The inaugural season of the Big Cricket League is here, as the city of Surat prepares for a cricket fiesta in December. As we approach the year’s end, former international stars and local aspiring cricketers are set to take the field for a ten-day cricket tournament.
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Six teams will contest for the inaugural BCL crown as Yusuf and Irfan Pathan, Shikhar Dhawan, Lendl Simmons, and Herschelle Gibbs, are featured in the exhibition tournament. The tournament aims to provide a platform for aspiring cricketers who have left pursuing the sport due to a lack of opportunities coming their way.
The Sporting News provides all the results, fixtures and points table ahead of the inaugural season of the Big Cricket League 2024.
When does the Big Cricket League 2024 start?
The inaugural BCL season will begin on December 12, 2024, and end on December 22. There will be 18 matches, including two semi-finals and a final. The top four teams at the end of the group stage will qualify for the knockout rounds, scheduled for December 21.
Each team will play the remaining teams for once in the league stage. The results of the five group games will determine their fate ahead of the playoffs.
Which teams will participate in the Big Cricket League 2024?
- Madhya Pradesh Tigers (Tigers)
- Mumbai Marines (Marines)
- Northern Challengers (Challengers)
- Rajasthan Regals (Regals)
- Southern Spartans (Spartans)
- UP Brij Stars (Stars)
Where will the Big Cricket League 2024 take place?
All 18 matches of the inaugural edition of the Big Cricket League (BCL) are set to be hosted at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat.
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Big Cricket League 2024: Full squads
MP Tigers: Yusuf Pathan, 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
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
Northern Challengers: Anupreet Singh, Ashish Kumar Trivedi, Babar Ali, Bhuneshwar 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
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
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
Big Cricket League 2024: Full schedule and results
| Date | Match | Time (IST) | Result | Venue |
| 12th December, 2024 | Spartans vs Challengers | 07:30 PM | Challengers won by 6 wickets | Surat |
| 13th December, 2024 | Regals vs Spartans | 03:00 PM | Spartans won by 6 wickets | Surat |
| 13th December, 2024 | Brij Stars vs Marines | 07:30 PM | Marines won by 4 wickets | Surat |
| 14th December, 2024 | Challengers vs Marines | 03:00 PM | Marines won by 4 wickets | Surat |
| 14th December, 2024 | Tigers vs Regals | 07:30 PM | Tigers won by 74 runs | Surat |
| 15th December, 2024 | Tigers vs Brij Stars | 03:00 PM | Tigers won by 71 runs | Surat |
| 15th December, 2024 | Marines vs Regals | 07:30 PM | Marines won by 43 runs | Surat |
| 16th December, 2024 | Tigers vs Challengers | 03:00 PM | Tigers won by 12 runs | Surat |
| 16th December, 2024 | Brij Stars vs Spartans | 07:30 PM | Surat | |
| 17th December, 2024 | Challengers vs Brij Stars | 03:00 PM | Surat | |
| 17th December, 2024 | Spartans vs Marines | 07:30 PM | Surat | |
| 18th December, 2024 | Spartans vs Tigers | 03:00 PM | Surat | |
| 18th December, 2024 | Challengers vs Regals | 07:30 PM | Surat | |
| 19th December, 2024 | Brij Stars vs Regals | 03:00 PM | Surat | |
| 19th December, 2024 | Marines vs Tigers | 07:30 PM | Surat | |
| 21st December, 2024 | TBD VS TBD (SF1) | 03:00 PM | Surat | |
| 21st December, 2024 | TBD VS TBD (SF2) | 07:30 PM | Surat | |
| 22nd December, 2024 | TBD VS TBD (Final) | 07:30 PM | Surat |
BCL 2024: Points Table
| Matches | Won | Loss | NRR | Points | |
| MP Tigers | 3 | 3 | 0 | +2.617 | 6 |
| Mumbai Marines | 3 | 3 | 0 | +2.090 | 6 |
| Southern Spartans | 2 | 1 | 1 | +0.802 | 2 |
| Northern Challengers | 3 | 1 | 2 | -0.810 | 2 |
| Rajasthan Regals | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2.783 | 0 |
| UP Brij Stars | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2.991 | 0 |
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