| 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] | ||
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| 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 | |
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