketer who plays for the India national cricket team. In Indian domestic cricket, he plays for Punjab and for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League. Arshdeep is a left-arm medium-fast bowler. He was an integral member of the Indian team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup, and was the joint-highest wicket taker of the tournament. Singh was also member of the Indian U-19 World cup 2018 winning squad.
The 2019 Women's T20 Challenge was the second season of the Women's T20 Challenge, a Twenty20 cricket tournament established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2018. Unlike previous year, this year it was a three team tournament instead of a one-off match, featuring a new team called IPL Velocity. It was held from 6 to 11 May 2019 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, coinciding with the 2019 IPL's playoffs. IPL Supernovas won their second title, by beating IPL Velocity in final by 4 wickets.
The Women's T20 Challenge shortly WT20 Challenge was an Indian women's cricket Twenty20 tournament that was held between 2018 and 2022. The tournament featured three teams, playing a round-robin group followed by a final. IPL Supernovas were the most successful team in the history of the tournament, with three title wins.
Rajendrasinh Jadeja, also spelt as Rajendra Raisinh Jadeja aka Rajendra Jadeja, was an Indian cricketer, coach and former BCCI official referee. He played first-class cricket representing Saurashtra, West Zone and Mumbai. He featured in 50 first-class matches and in 11 List A matches.
Rajasthan Premier League (RPL) is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league that is annually held in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is contested by six city-based franchise teams. The league is formed in 2023 by the Rajasthan Cricket Association. It is usually played from August to September.
| BCCI | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Members (teams) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports complexes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| List | |||||||||||||||||||||||
