The highly anticipated second edition of the UP T20 League is set to commence on August 25, following an exciting inaugural season. Fans can look forward to a gripping curtain-raiser as the finalists from last year, Kashi Rudras and Meerut Mavericks, face off once again. The previous season saw the Rudras clinching the title with a convincing seven-wicket victory while chasing a target of 147 runs, setting high expectations for this year’s tournament.
This year’s league will feature six teams: Gorakhpur Lions, Kanpur Superstars, Kashi Rudras, Noida Kings, Lucknow Falcons, and Meerut Mavericks. Each team will play against the others twice in the round-robin stage, ensuring a comprehensive competition that promises to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. Following the round-robin phase, the top teams will advance to the playoffs, which include Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2, and the grand finale.
Overall, the tournament will boast a total of 34 riveting matches, culminating in the final on September 14.
. All games will take place at the iconic Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, which has been a revered venue for cricket enthusiasts.
For fans eager to catch every moment of the high-energy action, the UP T20 League will be streamed live on both the JioCinema and FanCode apps and websites, providing accessible online viewing options. For those who prefer to watch the games on television, the matches will also be broadcast live on the Sports 18 network, ensuring that no one misses out on the exhilarating cricketing action.
Now, let’s dive into the squad lists for each team participating in this thrilling edition of the league.
**Meerut Mavericks**
The Meerut Mavericks will feature a well-rounded squad comprising:
– Divyansh Joshi
– Divyansh Rajput
– Madhav Kaushik
– Manu Kashyap
– Nalin Mishra
– Rinku Singh
– Rituraj Sharma
– Swastik Chikara
– Akshay Sain
– Kovid Jain
– Prashant Yadav
– Rajat Sanserwal
– Shubhanker Shukla
– Akshay Dubey (wk)
– Uvaish Ahmed (wk)
– Deepanshu Yadav
– Jamshed Alam
– Shiven Malhotra
– Vasu Vats
– Vijay Kumar
– Vishal Chaudhary
– Yash Garg
– Yogendra Doyla
– Yuvraj Yadav
– Zeeshan Ansari
**Kanpur Superstars**
This lineup shines with potential and includes:
– Adarsh Singh
– Kuldeep Kumar
– Mukesh Kumar
– Osho Mohan
– Sameer Rizvi
– Sudhanshu Sonkar
– Sumit Agarwal
– Yuvraj Pandey
– Abhishek Singh Yadav
– Ankur Malik
– Faiz Ahmed
– Mohammed Aashiyan
– Saubhagya Mishra
– Shaurya Singh
– Inzaman Hussain (wk)
– Shoaib Siddiqui (wk)
– Aaqib Khan
– Asif Ali
– Mohsin Khan
– Nadeem
– Pankaj Kumar
– Rishabh Rajput
– Shubham Mishra
– Vineet Panwar
**Noida Kings**
Prominent names in their roster consist of:
– Kavya Teotia
– Manav Sindhu
– Mohamed Amaan
– Rahul Raj
– Rahul Rajpal
– Shivam Saraswat
– Ajay Kumar
– Mohammad Sharim
– Nitish Rana
– Prashant Veer
– Vishal Pandey
– Aditya Sharma (wk)
– Bobby Yadav
– Kartikeya Yadav
– Kunal Tyagi
– Naman Tiwari
– Piyush Chawla
– Shanu Saini
**Gorakhpur Lions**
Their squad features several notable players:
– Akshdeep Nath
– Hardeep Singh
– Kaartikaya Singh
– Siddharth Yadav
– Yashu Pradhan
– Abhishek Goswami
– Saurabh Kumar
– Shivam Sharma
– Vineet Dubey
– Aryan Juyal (wk)
– Dhruv Jurel (Wk)
– Abdul Rehman
– Ankit Chaudhary
– Ankit Rajpoot
– Ansh Dwivedi
– Rohit Dwivedi
– Vaibhav Chaudhary
– Yash Dayal
**Kashi Rudras**
Defending champions, their squad includes:
– Almas Shaukat
– Aranav Baliyan
– Ghanshyam Upadhyay
– Manish Solanki
– Yashovardhan Singh
– Harsh Payal
– Karan Sharma
– Mohammad Shavaz
– Prince Yadav
– Vansh
– Shivam Bansal (wk)
– Ajay Singh
– Bihari Rai
– Jasmer Dhankar
– Karan Chaudhary
– Shiva Singh
– Shivam Mavi
– Sunil Kumar
**Lucknow Falcons**
Featuring experienced and young talents:
– Ali Zafar
– Kamil Khan
– Parth Palawat
– Priyam Garg
– Samarth Singh
– Sameer Choudhary
– Shubhang Raj
– Abhay Chauhan
– Akshu Bajwa
– Kritagya Singh
– Mohd Shibli
– Navneet
– Vipraj Nigam
– Aaradhya Yadav (Wk)
– Kirtivardhan Upadhyay (wk)
– Pranjal Saini (wk)
– Abhinandan Singh
– Aditya Kumar Singh
– Ankur Chauhan
– Bhuvneshwar Kumar
– Harsh Tyagi
– Kartikeya Jaiswal
– Kishan Kumar Singh
– Parv Singh
– Prashant Chaudhary
As the UP T20 League embarks on its second season, excitement builds up for a series of unforgettable matches. Stay tuned to your preferred streaming service or network to catch all the action and support your favorite team in this high-octane cricket tournament.
