The Uttar Pradesh T20 League (UP T20) is a men’s Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in Uttar Pradesh, India, featuring six city-based franchise teams. Established in 2023 by the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association, the league takes place annually during the post-summer season, typically from August to September.
The second season of the UP T20 League (Uttar Pradesh) is scheduled to start on Sunday, August 25, and conclude on Saturday, September 14. A total of six teams will participate in the tournament this year.
A total of 34 matches will be played in the tournament this season at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The six teams are Gorakhpur Lions, Kanpur Superstars, Kashi Rudras, Noida Super Kings, Lucknow Falcons, and Meerut Mavericks.
Each team will face the other five teams twice in the league phase of the tournament. The top four teams will qualify for the playoffs, consisting of two qualifiers and an eliminator.
The auction for this edition of the UP T20 League was held on July 30. A total of 171 players were shortlisted for the auction. Out of these, 91 were snapped by the six franchises. Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the highest-paid player, joining the Lucknow Falcons for INR 30.25 lakh, while Shivam Mavi was signed by Kashi Rudras for INR 20.50 lakh.
Kashi Rudras are the defending champions. They defeated Meerut Maverick in last year’s final by seven wickets, chasing down the target of 147 runs in 19.1 overs.
UP T20 League 2024 Venue
All matches of the UPT20 League 2024 will be held at the Ekana International Cricket Stadium in Lucknow
| Team | City | Owner(s) | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorakhpur Lions | Gorakhpur | Dhruv Jurel | |
| Kanpur Superstars | Kanpur | Sameer Rizvi | |
| Kashi Rudras | Varanasi | Karan Sharma | |
| Noida Super Kings | Noida | Nitish Rana | |
| Lucknow Falcons | Lucknow | Ekana Sportz City Private LimitedGC Construction & Development Industries | Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
| Meerut Maverick | Meerut | India Private Limited | Rinku Singh |
Uttar Pradesh T20 League 2024: Full Schedule & Match Timings (All times in IST)
Date – Sunday, August 25
Match 1 – Kashi Rudras vs Meerut Mavericks, 8:00 PM
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Date – Monday, August 26
Match 2 – Gorakhpur Lions vs Noida Super Kings, 3:30 PM
Match 3 – Lucknow Falcons vs Kanpur Superstars, 7:30 PM
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Date – Tuesday, August 27
Match 4 – Kashi Rudras vs Gorakhpur Lions, 3:30 PM
Match 5 – Kanpur Superstars vs Meerut Mavericks, 7:30 PM
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Date – Wednesday, August 28
Match 6 – Lucknow Falcons vs Noida Super Kings, 3:30 PM
Match 7 – Kashi Rudras vs Kanpur Superstars, 7:30 PM
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Date – Thursday, August 29
Match 8 – Gorakhpur Lions vs Lucknow Falcons, 3:30 PM
Match 9 – Noida Super Kings vs Meerut Mavericks, 7:30 PM
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Date – Friday, August 30
Match 10 – Lucknow Falcons vs Kashi Rudras, 3:30 PM
Match 11 – Kanpur Superstars vs Noida Super Kings, 7:30 PM
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Date – Saturday, August 31
Match 12 – Gorakhpur Lions vs Meerut Mavericks, 3:30 PM
Match 13 – Noida Super Kings vs Kashi Rudras, 7:30 PM
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Date – Sunday, September 1
Match 14 – Lucknow Falcons vs Meerut Mavericks, 3:30 PM
Match 15 – Gorakhpur Lions vs Kanpur Superstars, 7:30 PM
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Date – Monday, September 2
Match 16 – Meerut Mavericks vs Kashi Rudras, 3:30 PM
Match 17 – Noida Super Kings vs Gorakhpur Lions, 7:30 PM
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Date – Tuesday, September 3
Match 18 – Kanpur Superstars vs Lucknow Falcons, 3:30 PM
Match 19 – Gorakhpur Lions vs Kashi Rudras, 7:30 PM
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Date – Wednesday, September 4
Match 20 – Meerut Mavericks vs Kanpur Superstars, 3:30 PM
Match 21 – Noida Super Kings vs Lucknow Falcons, 7:30 PM
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Date – Thursday, September 5
Match 22 – Kanpur Superstars vs Kashi Rudras, 3:30 PM
Match 23 – Lucknow Falcons vs Gorakhpur Lions, 7:30 PM
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Date – Friday, September 6
Match 24 – Meerut Mavericks vs Noida Super Kings, 3:30 PM
Match 25 – Kashi Rudras vs Lucknow Falcons, 7:30 PM
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Date – Saturday, September 7
Match 26 – Noida Super Kings vs Kanpur Superstars, 3:30 PM
Match 27 – Meerut Mavericks vs Gorakhpur Lions, 7:30 PM
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Date – Sunday, September 8
Match 28 – Kashi Rudras vs Noida Super Kings, 3:30 PM
Match 29 – Meerut Mavericks vs Lucknow Falcons, 7:30 PM
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Date – Monday, September 9
Match 30 – Kanpur Superstars vs Gorakhpur Lions, 7:30 PM
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Date – Wednesday, September 11
Qualifier 1 – TBC vs TBC, 3:30 PM
Eliminator – TBC vs TBC, 7:30 PM
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Date – Thursday, September 12
Qualifier 2 – TBC vs TBC, 7:30 PM
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Date – Saturday, September 14
Final – TBC vs TBC, 7:30 PM
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UP T20 League 2024: Telecast & Live Streaming Details
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UP T20 League 2024 Squads
Kashi Rudras: Karan Sharma (c), Shiva Singh, Atal Behari Rai, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Bansal, Yashovardhan Singh, Sunil Kumar, Harsh Payal, Ajai Singh, Ghanshyam Upadhiya, Manish Singh Solanki, Karan Chaudhary, Mohammad Shavaz, Almas Shaukat, Arnanav Baliyan, Vansh, Jasmer Dhankar, Prince Yadav
Meerut Mavericks: Rinku Singh (c), Madhav Kaushik, Swastik Chikara, Uvaish Ahmed, Rituraj Sharma, Divyansh Joshi, Vijay Kumar, Yash Garg, Md. Jamshed Alam, Shubhanker Shukla, Rajat Sanserwal, Yuvraj Yadav, Divyansh Rajput, Zeeshan Ansari, Shiven Malhotra, Yogendra Doyla, Dipanshu Yadav, Akshay Sain
Lucknow Falcons: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (c), Priyam Garg, Aaradhya Yadav, Sameer Choudhary, Samarth Singh, Vipraj Nigam, Ankur Chauhan, Parv Singh, Aditya Kumar Singh, Prashant Choudhary, Kamil Khan, Parth Palawat, Kirti Vardhan Upadhyay, Shubhang Raj, Akshu Bajwa, Harsh Tyagi, Kritagya Kumar Singh
Kanpur Super Stars: Sameer Rizvi (c), Vineet Panwar, Mohsin Khan, Shoaib Siddiqui, Shaurya Singh, Ankur Malik, Inzamam Hussain, Adarsh Singh, Aaqib Khan, Shubham Mishra, Nadeem, Osho Mohan, Kuldeep Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Asif Ali, Sudhanshu Sonkar, Mohammad Aashiyan, Rishabh Rajput
Gorakhpur Lions: Dhruv Jurel (c), Abhishek Goswami, Shivam Sharma, Abdul Rehman, Hardeep Singh, Siddharth Yadav, Yash Dayal, Saurabh Kumar, Ankit Chaudhary, Yashu Pradhan, Ankit Rajpoot, Aryan Jurel, Rohit Dwivedi, Ansh Dwivedi, Vineet Dubey, Kaartikaya Singh, Vaibhav Chaudhary, Akshdeep Nath
Noida Super Kings: Nitish Rana (c), Prashant Veer, Aditya Sharma, Bobby Yadav, Mohd. Sharim, Kavya Teotia, Piyush Chawla, Mohd. Amaan, Naman Tiwari, Shanu Saini, Ajay Kumar, Vishal Pandey, Rahul Rajpal, Manav Sindhu, Rahul Raj, Shivam Saraswat, Kunal Tyagi, Kartikeya Yadav
