The Bengal Pro T20 League, also known as Bengal Pro T20 or BPLT20, is a men's and women's professional Twenty20 cricket league in West Bengal, India. It is organised by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and contested by eight district-based franchise teams. It is usually played during post summer season from June to August of every year.
The format was invented with the expectation that each match would last around three-and-a-half hours. The Viacom 18 showed Sports18 TV broadcasts of the competition, while all of the women's matches and some of the men's matches were available to stream for free on JioCinema.
Almost all matches take place as back-to-back double-headers at the same venue on the same day. The venue for Men's was the historic Eden Gardens, and the women's were played at the Jadvapur University Salt Lake Campus ground, which also hosts First Class Matches.
History The inaugural season was held at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 2024, with eight franchises.
The league will feature players from the state, including those with Indian Premier League (IPL) and international experience.
The first season of the league was initially planned to be held from 11 June to 28 June 2024.
The inaugural edition of the league reached a cumulative audience of over 150 million through TV, digital-social media, and traditional media.
Background In 2024, the Bengal Pro T20 League was launched. The West Bengal franchise playing Indian Premier League (IPL), the league was aimed to make up for the absence of high-profile matches in Kolkata in the year and to expose talented players from districts. It was conceived by former BCCI president and then CAB president Sourav Ganguly.
Administration The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) founded the league in 2024. The league is affiliated to the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI).
Tournament structure In total, there are 34 matches in the league stage of the tournament for both men and women. The four teams that finish top of the league progress to the semi-finals. The winners progress to the final.
Teams There are eight franchises competing in the league. The franchises are named after a city it is representing in the state. Each team can have a maximum of 17 players, including two outstation players.
Team name City / Towns Owners Men's captain Women's captainAdamas Howrah WarriorsHowrahRice Adamas GroupAnustup MajumdarDhara GujjarHarbour DiamondsDiamond HarbourGD SportsManoj TiwarySukanya ParidaLux Shyam Kolkata TigersKolkataLux Industries and Shyam SteelAbishek PorelMita PaulMurshidabad Kings & KueensMurshidabadPritam Electricals and Jalan BuildersSudip Kumar GharamiDeepti SharmaShrachi Rarh TigersDurgapurShrachi Sports VenturesShahbaz AhmadTitas SadhuRashmi Medinipur WizardsMedinipurRashmi GroupAbhimanyu EaswaranRicha GhoshServotech Siliguri StrikersSiliguriServotechAkash DeepPriyanka BalaSobisco Smashers Malda MaldaSona BiscuitesMukesh KumarHrishita Basu
Venues Eden Gardens is used to host all the men's matches. West BengalKolkataEden GardensCapacity: 68,000
Jadavpur University Campus Ground is used to host all the women's matches except the final which is played in the Eden Gardens. West BengalKolkataJadavpur University Campus GroundCapacity: 5,000
Tournament seasons and results Men's Finals SeasonFinalPlayer of the Match(Final)Match SummaryResultWinnersRunners-upVenue2024Sobisco Smashers Malda 116/8 (20 overs) vs Murshidabad Kings 7/0 (1.1 overs)Match Abandoned Due To Rain BothNoneEden Gardens,KolkataNot DecidedWrittick Chatterjee(SSM)2025Adamas Howrah Warriors 150/9 (20 overs) vs Murshidabad Kings 141/9 (20 overs)Adamas Howrah Warriors won by 9 runsAdamas Howrah WarriorsMurshidabad KingsEden Gardens,KolkataSaksham Sharma(AHW)Sayan Ghosh(LSKT)2026Shrachi Rarh Tigers 165/4 (15 overs) vs Sobisco Smashers Malda 97/5 (9 overs)Shrachi Rarh Tigers won by 9 runs(DLS Method) Shrachi Rarh TigersSobisco Smashers MaldaEden Gardens,KolkataShahbaz Ahmed(SRT)Karan Lal(SSS)
Women's Finals SeasonFinalMatch SummaryResultWinnersRunners-upVenue2024Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers 110/5 (20 overs) vs Murshidabad Kueens 105/9 (20 overs)Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers won by 5 runsLux Shyam Kolkata TigersMurshidabad KueensEden Gardens,KolkataMita Paul(LSKT)2025Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers 104 (19.5 overs) vs Sobisco Smashers Malda 22/4 (5.2 overs)Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers won by 16 runs(DLS)Lux Shyam Kolkata TigersSobisco Smashers MaldaEden Gardens,KolkataMita Paul(LSKT)Mamta Kisku(SSM)2026Murshidabad Kueens 95/9 (20 overs) vs Adamas Howrah Warriors 96/4 (18.5 overs)Adamas Howrah Warriors won by 6 wicketsAdamas Howrah WarriorsMurshidabad KueensEden Gardens,KolkataSujata Dey(AHW)
Broadcasting In 2024, Viacom18 acquired the media rights and became the broadcast partner of the league. Viacom18 broadcasts the matches on Sports18 3 TV channel with commentary in English, Bengali, and Hindi and also streamed Live at their OTT platform, JioCinema. Both the men's and women's matches were also streamed live on Fancode in English.
Team's performance
Men's 20242025Adamas Howrah Warriors5th CHarbour Diamonds8th Qualified SF (3rd/4th)Lux Shyam Kolkata TigersSFQualified SF (3rd/4th)Murshidabad KingsCRU†Rashmi Medinipur WizardsSF6thServotec Siliguri Strikers6th8thShrachi Rarh Tigers7th7thSobisco Smashers MaldaC‡5th
Women's 20242025Adamas Howrah Warriors5th 7thHarbour Diamonds7th 4th (SF)Lux Shyam Kolkata TigersCCMurshidabad KueensRU3rd (SF)Rashmi Medinipur Wizards3rd (SF)6thServotec Siliguri Strikers8th8thShrachi Rarh Tigers4th (SF)5thSobisco Smashers Malda6thRU
Teams are listed alphabetically by year of entry into the league C: champions RU: runner-up 3rd: third place or semi-finalist 4th: fourth place or semi-finalist SF/PO: team qualified for the semi-final or playoff stage of the competition
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