Qatar T10 League
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Administrator | Qatar Cricket Association |
Format | T10 |
First edition | 2019 |
Next edition | 2020 Qatar T10 League |
Tournament format | Double round robin and playoffs |
Number of teams | 6 |
Current champion | Falcon Hunters |
Most successful | Falcon Hunters |
Most runs | Mohammed Rizlan (138 runs) |
Most wickets | Ali Imran (8 wickets) |
TV | Geo Super |
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Website | https://qatart10.com/ |
Qatar T-10 Cricket League or QT10 League is a T-10 franchise cricket league, a form of cricket similar to Twenty20 cricket but played over only 10 overs per side. It was founded in Doha and has six teams.[1][2][3] The tournament is organised by the Qatar Cricket Association in assistance with International Pro Event. Television broadcasts on Geo Super and online broadcast on Crictraker. The league has been approved by the International Cricket Council (ICC).[4]
Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi signed as the Qatar T10 League's Ambassador.[5]
Teams[]
Team | Founded | Captain |
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Desert Riders | 2019 | ![]() |
Flying Oryx | 2019 | ![]() |
Falcon Hunters | 2019 | ![]() |
Heat Stormers | 2019 | ![]() |
Pearl Gladiators | 2019 | ![]() |
Swift Gallopers | 2019 | ![]() |
2019 Edition[]
Qatar T-10 Cricket League was the inaugural edition of the Qatar T10 League, the 10-over format tournament organized by the Qatar Cricket Association in assistance with International Pro Event from 7 December 2019 to 16 December 2019.[6] The tournament was approved by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The T10 league had 6 teams comprising 24 international cricket stars, 12 players from associate ICC countries, Qatar national cricket team players and other local players. South African batsman Hashim Amla was rolled in to lead the international stars.[7] Pakistani player Mohammad Hafeez and Andre Fletcher were also amongst the other international stars to be taking part in the League.
All the matches were played at the Asian Town International Cricket Stadium, Doha.[8]
The following teams and squads were announced for the tournament.[9]
The final points table was,
Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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Swift Gallopers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.715 |
Falcon Hunters | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | + 2.379 |
Desert Riders | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | + 0.344 |
Pearl Gladiators | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - 1.828 |
Flying Oryx | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - 2.071 |
Heat Stormers | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - 2.075 |
The complete schedule of Qatar T10 League 2019 was as follows.[10]
- All timings are mentioned as per Qatar's local time.
Pearl Gladiators
83/5 (10) |
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Flying Oryx
85/1 (7.4) |
Faisal Javed 27 (26)
Naved Malik 2/26 (2) |
- Flying Oryx won the toss & elected to bowl.
Swift Gallopers
93/5 (10) |
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Desert Riders
94/3 (8.5) |
- Desert Riders won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Heat Stormers
103/6 (10) |
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Falcon Hunters
104/4 (10) |
- Falcon Hunters won the toss and will bowl first.
Flying Oryx
95/6 (10) |
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Desert Riders
96/3 (8.2 overs) |
Bilawal Iqbal 17 (21)
Muhammad Iqram 2/23 (2 overs) |
Mohammad Hafeez 45 (23)
Naved Malik 2/8 (1 over) |
- Desert Riders won the toss & elected to bowl.
Swift Gallopers
116/5 (10) |
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Falcon Hunters
110/9 (10) |
Zaheer Ibrahim 32 (19)
Irshad Umer 1/14 (1 over) |
Mohammed Rizlan 35 (19)
Gyan Wimalashantha 2/12 (1) |
- Swift Gallopers won the toss and choose to bat.
Pearl Gladiators
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Desert Riders
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- No Toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
Heat Stormers
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Flying Oryx
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain
Desert Riders
89/2 (10 overs) |
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Falcon Hunters
90/4 (8.1 overs) |
- Falcon Hunters won the toss and elected to bowl.
Swift Gallopers
153/7 (10 overs) |
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Heat Stormers
87/7 (10 overs) |
53* (17)
Satvir Singh 2/16 (2 overs) |
Manpreet Gony 31 (11)
Mughees Bajwa 2/6 (2 overs) |
- Heat Stormers won the toss and elected to bowl.
Swift Gallopers
115/6 (10 overs) |
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Pearl Gladiators
67/10 (8,4 overs) |
Mehran Khan 16 (10)
Ali Imran 3/16 (1,4 overs) |
- Heat Stormers won the toss elected to field.
Flying Oryx
45/10 (9.2 overs) |
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Falcon Hunters
49/0 (4.3 overs) |
Hashim Amla 22* (16)
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- Falcon Hunters won the toss and choose to bowl.
Heat Stormers
134/2 (10 overs) |
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Desert Riders
135/5 (10 overs) |
Adnan Mirza 51 (25)
Gayan Munaweera 29/2 (2 overs) |
- Desert Riders won the toss and elected to bowl
Falcon Hunters
117/3 (10 overs) |
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Pearl Galdiators
81/7 (10 overs) |
Malinda Puspakumara 14 (12)
Iqbal Hossain 2/10 (2 overs) |
- Pearl Gladiators won the toss and choose to field
Swift Gallopers
98/6 (10 overs) |
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Flying Oryx
71/8 (10 overs) |
Bilawal Iqbal 18 (12)
Mohammad Imran 3/14 (2 overs) |
- Swift Gallopers won the toss and choose bat.
Pearl Gladiators
93/6 (10 overs) |
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Heat Stormers
78/10 (8,4 overs) |
Imraz Rafi 27 (14)
3/20 (1.4 overs) |
- Pearl Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Desert Riders
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Falcon Hunters
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- No toss
- No play was possible due to rain
Flying Oryx
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Swift Gallopers
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- No toss
- No play was possible cause of rain
Flying Oryx
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v
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Desert Riders
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- No toss
- No play was possible due to rain
Swift Gallopers
85/7 (10 overs) |
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Falcon Hunters
87/6 (9.5 overs) |
Ali Imran 19 (12)
Murad Khan 2/18 (2 overs) |
Salman Butt 18 (10)
Ali Imran 2/8 (2 overs) |
- Falcon Hunters won the toss and elected to field
Investigations[]
In December 2019, International Cricket Council (ICC) opened an anti corruption investigations after fixers intercepted at 2019 Qatar T10 League.[11]
Broadcast[]
Territory | Years | Channels |
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2019–present | Geo Super[12] |
Online Worldwide | 2019–present | CricTracker |
See also[]
- Sport in Qatar
- Qatar Cricket Association
- Qatar national cricket team
- Qatar women's national cricket team
References[]
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- ^ "Qatar T10 League from December 6". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). 18 November 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Global stars to descend on Doha for Qatar T10 Cricket League". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). 3 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Cutler, Tim (1 December 2019). "Shahid Afridi to headline Qatar T10 starting this Saturday". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Qatar T10 League: 'Dream come true' as star-studded field set for inaugural edition". thepeninsulaqatar.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Qatar T10 League: 'Dream come true' as star-studded field set for inaugural edition". The Peninsula. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "QCA announces start of International Qatar T10 League". CricBuzz. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Qatar T10 League 2019 Prediction". Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Qatar T10 League 2019: Preview, Match Schedule, Team Squads and Tournament Predictions". Cricket World. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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