Finally, the most awaited European T20 competition has been announced by Cricket Ireland to be held from 30 August to 22 September 2019. It is officially named as “Euro T20 Slam”. The boards of Cricket Ireland, Cricket Netherlands and Cricket Scotland has already signed the agreement and you can say they are the owner and creator of Euro T20 Slam.
Contents
- 1 Euro T20 Slam Match Venues
- 2 ET20S Tournament Rules
- 3 Euro T20 Slam League Teams
- 4 Euro Slam Teams Coaches
- 5 Euro T20 Slam Match Schedules
- 6 Euro T20 Slam Draft Players List
- 7 Euro T20 Slam Marquee Players
- 8 Icon Players
- 9 T20 Slam Points Table
- 10 T20 Slam Broadcasting and sponsors:
- 11 T20 Slam Tickets:
- 12 ET20S Media Launch Date
- 13 ET20S Media Launch Live Stream
- 14 How To Watch Euro T20 Slam Live:
- 15 ET20S Official Logo
- 16 Euro T20 Slam Official Announcements
A new European T20 cricket league is to be held from 30 August to 22 September 2019, following an agreement between the boards of Cricket Scotland, Cricket Netherlands and Cricket Ireland.
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— Cricket Scotland (@CricketScotland) March 6, 2019
Euro T20 Slam Match Venues
The matches will be played in the following grounds located in the Netherlands, Scotlands, and Irelands.
- Netherlands – VRA Cricket Academy, Amsterdam
- Scotlands – The Grange Club, Edinburgh
- Ireland – Malahide Cricket Club, Dublin
ET20S Tournament Rules
The rules have been decided after the mutual agreement among host countries and ICC Cricket Council.
- According to the agreement, each franchise team squad will consist of a total of 16 payers.
- 9 players should be domestic players and 7 overseas players.
- Furthermore, there should be 6 domestic players among 11 in ground players.
Euro T20 Slam League Teams
There are 3 counties participating in the series. Each country is representing 2 teams.
| Ireland | Netherlands | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin Chiefs | Amsterdam Kings | Edinburgh Rocks |
| Belfast Titans | Rotterdam Rhinos | Glasgow Giants |
Also See: Euro T20 Slam Teams and League Format
Euro Slam Teams Coaches
You may be wondering the names of coaches for t20 slam after the announcement of player squads of all 6 teams. Let’s discuss the little coach backgrounds and which team they are representing.
- Mark O’Donnell – Amsterdam Knights
- Ian Pont -Belfast Titans
- Daniel Vettori – Dublin Chiefs
- Mark Ramprakash – Edinburgh Rocks
- Lance Klusener – Glasgow Giants
- Herschelle Gibbs – Rotterdam Rhinos
Euro T20 Slam Match Schedules
The schedule has been announced on 30th April in a great media launch of ET20S. The matches venues are divided into three countries starting with the Netherland’s VRA Cricket Ground. You can see euro t20 slam 2019 schedule below.
Netherlands – VRA Cricket Academy, Amsterdam
| Match | Day | Date | Game | Time (GMT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRI | 30 AUG 19 | Amsterdam Kings v Rotterdam Rhinos | 10:30 hrs |
| 2 | FRI | 30 AUG 19 | Glasgow Giants v Belfast Titans | 14:30 hrs |
| 3 | SAT | 31 AUG 19 | Edinburgh Rocks v Dublin Chiefs | 10:30 hrs |
| 4 | SAT | 31 AUG 19 | Amsterdam Kings v Belfast Titans | 14:30 hrs |
| 5 | SUN | 01 SEP 19 | Glasgow Giants v Dublin Chiefs | 10:30 hrs |
| 6 | SUN | 01 SEP 19 | Edinburgh Rocks v Belfast Titans | 14:30 hrs |
| 7 | MON | 02 SEP 19 | Rotterdam Rhinos v Belfast Titans | 14:30 hrs |
| 8 | TUE | 03 SEP 19 | Amsterdam Kings v Edinburgh Rocks | 14:30 hrs |
| 9 | WED | 04 SEP 19 | Edinburgh Rocks v Belfast Titans | 14:30 hrs |
| 10 | THU | 05 SEP 19 | Amsterdam Kings v Rotterdam Rhinos | 14:30 hrs |
Scotlands – The Grange Club, Edinburgh
| Match | Day | Date | Game | Time (GMT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | FRI | 06 SEP 19 | Edinburgh Rocks v Glasgow Giants | 10:30 hrs |
| 12 | FRI | 06 SEP 19 | Rotterdam Rhinos v Belfast Titans | 14:30 hrs |
| 13 | SAT | 07 SEP 19 | Amsterdam Kings v Dublin Chiefs | 10:30 hrs |
| 14 | SAT | 07 SEP 19 | Edinburgh Rocks v Rotterdam Rhinos | 14:30 hrs |
| 15 | SUN | 08 SEP 19 | Belfast Titans v Amsterdam Kings | 10:30 hrs |
| 16 | SUN | 08 SEP 19 | Dublin Chiefs v Rotterdam Rhinos | 14:30 hrs |
| 17 | MON | 09 SEP 19 | Glasgow Giants v Rotterdam Rhinos | 14:30 hrs |
| 18 | TUE | 10 SEP 19 | Edinburgh Rocks v Dublin Chiefs | 14:30 hrs |
| 19 | WED | 11 SEP 19 | Dublin Chiefs v Rotterdam Rhinos | 14:30 hrs |
| 20 | THU | 12 SEP 19 | Edinburgh Rocks v Glasgow Giants | 14:30 hrs |
Ireland – Malahide Cricket Club, Dublin
| Match | Day | Date | Game | Time (GMT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | FRI | 13 SEP 19 | Dublin Chiefs v Belfast Titans | 10:30 hrs |
| 22 | FRI | 13 SEP 19 | Glasgow Giants v Rotterdam Rhinos | 14:30 hrs |
| 23 | SAT | 14 SEP 19 | Amsterdam Kings v Edinburgh Rocks | 10:30 hrs |
| 24 | SAT | 14 SEP 19 | Dublin Chiefs v Glasgow Giants | 14:30 hrs |
| 25 | SUN | 15 SEP 19 | Edinburgh Rocks v Rotterdam Rhinos | 10:30 hrs |
| 26 | SUN | 15 SEP 19 | Amsterdam Kings v Glasgow Giants | 14:30 hrs |
| 27 | MON | 16 SEP 19 | Belfast Titans v Glasgow Giants | 14:30 hrs |
| 28 | TUE | 17 SEP 19 | Dublin Chiefs v Amsterdam Kings | 14:30 hrs |
| 29 | WED | 18 SEP 19 | Amsterdam Kings v Glasgow Giants | 14:30 hrs |
| 30 | THU | 19 SEP 19 | Dublin Chiefs v Belfast Titans | 14:30 hrs |
Break: 20 SEP’ 19, FRIDAY
Euro T20 Slam Knock out Stage
| Match | Day | Date | Game | Time (GMT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | SAT | 21 SEP 19 | SF1 | 10:30 hrs |
| 32 | SAT | 21 SEP 19 | SF2 | 14:30 hrs |
| 33 | SUN | 22 SEP 19 | GRAND FINAL | 14:30 hrs |
Euro T20 Slam Draft Players List
Finally the most awaited euro t20 slam draft for 2019 has been announced. This time we have seen a large ratio of Pakistani and Indian players in the draft. There are some most popular players also joined the league. The famous boom boom Shahid Afridi is playing for Belfast Titans and super action fast bowler Imran Tahir which is also a marquee player is playing for Amsterdam Knights. If you are a cricket lover and want to see your favorite player in the list it is all updated in this article. I know you are already envisioning your favorite player dressed in an amazing kit. Well, be excited. The official euro t20 slam draft date was 20th July 2019.
Amsterdam Knights
| International Players | Local Players |
|---|---|
| Imran Tahir (Marquee Player) | Tobias Visee |
| Shane Watson (Icon Player) | Roelof van der Merwe |
| Ben Cutting | Brandon Glover |
| Ahmed Shehzad | Ben Cooper |
| Hasan Ali | Paul van Meekeren |
| Sikandar Raza | Philippe Boissevain |
| Alzarri Joseph | Wesley Barresi |
| Varun Chopra | Sikander Zulfiqar |
| Saad Bin Zafar | Antonius Staal |
Belfast Titans
| International Players | Local Players |
|---|---|
| Shahid Afridi (Icon Player) | Paul Stirling |
| JP Duminy (Marquee Player) | Gary Wilson |
| Mohammad Nawaz | Mark Adair |
| Luke Wright | Boyd Rankin |
| Colin Ingram | Shane Getkate |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | Craig Young |
| Aaron Summers | Andy McBrine |
| Mohammad Ilyas | Stuart Thompson |
| Greg Thompson |
Dublin Chiefs
| International Players | Local Players |
|---|---|
| Babar Azam (Marquee Player) | Andrew Balbirnie |
| Eoin Morgan (Icon Player) | Kevin O'Brien |
| Mohammad Amir | George Dockrell |
| Harry Gurney | Lorcan Tucker |
| Dan Christian | Joshua Little |
| Robert Frylinck | Simi Singh |
| Corbin Bosch | Harry Tector |
| Tyrone Kane | |
| Gareth Delany |
Edinburgh Rocks
| International Players | Local Players |
|---|---|
| Martin Guptill (Icon Player) | Kyle Coetzer |
| Chris Lynn (Marquee Player) | Calum MacLeod |
| Corey Anderson | Mark Watt |
| Matt Henry | Craig Wallace |
| Tymal Mills | Michael Leask |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | Gavin Main |
| Anton Devcich | Adrian Neill |
| Waqar Salamkheil | Dylan Budge |
| Dwaine Pretorius | Ollie Hairs |
Glasgow Giants
| International Players | Local Players |
|---|---|
| Brendon McCullum (Icon Player) | Richie Berrington |
| Dale Steyn (Marquee Player) | George Munsey |
| Ravi Bopara | Alasdair Evans |
| Usman Shinwari | Safyaan Sharif |
| Moises Henriques | Matthew Cross |
| Qais Ahmad | Tom Sole |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Scott Cameron |
| JJ Smuts | Hamza Tahir |
| Michael Jones |
Rotterdam Rhinos
| International Players | Local Players |
|---|---|
| Rashid Khan (Icon Player) | Max O'Dowd |
| Luke Ronchi (Marquee Player) | Pieter Seelaar |
| Fakhar Zaman | Scott Edwards |
| Samit Patel | Fred Klaassen |
| Shaheen Afridi | Shane Snater |
| Hardus Viljoen | Stephan Myburgh |
| Peter Trego | Saqib Zulfiqar |
| Anwar Ali | Vivian Kingma |
| Bas de Leede |
I hope you have found your favorite players in the draft table above. The draft announcement ceremony was quite interesting. If you have missed euro t20 slam draft live streaming don’t worry you can find that on our official facebook page here.
Euro T20 Slam Marquee Players
So far six marquee players have been officially announced. Now the complete euro t20 slam squad also available on our website.
| Team Name | Marquee Players | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam Knights | Imran Tahir | Imran Tahir is a Pakistani-born South African cricketer. A spin bowler who predominantly bowls googlies and a right-handed batsman, Tahir currently plays for South Africa. |
| Belfast Titans | JP Duminy | Jean-Paul Duminy, usually known as JP Duminy, is a former South African international cricketer. He was vice-captain of the South Africa Twenty20 team. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off spin bowler. |
| Dublin Chiefs | Babar Azam | Mohammad Babar Azam is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Pakistan in all three formats. He played in the U19 team and the A side before making his way into the main team. As of July 2019, in ICC ranking, he is ranked number three among the top ten ODI batsmen and ranked number one among T20I batsmen. |
| Edinburgh Rocks | Chris Lynn | Christopher Austin Lynn is an Australian cricketer. Lynn is a right-handed top order batsman who plays for the Queensland Bulls in the Australian domestic cricket competitions. |
| Glasgow Giants | Dale Steyn | Dale Willem Steyn is a South African cricketer who plays all formats of the game. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time. |
| Rotterdam Rhinos | Luke Ronchi | Luke Ronchi is a New Zealand cricketer who plays in Twenty20 franchise leagues. He represented both the Australia national cricket team and New Zealand national cricket team in international cricket. |
Icon Players
| Team Name | Icon Player | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam Knights | Shane Watson | Shane Robert Watson is an Australian international cricketer who has played for Australia’s national cricket team and currently plays for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League and Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League respectively. |
| Belfast Titans | Shahid Afridi | Shahid Khan Afridi, popularly known as Boom Boom, is a Pakistani cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. |
| Dublin Chiefs | Eoin Morgan | Eoin Joseph Gerard Morgan is an Irish-born cricketer who captains the England cricket team in limited overs cricket. A left-handed batsman, he plays county cricket for Middlesex and has played for England's Test, One Day International, and Twenty20 International teams. |
| Edinburgh Rocks | Martin Guptill | Martin James Guptill is a New Zealand international cricketer who plays as an opening batsman in limited overs formats of the game. |
| Glasgow Giants | Brendon McCullum | Brendon Barrie McCullum ONZM is a New Zealand cricket commentator and former cricketer, who played all formats, and also a former captain in all forms. |
| Rotterdam Rhinos | Rashid Khan | Rashid Khan Arman, commonly known as Rashid Khan, is an Afghan cricketer and the current captain of the national team. |
Furthermore, The famous Pakistan hard hitter Shahid Afridi is selected as the icon player for the league. Marquee players and icon players along with euro t20 slam all 2019 all team squad also discussed above.
T20 Slam Points Table
There will be 5 matches before the semi-final. The winning team will be awarded 2 points and in case of a tie, the match will be decided on Super Over. If there is no result then each team will be rewarded with one point.
We have created a dedicated page for euro t20 points table. We will update it regularly with the league matches. qualifiers and disqualifiers also updated on this page.
| TEAMS | M | W | L | N/R | PTS | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belfast Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amsterdam Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rotterdam Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edinburgh Rocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glasgow Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20 Slam Broadcasting and sponsors:
It is a 10-year agreement with ICC consultation under the management and funding of GS Holding Inc. and Woods Entertainment. The series will be broadcasted globally in the cricket market. There are some big names also participated in euro t20 slam auction according to the news.
See Also: List of euro t20 slam sponsors
Official Kit Partners
The official announcement on 11th June 2019 has revealed TYKA the famous sports brand is going to make player kits for all six teams this year. TYKA made kits for Indian Premier League (IPL) the previous year. It also working with some football clubs. The kits are not revealed yet but we will update it ASAP after the official announcement.
T20 Slam Tickets:
All matches of the competition will play in Europe crosswise over three Countries. We all are energized and prepared to travel to the ground. We want to get further subtleties of the official accomplice, will’s identity giving us the Euro T20 Slam Tickets. Euro T20 Slam Draft will happen not long after its Official Launch Date. As there will be the declaration of the calendar and after that establishment will proceed to pick their ideal players.
ET20S Media Launch Date
On 30th April the mega media launch event is going to happen. The most pretty Yami Gautam is going to unveil the logo of ET20S during the launch event.
Our special guest for the media launch Yami Gautam has a special message for all of you! Check it out! #Eurot20slam #et20s #medialaunch #30thapril #savethedate #dublin #europe pic.twitter.com/8wB5EPVeJR
— Euro T20 Slam (@et20s) April 25, 2019
ET20S Media Launch Live Stream
Posted by Euro T20 Slam on Tuesday, April 30, 2019
How To Watch Euro T20 Slam Live:
Euro t20 slam live steaming is going to happen worldwide including India and Pakistan sports tv channels. Sky Sports is also on the list for licensing the broadcast rights. We have already prepared a list of channels which will live telecast the series. Like all other cricket alliances around the globe, T20 Slam class establishments must-have in any event nine local/neighborhood and six worldwide cricket players in their playing group. Also, having at least six nearby players on the field is obligatory. Getting a ball by ball activity is extraordinary fun in cricket. Also, when a portion of the greater players on the planet is in the ground it’s dependably a treat to recognize what’s happening. We will have a Live Score ball by ball activity only for you when the recreations will begin. You can see the list of tv channels for live stream here. If you are looking for expert opinions and in-depth match analysis you can visit cricbuzz and cricinfo official websites or euro t20 slam facebook page for news alerts.
ET20S Official Logo
The most gorgeous Bollywood celebrity Yami Gautam Revealed the logo of ET20S league today. It looks cool.
Euro T20 Slam Official Announcements
Series announcements and alerts are posted on twitter. You can find find updates of euro t20 slam on their official website and social media account.
Warren Deutrom, Chief Executive of Cricket Ireland, appreciated the new tournament and said:
We are very excited that what has essentially been an 18-month project in planning is across the line. The quality and competitive performances in white-ball cricket played by the three nations involved has been on full display over recent years, and we saw a joint competition as the best means of ensuring that there would be high-quality cricket for the players and fans to enjoy.
Malcolm Cannon, Chief Executive of Cricket Scotland, said:
“Cricket Scotland is always looking for more fixtures against high-quality opposition to develop the talent in our national team. The proposal for a six-team European tournament featuring teams from Ireland and Netherlands, provides an excellent basis for Scottish cricket to prosper.”
“The league also comes at an important time of year for Scotland, with the proposed timeframe presenting an opportunity to play quality competitive cricket ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup Global Qualifier in UAE in October.”
Betty Timmer, Chair of KNCB, said:
“We are very excited to participate in the new European T20 League which starts in August 2019. In recent months, the three cricket boards have shown that European cooperation is possible and we thank Cricket Ireland for this great initiative to put T20 cricket in Europe on the map.”
“For some time, Ireland and Scotland have been competitive opponents and we need each other to continue to perform at a high level. This new T20 league is a great opportunity for the Dutch players to gain more T20 experience at a high level and to play in a team with highly experienced international cricketers.”
“This event will certainly contribute to the development of Dutch cricket talent and further expansion of cricket in The Netherlands, some of the objectives of KNCB’s new strategic plan.”
“We look forward to beautiful summers with exciting T20 cricket across all three countries. Finally I want to thank Cricket Ireland and Cricket Scotland for mutual confidence and very pleasant cooperation.”
Mr. Gurmeet Singh, Founder of GS Holding Inc., said:
“It’s exciting to be able to extend our expertise to this new upcoming league. Europe does not have any cricket league, which gives us the first mover advantage and allows us to build the sport here with utmost sincerity. We are extremely thankful to Cricket Ireland and the cricket boards of Netherlands and Scotland for trusting us with this and we look forward to creating magic in Europe.”
Mr. Prashant Ramesh Mishra, Managing Partner – Woods Entertainment, said:
“It has been an exercise of around 18 months for us and I must say that the way Cricket Ireland has worked towards developing every stage to come till this sanction has been extremely professional and commendable. It reinstates our belief that we have great partners to work with.”
“Unlike the other T20 leagues, this has teams representing different nations of one continent and not just cities of one nation. This widens the reach of team loyalties and helps us look deeper into unexplored cricket markets. Cricket will surely be loved here and since the format is so fast paced and energetic, we can certainly expect a blockbuster tournament.”
Hopefully “Euro T20 Slam” will be the next big hit. Apart from the playing stuff and entertainment, it will be fruitful for coaches and support staff of national sides. This is a hige event for creating jobs in different fields. They can participate in the franchise teams by staying within the rules and regulations. These series will furthermore provide solid opportunities for employment for local umpires, match officials, and low-level workers.