List of franchise cricket leagues
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Lists of Franchise cricket leagues in various countries of the World. In 2003, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) introduced the oldest running professional cricket league, T20 Blast.[1] However In 2008, inspired by Premier League, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) launched a cricket league, Indian Premier League (IPL) which is now most popular cricket league in the world.[2]
Men's franchise cricket leagues
[edit]League | Country | Playing window | Current Champions | Establishment | No. of teams |
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Indian Premier League | India | March–May | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2008 | 10 |
Big Bash League | Australia | December–January | Brisbane Heat | 2011–12 | 8 |
The Hundred | England Wales | July - August | Oval Invincibles | 2021 | 8 |
Caribbean Premier League | West Indies | August–October | Saint Lucia Kings | 2013 | 6 |
Bangladesh Premier League | Bangladesh | January–February | Fortune Barishal | 2012 | 7 |
Nepal Premier League | Nepal | November–December | 2024 | 8 | |
Pakistan Super League | Pakistan | April–May | Islamabad United | 2016 | 6 |
Major League Cricket | United States | June–July | Washington Freedom | 2023 | 6 |
Lanka Premier League | Sri Lanka | July–August | Jaffna Kings | 2020 | 5 |
ILT20 | United Arab Emirates | January–February | MI Emirates | 2023 | 6 |
SA20 | South Africa | January–February | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 2023 | 6 |
Global T20 Canada | Canada | July–August | Montreal Tigers | 2018 | 6 |
T20 Blast | England Wales | May—September | Gloucestershire | 2003 | 18 |
Super Smash | New zealand | December—February | Auckland | 2004–05 | 6 |
Women's franchise cricket leagues
[edit]League | Country | Playing window | Current Champions | Establishment | No. of teams |
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Women's Premier League | India | February—March | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2023 | 5 |
Women's Big Bash League | Australia | October—December | Adelaide Strikers | 2015 | 8 |
The Hundred | England | July - August | London Spirit | 2021 | 8 |
Women's Caribbean Premier League | West Indies | August | Barbados Royals | 2022 | 3 |
Women's Super Smash | New Zealand | December–January | Wellington Blaze | 2018 | 6 |
Women's T20 blast | United Kingdom | May—September | 2025 | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ www.ballebaazi.com. "T20 Blast League – English T20 Blast Matches, Team, Venues, Schedule". BalleBaazi. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "IPL: Incredibly Popular League" (PDF).