The second edition of the Uttar Pradesh T20 League is set to unveil on 25th August at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow amidst a lot of fanfare of cricketing fiesta. This time, there will be a new star-studded opening ceremony of the tournament with their main attractions from Bollywood, Ayushmann Khurrana and Kriti Sanon, coming to grace the event. Titled ‘Maha Sangram ka Maha Jashn’, its name itself speaks of the grandeur of the celebrations that cricket fans are going to be a part of, which Ayushmann declared on his Instagram post, leaving his fans and those who follow the league in a tizzy.
Ekana Stadium will host all the matches from August 25 to September 14. This league has been designed to showcase local talent and bring the thrill of T20 cricket to Uttar Pradesh. There will be 31 matches in the league stage of the tournament, scheduled from August 25 to September 14. This will culminate in the playoffs, where Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2 are slated for September 11 and September 12, respectively.
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Apart from Ayushmann, the opening ceremony will be glamoured with the presence of Bollywood beauty Janhvi Kapoor and famous rapper Badshah, which would be an added delight for the people coming to watch the league. The league will be formally inaugurated by Rajiv Shukla, Vice-President of BCCI and Director of UPCA, providing a memorable beginning to what assures to be a scintillating tournament.
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There will be six teams that battle it out for supremacy in this state-wide competition. The inaugural match will see the battle between Kashi Rudras v/s Meerut Mavericks. This competition promises to be fierce for every team.
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Uttar Pradesh (UP) T20 League schedule:
- August 25: Kashi Rudras vs. Meerut Mavericks (7:30 PM)
- August 26: Gorakhpur Lions vs. Noida Kings (3:00 PM) and Lucknow Falcons vs. Kanpur Superstars (7:30 PM)
- August 27: Kashi Rudras vs. Gorakhpur Lions (3:00 PM) and Kanpur Superstars vs. Meerut Mavericks (7:30 PM)
- August 28: Lucknow Falcons vs. Noida Kings (3:00 PM) and Kashi Rudras vs. Kanpur Superstars (7:30 PM)
- August 29: Gorakhpur Lions vs. Lucknow Falcons (3:00 PM) and Noida Kings vs. Meerut Mavericks (7:30 PM)
- August 30: Lucknow Falcons vs. Kashi Rudras (3:00 PM) and Kanpur Superstars vs. Noida Kings (7:30 PM)
- August 31: Gorakhpur Lions vs. Meerut Mavericks (3:00 PM) and Noida Kings vs. Kashi Rudras (7:30 PM)
- September 1: Lucknow Falcons vs. Meerut Mavericks (3:00 PM) and Gorakhpur Lions vs. Kanpur Superstars (7:30 PM)
- September 2: Meerut Mavericks vs. Kashi Rudras (3:00 PM) and Noida Kings vs. Gorakhpur Lions (7:30 PM)
- September 3: Kanpur Superstars vs. Lucknow Falcons (3:00 PM) and Gorakhpur Lions vs. Kashi Rudras (7:30 PM)
- September 4: Meerut Mavericks vs. Kanpur Superstars (3:00 PM) and Noida Kings vs. Lucknow Falcons (7:30 PM)
- September 5: Kanpur Superstars vs. Kashi Rudras (3:00 PM) and Lucknow Falcons vs. Gorakhpur Kings (7:30 PM)
- September 6: Meerut Mavericks vs. Noida Kings (3:00 PM) and Kashi Rudras vs. Lucknow Falcons (7:30 PM)
- September 7: Noida Kings vs. Kanpur Superstars (3:00 PM) and Meerut Mavericks vs. Gorakhpur Lions (7:30 PM)
- September 8: Kashi Rudras vs. Noida Kings (3:00 PM) and Meerut Mavericks vs. Lucknow Falcons (7:30 PM)
- September 9: Kanpur Superstars vs. Gorakhpur Kings (7:30 PM)
- September 11: Qualifier 1 and Eliminator (7:30 PM)
- September 12: Qualifier 2 (7:30 PM)
- September 14: The Final (7:30 PM)
