The Big Cricket League 2024 (BCL T20) is set to kick off on December 12, 2024, in Surat, Gujarat, marking the inaugural season of this exciting T20 tournament.
With a total of six teams participating, the league promises to deliver thrilling cricket action over the course of 18 matches.
The Big Cricket League aims to showcase a mix of international cricketing talent and local aspiring players.
Each team has been carefully assembled, featuring a squad of up to 18 players that includes six former international cricketers, six ex-Indian first-class players, and ten promising local talents.
The BCL will follow a single round-robin format where each team plays against the other five teams once. The top four teams at the end of the league stage will qualify for the semi-finals.
The two winners from these semi-finals will then compete in the grand finale scheduled for December 22, 2024.
Big Cricket League 2024: Participating Teams
The six teams competing in this year’s tournament are:
- MP Tigers
- Mumbai Marines
- Northern Challengers
- Rajasthan Regals
- Southern Spartans
- UP Brij Stars
Big Cricket League 2024: Complete Schedule
| Date | Teams | Time |
| December 12, 2024 | Southern Spartans vs Northern Challengers | 7:30 PM |
| December 13, 2024 | Rajasthan Regals vs Southern Spartans | 3:00 PM |
| December 13, 2024 | UP Brij Stars vs Mumbai Marines | 7:30 PM |
| December 14, 2024 | Northern Challengers vs Mumbai Mariners | 3:00 PM |
| December 14, 2024 | Rajasthan Regals vs MP Tigers | 7:30 PM |
| December 15, 2024 | UP Brij Stars vs MP Tigers | 3:00 PM |
| December 15, 2024 | Mumbai Mariners vs Rajasthan Regals | 7:30 PM |
| December 16, 2024 | Northern Challengers vs MP Tigers | 3:00 PM |
| December 16, 2024 | Southern Spartans vs UP Brij Stars | 7:30 PM |
| December 17, 2024 | Northern Challengers vs UP Brij Stars | 3:00 PM |
| December 17, 2024 | Southern Spartans vs Mumbai Mariners | 7:30 PM |
| December 18, 2024 | Southern Spartans vs MP Tigers | 3:00 PM |
| December 18, 2024 | Northern Challengers vs Rajasthan Regals | 7:30 PM |
| December 19, 2024 | UP Brij Stars vs Rajasthan Regals | 3:00 PM |
| December 19, 2024 | Mumbai Mariners vs MP Tigers | 7:30 PM |
| December 21, 2024 | Semifinal 1 vs Semifinal 1 | 3:00 PM |
| December 21, 2024 | Semifinal 2 vs Semifinal 2 | 7:30 PM |
| December 22, 2024 | Final Match vs Final Match | 7:30 PM |
Big Cricket League 2024 Full Squad
Mumbai Marines: Abhishek Kaul, Ankit Stephen, Chamara Silva, Ganesh Rajan, Happy Nagarwal, Hershail Harrison, Irfan Pathan, Lendl Simmons, Malay Bharti, Malinda Pushpakumara, Manan Sharma, Manpreet Gony, Mihir Agarwal, Mohammed Faheem, Richard Levi, Shivam Kumar, Subodh Bhati, Vineet Singh.
UP Brij Stars: Adharsh T, Apoorva Mehrotra, Aryan Pravin, Ashley Nurse, Ben Dunk, Ben Laughlin, Chirag Gandhi, Garvit Agarwal, Gaurav Tomar, Hamilton Masakadza, Imran Tahir, Kevon Cooper, Monu Kumar, Narendra Kumar Meena, Raahat Agarwal, Salil Yadav, Sumit Chaudhary, Vedprakash Manda.
MP Tigers: Abdul Bari, Amit Mishra, Arnav Kumar Prasad, Daivik Nayak, Dilshan Munaweera, Faizal A, Jatin Saxena, Mohammed Azhar Ansari, Mohammed Irfan Kaleem, Naman Ojha, Pawan Negi, S Vishwas, Sandeep Kumar, Sanket Sharma, Saumil Das, Stuart Binny, Tamim Iqbal, Yusuf Pathan.
Southern Spartans: Abdul Rehman, Abhimanyu Mithun, Abhishek Kumar Yadav, Abhishek Sakuja, Aman Khan, Asmut Fayaz, Dinesh Bhunu, Faiz Fazal, Herschelle Gibbs, Karthik RK, Milin Yadav, Paul Valthaty, Phil Mustard, Sher Singh, Shrestha, Santosh Yadav, Solomon Mire, Suresh Raina.
Northern Challengers: Anupreet Singh, Ashish Kumar Trivedi, Babar Ali, Bhuvneshwar Pratap Singh, Bipul Sharma, Dane Vilas, Darren Bravo, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Kundan Kumar, Mahaveer Singh Rathore, Prakash Naskar, Rajat Singh, Samiullah Shinwari, Sandeep Chauhan, Shikhar Dhawan, Srujan Shetty, Upul Tharanga, Vishal Prasad.
Rajasthan Regals: Aadil Ahmed Vani, Achinto Das, Dhairya Singh Dalal, Dwayne Smith, Fidel Edwards, Mohammad Faizan, Morne van Wyk, Paraikshit Yadav, Prashant Yadav, Rajat Bhatia, Samarth Srinivas, Sathya L, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Surya Pratap Singh, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tino Best, Yash Prabhakar
Big Cricket League 2024: Live Streaming
Fans can catch all the action live on Sony Sports Ten 5 and Sony Sports Ten 5 HD channels in India. Additionally, live streaming will be available on platforms such as Sony LIV and FanCode.
