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Suryakumar Yadav picks his combined squad of MI Cape Town and MI Emirates including 03 West Indies players – Check Full Squad!

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Suryakumar, who plays for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, was tasked to form a team comprised of the other two MI franchises.

MI group has two different franchises in T20 cricket named MI Emirates that will play in the UAE-based ILT20 league, while MI Cape Town will play in the South Africa-based SA20 league.

There are some big names across the two teams and Suryakumar Yadav picked up his best combined eleven on Sunday.

MI Emirates and MI Cape Town Combined XI: Suryakumar picked up talented South African youngster Dewald Brevis as one of his openers, who also plays for Mumbai Indians.

Rassie Van Der Dussen is going to partner Brevis at the top. Both players play for MI Cape Town.

He then picked up West Indies southpaw Nicholas Pooran, who will be donning the MI Emirates jersey. England all-rounder Liam Livingstone also made his squad, who will play for MI Cape Town.

Livingstone plays for Punjab Kings in the IPL. Afghanistan spin wizard Rashid Khan, who will captain the MI Cape Town, has made it to SKY’s combined team. But the Indian batter chose Kieron Pollard as his captain, who is also appointed as the skipper of MI Emirates.

IPL’s most expensive player Sam Curran, along with Dwayne Bravo, Jofra Archer, Kagiso Rabada and Trent Boult complete Suryakumar’s XI.

Full Squad: It was the dominance of MI Cape Town in SKY’s combined squad as 7 players from the South Africa-based wing made it to his first eleven.

Dewald Brevis (MI Cape Town), Rassie Van Der Dussen (MI Cape Town), Nicholas Pooran (MI Emirates), Liam Livingstone (MI Cape Town), Kieron Pollard (C) (MI Emirates), Dwayne Bravo (MI Emirates), Sam Curran (MI Cape Town), Rashid Khan (MI Cape Town), Jofra Archer (MI Cape Town), Kagiso Rabada (MI Cape Town), Trent Boult (MI Emirates)

West Indies wicket-keeper batsman Chadwick Walton has signed with a franchise in the inaugural Nepal T20 League.

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Nepal T20 League will start on December 23, Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announces on Thursday. The league will start after the Kathmandu team got a new owner in the form of Nepal Sports Venture, a company based in Kathmandu. The new team will be called Kathmandu Knights.

The future of the league was thrown in doubt after Kantipur Media Group-owned Kathmandu Gurkhas withdrew from the tournament two weeks before it was due to start.

CAN, in a bid to find new owners, had said the league would be postponed from December 11, the date it was due to start. Now, with the new owners found, the league will start on December 23 and end on January 10, 2023.

Six teams will take part in the inaugural Nepal T20 League. The teams are Kathmandu Knights, Lumbini All Stars, Biratnagar Super Kings, Janakpur Royals, Pokhara Avengers, and Farwest United.

According to the secondly re-scheduled fixtures of Nepal T20 League 2022, the event will start from 23 December 2022 and will run till 10 January 2023, having 11 January 2023 as the reserve day if the final match of the event can not complete on the 10th January of 2023.

Meanwhile, Janakpur Royals, one of the six franchise teams in the Nepal Twenty20 League, have signed Chadwick Walton as their overseas player. The 37-year-old West Indies batsman and wicketkeeper was happy to join Janakpur Royals. He said,

“I am really excited to be a part of the Janakpur Royals franchise. I am eager to be in Nepal and I can’t wait to get acclimatized and play some exciting cricket.”

Walton has represented West Indies in all three formats of men’s international cricket. Despite his lackluster outings with the national team, the right-handed batsman has flourished in global leagues, representing more than eight teams worldwide.

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Janakpur team owner Govind Khandelwal said he is very excited to have someone like Chadwick Walton with vast global experience joining the franchise.

“I am excited to announce the signing of Chadwick Walton as a foreign player for the Royals for the upcoming season. He has vast experience globally, having played in Pakistan Super League, Lanka Premier League, Caribbean Premier League, Bangladesh Premier League, etc. I am hopeful that the Nepalese players will learn from his experience.”

Along with Walton, four other foreign players are under contract with the Janakpur franchise. Coach Umesh Patwal’s side have also brought Adam Lyth, Trevon Abishai Griffth, Raj Rocky Nannan, and Subhashinge Priyanjan.

Walton’s Janakpur begin their Nepal T20 campaign against Pokhara Avengers on December 24.

Nepal T20 League is being organized by Cricket Association of Nepal and is also approved by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The inaugural league will feature 30 overseas players.

Here are West Indies players who have earned PSL 2023 Contracts Through Player Draft

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The players’ draft for the 2023 edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) took place on Thursday, December 15, in Karachi. Over 500 players took part in the draft. Teams had to pick from the Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver, Emerging, and Supplementary categories.

Pakistan Super League
Pakistan Super League

Franchises also made judicious use of the right-to-match cards. Quetta Gladiators used the RTM and took back Naseem Shah from Multan Sultans.

Abrar Ahmed, who picked up 11 wickets on his Test debut against England, is set to ply his trade for Islamabad United. From the likes of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, David Miller, Sikandar Raza, Moeen Ali, Rovman Powell, Imran Tahir, and a number of big names are set to take part in the T20 league.

The 36 foreign players picked up in the draft were from 10 T20I playing countries, including England (10), Afghanistan (five), West Indies (four), South Africa (four), New Zealand (four), Australia (three), Ireland (two), Sri Lanka (two), Namibia (one), and Zimbabwe (one).

Squads:

Islamabad United: Alex Hales (Eng), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afg), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fazal Haq Farooqi (Afg), Wasim Jr, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Abrar Ahmed, Colin Munro (Nz), Paul Stirling (Ire), Rumman Raees, Sohaib Maqsood, Hassan Nawaz, Zeeshan Zamir. Moeen Ali (Eng) and Mubasir Khan (Supplementary).

Karachi Kings: Haider Ali, Imran Tahir (Rsa), Matthew Wade (Aus), Imad Wasim, James Fuller (Nz), James Vince (Eng), Andrew Tye (Aus), Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik, Aamer Yamin, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Akhlaq, Sharjeel Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan Niazi, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Umar and Tabraiz Shamsi (Rsa).

Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Rashid Khan (Afg), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Dawid Wiese (Nam), Hussain Talat, Haris Rauf, Abdullah Shafique, Liam Dawson (Eng), Sikander Raza (Zim), Ahmad Daniyal, Dilbar Hussain, Harry Brook (Eng), Kamran Ghulam, Mirza Tahir Baig, Shawaiz Irfan, Zaman Khan, Jalat Khan and Jordan Cox (Eng).

Multan Sultans: David Miller (Rsa), Josh Little (Ire), Mohammad Rizwan, Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw (Rsa), Shan Masood, Akeal Hosein (Wi), Shahnawaz Dahani, Tim David (Aus), Anwar Ali, Sameen Gul, Sarwar Afridi, Usama Mir, Usman Khan, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah, Adil Rashid (Eng) and Arafat Minhas.

Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam, Rovman Powell (Wi), Bhanuka Rajapaksa (SL), Mujeeb Ur Rehman (Afg), Sherfane Rutherford (Wi), Wahab Riaz, Arshad Iqbal, Danish Aziz, Mohammad Haris, Aamer Jamal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Eng), Saim Ayub, Salman Irshad, Usman Qadir, Haseebullah Khan, Sufyan Muqeem, Jimmy Neesham (Nz).

Quetta Gladiators: Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Wanindu Hasaranga (SL), Iftikhar Ahmed, Jason Roy (Eng), Odean Smith (Wi), Ahsan Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Zahid, Naveen-ul-Haq (Afg), Umar Akmal, Umaid Asif, Will Smeed (Eng), Aimal Khan, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Martin Guptill (Nz) and Omair Bin Yousuf.

Sherfane Rutherford is the only West Indies player retained by a Pakistan Super League Franchise for their 2023 season.

The 24-year-old was retained by the Peshawar Zalmi for the new season, which runs from 9 February to 19 March 2023.

Accordingly, four West Indies players were selected by three franchises for the tournament. Akeal Hosein, Sherfane Rutherford (Retained), Rovman Powell, Odean Smith are the four.

Several West Indies players have been drafted for BPL 2023. Check Full List

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The ninth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League is scheduled to be held from January 5 to February 16, 2023. Accordingly, the league draft was held on Wednesday, November 23.

Player Draft BPL
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The event saw several big players move to other teams and some big names were added to the list of overseas players. Here is the complete list of players drafted by the seven teams for Bangladesh Premier League 2023:

Fortune Barishal: Shakib Al Hasan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Usman Qadir, Rahkeem Cornwall, Kesrick Williams, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen-ul-Haq, Kusal Perera, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Ebadat Hossain, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Fazle Rabbi, Haider Ali, Chaturanga de Silva, Saif Hasan, Khaled Ahmed, Kazi Onik, Sunzamul Islam, Salman Hossain

Sylhet Strikers: Mashrafje Mortaza, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Haris, Thisara Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya De Silva, Colin Ackermann, Ryan Burl, Mushfiqur Rahim, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Nabil Samad, Towhid Hridoy, Rubel Hossain, Tom Moores , Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Zakir Hasan, Nazmul Islam Apu, Akbor Ali, Taibur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib

Khulna Tigers: Tamim Iqbal, Avishka Fernando, Wahab Riaz, Naseem Shah, Azam Khan, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Nasum Ahmed, Nahidul Islam, Munim Shahriar, Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Dasun Shanaka, Paul van Meekeren, Shafiqul Islam, Pritom Kumar, Habibur Rahman, Mahmudul Hasan Joy

Comilla Victorians: Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Abrar Ahamed, Litton Das, Mosaddek Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Imrul Kayes, Josh Cobb, Aashiqur Zaman, Brandon King, Jaker Ali Anik, Sean Williams, Chadwick Walton, Shykat Ali, Abu Haider Rony, Nayeem Hasan, Mukidul Islam, Mahidul Islam Ankon

Brandon King

Dhaka Dominators: Taskin Ahmed, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Munaweera, Mohammad Mithun, Soumya Sarkar, Shoriful Islam, Arafat Sunny, Nasir Hossain, Al Amin Hossain, Shan Masood, Ahmad Shahzad, Alok Kapali, Monir Hossain Khan, Ariful Haque, Salman Irshad, Muktar Ali, Mizanur Rahman, Delwar Hossain, Usman Ghani

Chattogram Challengers: Afif Hossain, Vishwa Fernando, Ashan Priyanjan, Curtis Campher, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Shuvagata Hom, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Irfan Shukkur, Mehedi Maruf, Ziaur Rahman, Maxwell Patrick, Unmukt Chand, Taijul Islam, Abu Jayed Rahi, Farhad Reza, Towfiq Khan

Rangpur Riders: Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shoaib Malik, Pathum Nissanka, Sikandar Raza, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Nawaz, Jeffrey Vandersay, Sheikh Mahedi Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Naim Sheikh, Rakibul Hasan Jr, Shamim Hossain, Ripon Mondol, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Jones , Rony Talukder, Parvez Hossain Emon, Alauddin Babu

Accordingly, several West Indies players are involved in this tournament and they are Chadwick Walton, Rahkeem Cornwall, Kesrick Williams and Brandon Kinng.

Dwayne Bravo has been named as the ‘brand ambassador’ for the fourth season of the World Cup Tennis Ball Cricket Tournament.

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Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been named as the brand ambassador for the fourth season of the 10 PL World Cup Tennis Ball Cricket Tournament to be held in Thane from December 18 to 25.

Bravo will unveil the tournament trophy and jersey on December 7 at a gala dinner in Dubai. For the first two editions, two other World Cup champions, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram and India’s Virender Sehwag, were the faces of the tournament.

Bravo was an outstanding all-rounder who represented West Indies in 40 Tests, 164 ODIs, and 91 Twenty20 Internationals. Accordingly, he has scored 6423 runs and 363 wickets in 295 international matches.

In addition, he is one of the most highly valued all-rounders in franchises around the world, especially in the IPL, with Bravo claiming 6894 runs and 614 wickets in 556 T20 matches.

Commenting on this, Bravo said,
“This is a unique opportunity for the players to showcase their skills and present a different facet of our great sport.”

Dwayne Bravo “I am looking forward to performing my iconic song Champion at the gala dinner in Dubai. I am sure the tournament will be a rip-roaring success.”

For this year’s edition, a total of 20 teams from — India, The Middle East, and Sri Lanka — will be seen in action during the eight-day extravaganza. In all 51 matches will be played during the tournament.

T10 league start Nov 23; Pollard, Pooran among 23 West Indies players picked for Abu Dhabi T10 2022, Check Full List here!

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The sixth season of the Abu-Dhabi T10 tournament, which is known as the fastest competition event in cricket, will start in tomorrow (23).

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Accordingly, for the sixth season, 23 West Indies players were bought by the teams, out of which players like Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, and Kieron Pollard were selected as ICON Players.

Accordingly, the tournament is scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates from November 23 to December 4 this year.

Accordingly, two new teams named Morrisville Samp Army and New York Strikers have been introduced for this year’s Abu-Dhabi T10 tournament.

The two new teams, Morrisville Samp Army and New York Strikers are led by David Miller and Kieron Pollard, respectively, and they have also got some good names. Each team signed one Platinum Player before the draft and named one Icon Player for the season.

Each squad has around 16-17 players. Abu Dhabi T10 League 2022 – Complete squads of all teams after player drafts,

1. New York Strikers

Kieron Pollard (icon, c), Eoin Morgan, Azam Khan, Paul Stirling, Romario Shepherd, Andre Fletcher, Wahab Riaz, Jordan Thompson, Kesrick Williams, Izharulhaq Naveed, Tom Hartley, Muhammad Waseem, Nav Pabreja, Muhammad Farooq, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul

2. Northern Warriors

Wanindu Hasaranga (icon), Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell (c), Adam Lyth, Reece Topley, Kennar Lewis, Wayne Parnell, Adam Hose, Chris Green, Rayad Emrit, Gus Atkinson, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Usman, Hamdan Tahir, Dushmantha Chameera, Mohammad Irfan

3. Bangla Tigers

Shakib Al Hasan (icon, c), Evin Lewis, Colin Munro, Hazratullah Zazai, Joe Clarke, Benny Howell, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Amir, Matheesha Pathirana, Nurul Hasan, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Rohan Mustafa, Chirag Suri, Umair Ali, Dan Christian, Jake Ball

4. Deccan Gladiators

Nicholas Pooran (icon), Andre Russell, David Wiese, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Luke Wood, Josh Little, Odean Smith, Will Smeed, Zahir Khan, Curtis Campher, Zahoor Khan, Adeel Malik, Sultan Ahmed, Jason Roy, Taskin Ahmed

5. The Chennai Braves

Dasun Shanaka (icon), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Carlos Brathwaite, Obed McCoy, Maheesh Theekshana, Olly Stone, Ben Duckett, Sam Cook, Sikandar Raza, Ross Whiteley, Kobe Herft, Karthik Meiyappan, Vriitya Aravind, Sabir Rao, Laurie Evans, James Fuller

6. Team Abu Dhabi

Chris Lynn (icon), Fabian Allen, Phil Salt, Adil Rashid, Naveen-ul-Haq, Tymal Mills, Jamie Overton, James Vince, Brandon King, Amad Butt, Darwish Rasooli, Alishan Sharafu, Abid Ali, Ethan D’Souza, Mustafizur Rahman, Peter Hatzoglou

7. Delhi Bulls

Dwayne Bravo (icon, c), Tim David, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rilee Rossouw, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Will Jacks, Najibullah Zadran, Dominic Drakes, Richard Gleeson, Keemo Paul, Mitchell Stanley, Shiraz Ahmed, Karnal Zahid, Aayan Afzal Khan, Imad Wasim, Jordan Cox

8. Morrisville Samp Army

David Miller (icon), Anrich Nortje, Shimron Hetmyer, Moeen Ali, Dwaine Pretorius, Johnson Charles, Chamika Karunaratne, George Garton, Andries Gous, Jacobus Pienaar, Ibrahim Zadran, Ahmed Raza, Kashif Daud, Basil Hameed, Sheldon Cottrell, Karim Janat

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Shaji Ul Mulk, Chairman, T10 Sports Management said after the player draft, “It’s been very nice to see the growth of the league over the years. I’m delighted about how the Abu Dhabi T10 Players Draft panned out. The success of any event depends on partnerships and the teams working on the event and the Abu Dhabi Cricket & Sports Hub is unbeatable.”

“I am sure that this season will be even more exhilarating than the previous years. The squads are all very competitive and I would like to welcome the cricketers here once more. May the best team win.”

Accordingly, all the West Indies players signed up for this year’s tournament are,

Fabian Allen, Brandon King, Carlos Brathwaite, Obed McCoy, Evin Lewis, Kieron Pollard, Romario Shepherd, Andre Fletcher, Kesrick Williams, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Odean Smith, Nicholas Pooran, Dwayne Bravo, Dominic Drakes, Keemo Paul, Rovman Powell, Kennar Lewis, Sherafane Rutherford, Shimron Hetmyer, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell.

West Indies players who have signed up for the sixth season of Abu Dhabi T10 so far.

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Abu Dhabi is gearing up for its 6th season and two new teams and some big names have been added for this season. Accordingly, the two newly joined teams are Morrisville Samp Army and New York Strikers.

Teams are currently selecting players for the sixth season and some big names have been named so far. Accordingly,

01. Deccan Gladiators
Gladiators have retained five players for the next season and they are West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell, West Indian fast bowler Odean Smith, Namibian player David Wiese, UAE player Zahoor Khan, and English player Tom Kohler-Cadmore.

02. New York Strikes


Strikes, a new franchise for T10, has selected four players so far and three of them have been named in three categories. Accordingly, former West Indies limited-overs captain, Kieron Pollard (captain) as an Icon player, former England captain Eoin Morgan as a platinum player, Irish player Paul Starling, and Pakistani player Azam Khan have been classified as category A.

03. Team Abu Dhabi
The Team Abu Dhabi franchise has also retained three players and two players have been named as Icon and Platinum. According to that, the players who have been retained are English players Phil Salt and Jamie Overton as well as Afghanistan’s Naveen Ul Haq. Australia’s devastating batsman Chris Lynn is the icon player and England’s Alex Hales is the platinum player.

04. Morrisville Samp Army
Samp Army have so far picked up four players for their first season, with South Africa’s devastating batsman David Miller as Icon Player as well as South Africa’s own Anrich Nortje as their Platinum Player. West Indies Shimron Hetmyer and England’s Moeen Ali have been selected under Category A.

05. Chennai Braves


Accordingly, the Braves have acquired five players so far.  Sri Lanka’s limited-overs captain Dasun Shanaka is their icon player (also captain), while Sri Lanka’s own young pacer Maheesh Theekshans, and devastating batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksha, as well as Afghanistan’s Mohammad Shezard, have been retained in their franchise for the sixth edition. In addition, West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite has been named as one of their platinum players.

06. Northern Warriors
West Indies Devastating middle order batsman Rowman Powell (captain), Kenner Lewis, and Reece Topley have been retained among the players selected for their sixth season. Also, Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga, the world’s leading spinner in the short format, has been signed as their icon player and Sherafane Rutherford as their platinum player.

07. Bangla Tigers
Tigers have so far selected five players for the sixth season and have retained Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir and Sri Lanka’s young fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana. Bangladesh’s number one all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan (captain) is their icon player and West Indies’ devastating opener Evin Lewis is their platinum play Also, Colin Munro of New Zealand has signed with Tigers under Category A.

08. Delhi Bulls


The bulls have selected five players for their franchise for this year’s T10 tournament. Accordingly, West Indies player Dominic Drakes, South Africa’s Rilee Rossouw, and Afghanistan’s Rahmnaullha Gurbaz are the players who have been retained. Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been signed as one of their icon players (also captain) and Tim David as a platinum player.

The West Indies players named so far are; Andre Russell, Odean Smith, Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer, Carlos Brathwaite, Rowman Powell, Kenner Lewis, Sherafane Rutherford, Evin Lewis, Dominic Drakes, and Dwayne Bravo.

The league has seen significant year-on-year growth in viewership and economic value, with the 2021-2022 edition of the tournament reaching 342 million viewers across television and digital streaming compared to approximately 37 million viewers for the 2017 edition, with the league’s economic impact now at US$621.2 million.

The 2022 Abu Dhabi T10 tournament will be played from November 23 to December 4 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, featuring a 10-over-a-side format of 90-minute duration.

Chris Gayle has been selected for the second Edition of the Legends League 2022.

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The Legends League cricket competition organized for the first time was held in Oman. It was contested by three teams namely Asian Lions, Indian Maharajas, and World Giants, and led by Misbah ul Haq, Mohammad Kaif, and Darren Sammy respectively.

All sides played each other twice in the round-robin stage and the top two qualified for the final. Accordingly, World Giants and Asian Lions qualified for the finals and Giants won the first season trophy by 25 Runs.

After the successful first edition, the organizers announced that the second season will bring a new dimension. Accordingly, the Legends League cricket tournament, which will be held for the second time, will start on September 16 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Fifteen matches will be played before the final and will be held in the cities of Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi, Cuttack, and Jodhpur. Accordingly, four teams will play in this tournament, Bhilwara kings, India Capitals, Manipal Tigers, and Gujarat Giants are the four teams.

To select 59 players from the 79-player draft, the above four teams spend a combined amount of 32 crore rupees (4014438.40USD) and one team spends 08 crores. As per draft rules, franchises have three days to finalize their squad, including any additional picks of the cricket legend along with their existing franchise purse.

Accordingly, Gujarat Giants selected the Jamaican destructive opener, Chris Gayle, for their franchise and he will open the innings along with Indian player Virender Sehwag. Raman Raheja said (CEO & Co-Founder, Legends League Cricket)

“After Friday’s draft, Gujarat Giants Had clearly expressed their desire to buy Chris Gayle with the remaining purse from their individual Rs 8 crore franchise purse. We facilitated the discussion and are glad that GAYLE will be seen playing for the Adani Sportsline team,”

The Gujarat giants welcomed Gayle this way on Twitter,

Apart from that, former West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons was also associated with Gujarat Giants in the second phase of the Legends League. Their entire team.

Gujarat Giants: Virender Sehwag (captain), Parthiv Patel, Chris Gayle, Elton Chigumbura, Chris Tremlett, Richard Levy, Graeme Swann, Joginder Sharma, Ashoke Dinda, Daniel Vettori, Kevin O’Brien, Stuart Binny, Michelle McClenaghan, Lendl Simmons, Manvinder Bisla, Ajantha Mendis

Evin Lewis Signed Up By Sharjah Warriors For UAE’s ILT20, 2023; “We have explosive opening batter” says Sharjah Warriors Coach

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England trio of Moeen Ali, Dawid Malan, Chris Woakes and West Indies batter Evin Lewis were amongst the 14 internationals signings made by Sharjah Warriors for the inaugural edition of the International League T20 (ILT20) in the UAE.

Moeen’s signing comes as a surprise as many reports had suggested that he had agreed to be a part of Chennai Super Kings-owned Johannesburg team in South Africa’s new T20 League, which is scheduled in January-February next year.

The inaugural edition of ILT20 will be played in a 34-match format across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, starting from January 2023.

“It has not been easy putting together a squad when the top IPL sides are also in search of players. The players tend to prefer IPL sides, particularly because it may open doors for the IPL. But we are happy with the final composition of the squad. We have a few quality international all-rounders in Moeen, (Mohammad) Nabi and Chris Woakes, in-form batsman in Dawid Malan and explosive opening batter in Evin Lewis.”

“Our Afghanistan players like (Rahmanullah) Gurbaaz , Naveen (ul-Haq) and Noor (Ahmed) are extremely well versed in the UAE conditions, especially Sharjah. Add to the mix a few explosive finishers in Chris Benjamin, Tom Cadmore and a mystery spinner in Mark Deyal. The two left-arm pacers in JJ Smit and Bilal khan complete the line-up. We’re extremely happy,” R Sridhar, the coach of Sharjah Warriors, said.

Sharjah Warriors squad:

Moeen Ali (England), Dawid Malan (England), Evin Lewis (West Indies), Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan), Chris Woakes (England), Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan), Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (England), Chris Benjamin (England), Danny Briggs (England), Mark Deyal (West Indies), Bilal Khan (Oman) and JJ Smit (Namibia)

Watch: Bravo’s celebration after claiming his 600th T20 wicket

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Dwayne Bravo continues to shine in the T20 format. Dwayne Bravo, an all-around player for the Northern Superchargers, has taken 600 wickets, making him the first player in T20 cricket history.

The Caribbean all-rounder achieved the feat while playing for Northern Superchargers in their match against Oval Invincibles in the ongoing The Hundred tournament.

Bravo dismissed Rilee Rossouw on LBW before cleaning up Sam Curran for his 600th T20 wicket. The veteran all-rounder, who is adept in varying the pace of the ball, bowled a slower delivery to get rid of Curran in the match.

Soon after claiming his 600th T20 wicket, Bravo celebrated in a unique style. He achieved the feat in the 516th innings of his T20 career. His overall figures were 2 for 29 in the 20 balls bowled.

Watch Bravo’s celebration after claiming his 600th T20 wicket here:

Bravo is being followed by the likes of Rashid Khan and Sunil Narine who have claimed 466 and 457 T20 wickets, respectively.

Talking about the match, Tom Curran’s outstanding seven-ball 18* kept the Northern Superchargers from winning despite their swift succession of three wickets during the closing overs. Sam’s game-winning hit earned him the Man of the Match honour.

Northern Superchargers posted 157 for 7 batting first in the 100-ball-a-side game.

Adam Lyth top-scored with a 79-run knock off 33 balls, while Bravo had a poor outing with the bat, getting out for a first-ball duck.

For Oval Invincibles, Sunil Narine starred with the ball picking three wickets for 11 runs in the 20 balls bowled.

In reply to Northern Superchargers’ total, the Oval Invincibles reached home with in 97 balls with three wickets in hand.

Sam Curran scored 60 runs off 39 balls while Jordan Cox also helped the team’s cause with his 48-run knock that came off 29 balls.

In the bowling department, Bravo was the pick of the bowlers for the losing team Northern Superchargers.