US Masters T10 League

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US Masters T10 League
CountriesUnited States
Format T10
First edition 2023
Tournament format Page playoff system with double round-robin
Number of teams 6
Current championTexas Chargers (1st title)
Most successfulTexas Chargers (1 title)
TV Willow (USA) International
List of broadcasters
Website https://usmasters.ttensports.com/

The US Masters T10 League is a T10 cricket league in the United States with teams featuring retired international cricketers, launched and owned by T Ten Sports Management. The inaugural season took place in August 2023. [1] [2]

History

The league was founded by Shaji Ul Mulk, the chairman of the Abu Dhabi T10 league. The United States edition was announced in May 2023 with the inaugural edition expected to begin on 18 August 2023. [3]

The 2023 season was won by Texas Chargers who defeated New York Warriors in a super over after the scores after 10 overs were tied. The match took place at Central Broward Stadium in Florida. Sohail Khan of Texas Chargers was the Player of the Match and Mohammad Hafeez of the same team was named Player of the Tournament. [4]

Teams

There are six privately owned franchise teams in the league. [5]

TeamCaptainHead coach
Atlanta Riders Robin Uthappa Paul Nixon
California Knights Suresh Raina
Morrisville Unity Harbhajan Singh
New Jersey Tritons Gautam Gambhir
New York Warriors Misbah-ul-Haq
Texas Chargers Ben Dunk

Seasons and winners

SeasonFinalPlayer of the series
VenueWinnersResultRunners-up
2023 Central Broward Park,
Lauderhill, Florida
Texas Chargers
92 (10 overs)
Match tied (Chargers won the one-over eliminator)
Scorecard
New York Warriors
92/6 (10 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez
(TC)

Broadcasters

CountryTelevision channelInternet streaming applications
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Willow
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh T Sports
Flag of India.svg  India Star Sports Jio Cinema
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Geo TV
PTV Sports
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa SABC Sport
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Supreme TV
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe ZTN Prime

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