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European T20 Premier League

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European T20 Premier League
Tournament logo
Countries
FormatT20 cricket
First edition2026
Latest edition2026
Next edition2027
Tournament formatRound-robin league and playoffs
Number of teams6
Current championEdinburgh Castle Rockers
Most successfulEdinburgh Castle Rockers (1 titles)
Most runsFaf du Plessis (449)
Most wicketsMichael Bracewell (19)
Websiteetplofficial.com

The European T20 Premier League (ETPL) is a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in Europe. It comprises six franchise teams, representing major cities in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Netherlands, and Scotland.[1][2][3] The ICC-sanctioned league was co-founded by Indian actor and sports entrepreneur Abhishek Bachchan and three other Indian investors, in a strategic partnership with Cricket Scotland, Cricket Ireland, and Royal Dutch Cricket Association.[4]

History

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Euro T20 Slam

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In March 2019, Cricket Scotland, Cricket Ireland and the Royal Dutch Cricket Association officially announced a sanctioned cross-border European Twenty20 professional franchise tournament, the Euro T20 Slam,[5] originally for six teams. The initial player draft was held. The organiser, which was also responsible for the Canadian Global T20 tournament, announced a number of postponements as a combination of organisational issues and the COVID-19 pandemic effectively rendered the tournament abandoned.

European T20 Premier League

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In January 2025, it was confirmed that a broadly similar venture[6] with the same boards and six initial teams, had received the International Cricket Council's sanction to begin play in July 2025, effectively rebranding the T20 Slam as European T20 Premier League.[7][8][6] The event avoids most of the southern hemisphere and Caribbean franchise tournaments, including the Indian Premier League. Bollywood entertainer Abhishek Bachchan was announced as part owner of the league, at the same time as its sanctioning.[9] In June 2025, the European T20 Premier League was postponed from its planned July–August 2025, The tournament had originally been scheduled to take place from 15 July to 3 August 2025, but the franchise ownership process was not completed in time. Potential investors were reportedly focused on opportunities to acquire stakes in teams in The Hundred.[1] In August 2025, the ETPL appointed Oakvale Capital as its exclusive investment banker to raise capital for the competition. The league remained backed by Cricket Ireland, Cricket Scotland and the Royal Dutch Cricket Association, with Abhishek Bachchan among its investors.

In January 2026 ETPL announced its first three franchise ownership groups. Former Australia captain Steve Waugh became part of the ownership group behind the Amsterdam franchise[4] while former New Zealand internationals Nathan McCullum and Kyle Mills were involved with the Edinburgh franchise[10] Glenn Maxwell was also announced as a co-owner of the Belfast franchise[11] Later, Chris Gayle joined the Glasgow franchise[12] while Faf du Plessis, Jonty Rhodes and Heinrich Klaasen became co-owners of Rotterdam Dockers.[13][14] In May 2026, Rahul Dravid was announced as owner of the Dublin Guardians[15], completing the league's six-team structure.

The inaugural season will be played from 26 August to 20 September 2026.[16][17][18]

Format

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The ETPL is played in a double round-robin format, where each team faces the other twice during the league stage. The top three teams at the end of the group stage qualify for the playoffs, with the first placed team proceeding directly to the final while the second and third placed teams contest a qualifier semi-final.

In the group stage, teams are awarded two points for a win, one point for a no-result, and zero points for a loss. If a match ends in a tie, a super over is used to decide the winner. If the Super over is tied, up to two subsequent super overs may be played.

Teams in the league stage are ranked based on:

  1. Higher number of points
  2. If equal, best net run rate
  3. If equal, most wickets taken per fair balls bowled in complete matches
  4. If still equal, by drawing of lots

In the playoffs, if a super over cannot be played or two subsequent super overs also ends in a tie, the team that finished higher in the league stage is declared the winner.

Teams

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Current

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In January 2025, the six represented cities were announced.[19] On 21 January, the ETPL announced the first three franchise owners, Amsterdam Flames, Edinburgh Castle Rockers, and Belfast Wolves.[20][21][22] On 20 April, Glasgow Mugafians was announced as one of the franchises.[23] On 28 April, the franchise rebranded to Glasgow Cosmic.[24] On 30 April, Jonty Rhodes, Faf du Plessis, and Heinrich Klaasen were announced as the owners of Rotterdam Dockers.[25][26] On 11 May, the final team was announced as the Dublin Guardians, with Rahul Dravid led consortium as their owners.[27]

Team City Debut Captain Head coach Owner(s)
Amsterdam Flames Netherlands Amsterdam 2026 Scott Edwards Ryan Cook Steve Waugh
Jamie Dwyer
Tim Thomas
Belfast Wolves Northern Ireland Belfast Glenn Maxwell Kevin O'Brien Rohan Lund
Glenn Maxwell
Dublin Guardians Republic of Ireland Dublin Ravichandran Ashwin Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid
Edinburgh Castle Rockers Scotland Edinburgh Mitchell Santner James Foster Nathan McCullum
Kyle Mills
Glasgow Cosmic Scotland Glasgow George Munsey Matthew Hayden Matthew Hayden
Tansha Batra
Mugafi Group
Rotterdam Dockers Netherlands Rotterdam Faf du Plessis Adrian Birrell Jonty Rhodes
Faf du Plessis
Heinrich Klaasen
John Abraham

Seasons and results

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Season Final No. of teams Player of the series
Winner Result Runners-up Venue
2026 Edinburgh Castle Rockers Edinburgh Castle Rockers won by 7 wickets
Scorecard		 Belfast Wolves Republic of Ireland
Malahide Cricket Ground, Malahide		 6 Faf du Plessis (Rotterdam Dockers)

Team performances

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Seasons

Teams
 2026
Amsterdam Flames 3rd
Belfast Wolves RU
Dublin Guardians 5th
Edinburgh Castle Rockers C
Glasgow Cosmic 6th
Rotterdam Dockers 4th
  •   C: Champions
  •   RU: Runner-up
  •   3rd: Team lost the Qualifiers place in playoff

Records and statistics

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Batting
Most runs Faf du Plessis 449
Highest score James Vince 106*
Highest partnership Bass de lesse & Tim David 113* vs Rotterdam Dockers (6 September 2026)
Bowling
Most wickets Michael Bracewell 19
Best bowling figures Michael Bracewell 5/19 (4)
Fielding
Most dismissals (wicket-keeper) Heinrich Klaasen 10
Most catches (fielder) Faf du Plessis 9
Team
Highest team total Amsterdam Flames 214/5 (20) vs Dublin Guardians
Lowest team total Rotterdam Dockers 93 vs Edinburgh Castle Rockers
As of 20 September 2026

Broadcasting

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The 2026 season of the European T20 Premier League will be broadcast live on the following channels.[28][29]

Region(s)/countries Television rights Streaming rights
Indian subcontinent Star Sports JioHotstar
United Kingdom TNT Sports HBO Max
Ireland
Australia Foxtel Kayo Sports
Caribbean Rush Sports Rush Live & Louder
United States Willow Cricbuzz
Canada
Middle East and North Africa N/a
Southeast Asia N/a
South Africa N/a Olympic Channel
New Zealand N/a
Netherlands N/a

References

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  1. 1 2 "European T20 Premier League: Franchise tournament in Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands will be postponed". BBC Sport. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "New tournament for 2025". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands combine for new T20 franchise tournament". The Cricketer. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Smith, Marsh to play in new Europe-based T20 league; Waugh, Maxwell among owners". cricinfo.com. 21 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Euro T20 Slam organisers eye August window confirmed". ESPNcricinfo. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  6. 1 2 "ICC sanction new European T20 Premier League". RTE News. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "ICC announces formal sanction of European T20 Premier League". Sportstar. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "ICC Greenlights European T20 Premier League for 2025". Footboom. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Dixon, Ed (7 January 2025). "European T20 Premier League bags investment from Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan". SportsPro. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Capital cricket side sign New Zealand star as part of new big-money T20 franchise league". Edinburgh News. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Belfast among first franchises for new European cricket T20 league". The Irish News. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "ETPL welcomes Matthew Hayden as Glasgow Cosmic's Co-Owner and Head Coach". ETPL Official. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Rotterdam Dockers cricket team officially launched". Rotterdam Style. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Du Plessis, Rhodes, Klaasen join forces in 'easy business decision' to co-own ETPL team". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Rahul Dravid unveiled as owner of ETPL's Dublin Guardians". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  16. ↑ Muthu, Deivarayan (25 August 2026). "European T20 Premier League: All you need to know". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Inaugural edition of ETPL to start on August 26". Cricbuzz. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "European T20 franchise league to begin on August 26". Hindustan Times. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Abhishek Bachchan becomes co-owner of ICC-sanctioned European T20 Premier League". BrandWagon Online. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  20. ↑ "Waugh invests in European T20 Premier League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  21. ↑ "Smith, Marsh to play in new Europe-based T20 league; Waugh, Maxwell among owners". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  22. ↑ "ETPL unveils Steve Waugh, Glenn Maxwell, Kyle Mills as owners". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  23. ↑ "ETPL, Led By Abhishek Bachchan, Announces Glasgow Franchise. Chris Gayle, Mugafi Group Acquire Team Ownership". NDTV. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  24. ↑ "Glasgow Cosmic". Retrieved 28 April 2026 – via X.
  25. ↑ "SA stars Jonty, Faf, Klaasen acquire Rotterdam franchise in ETPL". ANI. 30 April 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "Du Plessis, Rhodes, Klaasen join forces in 'easy business decision' to co-own ETPL team". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "ETPL: Rahul Dravid acquires Dublin Guardians franchise for European T20 tournament". BBC Sport. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "ETPL ANNOUNCES JIOSTAR, TNT SPORTS, WILLOW & CRICBUZZ AS BROADCAST PARTNERS". European T20 Premier League. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  29. ↑ "ETPL 2026 Broadcasting & Live Streaming: TV Channels & Platforms". ETPL Live. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
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