2018 Telangana T20 League

The 2018 season of the Telangana T20 League, also known as Venkataswamy T20 tournament, was the first edition of the TTL, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Telangana, India. The league was formed by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HYCA) in 2017.[2] After Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, Telangana became third state in South India to launch its state T20 league with an initiative to provide major boost to rural cricketers who lag behind dur to lack of proper infrastructure and coaching facilities. The owners of the teams competing in the league are announced on 13 January 2018 by HYCA who have been selected on a first-come-first-serve basis after submitting an Expression of Interest and paying Rs 12.5 lakh each to HYCA for one-year contract.[3] The team colours and logos were launched on 2 February 2018 with the inaugural match being held on 3 February at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad[4][5]

2018 Telangana T20 League
Dates3 February – 25 February 2018 (2018-02-25)
Administrator(s)Hyderabad Cricket Association (HYCA)
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
ChampionsAdilabad Tigers (1st title)
Runners-upMedak Mavericks
Participants10
Matches played49
Most runsDanny Dereck Prince (485)[1]
Most wicketsPraneeth Raj (20)[1]
Official websitewww.hyderabad.cricket/TTL/

Adilabad Tigers won the inaugural tournament beating Medak Mavericks by 9 runs and Hitesh Yadav was adjudged as the man of the match for the Final.[6][7]

Teams
Team City Captain
Hyderabad Thunderbolts Hyderabad Chandan Sahani
Adilabad Tigers Adilabad Neeraj Bist
Royals Mahabubnagar Mahabubnagar Aniketh Reddy
Kakatiya Kings Warangal Charan Teja
Medak Mavericks Medak Bavanaka Sandeep
Nizamabad Knights Medak Anuraag Haridas
Nalgonda Lions Nalgonda Ashish Reddy
Karimnagar Warriors Karimnagar Amol Shinde
Khammam Tiraa Khammam Mukesh Gilda
Rangareddy Risers Sangareddy Akshath Reddy

Source:[8][9]

Tournament results

Points rable
  •   advanced to the knock-out stage
Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Points NRR
Hyderabad Thunderbolts9810016+1.803
Rangareddy Risers9720014+1.017
Adilabad Tigers9630012+1.408
Medak Mavericks9630012+0.404
Nizamabad Knights9540010+0.956
Khammam Tiraa9540010-0.661
Nalgonda Lions936006+0.076
Royals Mahabubnagar936006-0.832
Karimnagar Warriors927004-0.895
Kakatiya Kings909000-3.38

Source:TTL Website

Hyderabad Thunderbolts along with Rangareddy Risers, Adilabad Tigers and Medak Mavericks moved into semifinals of Telangana T20 tournament.[10][11]

Knockout stage
Match Venue Winner Winning margin Loser Player of the match Ref.
Semifinal-1 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Medak Mavericks
151/4 (19 overs)		 Won by 6 wickets Hyderabad Thunderbolts
150/7 (20 overs)		 [12]
Semifinal-2 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Adilabad Tigers
182/7 (20 overs)		 Won by 16 runs Rangareddy Risers
166/10 (19.2 overs)		 [13]
Third-Place Play-off Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Hyderabad Thunderbolts
194/3 (20 overs)		 Won by 1 run Rangareddy Risers
193/6 (20 overs)
Final Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Adilabad Tigers
148/7 (20 overs)		 Won by 9 runs Medak Mavericks
139/5 (20 overs)		 Hitesh Yadav [6][7]

References
  1. "Tournament Statistics". hyderabad.cricket/TTL. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. "Telangana T20 League: HCA launches a Twenty20 league for Telangana players". Deccan Chronicle. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. "Hyderabad Cricket Association unveils Telangana T20 League owners". deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  4. "G.Venkataswamy T20 League team logos launched". hyderabad.cricket/TTL. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  5. "Venkataswamy T20 tournament in Hyderabad from Feb 3". telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. "Adilabad Tigers emerge champions in Telangana T20 League". telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. "Tigers annex inaugural TTL trophy". thehansindia.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  8. "G.Venkataswamy T20 League team logos launched". hyderabad.cricket/TTL. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  9. "Teams Squad List". hyderabad.cricket/TTL. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  10. "Thunderbolts storm into semis of Telangana T20 league". telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  11. "Telangana T20 league: Top four clash in scorching semis". deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  12. "Medak stun Hyd to enter TTL final". thehansindia.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  13. "Adhirath powers Medak into final". telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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