Colombo: The inaugural edition of the Lanka T10 League will be held from 12th to 23rd December 2023. The tournament, which was initially planned to be held in June 2023, was shifted to December, as SLC deemed the ‘December window’ as the most appropriate to conduct the league, as the timing will complement Sri Lanka’s Domestic and International Cricketing Calendar.
Lanka T10 League, Sri Lanka’s newest addition to its annual cricket calendar will feature some of the finest international stars along with Sri Lanka’s top international stars.
The action-packed competition will also provide opportunities for the brightest young talents in the country to mix, mingle, and play along with the international stars.
“I am extremely confident that this tournament will become a success story and help Sri Lanka Cricket keep abreast with the evolving trends of the game,” said Mr. Shammi Silva, President, Sri Lanka Cricket.
The tournament will feature six men’s teams and four women’s teams, covering regional cricket epicenters, with each team consisting of a squad of 16 players, along with six foreign players.
The Lead Event Rights Partner for the event is TTen Sports Management and TTen Global Sports together with Innovative Production Group FZE, ( IPG ) as a consortium.
“We are thrilled to bring the exciting brand of T10 cricket to Sri Lanka, and we thank SLC for their support. This league is much more significant as it is licensed by a full popular member like SLC “ Mr. Shaji ul Mulk, Chairman of TTen Global Sports, representing the Event Rights Partner. The matches will be played in some of Sri Lanka’s top international cricket venues and under lights.
The thrilling 10-over format matches will have legendary cricketers who have retired from the international format but also as well as young stars who will begin their careers in the sport.Ritesh Patel, the owner of SAMP Army Cricket Franchise – one of the main organisers of the American edition & League partner – said, “Excited to bring this fast explosive cricket format to the USA. Players participating in this tournament have huge following all over the globe and this is a great opportunity for American fans to witness this for the first time on American soil.”After six momentous editions of the Abu Dhabi T10, and an upcoming Indian Masters League, T Ten Global Sports are thrilled to announce the inaugural edition of US Masters T10 League in USA.“T10 was founded in 2017 to bring to the format of a fast game like football and we are in the US now after 6 years. Since this is a fast, energetic and action-based sport we thought US would be a great destination for a format like this. “The launch of the US Masters T10 League saw in attendance cricketers like Corey Anderson, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and other USA National and Domestic players.“It’s a great honour to be a part of this format in the US, especially at this age. Everyone wants the older players to play again and so US Masters T10 will be a success,” says Misbah-ul-Haq.
To embed the sport of cricket within the audience of America, other US sporting stars are also joining by buying ownership within teams.NBA Superstar Spencer Dinwiddie is joining the Morrisville Unity team.
“I am super excited to be a part of the US Masters T10 League and working alongside Shaji Ul Mulk and Ritesh Patel that are introducing this growing international sport of Cricket to America.”Kayvon Thibodeaux of the NY Giants NFL team says “I’m excited to be an apart of a growing international sport of Cricket coming to America.” As he joins the NY Warriors T10 Team.The league will see 6 Teams competing in the new fastest Cricket format.The new logo of the USA T10 was also revealed here.Indian actors Elnaaz Norouzi and Parvati Nair provided the entertainment at the reception after the USA T10 was officially announced on Sunday.
