Odisha Premier League

Odisha Premier League (OPL) (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଶା ପ୍ରିମିଅର ଲିଗ) is the professional Twenty-20 cricket tournament of the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) in Cuttack, India.[1]

Odisha Premier League
Logo of the Odisha Premier League
CountriesIndia
AdministratorOCA
HeadquartersCuttack, Odisha, India
FormatTwenty20
First edition2011
Latest edition2013
Tournament formatDouble round-robin and Knockout
Number of teams10 (2011)
8 (2013)
Current championChilika
Most successfulWestern Samurai Rourkela (1 Title)
Chilika (1 Title)
Jagatsinghpur Kalinga (1 Title)
Most runsSubit Biswal (351)
(Jagatsinghpur Spark) (in 2011 OPL)
Most wicketsBibhudutta Panda (17)
(Katak Barabati Tigers) (in 2011 OPL)
WebsiteOdisha Premiere League

OCA has fixed the base price of each team at Rs 4 lakh. The last date for putting the bidding papers was fixed on 9 May and the bidding process would start from May13.

The semifinal and final matches are scheduled at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. Other matches will be held at Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Brahmapur, Keonjhar, Angul, Jharsuguda, Puri. and Kendrapada.

Noted Oriya film star Anubhav Mohanty was made the brand ambassador of Odisha Premier League (OPL) T20 cricket tournament.

The owners of the teams would be allowed to purchase at least 20 players, ten of whom shall be from the selected venues and its adjacent areas. The OCA has identified a total of 341 graded players for the OPL tournament to be conducted for the first time from 22 May to 12 June.

These players have been divided into five grades according to their ranking and experience. Among them, 50 players of State Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy (One-day) and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T-20) teams have been given Grade A. Fifteen players of the State under-22 team have been placed in Grade B. Grade C has been constituted with 34 under-19 and 20 former State cricketers.

Forty players belonging to State under-16 teams have been put in Grade D. And as many as 182 players belonging to 34 catchment areas of different teams have been placed in Grade E. They include 16 from Bhubaneswar; 11 each from Cuttack and Rourkela; nine from Kendrapada, eight each from Jajpur and Puri and seven each from Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Angul, Baleswar, Deogarh, Ganjam and Jagatsinghpur.

While six are from Bhadrak; five each are from Bolangir, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh and Paradeep. Four each are from Dhenkanal and Keonjhar; three each from Sonepur, Jharsuguda, Malkangiri and Phulbani; two each from Bargarh, East Coast Railway, Khurda, Nabarangpur and Rayagada and one each from Boudh and Nuapada.

The base price of players has been fixed at `60,000 for Grade A, `40,000 for Grade B, `30,000 for Grade C, `20,000 for Grade D and `10,000 for Grade E.

The 10 city teams are based on Rourkela, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Baleswar, Puri, Brahmapur, Angul while Sambalpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda and Kendrapada found no bidder.

History

First season

The inaugural season of the tournament started on 2011. The final was played in Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, Odisha. Every team played each other both at home and away in a round-robin system. The top four ranking sides progressed to the knockout stage of semi-finals followed by a final. Western samurai, defeated Barabati Tigers in a thriller and emerged as the inaugural OPL champions.

Result

TeamSpanPlayedWonLostNRBest
Jagatsinghpur Sparks2011 – present85303rd place
Western Samurais (Rourkela)2011 – present8611Champion (1Time)
Angul Tuskers2011 – present8440
Puri Emperors2011 – present8341
Bramhapur Bhanjaveers2011 – present8170
Katak Barabati Tigers2011 – present8710Runners up (1Time)
Baleswar Baghas2011 – present85214th place
Cooperative Kings Dhenkanal2011 – present8350
Bhubaneswar Jaguars2011 – present8152
Kasvi Power Rangers Kendujhar2011 – present8251

Play-Off

MatchDateTeam 1Team 2WinnerVenue
Semifinal-110 JuneJagatsinghpur SparksKatak Barabati TigersKatak Barabati TigersBarabati Stadium, Cuttack
Semifinal-211 JuneBaleswar BaghasWestern SamuraisWestern SamuraisBarabati Stadium, Cuttack
3rd Place Play-off12 JuneBaleswar BaghasJagatsinghpur SparksJagatsinghpur SparksBarabati Stadium, Cuttack
Final12 JuneKatak Barabati TigersWestern SamuraisWestern SamuraisBarabati Stadium, Cuttack

Second season

The second edition of the Odisha Premier League (OPL) has been cancelled this year following lack of enthusiasm on part of the franchise owners.

Third season

After the long wait of cricket fans of Odisha, the OPL-II will start with some new rules and regulations with 8 teams with their new name. OPL-II will be unveiled with an entertainment-packed ceremony at the floodhit Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on 1 May. Following the gala opening ceremony of the second edition of OPL, matches will commence at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack and Veer Surendra Sai Stadium Sambalpur

  • Altogether eight teams will compete in the OPL-II.
  • Teams have been divided into two groups

Barabati, Dhauli, Baitarani, Subarnarekha are in Group-A
Konark, Chilika, Mahanadi, Rushikulya are in Group-B.

  • Group-A matches will be played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, while Group-B matches will take place at Veer Surendra Sai Stadium, Sambalpur.
  • At both the venues, the first match will be played from 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm and second from 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm.
  • Arrangements have been made for live telecast of OPL matches by national and local TV Channels.
  • The OPL-II will involve a total of 176 players, who have been placed in five grades.
  • There will be 32 players each in Grade A, B, C; 40 in Grade D and 24 in Grade E.
  • Payment for graded players has been fixed as Grade-A: Rs 50,000, Grade-B Rs 40,000, Grade-C Rs 30,000, Grade-D Rs 20,000 and Grade-E Rs 10,000.
  • Teams will play matches on double-league basis after being divided into two groups and the top two teams from each group will qualify for semifinals.
  • Both the semifinals and the final will be played at Barabati Stadium.
  • The champions of OPL-II will get cash a cash prize of Rs 3 lakhs, while the runners-up will take home Rs 2 lakhs.
  • The third-placed team will be richer by Rs 1 Lakh, while the Man of the Tournament will pocket Rs 25,000.
Team NameYearBest
Barabati2013
Dhauli2013Runners-up
Chilika2013Champion
Konark2013
Mahanadi2013
Baitarani20133rd Place
Subarnarekha2013
Rushikulya2013
MatchDateTeam 1Team 2ChampionRunners-upVenue
Final12 MayDhauliChilikaChilikaDhauliBarabati Stadium

2020 Odisha Premier League

Jagatsinghpur Kalinga is winner of 2020 Odisha Premier League. In final Jagatsinghpur Kalinga beat Bhubaneswar Bouncers by 3 wickets. First Bhubaneswar Bouncers won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 146/8 in 18 overs. In batting second Jagatsinghpur scored 147/7 in 17 overs.

MatchDateTeam 1Team 2ChampionRunners-up
Final19 January 2020Jagatsinghpur Kalinga
147/7 (17 overs)
Bhubaneswar Bouncers
146/8 (18 overs)
Jagatsinghpur KalingaBhubaneswar Bouncers

Franchises in OPL 2011

Team NameCityOwnerCaptainHead Coach
Balasore BaghasBalasoreSV Infra indiaPvt.ltd, BBSRSubhrajit SahooSashanka Sekhar Das
Bhubaneswar JaguarsBhubaneswarLG Infrastructure PvtLtd, BBSRParesh PatelPrashant Mohapatra
KashviPower RangersKeonjharKashvi Power & Steel Pvt. Ltd., BBSRP.R. SinhaP. Jayachandra
JagatsingPur SparkJagatsingpurArindam Sarkhal, ParadeepRashmi Ranjan DasBishnudeba Mohanty
Cooperative KingsDhenkanalT.Prasad Rao Dora, BBSRSibasundar DasSatya Ranjan Satapathy
Puri EmperorsPuriOrisons Overseas Pvt. Ltd., BBSRRakesh MohantyKhirod Behera
Cuttack Barabati TigersCuttackNaga Power Ltd, CuttackBiplab SamantarayManas Ray
Bhanja VeersBrahmapurInfocity Life Style Pvt Ltd, BBSRNiranjana BeheraSubhrajyoti Kanungo
Angul TuskersAngulBikash Swain, BBSRDebasia MohantySritam Das
Western SamuraiRourkelaMaa Banbhori Mineral Limited, RourkelaNataraj BeheraAbakasha Khatua

Franchises in OPL 2013

Team NameManagerCaptainHead Coach
BarabatiBijay ku DasNiranjan BeheraSubrat Behera
DhauliSubrat PandaRakesh MohantyDhirendra ku Rout
ChilikaJagdish Ch. RoutrayDepak BeheraSuresh Kumar
KonarkDaniel RoutHaladhar DasSubhasis Bhuyan
MahanadiDulal Chandra PradhanGovind PaddarSovan Deb
BaitaraniBikash PradhanNatraj BeheraP. Jaichandra
SubarnarekhaAnil BiswalBikash PatiPrasanta Mohapatra
RushikulyaPrashanta JenaPresh PatelDeepak Mangaraj

References

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