The Legends League Cricket 2023 is scheduled to start on November 18 and run till December 9 across four different venues in India.
The second edition of Legends League Cricket will see six teams playing a total of 19 T20s over a span of three weeks.
Bhilwara Kings, Gujarat Giants, India Capitals, Manipal Tigers, Southern Super Stars and Urbanisers Hyderabad are the six teams that will battle for the Legends League Cricket 2023 title.
As per the Legends League Cricket 2023 schedule, each team will play the other sides once in a round-robin format. The top four teams in the standings after all the league matches will advance to the playoffs.
The top two teams will clash in the Qualifier 1 for a place in the final, while the third and fourth-placed sides will square off in the Eliminator.
The winner of the Eliminator will later face the loser of Qualifier 1 in Qualifier 2 for the other spot in the final clash.
The Legends League Cricket 2023 final will be held on December 9.
Ranchi’s JSCA International Stadium Complex, Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun, Jammu’s Molana Azad Stadium and Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam are the four venues that will host LLC 2023 matches.
India Capitals are the defending champions of Legends League Cricket after beating Bhilwara Kings by 104 runs in the 2022 final.
Meanwhile, Irfan Pathan will captain Bhilwara Kings while Gujarat Giants will be led by Parthiv Patel in LLC 2023.
Gautam Gambhir has been appointed the captain of India Capitals and Harbhajan Singh will lead Manipal Tigers.
Aaron Finch will captain Southern Super Stars while Suresh Raina has been given leadership responsibility of Urbanrisers Hyderabad.
Where to watch the Legends League Cricket 2023 live in India?
The Legends League Cricket 2023 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network’s TV channels in India.
Live streaming of the Legends League Cricket 2023 will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar and FanCode in India.
Legends League Cricket 2023 schedule and live match start times
All match timings are in India Standard Time (IST)
Day and Date |
Match |
Venue |
Time (IST) |
Saturday, November 18 |
India Capitals vs Bhilwara Kings |
JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi |
7:00 PM |
Monday, November 20 |
Manipal Tigers vs Gujarat Giants |
JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi |
7:00 PM |
Tuesday, November 21 |
Urbanrisers Hyderabad vs Southern Super Stars |
JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi |
7:00 PM |
Wednesday, November 22 |
Bhilwara Kings vs Gujarat Giants |
JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi |
7:00 PM |
Thursday, November 23 |
India Capitals vs Urbanrisers Hyderabad |
JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi |
3:00 PM |
Friday, November 24 |
Bhilwara Kings vs Manipal Tigers |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun |
7:00 PM |
Saturday, November 25 |
India Capitals vs Southern Super Stars |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun |
7:00 PM |
Sunday, November 26 |
Gujarat Giants vs Urbanrisers Hyderabad |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun |
3:00 PM |
Monday, November 27 |
Manipal Tigers vs Southern Super Stars |
Molana Azad Stadium, Jammu |
7:00 PM |
Wednesday, November 29 |
Bhilwara Kings vs Southern Super Stars |
Molana Azad Stadium, Jammu |
7:00 PM |
Thursday, November 30 |
India Capitals vs Gujarat Giants |
Molana Azad Stadium, Jammu |
7:00 PM |
Friday, December 1 |
Bhilwara Kings vs Urbanrisers Hyderabad |
Molana Azad Stadium, Jammu |
3:00 PM |
Saturday, December 2 |
India Capitals vs Manipal Tigers |
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
7:00 PM |
Sunday, December 3 |
Gujarat Giants vs Southern Super Stars |
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
3:00 PM |
Monday, December 4 |
Manipal Tigers vs Urbanrisers Hyderabad |
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
7:00 PM |
Tuesday, December 5 |
Qualifier 1 |
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
7:00 PM |
Wednesday, December 6 |
Eliminator |
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
7:00 PM |
Thursday, December 7 |
Qualifier 2 |
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
7:00 PM |
Saturday, December 9 |
Legends League Cricket 2023 final |
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
7:00 PM |
Legends League Cricket 2023 teams and squads
Bhilwara Kings: Irfan Pathan (captain), Lendl Simmons, Shane Watson, Solomon Mire, William Porterfield, Chris Barnwell, Iqbal Abdulla, Jesal Karia, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Yusuf Pathan, Pinal Shah (wicket-keeper), Anureet Singh, Dhammika Prasad, Prosper Utseya, Rahul Sharma, Ryan Sidebottom, Tim Murtagh
Gujarat Giants: Parthiv Patel (captain/wicketkeeper), Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Chris Gayle, Nathan Reardon, Richard Levi, Ahmed Raza, Chirag Khurana, Elton Chigumbura, Kevin O'Brien, Seekkuge Prasanna, Dishant Yagnik (wicket-keeper), Abhimanyu Mithun, Ben Laughlin, Dane Piedt, Liam Plunkett, Rayad Emrit, Sarabjit Ladda, Sreesanth, Sulieman Benn
India Capitals: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Bharat Chipli, Hashim Amla, Kevin Pietersen, Kirk Edwards, Ricardo Powell, Y Gnaneswara Rao, Yashpal Singh, Ben Dunk (wicket-keeper), Morne van Wyk (wicket-keeper), Ashley Nurse, Dilhara Fernando, Fidel Edwards, Ishwar Pandey, Kotarangada Appanna, Munaf Patel, Pravin Tambe, Rusty Theron
Manipal Tigers: Harbhajan Singh (captain), Amitoze Singh, David White, Hamilton Masakadza, Kyle Coetzer, Mohammad Kaif, Subramaniam Badrinath, Colin de Grandhomme, Corey Anderson, Thisara Perera, Chadwick Walton (wicket-keeper), Robin Uthappa (wicket-keeper), Imran Khan, Mitchell McClenaghan, Pankaj Singh, Parvinder Awana, Praveen Gupta, Praveen Kumar
Southern Super Stars: Aaron Finch (captain), Andre McCarthy, Cameron White, Rajesh Bishnoi, Rameez Khan, Ross Taylor, Tanmay Srivastava, Upul Tharanga, Amit Verma, Bipul Sharma, Farveez Maharoof, Jesse Ryder, Johan Botha, Manvinder Bisla (wicket-keeper), Shreevats Goswami (wicket-keeper), Abdur Razzak, Amila Aponso, Ashok Dinda, Pankaj Rao, Suranga Lakmal
Urbanrisers Hyderabad: Suresh Raina (captain), Asghar Afghan, Martin Guptill, Mohnish Mishra, Peter Trego, Shivakant Shukla, Tirumalasetti Suman, Dwayne Smith, Milind Kumar, Stuart Binny, Yogesh Nagar, Amit Paunikar (wicket-keeper), Chamara Kapugedera (wicket-keeper), Chris Mpofu, Devendra Bishoo, Jerome Taylor, Morne Morkel, Pawan Suyal, Pragyan Ojha, Sudeep Tyagi, Tino Best
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