The fourth edition of the European Cricket League will start on February 26 and run till March 24 in Malaga, Spain.
Organised by the European Cricket Network (ECN), as many as 35 teams will feature in the European Cricket League 2024.
These participating teams have been divided into seven groups of five teams each.
The European Cricket League 2024 will kick off with Group A fixtures featuring Cobra CC, Heritage CC, Jinnah Brescia, Skanderborg and Zagreb Assassins.
As per the European Cricket League 2024 Group A schedule, each team will play the other four sides once in a single round-robin format. The top four teams will advance to the Group A playoffs.
The third and fourth-placed teams in the standings will clash in the eliminator while the top two teams will square off in the first qualifier to book their place in Group A final.
The winner of the eliminator will later face the loser of the first qualifier in the second qualifier for the other spot in the final.
The European Cricket League 2024 Group A final will take place on February 28 (February 29 as per IST).
All matches of the upcoming T10 tournament will be played at the Cartama Oval in Malaga.
The winners of all seven groups will qualify for the Championship Week, starting on March 18.
The one-month long competition will conclude with the Championship Week final on March 23 (March 24 as per IST).
Netherlands’ VOC Rotterdam won the inaugural edition of the European Cricket League in 2019.
Pak I Care Badalona from Spain won the second edition while France’s Dreux won the previous edition in 2023.
Where to watch the European Cricket League Group A live in India
Live streaming of European Cricket League 2024 Group A matches will be available on the FanCode app and website in India.
There will be no live telecast of European Cricket League 2024 on any TV channel in India.
European Cricket League Group A schedule and live match start times
All timings are in India Standard Time (IST)
Monday, February 26
Jinnah Brescia vs Skanderborg - 3:30 PM
Heritage CC vs Cobra CC - 5:30 PM
Zagreb Assassins vs Jinnah Brescia - 8:00 PM
Cobra CC vs Skanderborg - 10:00 PM
Tuesday, February 27
Heritage CC vs Zagreb Assassins - 12:00 AM
Zagreb Assassins vs Skanderborg - 3:30 PM
Jinnah Brescia vs Heritage CC - 5:30 PM
Cobra CC vs Zagreb Assassins - 8:00 PM
Heritage CC vs Skanderborg - 10:00 PM
Wednesday, February 28
Jinnah Brescia vs Cobra CC - 12:00 AM
Eliminator - 3:30 PM
Qualifier 1 - 5:30 PM
Qualifier 2 - 8:30 PM
Thursday, February 29
European Cricket League 2024 Group A final - 12:00 AM
European Cricket League 2024 Group A teams and squads
Cobra CC: Amal Jacob, Amit Nain, Arun Venkatarajan, Ashutosh Mathur, Edwin Joy, Hafeez Ullah, Harshit Sharma, Mohammad Siddiqui, Muhammad Burhan, Muhammad Soban, Sanjay Kumar, Satyadeep Ashwathnarayana, Sheikh Rasik, Usama Muhammad, Vishnu Vasudev.
Heritage CC: Amit Dhingra, Amit Halbhavi, Ankush Nanda, Anoop Orsu, Gaurav Singh, Girish Venkateswaran, Hari Chockalingam, Raju Akulwar, Rupesh Bingu, Srinath Subramanian, Timothy Barker, Tony Whiteman, Vikram Vijh, and Vivek Dixit.
Jinnah Brescia: Bilal Khan, Hassan Ahmad, Humza Ishtiaq, Janaka Wass, Jaspinder Singh, Mirza Umair, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Rizwan, Nisar Ahmed, Rukhsar Ahmed, Shahbaz Masood, Sharukh Nawaz, Waseem Ahmad
Skanderborg: Adeel Amjad, Aftab Ahmed, Anders Bulow, Aqeel Amjad, Christian Peck, Joraij Habib, Kamran Mahmood, Michael Pedersen, Nicolaj Damgaard, Omar Hayat, Rizwan Mahmood, Shaban Mahmood, Shangeev Thanikaithasan, Taranjit Bharaj
Zagreb Assassins: Abhishek Awasthi, Alen Magdalenic, Amal Krishna, Arun Sathian, Hariprasad Satheedevi, Jared Newton, Jawahar Danikula, Naseem Khan, Nigel Vincent, Petar Bosnjak, Rashid Hashmi, Sushant Rana, Vedran Zanko, Yogesh Belage
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