The National Cricket League (NCL) T10 2024 has begun on October 5th, 2024. The tournament will feature some exciting cricket action as teams from across the United States compete for the title.
Texas Gladiators CC faced Dallas Lonestars CC in the opening match. The final match will be held on October 15th, 2024.
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With a total of 18 matches played over 10 days, this tournament will showcase some of the best cricket talent, including international stars such as Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Mohammad Hafeez, and Chris Lynn.
In this article, The Sporting News provides you with all the schedule, fixtures, match times, latest results and points table for the 2024 season of the NCL tournament.
How many teams will participate in the National Cricket League (NCL) 2024 season?
The NCL 2024 season will see six teams compete in the tournament. Each team brings a mix of seasoned players and young talent, both local and international stars.
Here are the six teams:
- Texas Gladiators CC
- Dallas Lonestars CC
- Chicago CC
- New York Lions CC
- Los Angeles Waves CC
- Atlanta Kings CC
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NCL T10 2024: Full squads
New York Lions CC
Abdullah Syed, Ben Cutting, Saurish Chakraborty, Suresh Raina, Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Hafeez, Sujit Nayak, Manvinder Bisla, Upul Tharanga, Awais Tariq, Dominic Drakes, Oshane Thomas, Shaurya Gaur, Tabraiz Shamsi.
Texas Gladiators CC
Dawid Malan, Jathin Varijakshan, Nick Kelly, Romeel Afzal, James Fuller, Ashton Agar, Keemo Paul, Shahid Afridi, Kennar Lewis, Smit Patel, Jason Behrendoff, Nisarg Patel, Usman Rafiq, Wahab Riaz.
Los Angeles Waves
Joe Burns, Tim David, Majjid Zubair, Pankaj Kampli, Rumman Raees, Shakib Al Hasan, Waqas Saleem, Adam Rossington, George Munsey, Stephen Eskinazi, Jagpreet Singh, Rishi Ramesh, Todd Astle, Tymal Mills.
Chicago CC
Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Chris Lynn, Hamid Wafa, Ian Souness, Michael Leask, Ravi Bopara, Simon Harmer, Arjun Mahesh, Leonardo Julien, Robin Uthappa, Kaleem Sana, Karthik Gattepalli, Rehman Qaiser, Sohail Tanvir.
Dallas Lonestars CC
Colin Munro, Gourav Bajaj, Sohaib Maqsood, Chris Green, Matt Critchley, Sai Praveen Posani, Saikanth Akunuri, Samit Patel, Dinesh Karthik, Binura Fernando, Chris Wood, Hayden Walsh, Naqash Basharat, Pragyan Ojha.
Atlanta Kings CC
Shivam Sharma, Angelo Matthews, Tom Bruce, Baswant Rao, Danish Aziz, James Neesham, Karthik Gadeela, Sam Billings, Tom Moores, Ansh Patel, Ben Russell, Imran Tahir, Naseer Jamali, Shubham Chopra.
What is the format of the National Cricket League 2024?
The tournament will follow a single round-robin format in the league stage. Each team will play against the others once.
After the league stage, the top four teams will qualify for the playoffs of the tournament. The format for the playoffs is similar to that used in the Indian Premier League.
The first and second-placed teams in group stage, will play in the ‘Qualifier 1′ – the winner of which, will qualify for the final. The third and fourth-placed teams will play in the ‘Eliminator.’
The loser of the Qualifier 1 and the winner of the Eliminator will contest in the ‘Qualifier 2’. The winner of the Qualifier 2 will clash horns with the winner of the Qualifier 1, in the NCL 2024 final, on October 14.
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What time will the matches start at National Cricket League 2024?
A majority of the league matches of the National Cricket League 2024 will start at 5:30 AM IST and 8:00 AM IST. As for the playoff matches, they are all scheduled to start at different times. Let’s take a look at the entire schedule, fixtures, match times and results.
Complete National Cricket League 2024 match schedule, fixtures and match times
| Match | Date | Team | Time (IST) | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | October 5 | Dallas Lonestars CC vs Texas Gladiators CC | 6:00 AM | Dallas | Texas won by 42 runs |
| Match 2 | October 5 | New York Lions CC vs Los Angeles Waves CC | 8:30 PM | Dallas | New York won by 19 runs |
| Match 3 | October 5 | Atlanta Kings CC vs Chicago CC | 11:00 PM | Dallas | Atlanta won by 23 runs |
| Match 4 | October 6 | Texas Gladiators CC vs Los Angeles Waves CC | 8:30 PM | Dallas | |
| Match 5 | October 6 | New York Lions CC vs Dallas Lonestars CC | 11:00 PM | Dallas | |
| Match 6 | October 8 | Atlanta Kings CC vs Los Angeles Waves CC | 5:30 AM | Dallas | |
| Match 7 | October 8 | Chicago CC vs Texas Gladiators CC | 8:00 AM | Dallas | |
| Match 8 | October 9 | Dallas Lonestars CC vs Chicago CC | 5:30 AM | Dallas | |
| Match 9 | October 9 | New York Lions CC vs Atlanta Kings CC | 8:00 AM | Dallas | |
| Match 10 | October 10 | Atlanta Kings CC vs Dallas Lonestars CC | 5:30 AM | Dallas | |
| Match 11 | October 11 | New York Lions CC vs Chicago CC | 5:30 AM | Dallas | |
| Match 12 | October 11 | Dallas Lonestars CC vs Los Angeles Waves CC | 8:00 AM | Dallas | |
| Match 13 | October 12 | Atlanta Kings CC vs Texas Gladiators CC | 5:30 AM | Dallas | |
| Match 14 | October 12 | Chicago CC vs Los Angeles Waves CC | 8:00 AM | Dallas | |
| Qualifier 1 | October 12 | — | 9:30 PM | Dallas | |
| Eliminator | October 13 | — | 12:00 AM | Dallas | |
| Qualifier 2 | October 13 | — | 11:00 PM | Dallas | |
| Final | October 15 | — | 5:30 AM | Dallas |
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National Cricket League 2024 Points Table
Check back here for the latest updates each day as the tournament progresses.
| Rank | Team | Win | Loss | Tie/NR | NRR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Gladiators CC | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4.200 | 2 |
| 2 | Atlanta Kings CC | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.300 | 2 |
| 3 | New York Lions CC | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.900 | 2 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Waves CC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.900 | 0 |
| 5 | Chicago CC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.300 | 0 |
| 6 | Dallas Lonestars CC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4.200 | 0 |
Which venues will host the National Cricket League 2024?
All the matches in the NCL 2024 season will be hosted at a single venue, University of Texas, Dallas.
