The Abu Dhabi T10 League is back, 9 months after the commencement of its last edition. One of the prominent white-ball tournaments in the cricketing circuit, it is famed for big-hitting capabilities and toe crushing yorkers.
Over its last four seasons, the primary goal of the tournament has been to provide entertainment to the crowd and this time it will be no different.
Schedule
The fifth edition of the tournament is scheduled to begin on 19 November with the final scheduled on 4 December, Saturday. The last edition had three matches being played on the same day with the first game starting at 5:30 PM IST. The other two matches were scheduled to begin at 7:45 PM and 10 PM respectively.
The current edition will start its first game at 5:30 PM IST and its final game at 9:30 PM IST. All matches take one and a half hours to be completed.
All matches will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi
Teams
While the last edition of the tournament hosted 8 teams and was played with teams divided in two groups of four, this edition just houses 6 teams.
It would mean that this edition will be played in a round robin league system with all teams playing against each other twice in the group stages.
Team Abu Dhabi, Chennai Braves, Deccan Gladiators, Delhi Bulls, Northern Warriors and Bangla Tigers are the six teams for the season.
The last edition of the tournament was won by Northern Warriors under the tutelage of Nicholas Pooran, who was also the player of the tournament.
Where to watch
Last year the Abu Dhabi T10 league was broadcasted on Sony Sports Network, but the rights have shifted to Voot for this edition of the tournament.
One can live stream it via Voot or watch it on the corresponding Colours channels.