The cricket boards of Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands have combined to launch a new continental franchise league, the European T20 Premier League.
Featuring a host of established international stars, it's hoped the ETPL will act as a catalyst for growth of the sport in non-traditional cricket nations in Europe.
Featuring six teams and a month-long schedule, learn everything you need to know about the brand new T20 league which is taking off this August.
Dates
The tournament begins on Wednesday 26th August and concludes with the final on Sunday 20th September.
The league stage will run to Thursday 17th September. The qualifier will take place on Saturday 19th September, with the final pencilled in for the following day on Sunday 20th September.
Teams
The European T20 Premier League consists of six teams: two from Ireland, two from Scotland and two from the Netherlands.
- Amsterdam Flames
- Belfast Wolves
- Dublin Guardians
- Edinburgh Castle Rockers
- Glasgow Cosmic
- Rotterdam Dockers
Format
The competition is a double-round robin format, where each team faces each other twice in the pool stage.
The first half of the pool stage will be held in the Netherlands, while the second round of games taking place in Dublin.
The top three teams at the end of the group stage qualify for the play-offs. The team that finishes top of the standings proceed directly to the final, while the second and third placed teams contest a qualifier semi-final.
Which players are featuring?
A number of high-profile international stars are competing in the inaugural European T20 Premier League, including Australian stars Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell, New Zealand icons Trent Boult and Devon Conway, along with England World Cup winners Liam Livingstone, Jason Roy and Chris Jordan.
Find the full squads below.
European T20 Premier League squads
Amsterdam Flames
Ajinkya Rahane, Steve Smith, Tim David, David Payne, Michael Bracewell, Richard Gleeson, Scott Edwards (c), Bas de Leede, Curtis Campher, Kyle Klein, Tim Pringle, Aryan Dutt, Jordan Neill, Max O'Dowd, David Rushmere, Ali Hasan, Yuvraaj Samra
Belfast Wolves
Glenn Maxwell (c), Chris Jordan, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, David Miller, Lorcan Tucker, Mark Adair, Mathew Humpreys, Fred Klaassen, Tim Tector, Paul Stirling, Zainullah Ihsan, Alexander Roy, Gavin Hoey, Crishan Kalugamage, Harry Manenti, Saurabh Netravalkar
Dublin Guardians
Chris Wood, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), James Vince, Darryl Mitchell, Vijay Shankar, Josh Little, Harry Tector, Benjamin Calitz, George Dockrell, Mathew Hollard, Craig Young, Noah Croes, Chris Greaves, Peter Hatzoglou, Mohd Waseem, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh
Edinburgh Castle Rockers
Mitch Santner (c), Trent Boult, Tom Curran, Andrew Tye, Laurie Evans, Sean Solia, Mark Watt, Brandon McMullen, Gareth Delany, Ross Adair, Jack Jarvis, Oliver Jones, Safyaan Sharif, Finlay McCreath, JJ Smuts, Andries Gous, Rushil Ugarker
Glasgow Cosmic
Finn Allen, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Liam Livingstone, Jason Roy, James Neesham, Reuben Wilson, Richie Berrington, George Munsey (c), Brad Currie, Matthew Cross, Paul van Meekeren, Michael Leask, Oliver Davidson, Liam Naylor, Moises Henriques, Ali Khan
Rotterdam Dockers
Faf du Plessis (c), Heinrich Klaasen, Ben McDermott, Anrich Nortje, Aneurin Donald, Roelof Van Dee Meree, Logan Van Beek, Jai Moondra, Michael Levitt, Ryan Klein, Jasper Davidson, Vikramjit Singh, Saqib Zulfiqar, Ben Manenti, David Wiese, Sandeep Lammichane, Shubam Ranjane
