After the success of the inaugural season, T10 league is all set for its second edition. The T10 cricket tournament will be held at the iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is scheduled to begin from November 21. The 2018 T10 league will end with the final on December 02. In the inaugural edition, six teams took part in the T10 cricket league and this year, a total of eight teams will be in action. T10 League 2018, Complete Squads: Players of Kerala Kings, Pakhtoons, Maratha Arabians, Bengal Tigers, Rajputs, Northern Warriors, Punjabi Legends, and Karachians Teams.

The 2018 T20 league will feature 29 matches between eight teams- Kerala Kings, Punjab Legends, Maratha Arabians, Bengal Tigers, Sindhis ( formerly Karachians), Rajputs, Northern Warriors, and Pakhtoons. Former Pakistan and Indian cricketers Shahid Afridi and Virender Sehwag are the league icons.

As far as the tournament format is concerned, the eight teams have been divided into two groups of four teams each. The teams will face off in a round-robin format in each group before the playoffs. Group A comprises of Kerala Kings, Sindhis, Pakhtoons and Rajputs while Punjab Legends Bengal Tigers, Maratha Arabians, and Northern Warriors make up the Group B. In the playoff stage, the franchises will face teams from other groups. Eventually, top four teams will play the Qualifier and Eliminators with two teams advancing towards the final. Shoaib Malik Pulls Out of T10 League to Spend Time With Son Izhaan

T10 Cricket League 2018 Time Table & Schedule

Date Group Match Time (IST)
21-Nov-2018 A Sindhis vs Rajputs 8:00 P.m
21-Nov-2018 A Kerala Kings vs Pakhtoons 10:15 P.m
22-Nov-2018 B Bengal Tigers vs Northern Warriors 5:00 P.m
22-Nov-2018 A Sindhis vs Kerala Kings 7:15 P.m
22-Nov-2018 B Maratha Arabians vs Northern Warriors 9:30 P.m
23-Nov-2018 A Pakhtoons vs Rajputs 5:00 P.m
23-Nov-2018 B Bengal Tigers vs Maratha Arabians 7:15 P.m
23-Nov-2018 B Northern Warriors vs Punjabi Legends 9:30 P.m
24-Nov-2018 B Sindhis vs Pakhtoons 8:00 P.m
24-Nov-2018 A Bengal Tigers vs Punjabi Legends 10:15 P.m
25-Nov-2018 B Kerala Kings vs Rajputs 8:00 P.m
25-Nov-2018 A Maratha Warriors vs Punjabi Legends 10:15 P.m
26-Nov-2018 Playoffs TBD vs TBD 8:00 P.m
26-Nov-2018 Playoffs TBD vs TBD 10:15 P.m
27-Nov-2018 Playoffs TBD vs TBD 8:00 P.m
27-Nov-2018 Playoffs TBD vs TBD 10:15 P.m
28-Nov-2018 Playoffs TBD vs TBD 8:00 P.m
28-Nov-2018 Playoffs TBD vs TBD 10:15 P.m
29-Nov-2018 Playoffs TBD vs TBD 5:00 P.m
29-Nov-2018 Playoffs TBD vs TBD 7:15 P.m
29-Nov-2018 Playoffs TBD vs TBD 9:30 P.m
30-Nov-2018 Playoffs TBD vs TBD 5:00 P.m
30-Nov-2018 Playoffs TBD vs TBD 7:15 P.m
30-Nov-2018 Playoffs TBD vs TBD 9:30 P.m
1-Dec-2018 Semifinal 1 Playoffs 1st Pos vs Playoffs 2nd Pos 5:00 P.m
1-Dec-2018 Eliminator 1 Playoffs 3rd Pos vs Playoffs 4th Pos 7:15 P.m
1-Dec-2018 Semifinal 2 Semifinal 1 Runner Up vs Eliminator 1 Winner 9:30 P.m
2-Dec-2018 Third Place Eliminator 1 Runner Up vs Semifinal 2 Runner Up 7:15 P.m
2-Dec-2018 Final Semifinal 1 Winner vs Semifinal 2 Winner 9:30 P.m

Players like Afridi, Shane Watson, Eoin Morgan, Rashid Khan, Sunil Narine, Darren Sammy and Brendon McCullum will be part of the league. Former Indian cricketers Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Praveen Kumar, S Badrinath and Reetinder Singh Sodhi will also take part in the T10 league. Kerala Knights are the defending champions as they defeated Punjabi Legends in the final of T10 season 1 by eight wickets.

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