Several new regional T20 domestic leagues have cropped up in recent years following the growing popularity of the Indian Premier League (IPL) since its inception in 2008.
The Madhya Pradesh League (MPL) is an upcoming franchise-based T20 cricket competition organised by the Gwalior Division Cricket Association (GDCA) under the backing of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA).
The tournament starting on June 15, 2024, will be its inaugural edition. It will be played among 5 teams at the MPCA International Cricket Stadium, Gwalior and will feature star Indian cricketers including Venkatesh Iyer, Rajat Patidar and fast bowler Avesh Khan.
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What are the dates of the Madhya Pradesh League?
The Madhya Pradesh League will start on June 15 and the final match will be played on June 23, 2024.
What is the format of the Madhya Pradesh League?
The five teams will face each other twice in the league stage and the team that finishes first in the league standings will qualify directly to the Final.
The teams ranked second and third will fight it out in an Eliminator, following which the winner will qualify for the Final, to face the first-ranked team.
Teams and squads of Madhya Pradesh League
| Team | Region | Icon Player |
|---|---|---|
| Gwalior Cheetahs | Gwalior | Venkatesh Iyer |
| Bhopal Leopards | Bhopal | Mohammad Arshad Khan |
| Jabalpur Lion | Jabalpur | Saransh Jain |
| Malwa Panthers | Malwa | Rajat Patidar |
| Rewa Jaguars | Rewa | Kuldeep Sen |
Bhopal Leopards: Mohammad Arshad Khan (icon), Siddharth Patidar, Ankush Singh, Aniket Verma, Gautam Raghuwanshi, Suraj Yadav, Kamal Tripathi, Madhav Tiwari, Mangesh Yadav, Akash Rajawat, Harsh Gawali (wk), Rakesh Thakur (wk), Vikas Sharma (wk), Mihir Hirwani, Aviral Singh, Priyanshu Shukla
Gwalior Cheetahs: Venkatesh Iyer (icon), Abhi Agnihotri, Anand Singh Bais, Ashwin Das, Parth Singh Sahani, Rahul Batham, Arpit Patel, Sanjoy Singh Nijjer, Shivang Kumar, Yash Dubey (wk), Apurve Dwivedi (wk), Ankit Singh Kushwah, Ishan Afridi, Ramveer Singh Gurjar, Vishnu Bhardwaj, Yuvraj Nema
Jabalpur Lions: Saransh Jain (icon), Parth Chaudhary, Anil Mourya, Kanishk Dubey, Aryan Pandey, Sagar Solanki, Aryan Deshmukh, Akhil Nigote Yadav, Ankur Singh Chauhan, Abhishek Pathak, Tripuresh Singh, Abhishek Bhandari (wk), Arpit Gaud (wk), Rahul Chandrol (wk), Aman Bhadoriya, Puneet Datey
Malwa Panthers: Rajat Patidar (icon), Aman Singh Solanki, Shubham Sharma, Akshat Raguwanshi, Devansh Vishwakarma, Lucky Mishra, Vandit Joshi, Chanchal Rathore (wk, Anubhav Agarwal, Ritesh Shakya, Anuj Lahore, Goutam Joshi, Kartik Parihar, Parush Mandal, Akshay Singh, Harshvardhan Singh
Rewa Jaguars: Kuldeep Sen (icon), Kuldeep Gehi, Manan Mehta, Parth Goswami, Prithviraj Singh Tomar, Shubham Kushwah, Vikrant Bhadoriya, Harsh Dixit, Himanshu Shinde, Shubham Rathore, Himanshu Mantri (wk), Ajay Rohera (wk), Amarjeet Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Shivam Shukla
How to watch the Madhya Pradesh T20 League (MPL) from India?
The Madhya Pradesh T20 League (MPL) can be watched on TV or live streamed on the following platforms:
| Dates | TV Channel | Live Stream |
|---|---|---|
| June 15 to June 23, 2024 | Sports 18 | Jio Cinema |
What are the venues of the Madhya Pradesh League?
All matches will be played at the MPCA International Cricket Stadium in Gwalior.
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