Top 10 Most Popular T20 Cricket Leagues In The World 2018 | BEST CRICKET LEAGUES IN THE WORLD
Hello Readers, In case you're wondering which are the best or most popular T20 cricket leagues in the world 2018 you have come to a right place. Today I have a list of Top 10 T20 Cricket Leagues, So let's Begin!
10. Everest Premier League
On Number 10 we have Everest Premier League, it is a professional men's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Nepal. This League First Took Place in 2016, This league became really Popular in Nepal. This League has players from many Asian countries like India, Pakistan, Hong Kong, etc.
Number Of Teams:- Everest Premier League has 6 Teams as of 2017
Tournament Type:- Double Round Robins And PlayOffs
Total Number Of Matches:- Total 19 Matches as of 2017
9. Sri Lanka Premier League
On Number 9 we have Sri Lanka Premier League, The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) was a Twenty20 cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was intended to be the premier Twenty20 league in the country, held by Sri Lanka Cricket, replaced the Inter-Provincial Twenty20 competition. After the 2011 season was postponed, its first season was held in 2012. The 2013 and 2014 seasons were canceled due to organizational problems and lack of sponsorship, But According to Some news There is a Possibility that this league will be launched again in 2018 with a new name "Lankan Premier League"
Number Of Teams:- Sri Lanka Premier League had 7 Teams as of 2012
Tournament Type:- Double Round Robins And KnockOut
Total Number Of Matches:- Total 24 Matches as of 2012
8. Champions League Twenty20
On Number 8 We have Champions League Twenty20, The Champions League Twenty20 also referred to as the CLT20, was an annual international Twenty20 Cricket competition played between the top domestic teams from major cricketing nations. The competition was launched in 2008 with the first edition held in October 2009. It was jointly owned by the BCCI, Cricket Australia, and Cricket South Africa, and was chaired by N. Srinivasan, who was also the chairman of the ICC.
Owing to poor viewership, lack of audience interest, unstable sponsorships and lack of other necessary factors, the three founding cricket boards announced on 15 July 2015 that the tournament would be scrapped, thus the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 was the last series of the tournament.
Number Of Teams:- Champions League Twenty20 had 12 Teams as of 2014
Tournament Type:- Round Robin And KnockOut
Total Number Of Matches:- Total 28 Matches were Played in 2014
7. Ram Slam T20 Challenge
On Number 7, We Have Ram Slam T20 Challenge. The T20 Challenge is the premier Twenty20 Cricket competition in South Africa, first contested in the 2003–04 season. It was previously known as the Standard Bank Pro20 Series until the 2010–11 season, the MiWay T20 Challenge for the 2011–12 season and most recently as the RamSlam T20 Challenge. The current champions are the Multiply Titans.
Number Of Teams:- Ram Slam T20 Challenge has 6 Teams as of 2017
Tournament Type:- Double Round Robin
Total Number Of Matches:- Total 32 Matches were Played in 2016-2017
6. Bangladesh Premier League
On Number 7, We have Bangladesh Premier League. The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is a professional cricket league consisting of seven franchises. The BPL is one of the three professional cricket leagues in Bangladesh. In November and each team face each other twice in the league stage. Following the conclusion of the regular season, top four teams advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination game and two qualifier games culminating in the Championship game, between the winner of Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2.
The Bangladesh Premier League was formed in 2011 by the Bangladesh Cricket Board, after the suspension of its predecessor organization, 2009/10 National Cricket League Twenty20.
Number Of Teams:- Bangladesh Premier League has 7 Teams as of 2017
Tournament Type:- Double Round Robin And PlayOffs
Total Number Of Matches:- Total 46 Matches were Played in 2017
5. NatWest T20 Blast
On Number 6, We have NatWest T20 Blast, The 2017 NatWest T20 Blast was the 2017 season of the T20 Blast, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in England and Wales. It was the fourth season in which the domestic T20 competition, run by the ECB, has been branded as the NatWest t20 Blast. The league consisted of the 18 first-class county teams divided into two divisions of nine teams each with fixtures played between July and September. Ahead of the final round of fixtures, 15 teams were still in a position to qualify for the quarter-finals.
According to news, This League might be called "Vitality Blast" in 2018
Number Of Teams:- NatWest T20 Blast has 18 Teams as of 2017
Tournament Type:- Group Stage and KnockOut
Total Number Of Matches:- Total 133 Matches were Played in 2017
4. Pakistan Super League
On Number 4, We have Pakistan Super league, Pakistan Super League is a Twenty20 cricket league, founded in Lahore on 9 September 2015 with five teams and now comprises six teams. Instead of operating as an association of independently owned teams, the league is a single entity in which each franchise is owned and controlled by investors.
The commercial rights to the initial franchises were sold for US$93 million for a span of 10 years in December 2015. The market value of PSL in 2017 was up to US$300 million, according to Arif Habib.
The commercial rights to the initial franchises were sold for US$93 million for a span of 10 years in December 2015. The market value of PSL in 2017 was up to US$300 million, according to Arif Habib.
Number Of Teams:- Pakistan Super League has 6 Teams as of 2018
Tournament Type:- Double Robin Rounds and PlayOffs
Total Number Of Matches:- Total 34 Matches were Played in 2018
3. Caribbean Premier League
On Number 3, We Have Caribbean Premier League, The Caribbean Premier League (abbreviated to CPL or CPLT20) is an annual Twenty20 cricket tournament held in the Caribbean. It was created in 2013 and replaced the Caribbean Twenty20 as the premier Twenty20 competition in the Caribbean. It is currently sponsored by Hero MotoCorp and is officially titled the Hero CPL.
CPL is the only cricketing tournament in the Caribbean which gets a good response from both the crowd and the players. Even the Hollywood seems to be interested in that with celebrities like Mark Wahlberg who have been seen at this league supporting West Indian cricket.
Number Of Teams:- Caribbean Premier League has 6 Teams as of 2017
Tournament Type:- Group Stage And KnockOut
Total Number Of Matches:- Total 34 Matches were Played in 2017
2. Big Bash League
On Number 2, We have Big Bash League, The Big Bash League (BBL, also known as the KFC Big Bash League for sponsorship reasons) is an Australian professional Twenty20 cricket league, which was established in 2011 by Cricket Australia. The Big Bash League replaced the previous competition, the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, and features eight city-based franchises instead of the six state teams which had participated previously.
Number Of Teams:- Big Bash League has 8 Teams as of 2017
Tournament Type:- Group Stage And KnockOut
Total Number Of Matches:- Total 43 Matches were Played in 2017
1. Indian Premier League
On Number 1, We Have Indian Premier League, The Indian Premier League (IPL), officially Vivo Indian Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India contested during April and May of every year by teams representing Indian cities and some states. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2008 and is regarded as the brainchild of Lalit Modi, the founder and former commissioner of the league. IPL has an exclusive window in ICC Future Tours Programme.
The IPL is the most-attended cricket league in the world and in 2014 ranked sixth by average attendance among all sports leagues. In 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event in the world to be broadcast live on YouTube.The brand value of IPL in 2017 was US$5.3 billion, according to Duff & Phelps. According to BCCI, the 2015 IPL season contributed ₹11.5 billion (US$182 million) to the GDP of the Indian economy.
Number Of Teams:- Indian Premier League has 8 Teams as of 2018
Tournament Type:- Double Round Robin And PlayOffs KnockOut
Total Number Of Matches:- Total 60 Matches were Played in 2018
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