Bihar Cricket League
![]() Official Logo of the Bihar Cricket League | |
Countries | India |
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Administrator | Bihar Cricket Association |
Format | Twenty20 cricket |
First edition | 2021 |
Tournament format | Round Robin and Knock out |
Number of teams | 5 |
Current champion | Darbhanga Diamonds |
TV | Eurosport India (TV) Discovery+ (Internet)[1] |
Website | BCL |
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The Bihar Cricket League (BCL) is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in the Indian state of Bihar contested by five city-based franchise teams.[2] The league was formed in 2021 by the Bihar Cricket Association. It is usually played during summer season in March of every year. First begun in 2021, it is planned to be held annually.[3]
Teams
[edit]Five franchises are competing in the league.The franchises are named after a cities it is representing in the state.
Team [4] | City | Owner(s) | Captain |
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Angika Avengers | Ashutosh Kumar | ||
Bhagalpur Bulls | Bhagalpur | MD Rahmatullah | |
Darbhanga Diamonds | Darbhanga | Babul Kumar | |
Gaya Galadiators | Gaya | Vikas Yadav | |
Patna Pilots | Patna | Mangal Mahrour |
Venues
[edit]Bihar | ||
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Patna | ||
Urja Stadium | ||
Capacity: 5,000 |
Tournament season and results
[edit]Season | Final | |||
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Venue | Winners | Result | Runners-up | |
2021 | Urja Stadium, Patna | 142/7 (19)Overs Darbhanga Diamonds | Scorecard Won by 3 wicket | 140/8 (20) Patna Pilots |
Team's performance
[edit]Season Franchise | 2021 |
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Angika Avengers | SF |
Bhagalpur Bulls | SF |
Darbhanga Diamonds | C |
Gaya Galadiators | 5th |
Patna Pilots | RU |
- Teams are listed alphabetically by year of entry into the league
- C: champions
- RU: runner-up
- SF or PO: team qualified for the semi-final or playoff stage of the competition
See also
[edit]- Andhra Premier League
- Bengal Pro T20 League
- Chhattisgarh Cricket Premier League
- Delhi Premier League T20
- Kerala Cricket League
- Madhya Pradesh League
- Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20
- Maharashtra Premier League
- Odisha Cricket League
- Pondicherry Premier League
- Rajasthan Premier League
- Saurashtra Premier League
- Sher-E-Punjab T20 Cup
- Tamil Nadu Premier League
- T20 Mumbai
- UP T20 League
References
[edit]- ^ "Eurosport India acquires broadcast rights for the Bihar Cricket League (BCL)". MyKhel. 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Five teams participating in BCL 2021". SportsAdda. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Cricket fever grips Bihar with BCL set to get off the mark". cricheroes. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "BCLT20 Teams". cricheroes. Retrieved 22 March 2021.