2018 Telangana T20 League

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2018 Telangana T20 League
Dates3 February – 25 February 2018 (2018-02-25)
Administrator(s)Hyderabad Cricket Association (HYCA)
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Champions (1st title)
Runners-up
Participants10
Matches49
Most runsDanny Dereck Prince (485)[1]
Most wickets (20)[1]
Official websitewww.hyderabad.cricket/TTL/
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The 2018 season of the Telangana T20 League, also known as Venkataswamy T20 tournament, was the first edition of the TTL, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Telangana, India. The league was formed by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HYCA) in 2017.[2] After Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, Telangana became third state in South India to launch its state T20 league with an initiative to provide major boost to rural cricketers who lag behind dur to lack of proper infrastructure and coaching facilities. The owners of the teams competing in the league are announced on 13 January 2018 by HYCA who have been selected on a first-come-first-serve basis after submitting an Expression of Interest and paying Rs 12.5 lakh each to HYCA for one-year contract.[3] The team colours and logos were launched on 2 February 2018 with the inaugural match being held on 3 February at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad[4][5]

won the inaugural tournament beating by 9 runs and Hitesh Yadav was adjudged as the man of the match for the Final.[6][7]

Teams[]

Team City Captain
Hyderabad Chandan Sahani
Adilabad Neeraj Bist
Mahabubnagar
Warangal
Medak Bavanaka Sandeep
Medak
Nalgonda Ashish Reddy
Karimnagar Amol Shinde
Khammam
Sangareddy Akshath Reddy

Source:[8][9]

Tournament results[]

Points rable[]

  •   advanced to the knock-out stage
Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Points NRR
9 8 1 0 0 16 +1.803
9 7 2 0 0 14 +1.017
9 6 3 0 0 12 +1.408
9 6 3 0 0 12 +0.404
9 5 4 0 0 10 +0.956
9 5 4 0 0 10 -0.661
9 3 6 0 0 6 +0.076
9 3 6 0 0 6 -0.832
9 2 7 0 0 4 -0.895
9 0 9 0 0 0 -3.38

Source:TTL Website

along with , and moved into semifinals of Telangana T20 tournament.[10][11]

Knockout stage[]

Match Venue Winner Winning margin Loser Player of the match Ref.
Semifinal-1 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
151/4 (19 overs) 		Won by 6 wickets
150/7 (20 overs) 		[12]
Semifinal-2 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
182/7 (20 overs) 		Won by 16 runs
166/10 (19.2 overs) 		[13]
Third-Place Play-off Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
194/3 (20 overs) 		Won by 1 run
193/6 (20 overs)
Final Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
148/7 (20 overs) 		Won by 9 runs
139/5 (20 overs) 		Hitesh Yadav [6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tournament Statistics". hyderabad.cricket/TTL. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Telangana T20 League: HCA launches a Twenty20 league for Telangana players". Deccan Chronicle. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Hyderabad Cricket Association unveils Telangana T20 League owners". deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  4. ^ "G.Venkataswamy T20 League team logos launched". hyderabad.cricket/TTL. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Venkataswamy T20 tournament in Hyderabad from Feb 3". telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Adilabad Tigers emerge champions in Telangana T20 League". telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Tigers annex inaugural TTL trophy". thehansindia.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  8. ^ "G.Venkataswamy T20 League team logos launched". hyderabad.cricket/TTL. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Teams Squad List". hyderabad.cricket/TTL. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Thunderbolts storm into semis of Telangana T20 league". Telangana Today. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Telangana T20 league: Top four clash in scorching semis". Deccan Chronicle. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Medak stun Hyd to enter TTL final". The Hans India. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Adhirath powers Medak into final". telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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